GiD

Kevin Van Aelst

2012-02-03T09:01:00.006Z

Kevin Van Aelst's portfolio is vast, have a look at his commissioned workwhich puts his ideas into context. This piece was in response to "Looking for the real Mark Zuckerberg" creator of Facebook

Word As Image by Ji Lee

2012-02-03T09:01:00.004Z

http://pleaseenjoy.com/index.php

Nadia Shireen's Wolves

2012-02-01T13:07:00.001Z

This is funny and worth a look.I wonder if she has really looked at a wolf though?Stuhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/gallery/2012/jan/27/how-to-draw-wolves-nadia-shireen#/?picture=385044859&index=0

Leeds Print Festival

2012-01-05T18:16:00.005Z

Leeds Print Festival is happening in January. A must for anybody interested in contemporary printed media. Its about ink and paper. There are some big names exhibiting and doing talks so make sure you get to the exhibition if you love print.The blog is excellent too.http://www.leedsprintfestival.com/http://leedsprintfestival.tumblr.com/

Ebay Type Auction from Supalife Kiosk

2012-01-05T17:59:00.004Z

This is a fascinating idea and there are some interesting names involved with the project who are worth looking up.Supalife Kiosk is well worth a visit if any one happens to find themselves in Berlin!Stu xhttp://www.supalife.de/

Pepper spraying cop

2011-12-13T13:00:00.004Z

This is a photograph of a US police man, casually pepper spraying protesting students.Read more about it here...http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/23/pepper-spraying-cop-photoshop-justice?INTCMP=SRCHhttp://peppersprayingcop.tumblr.com/This is a new phenomenon, where the internet creates a collective voice to satirise and mimic extreme actions. In jokes (memes) are made visual,

Mack & Dave

2011-11-16T10:25:00.001Z

Typographic Image Making

2011-11-09T11:42:00.001Z

Colosseo: Reimagining the Roman Coliseum with type (Canon 7D) from Cameron Moll on Vimeo.

2011-11-09T11:27:00.004Z

Gulp. The world's largest stop-motion animation shot on a Nokia N8. from Nokia HD on Vimeo.Gulp. The making of. from Nokia HD on Vimeo.

2011-10-26T11:55:00.005+01:00

Aardman Shorthttp://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2011/october/new-aardman-short-pythagasaurusLovely! Stu

2011-08-17T10:14:00.004+01:00

On top of the commitment required to produce movement in animation Andrea Dezso has embroidered this figure for the animation itself. The figure doesn't just walk it rotates also. Very special and very clever thinking. A beautiful example of sequential planning from Andrea Dezso. She calls this a story board but I think its amazing in its own right. It is for her animation The Demon

Dominic Wilcox

2011-07-04T14:15:00.004+01:00

This is lovely isn't it?

A nice little showreel

2011-06-24T15:09:00.002+01:00

Whilst having a look around at Staffordshire's online degree show I came across this from graduate Richard Cheung, it's a great little show reel showing a number of interesting experiments with animation techniques.object width="400" height="226">Untitled from Richard Cheung on Vimeo.

Christopher Niemann

2011-04-15T12:01:00.003+01:00

http://www.christophniemann.com

Erik Berger

2011-04-15T11:45:00.001+01:00

http://www.behance.net/erikberger

Ashley Noben vis Thisiscolossal

2011-04-15T11:31:00.005+01:00

http://thisiscolossal.com/

StoryTime iPhone app

2011-03-22T12:44:00.000Z

Nursery Rhymes with StoryTime. http://www.rhymesapp.com/ It's a magical book. Play with Humpty Dumpty, Jack & Jill, Three Blind Mice and other classic nursery rhyme characters.We've added a magical feature called StoryTime, which lets you read the book to a loved one from anywhere in the world."This is one of the most beautifully designed and interactive books in the App Store." - Chris Stevens,

This is perhaps one of the loveliest flash mobs I've seen.

2011-03-22T12:29:00.002Z

"Here's the Flashmob organized by the "Testé sur des humains" team at TVA.All of the participants received free transportation courtesy of the STM. Thank you to the STM who believed in our project.You'll be able to see the "making of", Monday April 4th on "Testé sur des humains" on TVA at 9pm.-Each year, 671 million Kg of plastic are produced around the world.-Each year, 400 million refundable

2011-03-09T11:12:00.004Z

This is a fantastic opportunity to find out more about the graphic arts and creative industry and learn about some agencies in the north - I would urge anyone interested in the corporate environment to get themselves over to this in 2 week's time. It is also something you could put in your Critical Journal if you attend. Please email g.sinclair@leedsmet.ac.uk to book your free place.

1000 Words Photography

2011-03-09T09:30:00.003Z

1000 Words Photographyhttp://www.1000wordsmag.com/Comprehensive and cross-discipline online photography journal. The blog is exceptional with a mix of well known and up and coming photographers. Forget Flickr - this is where you should be looking. Stu

Leeds Artists' Book Fair

2011-03-09T09:28:00.006Z

This is an excellent event that is relevant to everyone on the course organised by Leeds University - pop up there this friday. Don't forget to document it in your CJ. http://leedsartbookfair.com/

Daniel Levi

2011-03-08T22:03:00.005Z

Lovely little short film by Daniel Levi called "Henry" check it out here - great music to go with it too. Not so lovely, but superbly animated film here :

Emily Eibel

2011-03-08T12:27:00.005Z

Emily Eibel

Carl Kleiner

2011-03-08T12:16:00.004Z

Carl Kleiner

John Dilnot

2011-03-08T12:12:00.004Z

http://www.johndilnot.com/

Noemi Goudal

2011-03-08T12:09:00.002Z

http://www.noemiegoudal.com/escapade4.html

Hidden - Bath

2011-03-02T10:17:00.003Z

We like to keep in touch with our old students so we can see what they get up to once they've flown the GiD nest. So it was lovely to hear from Tess the other day to tell us about an exhibition she and other previous foundation students who are now studying in their second year at Bath Spa put on over the last week. Even lovelier to read such a glowing review of it here. Bottom: "Hidden" project

Places to Visit

2011-03-02T09:41:00.009Z

National Media Museum, BradfordMuseum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, Notting HillSalts Mill, ShipleyDean Clough Galleries, HalifaxMuseum of Everything, Chalk Farm London.

Christian Northeast

2011-03-02T09:36:00.004Z

Christian Northeast's website has a great range of illustration and typography, check it out.

Alexey Titarenko - St Petersburg Photographer

2011-03-02T09:20:00.006Z

Tatarenko has spent his adult life documenting the people and surroundings of his city. His wonderful photographs here.

Midget & Giant

2011-02-18T12:40:00.002Z

Ryuji Nakamura inventive use of her webcam

Romain Laurent

2011-02-18T08:41:00.002Z

Incredible Photography, a vast portfolio of Advertising work.

Windosill - Beautiful Flash

2011-02-18T08:38:00.002Z

Beautifully intuitive Flash game, the physics are incredible. www.windosill.com

Graffiti fun

2011-01-18T12:48:00.002Z

Some interesting ideas/ methods..http://rhomlog.rhombusone.com/post/2713793818

Links from Developing Independence Powerpoint

2011-01-12T15:45:00.005Z

Meu Cachorro Flipbook Flipstory from selocultura on Vimeo. Flipbook from Pedro Alpiarça dos Santos on Vimeo. Diverse Daumenkino Einreichungen from Flipt! on Vimeo.The video shows the breadth and imagination possible in this simple moving image format. Stu

Manifesto hints

2011-01-07T14:11:00.009Z

Frank Chimero“Each day for 30 days I will make a new object, installation or creative intervention while going about my daily life. At home, in the studio, on the train or wherever my day takes me, I will attempt to make something that interests me creatively and then quickly document it on the Variations on normal website via photographs, drawings or video. Each day I will receive a small budget

Reuters Best Photos 2010

2010-11-29T21:43:00.003Z

Jim Kazanjian

2010-11-29T21:34:00.001Z

Found on the cool list

Emmanuel Polanco

2010-11-29T21:28:00.002Z

Frank Chimero

2010-11-23T01:33:00.006Z

NOW READ THIS (click for article).."Develop a point of view. Think about what experiences you have that many others do not. Then, think of what experiences you have that almost everyone else has. Then, mix those two things and try to make someone cry or laugh or feel understood.""Take things away until you cry. Accept most things, and reject most of your initial ideas. Print it out, chop it up,

Animated type by Calango

2010-11-23T01:25:00.001Z

Moshun from Jeroen Krielaars on Vimeo.

Kyuyo Ishikawa

2010-11-23T01:00:00.004Z

We have loads of amazing journals in the library and you get to read them for free! - this is just one guy I found whilst browsing - a 4 page article all about him too. Stop staring at a screen! Go to the library!

Illustration Friday

2010-11-21T19:35:00.007Z

Illustration Friday is a great web resource if you're stuck for inspiration for the current project - I.F sets a weekly theme and invites illustrators of any level to submit an image related to the topic and showcasing the submissions made . There's a great range of different image making styles to look at on the site, so if you're feeling a little stuck in your current ways hopefully this place

Hoaxes & Parodies

2010-11-01T20:34:00.003Z

Can you pop corn with a cell phone?Plenty of people were fooled into believing they could, though, after watching a video showing cell phones popping corn on the Internet ...Wii Fit ParodyHaunted Car Video

Some nice videos..

2010-11-01T10:36:00.003Z

Nice Typography blog

2010-10-22T08:41:00.006+01:00

peoplefortheethicaltreatmentoftype.blogspot.com"From the massive swirl of excitement and press and wonderful insanity surrounding Stefan Sagmeister's book, Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far, come these images. They are by Marian Bantjes, whose work is ABSOLUTELY beautiful."

2010-10-20T19:58:00.007+01:00

Reza Abadinihttp://www.rezaabedini.comDominic McGillhttp://mcgill.aeroplastics.net/Marco Maggihttp://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=26382Leon Ferrarihttp://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/299Kirsten Burkehttp://www.kirstenburke.co.uk/

Javier Mariscal

2010-10-20T19:35:00.004+01:00

http://www.mariscal.com/http://www.mariscalsketches.com/

The story of stuff

2010-10-10T21:24:00.003+01:00

Make a cup of tea, sit down and watch this. This is a problem so there must be a solution.....www.storyofstuff.com

Harmony Korine

2010-10-10T21:20:00.006+01:00

The best fashion marketing I've ever seen. Proenza Schouler have collaborated with film director ( Harmony Korine Kids, Gummo, Trash humpers) to present Act Da Fool.

Noemie Goudal

2010-10-05T12:59:00.007+01:00

www.noemiegoudal.com

Harry Hill paints

2010-09-29T12:32:00.004+01:00

Harry Hill...You know, off the tellyHe also paints pictures and they're wonderfulSee more

Restoration - The Acorn

2010-09-27T10:48:00.003+01:00

The first video from "No Ghost" by The Acorn.Video directed by EXPLODING MOTOR CAR (Winston Hacking and Brett Long)Shot on location at the The Mataseje Family Farm (Beamsville, Ontario - Niagara Region)This video was produced with assistance of VideoFACT.Animation: Rachelle LambdenDirector of Photography: Drew Fortierhttp://theacorn.ca/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzC_iXCiU1M

Keith Schofield

2010-08-10T10:25:00.008+01:00

Watch this video and have some feelings. Keith Schofield makes wonderful music videos, visit his site and have a look....http://keithschofield.com/

Julien Valee- Offf Paris

2010-08-09T15:29:00.003+01:00

OFFF Paris 2010 Sponsors titles from Julien Vallée on Vimeo.

Stash Magazine

2010-08-09T15:27:00.002+01:00

Follow the link and have a gander.http://www.stashmedia.tv/

2010-07-27T16:01:00.003+01:00

Christian Northeast - I was looking for lettering but found an awful lot more. I need his book 'Prayer Requested' and his short movies are really funny. He works with retro and found images and is very prolific. You could say his work has a folky naive feel but that would be summing it up far to simplistically. WMhttp://www.christiannortheast.com/

Helmut Smits

2010-07-23T15:26:00.004+01:00

http://helmutsmits.nl/

Information is beautiful

2010-03-30T22:04:00.009+01:00

We've got a new book in the library called "Information is Beautiful" I recommend you all have a look at it. If the book's on hire to someone else though you can visit the weblog here www.informationisbeautiful.netAlso by the same designer:

Bonafide Mag

2010-03-29T14:03:00.003+01:00

Bonafide has changed format and I think it is much better even though I quite liked the old one. Visually very interesting this issue, of particular note is the article about Village Green but also look at Elzo Durt and Jeff Jank. Buy at Jumbo.

Logorama

2010-03-25T13:04:00.001Z

Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.

Some great great packaging

2010-03-25T13:01:00.001Z

Found on thedieline.com if you're interested in packaging design this website is a really comprehensive resource.

eggwatchers.com

2010-03-13T12:57:00.001Z

Interactive egg timer that asks you to define certain perameters about your egg and then links you to a youtube video to watch for the time it takes to cook your perfect egg.

Lizzie Stewart

2010-03-11T22:40:00.003Z

Lizzie Stewart is an illustrator from Edinburgh and is currently showing some work up at the Blenheim building. I thoroughly recommend you go up and see it.Check out her work at http://www.abouttoday.co.uk/

Marmite

2010-03-07T14:43:00.002Z

Taken from dieline.comCore Design has created an exclusive run of 200 hand-crafted jars for the launch of new extra-matured Marmite ‘XO’. A brand iconic in the UK, which has remained virtually unchanged for decades. The new flavour variant has been developed through an innovative social media campaign, creatively directed by The Core.

Heh Heh Heh

2010-03-05T14:20:00.002Z

http://www.johnnolanfilms.com/

2010-03-04T22:50:00.003Z

Check out the Pomegranate Phone

2010-03-04T22:37:00.002Z

Why I love... ...Edward TuftePaul May Monday November 8, 2004The GuardianYale professor Edward Tufte takes dull data and turns it into magical and meaningful pictures. Forget those clunky bars and pizza slices you were taught in school, Tufte produces such inventive and even decorative graphs it's enough to have you weeping over your squared paper. And each one helps us understand the world a bit

2010-03-04T12:45:00.003Z

Measuring TypeA selection of the most commonly used typefaces were compared for how economical they are with the amount of ink which they use at the same point size. Large scale renditions of the typefaces were drawn out with ballpoint pens, allowing the remaining ink levels to display the ink efficiency of each typeface.www.matthewrobinson.co.uk

Matt Robinson

2010-03-04T12:42:00.001Z

Check out http://www.matthewrobinson.co.uk/

Continuations on a theme

2010-03-04T12:31:00.003Z

Universalsports.com has a gallery of posters from the winter olympics, though obviously not all done by the same person it is a nice little example of exhaustive images on a theme.

The Virtual Revolution

2010-03-04T00:09:00.004Z

Really good series on the internet's effect on commerce and society. Last night's episode looked at social networking and the week before's investigated online advertising. Click the picture to view.

Some people, in no particular order

2010-02-26T10:43:00.010Z

www.jeanjullien.comwww.alexostrowski.comAnthony Burrillwww.sophiehenson.com

Brian Dettmer

2010-02-19T12:52:00.004Z

Brian Dettmer

zoetrope record decks - sculpture

2010-02-19T12:43:00.003Z

Demonstration Reel from Sculpture on Vimeo.by DIY music and animation duo, Sculpture, who use zoetrope record deck, tape loops, cassettes, samples, and lo-fi electronic noise, cross-fertilizing analogue and digital techniques to generate vivid sonic and visual collages.Sculpture is Dan Hayhurst (audio) and Reuben Sutherland (visual). Check out some more of Reuben's commercial work at http://

Time Shift : Oliver Postgate

2010-02-16T20:29:00.004Z

Tonight, documentary series Time Shift aired their programme dedicated to Oliver Postgate who died last year. I would recommend this to anyone but in particular people interested in moving image and narrative. I'd quite happily argue the case for Postgate and Firmin being the best British moving image story tellers of the 20th century. Click the picture to watch.

This is just such a lovely idea..

2010-02-02T20:03:00.002Z

The Yorkshire Film Archive

2010-01-18T12:43:00.001Z

The Yorkshire Film Archive have recently launched a new website showcasing their archive online for the first time. It's well worth having a look at.

Nail Calendar - Bre Prettis

2009-12-21T23:49:00.002Z

Fabaloo Chair

2009-12-21T23:42:00.003Z

Kyle Bean

2009-12-21T23:38:00.003Z

Some awesome stuff on Brighton graduate Kyle Bean's site. (Click the images)

A little viral

2009-12-11T21:00:00.002Z

2009-11-25T18:13:00.000Z

The Tale of How from Shy the Sun on Vimeo.The Blackheart Gang took 9 months to create this absolutely stunning piece of animation and illustration. Go to their website here.It reminds me very much of Ernst Haeckel's illustrations too

Animate TV

2009-11-21T16:55:00.003Z

Tad's Nest - Petra FreemanSome really interesting animations and techniques in this program for Channel 4's "Animate TV"

Nomoco Illustration

2009-11-21T16:20:00.005Z

Japanese illustrator Nomoco creates beautiful images with paint and ink. She's part of a collective called "Pocko People"

Hand Drawn type

2009-11-21T15:21:00.005Z

There are some nice examples of hand drawn type on this blog, I particularly like this one by Linzie Hunter made out of some manila coloured paper for drawing sheet music on and the insides of envelopes, really simple but effective. Materials like this are quite cheap to get hold of and with a little consideration can have quite suprising effects. Remember you don't always need to start with a

Rob Ryan @ Yorkshire Sculpture Park

2009-11-21T01:29:00.009Z

Normally I don't really need much of an excuse to get down to The Yorkshire Sculpture Park, but this month there's an extra special reason to go."Artist Rob Ryan will be transforming the Visitor Centre at Yorkshire Sculpture Park this winter as his imaginative paper cuts and screen prints go on display from 11 November.Famed for his detailed hand-cutting of delicate papers into intricate patterns

Anna Garforth

2009-11-17T17:39:00.004Z

Check out Anna's work. Using natural / recycled media she creates urban, situational art which is often typographical like this recent piece where she created type with fallen leaves and cocktail sticks. If this isn't your bag, she is also a really competent illustrator. See her website here.

Pixel Girl - My favourite Halloween Costume

2009-11-06T11:11:00.006Z

Check this out for a Halloween costume. Also, gizmodo.com is a pretty cool site to bookmark and find out about new technologies.

Jeremy Deller - Battle of Orgreave

2009-11-05T21:28:00.009Z

Old Dog New Trick's Team "Blind Vs Curtains" Might want to take a look at Turner Prize 2004 winner Jeremy Deller's piece on The Battle Of Orgreave, a re-enactment of The National Union of Mineworker's strike in 1984. You can find out more about that here

Sita Sings the Blues

2009-07-06T22:58:00.004+01:00

A really great independent animation, written, animated and directed all by one woman. Check out www.sitasingstheblues.com where you can download the whole film in HD for free.

A really great book...

2009-07-06T22:56:00.004+01:00

2009-05-20T08:48:00.003+01:00

http://www.dailymotion.com/user/RadarMusicVideos/video/x8qxyf_archangel-do-it-again_musicThis is a beautiful use of a simple animation technique. It is inventive and original.

Leeds International Swimming Pool

2009-04-24T23:56:00.003+01:00

Sparked by this afternoon's crit I found some interesting recent pics of Leeds International Swimming pool on James Holden's flikr. Looks like Leeds council were probably right about the site being a bit dangerous these days. Check them out..

Some nice lino cuts..

2009-04-24T20:53:00.007+01:00

2009-03-19T19:18:00.006Z

Jabberwocky - Jan SvankmajerThe Seed from mike geiger on Vimeo."The seed" Johnny KellyDehisce - Mark Andrew Webber LinomationReckoner by Radiohead - Clement Picon

Build your own animation studio tips..

2009-03-16T15:25:00.006Z

This Site has a bunch of handy basics for experimental animators. Click here - www.stopmotionpro.comThis (Click) is also another great place for tips and tricks

Animating Humans...

2009-03-16T12:33:00.006Z

Human SnakeWhite Stripes - Hardest Button to Button directed by Michel Gondry]Human Skateboard by PESOren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance by Yuval & Merav Nathan ( see more at www.onewingfly.com )

Jan Smaga's weird world..

2009-03-16T12:24:00.007Z

Some interesting pictures from Jan Smaga.Room images taken from above in segments and photoshopped together.Photoshopped faceshttp://meathaus.com/2009/03/05/jan-smaga-photography/ for more info and some great links to other sites.

How We Met

2009-03-09T21:56:00.003Z