This blog is now rarely updated, but remains as an archive of bits and pieces I've collected from around the internet. To see what's caught my eye more recently, find me on twitter.

Saturday, 12 February 2011

#99; Music, data, film

This is a really nice video, for a really nice song, from a really nice album:

Happy Camper - Born With A Bothered Mind (featuring Bouke Zoete) from Job, Joris & Marieke on Vimeo.


The latest Feltron Report is out and is, as always, lovely. This one looks at the whole life of his late father, so takes on a slightly different meaning.
Also, this talk he gave about his previous projects is quite itneresting:


Nazi Graphics - really interesting:

Via FlowingData, two cool visualised interactive data thingys:

European energy consumption. Click on the image and have a play

and watch the world get fat - alarming (click the image again):



aaaaand lastly, this little video is mesmerising:
Kurz und Schön opener from errorone on Vimeo.

Sunday, 30 January 2011

#98; New Website etc

In attempting to update my website I somewhat broke it, so it's now been updated with a shiny new wordpress layout. Lots of new design work up there, too, so go check it out: www.anthony-lewis.com


Other things:

This is a lovely video explaining a really interesting idea. Watch it.

NY Times - Turbine-Free Wind Power from Antfood on Vimeo.


In similar style, this music video is wicked-cool:

D-Twice’s Rock & Fall band – I.G.L.W.Y (Beat Torrent Version) from joshua catalano on Vimeo.

both of those videos come from Curiosity Counts - a really well curated site.

This is only 5 seconds long, but is fantastic:

5 Second Project - Reverse from Ross Phillips on Vimeo.

Tuesday, 18 January 2011

97; A Love Letter for You

Brain Pickings has the backstory here, but these mural are just fantastic:


Friday, 14 January 2011

96; Misc.

Title scenes to films are so often so clever. Making them would be one of those fantastic jobs I'll never do.

Watchmen has one of my favourite scenes - particularly if you've read the novel and recognise the images. Won't let me embed, so see here.

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What do you get if you add Google, Lego, CERN, National Geographic & Scientific american? The biggest Science Fair ever, apparently:


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Animated Typographic Coolness:

Make it better from Sebastianbap on Vimeo.


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I'm not sure why, but I really like the look of this (foreign) trailer. However, as much as I like that, the still promo image is so much more persuasive, somehow. Nice:


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That's all for now - nothing spectacular today. Updates to the Website soon, hopefully.

Monday, 10 January 2011

95; Stuffs

Things I like:

Best movie posters of 2010, such as:

Starbucks are updating their logo:

So much more simple and elegant, I'm a big fan


This is quite cool, but mostly just reminds of the fantastic Arcade Fire thing from last year.


And finally, wicked good Lurpak ad:








Wednesday, 5 January 2011

#94; 7 Billion People

Beautifully made video from National Geographic

Friday, 3 December 2010

Tuesday, 23 November 2010

#92; An assortment of crap

Been a while since the last post so I've got a lot of stuff to stick up here, which I'm just going to rattle through.

First, if you like comic books/comic book art, check out Two Page Spread. Showcasing great comic book artists in double page spread form. Really cool:

I like this ad:

Andreas Nilsson - SPP "Live Now" from BLDG//WLF on Vimeo.

As creative review points out, it's a very standard and common idea, but executed very nicely.

This video is surprisingly awesome. Break dancing to (great) classical music:


I've tried a variety of productivity helping tools and blogs etc. This one is as good as any of them.


This video is one of the very first film animations. I couldn't make this today. It's really cool, considering when it's from:


Typographic beauty (shop, website, making of):

The consistently entertaining and good blog, ITIABTWC, just finished a really good "hall of fame" of ads from recent (&not so recent) years. Go check it - here are some of my favourites from his selection:
Ok, enough stealing videos from someone else's site.

This is nice, isn't it:

Finally, a brief rant about Apple. If you went onto the Apple site a few days ago there was one big message saying "tomorrow is just another day. That you'll never forget." That should've meant a new thing like an ipad but better, like an iHover (yes, that would be some sort of white personal hovering transport thing). But instead Apple revealed that the Beatles' music is now available from iTunes. The Beatles were/are great, and this was obviously a big deal for apple, but they seem to have confused their personal triumph with things that other people care about. All that music has been readily available to everyone who wants it for ages. Don't big up stuff that people don't care about, because it makes you look stupid. That's what I think, anyway. 

Vomit over, I'm done for now. 

Friday, 12 November 2010

#91; Type, OKgo, etc

I might have posted these before, and they may not be of any interest to anyone else, but I love these archives of hand painted type and street signs etc. This one (click here) is best, and there's also this one, too (click here). Here's some of my favourites:


Ok Go have plopped out another wicked cool video. Their videos make me hate all of the standard music videos even more. Why aren't more music videos clever and inventive like this? hmph. Toast, animated:

Which just reminded my how much I liked the one with the dogs:

I also like this map. When you order it you get it in two colours. I think it's nice. I would like one.

Also, go here for some clever images, here to encourage Omar (clever interactive special Olympics promo), here for yet more Old Spice rip-offery - this time with boobs, and here for wickedawesomegreatness.


Wednesday, 10 November 2010

#90; Zombigotchi!

I like this little video, promoting a new iphone game:

Zombigotchi! from Michael Please on Vimeo.

You can make your own here