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"I found it on the web..."

“I found it on the web…”

A situation I run into often at work is explaining why just because you found an photo or video on the Internet, you can’t necessarily use it for a client’s work. To me it’s obvious, but I’m an art buyer and also a photographer so it’s an issue I have to be aware of. To...
When the stakes are high.

When the stakes are high.

sent in by FHer David Mackay, we see a setup that’ll make you laugh out loud. What do you get for being so brave? A bottle of Carlsberg. Great Ad.  
Man With A Brand

Man With A Brand

David Lynch, for some somewhat aware culture vultures, is or has been a household name since the early 80s. Quite an accomplishment for this kind of cultural outlier. He’s someone whom i greatly respect for questioning and infiltrating Hollywood as well as the network television paradigm. But how does that happen? Well, if you’ve ever...
Man v Bear v Tipp-Ex

Man v Bear v Tipp-Ex

In celebration of Friday and of my face being allowed to look like that in the about.us section, I spent an awkward amount of time looking at Roger Ebert’s new chin, “The Most Ridiculously Awesome Steadicam Shot Ever” and  The Best Trailers of 2010 trying to find what could outdo the last few posts, “Flying Robots”...
If You Want To Hear Conversations on Branding, Experience, Desire, UX

If You Want To Hear Conversations on Branding, Experience, Desire, UX

If you want some academic insights on branding, experience, design, UX, then Want Magazine might satisfy your needs.
Oh Sage, You Tempt Me So

Oh Sage, You Tempt Me So

Hey look, this site doesn’t look like a blog at all. How refreshing eh. It’s a shiny luring flash brand experience that makes you want to…, well, make love to it. I want the peace and serenity that this site offers. The control, the Exquisite Detail. The order of nature. Start off with a poem....
Nice iphone take over on wired.com

Nice iphone take over on wired.com

Had to capture this ad on wired this morning — too good not to share. Makes me want to design a site using an Iphone as the navigation device.
Born to Create Drama

Born to Create Drama

Fantastic promo video for the Young Director Award.
Every Time You Shave, A Moustache Dies

Every Time You Shave, A Moustache Dies

About Movember from Movember The Movember Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that runs the global men’s health initiative, Movember. Each year, Movember, the month formerly known as November, is responsible for the sprouting of thousands of Mo’s (Australian slang for moustache, where the movement began) on men’s faces around the world, raising vital...
Mesmorizing

Mesmorizing

LIVE [NIKE78] from SomeofmyWork™ on Vimeo. Someofmywork.co.uk
Follow-up: I want to smell like a man now

Follow-up: I want to smell like a man now

You know you’ve made it when Sesame Street makes a parody of it. Grover as the Old Spice man: