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RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

So!!!! do you think you've become a designer?

I am curious to know if your placement this year has been "the best thing after sliced bread" or indeed you've learnt to appreciate what University has given you so far. Have you grown to appreciate your academic learning, or do you still think that the only development you have had is due to your working experience?

Do you agree that the design process you've learnt at University should help differentiate yourself from the "18 year old computer wizz" by providing meaning and concept to design which otherwise would be merely a decoration. Still and all, students from our University have always been highly regarded from industry professionals for their communication and critical skills.

I hope however that the past 12 months have allowed you to grow and develop both professionally and intellectually by giving you a more comprehensive understanding of design and its process.

I would be keen to hear your knowledgeable opinions on this topic since you have experienced both these aspects.

Old techno remixing

Big Ideas (don't get any) from James Houston on Vimeo.

James Houston a student from Glasgow School of Art remixes Radiohead's track 'Nude'. This is very retro techno!

You looking at me?

If you like finding faces in the world around you then you might want to start snapping and posting to this site, it is for faces found in everyday places. Nice!

Faces in places

want to quit?

If you need some inspiration to quit smoking then maybe this site will provide it for you.www.theartofquitting.com

Battles video by UVA

A video for the band Battles by UVA

UVA do some nice work linking visuals with sound in real time, you might want to check out their website for some more bits and pieces they have done.

United Visual Artists (UVA)

A Portfolio

The above images are from the portfolio site for Mike Tucker.

I've posted the site on here as I feel the interaction is quite interesting, in particular on the photography pages. It seems quite intuative to use and feels very natural as a method of navigation.

www.ludosabato.com

Once

Starring Glen Hansard from the Irish band The Frames, this is a beautiful little low budget film about friendship between a Dublin busker and Czech immigrant. Although it slips at one or two moments, in general it comes across as a pretty honest impression of Dublin. If you want to catch it, The light in Leeds are currently screening it. Jim said it seemed too sentimental for him to go and see, screw Jim I'd recommend it if you want to take a break from all of your work at the moment.

Postsecret

PostSecret by Frank Warren is a blog and a series of books. People are invited to decorate a postcard with their secret and post it in. In one sense it's a release for some secret burden people have been carrying around, in another it's a nice visual insight into the lives of those who post their secrets.

You can purchase the books from amazon

Or you can visit the blog PostSecret

Penis Pokey.

Apparently this book has a die-cut hole in the centre of it, the principle is that men can complete the picture on each page.

If you wish to buy it as a christmas gift you can find it here www.quirkbooks.com

Pop-up Video

Strange cross between pop-up-book and music video. I like it. Do you?

Water based TV remote

The above image is a design for a TV remote by Philippe Kindelis, it uses the conductivity of water to function. This is part of his project Order & Chaos. Below are some extracts from his rationale;

"A recent trend in interface has been usability. It meant depriving the products from layers of interaction and introduced readability in everyday use. This has been the major trend in interface design for high-tech products."

"It was the “how’s” and “why’s” of the first use or sight that used to direct the amazement of user. It seems that we are entering an era where the dreams of the performance are more important than the actual use of the product.

The choices made pre-buying are based on technical specifications, not on how to use the product. Technological advances, even at an abstract level, are what we are looking for when making our choices.

The amazement is now contained in the dreams of the performance rather than in its use. Technical specifications have won our souls. The dreams of performance induced from the abstract specs pages have placed technology in the designer bags of the throw away culture."

To find out more you can visit his website www.philippekindelis.net

AMO Atlas

This is quite an interesting atlas from the Office for Metropolitian Architecture (OMA), it's a project from 2002 but still well worth a look. It visually represents some hard data about trends in society throughout the world.

www.oma.eu

Get your carpet skates on

These might come in handy for you guys who are running around all the time trying to get projects done (They work on carpet only)

You can get your very own carpet skates from x-tremegeek

Boris Hoppek

‘lavagina’

Boris Hoppek
You will probably be familiar with Hoppek's work from the Corsa ads, which feature his bimbo characters.



Hoppek's work is varied and interesting and definitely work having a look at. You can see more work at Helium Cowboy or visit his site www.borishoppek.de

Anyone know a Cyclops?

This is some work from artist Jamie Pitarch.

It's quite an interesting visual, I found it very intriguing in the sense that it made me think about clothing and accessories, and how their forms are dictated by our form, seeing this connection visually distorted made it me think about this relationship quite a bit.

If you want to see more you can visit Spencer Brownstone Gallery online.

Shoot with style

Have you ever wondered if there would ever come a time when you could get your rifle to tone in with that pink cadillac you had your eye on? Well thanks to Jim your dream could be a reality, shame you can't get pink rounds too, oh well guess the blood is gonna be red no matter what.

jims gun supply

Strange but interesting

For some reason I find myself liking this video, I think it's the simple editing and strange visuals that seem to mix well with the music. Maybe you have another opinion?

I LOVE MY MUM t-shirts

James loves his mum, do you yours????

New T-Shirt design from James&Joe, available in all sizes Girls and Boys, £25. If you would like one please send an email to info@jamesandjoe.co.uk