Category Archives: Graphics

FUTU Magazine presentation

By Chungaiz | Published: December 1, 2009

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video FUTU magazine‘s video presentation really caught my eye. Interesting use of graphics and perspective on a traditional format. Also worth noting is the new spiral bound versions of Tank magazine, which no doubt helps cut their costs down, but I think adds to [...]

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Fixed: global fixed-gear bike culture

By Andy | Published: October 28, 2009

FIXED is the first book to document global fixed-gear culture. It joins the dots between the bike’s design, its racing heritage and the customization that marks its appearance on our city streets. It meets the track stars, tricksters, messengers, hill bombers and polo players the world over, linking them to the artists, designers and framebuilders [...]

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Information is Beautiful

By Chungaiz | Published: October 19, 2009

Hierarchy of digital distractions? How to get replies in online dating? Fatality rates of diseases? Information is Beautiful has them all.

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movie title stills

By Andy | Published: August 12, 2009

nice little collection of movie stills found via acejet

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Livestrong STAGES exhibition

By Andy | Published: July 28, 2009

super super slow posting this. saw it a while back but totally forgots to post it. from the official Stages wesbite: Lance Armstrong and Nike unite to launch STAGES, a global art exhibition to raise funds and awareness for the fight against cancer. Over twenty renowned artists have donated their time and creativity to express [...]

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Henry McCausland

By Andy | Published: June 3, 2009

Henry sent me a link to his new site today, and it’s full of lovely work. Go check it out. He also designed the t-shirt design above for LFGSS t-shirt design competition. Nice work, didn’t realise it was yours until i saw the site, i’ve voted it for it over on the forum. Check Henry’s [...]

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Visual Thinking

By Chungaiz | Published: February 27, 2009

Watch Thinking Visually, David Armano, Critical Mass | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com This labours the point perhaps, but it’s an interesting video about the power of images when presenting ideas. It’s so true that images are far more emotive (paints a 1000 words etc) but how many of us forget to apply that thinking [...]

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Bibliodyssey

By Chungaiz | Published: February 16, 2009

Bibliodyssey is a great resource for images from rare books. For me though, it functions as a source of inspiration – you never know what’s going to be showcased – skeletons, astronomy, flowers, monsters, maps, architecture… check it out..

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Pantone Colours for Autumn 2009

By Chungaiz | Published: February 13, 2009

Good information if you’re planning something for Autumn and want to make sure you’re “fashionable”, Pantone have released their colours for Autumn 2009. Interesting how much influence the US seems to have had on these names. A reflection of the change in global attitude towards the US post Obama. Indeed, Pantone’s executive director says these [...]

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City of God’s Son

By Chungaiz | Published: January 20, 2009

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video City of God’s Son is an incredible synesthesic montage and re-working of a story that never really happened, but did for anyone who’s ever listened to 90s beats, watched gangster flicks and explored a city at night. Featuring “Nas“, “Jay” and “Ghost” as [...]