Ever wanted to be a touch more inventive with your Sharpie? John Clark draws film noir inspired Sharpie portraits on vintage book pages, leaving a bit of text floating in the background to hint at the background of the piece. The result is a one-of-a-kind “story†– a portrait with a literary history, a story [...]
Has anyone seen the new, limited-edition Cola-Cola can designs especially for summer? Working within their back-to-basics rebran, they make use of the printed red can to create summer-related objects such as a beachball, pair of sunglasses and line of surf boards. Nice idea, simply executed. The BBQ can is my favourite!
There’s been a serious lack of bold, courageous advertising around recently. Are clients losing their bottle in light of the economic crisis? Or are brands finding it hard maintaining a strong presence with so many competitors juggling for attention? Not by the looks of these adverts for Timberland. I really like the art direction but [...]
I ventured down to Brick Lane on Sunday for the annual Car Boor Fair @ The Old Truman Brewery. There were plenty of stalls and original ideas to keep me amused – but i really loved the new jewellery designers and artisits i discovered. One photographer – Alice Mara – takes the most stunning pictures [...]
With brands such as T Mobile condoning social phenomenons like flashmobbing in their ads, i just want to express how much i love this turn towards cheap, everyman style production. We’ve all been watching Youtube for years, so it’s surprising it’s visual language hasn’t been harnessed before now. Despite the fact that ads like ‘Life’s [...]
