Blog - Jet-inspiration

Whilst we were on the Scottish Tour I put together some new collages in the same vein as the Betty ones. If you click on the image above you can see the story so far.

These ones are from an old Taschen postcard book of Sixties Design that includes graphics, furniture, fashion and more…You’ll probably recognise bits of Disraeli Gears in the image above. The good people at Taschen are still making the book and you can see some of the images in their unadulterated state here.

Finally got around to seeing this postmodern caper film on my holidays and it was good. Maybe not as good as Brick but more fun to watch. The trailer gives away too much so perhaps this clip is a better indication.

As I’m becoming more and more fixated with icons and infographics I thought i’d post Iconwerk as he’s one of my favourites. So much of it is just so simple and clear. And the ethos is great: “While you‘re reading this, I’m shopping or at the movies“.

So basically it’s Hip Hip Covers from indie artists, some are rough but some are just great. In fact a few are great or at least not like anything else I’ve seen before.

It’s always a joy to have complicated concepts explained in a clear and concise way…especially if you’re weak of brain. Which is what Always With Honor do. “Our mission is to create work that helps break down complex information into simple (and fun) designs that are easily understood and enjoyed.” The blog’s great too.

As much as I thought I’d hate this I don’t. Sounds to me like the cure when they were good. More from The XX here and the obligatory left field cover here.

It’s Chris Ware (finally - it’s been a long time coming) and This American Life brought together in words and moving images. The true story about what it’s like to be married and the one about being at school. This is good too…

Hate them or really hate them, pitchfork is always good for a laugh and once in a while they make a big list and it’s fun to see what you agree with plus all the stuff you know for a fact is just shit plus the stuff you’ve never hear of.

So ‘last week’ but I’ve been getting right into Uproot recently. It’s great for getting stuff done to even if it does go a bit world music for my liking from time to time. Does this make me a hipster? Here’s a nice video in case you’re wondering if it’s your bag.

I was a bit reluctant about getting involved with this initially as the original was so good but it’s good to embrace new-ish things isn’t it? It starts off strangely as the first series is basically the same scripts as the UK version performed by different actors, like going to the theater to see something associated with the cinema. From then on it gathers speed and is (in my humble opinion) funnier and easier to watch than the original, if less challenging. Here’s some highlights, shotgun, toasters, yeppers and the genius of “That’s What She Said.”