DARREN'S GREAT BIG CAMERA!

I was doing my usual catch up with some of my favourite web sites this afternoon and came across this great page on "Beautiful Decay".

This short documentary follows Darren Samuelson as he ventures out to San Francisco’s Lands End to try his giant homemade camera.The camera took over 7 months to build, shoots 14×36inch x-ray negatives, and stretches out to 6 feet in length! Watch the full documentary after the jump!

Some amazing images have been created from this home built piece of kit! - I want one!!

Darren's Great Big Camera from SULTAN on Vimeo.

PUPPETRY ON A WHOLE NEW LEVEL

I have just had a quick browse through the "Itsnicethat.com" web site and came across this amazing video that has been posted on YouTube from Royal De Luxe.

THE FUTURE OF OUR BOOKS

Just watched this great half hour programme on the future of the book and the influence that Graphic Design has had on its existence...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00z1z0d/The_Beauty_of_Books_Paperback_Writer/

A great piece of TV and if you have 30 mins spare well worth a watch!!!

iPHONE 4 VIDEO SAMPLE

I have just found this link on vimeo - some guy in New York has done what I am planning to do next week and used the "8mm App" to film a day out in Brooklyn.

Some really cool effects and it has given me some inspiration for what I want to try and achieve with the same app on my iPhone.

NY8MM: #01 from cycleangelo on Vimeo.

LEGO - ALBUM ART QUIZ

A bit of an unusual blog to post here but I thought it may be a bit of fun!

Out of 26 pieces of album art I scored 22 - now lets see if you can do better (without cheating!!!)

ENJOY...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/8296237/Lego-album-covers-quiz.html

YOU ARE EVERYTHING - EMMETT WILLIAMS

Just been browsing YouTube for inspiration and came across this little music video.

Great use of the Super 8 Cine film - looking forward to using the cameras whilst in New York and Chicago next week.

ANDREW BYROM'S RECYCLED BUSINESS CARDS

When graphic and type designer Andrew Byrom decided it was time for a new desk, he thought of a rather novel way to recycle the old one...

"The [veneered chip board top of the] old desk (see below) was cut into 3.5 x 2 inch blocks," explains Byrom, "then the text, set in my newest typeface Byrom Sans, was silk-screened onto each block in white ink."

OK, so these business "cards" won't fit in your wallet, but the chances are they'll sit on recipients' desks more prominently than any other contact cards.

Love this idea and its inspirational for a couple of projects that I am looking into at the moment.

Check out the images below and watch this space....