Blackberrys Just Don't Do

I just saw the new Blackberry advertising campaign, "there are people who do, and people that don't". This subject makes me very touchy indeed. Having come from the kind of school that slaves drives the minds of the people that are capable of straight A*'s into going to the top universities for the peak of accademia, while the 'creative' people sit on the sidelines and clap when their told to. Not only is this stupid because the genius in the minds of the academics can be applied to creativity with enlightening results, but they can co-exist in the same person. Creativity can be applied to anything, and its that kind of creativity that scientists come up with cures for diseases, or designers people come up with inventions that save the world. 


The people that 'do' in this world are not defined by what grades they get, or how much money they make each year. Anyone can 'do', regardless of... well everything.  And whats more, is that the people who do 'do' dont usually own Blackberrys. The probably dont even own a phone. They are too busy out there doing. Exploring the world, seeing their friends, living life.


 From my experience the people who own Blackberrys are mainly business men, working for massive companies, taking orders on the daily and following them because its their job to. Theres nothing wrong with that, because that is what they do best. Phones are made for communicating, and Blackberrys do that very well. It just annoys me how oxymoronic their advertising is. The people who 'do' are the people who do what their told. BUY A BLACKBERRY! THINK FOR YOURSELF! These two things don't go together. Neither do Blackberrys and creative people. People who do.

How To inspire creativity

I woke up this morning to this. A lecture by one of the of the most genius comedic writers of all time on creativity and how it is inspired. The points made are some of the most enlightening I've ever heard of the subject. It changed completely my perspective and the way I think. Don't be put off by its length, it is so worth your time. Plus there are some classic 'knock knock' jokes dispersed throughout that will have you on the floor.. sort of.

Hero

This guy is most definitely a hero.  Miguel Endaras drawing stills are red-DICK-ulous. He basically spent 210 hours his life being a printer. Over 3million dots in one A2 sheet. Maybe the biggest hero is the guy who kept count. This is probably one of the dopest things around right now.  I am extremely jealous.

Occupy Everything

I really like this illustration. It has the same brutality in line of the early 20th century poster designs for communist Russia.  Influenced heavily by the Art Deco style artists such as Alexander Rodchenko were trying to break the imagination free from the shackles of conformity.  Illustrator Alexandria Clotfelter has captured the struggle of the 99% against the Wall Street tyrants. The protests are against social and economic inequality, high unemployment, greed, as well as corruption, and the undue influence of corporations.

Photographer: Sean Vegezzi

Sean Vegezzi has been exploring the subways of New York since he was 12 years old, and has walked every line there is. He's only 21 years old, but his work already shows intellect and great talent. His photography documents explorations of a world of abandoned subway lines, hidden under Manhattan. The feeling that the subjects want to escape the city is strong and emotive. It's hard to tell if they are rejecting the city in which they live or trying to embrace a lost part of it, but there is definitely a sense of freedom in their actions. A rejection of culture and rules... outside the box thinking. I fear the world would be a very different place if people never questioned their surroundings, or the things they are told.

Troika

Although they aren't just one designer, I have to mention Troika as one of my favourites. Troika are Eva Rucki, Conny Freyer and Sebastien Noel, who are widely known for their experimental artworks. Their work is a combination of art, design, science and architecture. They produce work that's highly original based on surreal observations, scenarios and experiences, playing with sound, sight and movement in clever and innovative ways.

One day i Plan to Top this

Sumo Science and Aardman have teamed up again to produce the worlds largest animation, as well as holding the title for the worlds smallest animation 'Dot'. The scale is just immense. I think in at least some of the shots the guy on the boat is a real person, which just shows you how epic the animation of the sand is, especially in the end bit.  Also i have to say that the underwater scene reminded me distinctly of 'A Town Called Panic' when they go underwater in search of treasure. Awesome movie by the way and y'all should watch it.

Daniel Eatock

Daniel Eatock is still my favourite graphic designer. 

I sat in a lecture of his, as a foundation student doing Graphic Design at Kingston, and marveled at the intellect, wit, and general awesomeness that spilled out of his mouth and circular slide show presentation. He explained the way he works as a freelance graphic designer. It is to set himself rules and guidelines, and then to question them rationally or maybe irrationally. Despite having always thought I would be a fine artist, I had spent the whole year studding Graphic Design (I still wasn't sure why, it had just felt right). But as I sat there mesmerised I finally understood why fine art was so limiting... There were no rules. Without knowing limitations and boundaries, what was there to compete with? What was there to question?  Fine art is art, art can have meaning, art can question anything you want it to question, but it can't ever have the same forethought that Graphic Design has, if it does it's just Graphic Design... call it what you want.

Maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about, maybe i still don't know what I'm talking about but it made sense then.  And I hope it will again some day...

Vivian Chiu

Vivian Chiu is a recent graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design in the Furniture Design department.  An individual that likes to push herself mentally and physically, she believes in the value of hard work, a philosophy that drives many of her designs. Much of her work is a mixture of sculptural and functional, and shows her interest in the materiality of wood.  She draws inspiration from artists such as Martin Puryear, Anish Kapoor, Tom Friedman and Richard Sweeney. 

'Inception Chair'

'Pixel Chair

'Hypercube'

 She also had a nice bunch of photos on her site, the one below particularly caught my eye as a Gerhard Richteresque shot on a trainline. This image applys the same effect Richter uses in his painting method to transform a photo into a mere memory

'TheNortheast'