Postsecret - Frank Warren - £5

http://www.amazon.co.uk/PostSecret-Extraordinary-Confessions-Ordinary-Lives/dp/0752883062/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059320&sr=1-1

Mysecret - Frank Warren - £5

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MySecret-PostSecret-Book-Frank-Warren/dp/B005ZESSZ0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059303&sr=1-1

Marketing for Tourism - J. Holloway & C. Robinson - £5

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marketing-Tourism-J-Christopher-Holloway/dp/0273682296/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059281&sr=1-1

Cartooning for the Beginner - C. Hart - £2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cartooning-Beginner-Christopher-Hart-Titles/dp/0823005860/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059264&sr=1-1

Action! Cartooning - B. Caldwell - £2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Action-Cartooning-Pages-How--Havoc/dp/0806987391/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059247&sr=1-1

Sporting Graphics - Really Old Book! - £1

Conceptual Art (Phaidon) - T. Godfrey - £5

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Conceptual-Art-Ideas-Tony-Godfrey/dp/0714833886/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059210&sr=1-1

Graphic Design NOW - C. & P. Fiell - £3

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Graphic-Design-Now-Charlotte-Fiell/dp/382284778X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059193&sr=1-1

The Elements of Design - M. Beazley - £7

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elements-Design-Noel-Riley/dp/1840004312/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059157&sr=1-3

Graphic Design a Concise History x2 - R. Hollis - £3

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Graphic-Design-Concise-History-World/dp/0500203474/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059137&sr=1-1

Graphic Design Reproduction & Representation - P. Jobling & D. Crowley - £7

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Graphic-Design-Reproduction-Representation-Introduction/dp/0719044677/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059099&sr=1-1

How to Fold - With CD Templates - £7

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fold-Packaging-Folding-Laurence-Withers/dp/9057680394/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059065&sr=1-1

Design - P. Clark & J. Freeman - £1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Design-Crash-Course-Paul-Clark/dp/0684866641/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059041&sr=1-6

Dictionary of Graphic Design & Designers - Thames & Hudson - £3

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thames-Hudson-Dictionary-Graphic-Designers/dp/0500203539/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326059001&sr=1-1

70's The Golden Age of Advertising - Taschen - £7

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Golden-Age-Advertising-70s-Taschen/dp/3822850810/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326058923&sr=1-3

Designing the 21st Century - Taschen - £3

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Designing-21st-Century-Charlotte-Fiell/dp/3822848026/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326058890&sr=1-1

Design of The 20th Century - Taschen - £3

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Design-20th-Century-Charlotte-Fiell/dp/3822840785/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326058785&sr=8-1

Wicked Taps...

HANSAcanyon by HANSA, a German design company, has to be the coolest tap I have ever seen!!! Aesthetically, it is beautiful, functionally it's even better.

The taps incorporate LED's into the design, which indiciate the water temperature (blue = cold, purple = warm, red = hot) making them (possibly) the worlds first 'ambient' bathroom fittings!!

In the vein of the scribbler...

... ohmygod so much fun!!

Clickity Click

Zeeeee Scribbler!

...this site is loads of fun, and you can make some really pretty pictures!!

The Scribbler!

Before...


After...

Turn it on, turn it on again...

This summer, I spent a heck of a long time watching gigs/live music here there and everywhere.
But, the one performance out of the many many MANY I saw which stood out as being absolutely phenomenal was Genesis. They were outstanding.

But I'm not just talking about musical ability, the set they used this summer for the 'turn it on again' tour was like no other I'd ever seen...


I have been to many gigs that use pretty innovative sets, Placebo for example often use dramatic movement with violently dropping lighting rigs etc. but nothing quite on this scale.


It was obvious that every single track had been thought about in its own right, as the visual accompaniment for each was disticntly different and fit the themes and moods of the music perfectly.


The logistics of the whole operation must have been hair-pullingly-stressfull, as often there was less than 24 hours to dismantle/relocate/assemble the whole set ready for another performance.


It really made me realise just how important the visual elements of a concert are to the overall effect and enjoyment, it cost a seemingly outrageous £60 a ticket to see genesis, but it turned out it was worth every penny.

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Live Clip 2
Live Clip 3
Live Clip 4
Live Clip 5
Live Clip 6

Indexed

I came across Indexed (a fellow blogspot blog) while surfing today, and it made me giggle.

The graphs are SO simple, yet really effective (I suppose the whole point of a graph in the mathematical sense is to get something across simply and effectively) and they get the 'joke' across in a way everyone can understand.


I can imagine this 'graph' method being used in many circumstances, not just for light hearted humor.

Just a quickie...

... just been watching the new Jamie Oliver series on C4, they use some really nice artwork between scenes and for the end/title credits - think they are going for the "organic" feel to fit in with the series, sort of a scrapbooky/recipe booky type thing! It makes a refreshing change to some of the really cruddy credits and faff that I see on a daily basis!!