Liu Bolin _

     This guy just blew me away. I can't actually comprehend how he works this out... Incredible scenes!

KesselsKramer _

     I'm pretty busy at the moment, but I'm just about coming to the end of another project. This one is based on a D&AD North poster brief. Set by Erik Kessels who will be lecturing in Manchester soon, the project was simply this: "It always rains in your country, make a poster for visitors of the UK explaining why so much rain is attractive." My answer was in relation to how our weather can be quite unpredictable - you might wake up to bright sunshine in the morning, but it could be pouring it down by lunch - with that in mind, I created an 'Emergency Poster' that could be pulled down and folded into a hat in the event of a sudden shower. The spontaneity of our weather adds a sense of adventure, but now it can be enjoyed in dry stylishness.

     Once I'd finished the poster, I couldn't resist getting some photos of it in action. Thankfully I had a couple of watering cans and some keen(ish) volunteers at hand. The photos work really well as gifs too. I now intend on using the Emergency Poster as an icon for a 'Make it Rain' day where the public will wear the hat in an attempt to stop the drought and avoid a hose pipe ban. Watch this space...

I need help _

I've started colour coding sketchbooks in relation to projects...

Birth of a Book _

Such a great video showing the creation of a hard back book. Lovely to see hand craft and how good they are at it!

   

Glasgow Press

The That's Impressive postcard pack from Glasgow Press arrived this morning. Even better than I was expecting. Particularly liked the record player looking wax seal. Lovely!