Monthly Archives: August 2008

Toy cameras

By Andy | Published: August 14, 2008

i’m a big fan of toy cameras, and this new one performs well outside its price bracket and has bags of character… got it in the post today for £4.99, that’s a ridiculous eBay bargain!!!:   You may remember the Lomo Diana which was posted about a couple of times: Diana photos Lomo Diana the results i’ve [...]

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How do you read yours?

By Chungaiz | Published: August 13, 2008

Spotlight Ideas have a list of the top 100 branding, design, SEO, strategy, marketing, PR, media blogs. Totally based on their own opinion by the way, there’s no data or rigour behind it, and indeed some are more interesting than others, but it’s a good selection for all of us in “media land”, whatever your [...]

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Garnier Fructis “Flow” – WTF??

By Chungaiz | Published: August 13, 2008

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Wow. This is exactly how NOT to do it. Garnier has taken the embarrassment stakes in advertising to a whole new level. Memphis Bleek, by the way, has taken hip hop to an even more disgusting level. In contrast to the more subtle [...]

Posted in Advertising, Branding, Music, WTF?, Youtube | 2 Comments

BMX Soundsystems – Made in Queen’s

By Andy | Published: August 12, 2008

    Slow posting this one! My good friend Amar pointed ‘Made in Queens’ out to me yonks ago and it looks most excellent! The picture above says it all really – NY kids strapping speakers to BMXs – ingenious. Read more over at the daily read – Creative Review blog.

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Beautiful Losers Dunks

By Chungaiz | Published: August 12, 2008

It’s been a long time since anyone put any sneakers up in TheScrapBook… which is not only telling, given all the fashion trends we’ve brought to you etc, but it’s a bit strange since it was one of the things that got us all together as mates (along with many other fine things, but kicks [...]

Posted in Art, Design, Fashion, Graphics, Illustration, photography, Skate | 1 Comment

Grace Jones videos

By Andy | Published: August 11, 2008

So go go good!!! You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video More Grace Jones knowledge here

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Olympic Pictograms

By Andy | Published: August 11, 2008

The new Beijing Olympic Pictograms reminded me that there’s a load of really really nice images over at the Otl Aicher pool on flickr. Otl pictograms from the 72 munich olympics are the ones above obviously…

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Phosphorescent in Black Cab Sessions

By Chungaiz | Published: August 11, 2008

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video I’ve just discovered the Black Cab Sessions, by Hidden Fruit. Lovely idea of musicians, stripped down to just them in the back of a random cab, providing their own original and intimate soundtrack to the bustle of London life. Above is Phosphorescent, but [...]

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Monocle news stand

By Chungaiz | Published: August 11, 2008

Fitzrovia, where else, is the site of Monocle‘s first newsagent sponsorship deal. The new-look Charlotte Street News bears the magazine’s livery inside and out: a signature awning protects browsers from the vagaries of the UK weather, and slick Monocle-black strips divide the shelves of titles within - making for a smarter way to consume printed matter. [...]

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Tim Etchells

By Chungaiz | Published: August 11, 2008

Having praised Mark Earl’s book, Herd, I thought it only right to check out his blog. Lucky I did too. The image above is of my oyster card wallet… well, not mine but one like it. I always wondered who the artist was, as it was given away for free at random by TFL and [...]

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