The Art of Chemex Coffee

This is a great video to cruise into the weekend with. The Chemex coffee making method can really be an art all on its own. Check out the video and you’ll see what I mean. Happy weekend everyone!

The City of Samba in Tiltshift

Because today I need to put things into perspective. Tiltshift awesomeness shall be my mind numbing video of choice.

The Story Behind Keep Calm & Carry On

Unless you’ve been living under a very large rock, you would have seen at least one of the many “Keep Calm & Carry On” posters that have been altered and adapted from the original. But where is the original and how did this phenomenon come about? This message that everyone has in their rooms, offices and bookstores around the world is so relatable and I think that’s the reason it has become what it is today.

This is the story behind the famous red poster.

 

 

Sagmeister Inc.

Sagmeister Inc.  created a modern brand identity for EDP.  Sagmeister’s teamed with Brand New School to develop an animated storyline that connects from one to the next perfectly. Watch the full video here.

Draw Your Mind

Of all the TED Talks, my favourite is Sir Ken Robinson’s enlightening talk on Changing the Paradigms of Education, illustrated and animated by the very talented artists at RSA Animate.  Each illustration cleverly links to the next point with quirky and fun drawings. Here are a few random illustrations from other videos by RSA Animate.

 

Today’s post is brought to you by the letter ‘A’

A for Alphabets.

Take in the beauty of fonts, one letter at a time.

Supakitch & Koralie

I’ve been asked to design a mural for a huge wall in our new office. While looking for inspiration, I came across one of my favourite murals on film by Supakitch & Koralie.

Slow Me Down

Everything gets more beautiful in slow motion. BT Vision Media shows us how its done. Watch the video here.

Think Quarterly, think Google

For the latest issue of Google’s Think Quarterly, they got 16 illustrators to design 2,500 bespoke covers with each one being different. The huge floor drawing was made over the course of three days. Each cover comes from a section of the huge piece everyone drew on.

To better understand it, watch the video of how this gigantic piece of artwork came to be.