I actually saw Shigeo Fukuda speak at a design conference in Australia a few years ago, but had forgotten how amazing his work was until I went looking for one of his images this week.
Shigeo is, well…. I don’t really know what he is… but I am going to go with an “optical illusionist”. He creates some of the most amazing artworks, both printed and sculptural, and has a truly mind bending perception of, again.. I don’t know what!?
I think it’s best I stop trying to explain, and just let his work do the explaining!
Last weekend I headed off to Green Man Festival in the sunny part of Wales, Brecon Beacons. Overall it was a very wet but still a fantastic festival none the less. With headliners ranging from the amazing Flaming Lips to the mesmerising Jonna Newsom I was set for a good weekend. While I was there I took the opportunity to take a few photos when it wasn’t too wet.
Have you ever wondered how social networking ads would look like back in the 1940s?
Brazilian ad agency Moma Propaganda has just added a Twitter ad to their collection of retro future posters for social media services as part of the ‘Everything Ages Fast’ campaign for Maximidia Seminars. The viral campaign has become something of a hit over the past few weeks.
Fan of Chatroulette? Me neither but many excitable teenage boys enjoy nothing more than the thrill of searching through the hordes of other young men, to find an elusive pair of women’s breasts.
The viral campaign for “The Last Exorcism” takes advantage of these helpless souls. Enticing them in with the prospect of a young lady undressing and then scaring the living hell out of them, as she transforms into a demon possessed by the devil.
With already over 200,000 YouTube views, The Last Exorcism is receiving global recognition on a shoestring media budget.
There is seemingly a “technological revolution” released every second day in the digital industry, however every now and again something pops up which really makes people take note.
With the release of Facebook Places last night, it seems we are really entering the next phase of social media, a more diverse level of real-world interaction, as well as a completely new level of targeted marketing.
Places takes the existing concept of applications such as FourSquare and takes it to where people already are, Facebook.
While primarily aimed at iPhone users for now (Android and Blackberry versions are planned), Places introduces location-based services to the world’s most popular social network.
Places enables users to share their current location with friends, find out where their friends are, and discover new places of interest. Users can also add their own places of interest to the platform, whether it be a business or a residential address.
Getting that first foot through the door into the design industry can be more hard work than getting through a 10000 word dissertation on brain surgery. Especially if you didn’t listen to your teacher back in science class!! As the most recent member of We Love I have learned a lot of tips, tricks and routines of industry life and I am continuing to learn! As I have recently finished my degree I know the struggle it is right now to get into the industry! Here is a few tips to help you not only get a foot through the door but to smash your whole body AND your portfolio through it!
Be prepared to work for free (for a while). Creative directors find it very reassuring to employ you if you have experience on your belt. Work where you can, When you can!
Get your CV to SCREAM praises for you! Imagine looking through 50 CV’s a day… Be creative!
Make your work easily available to employers and the public, so create a blog, website, digital portfolio, posters, business cards etc (you never know who that person sitting next to you on the bus is!).
Express your personality!! Remember the employer is hiring YOU. Not your final major project you done at university!
Be polite! Even if you get turned down by a company, send them a reply to let them know you appreciate the response and to look out for you in the future!
Be prepared to be turned down. But don’t panic, an opportunity will come!
Be passionate about your work, CV, and especially yourself. Confidence and Ambition is very important to have!
Have a LOVE for your chosen art! No love, No Job, find a different career!
Last but not least: DONT BE AN AVERAGE EGG! be golden, blue, pink or bright orange! Just not ur average cream!
With the current “keep up or fall behind” state of digital design it is more important than ever to be seen as a leader in the industry.
There is so much amazing technology at our disposal that what seemed impossible 12 months ago is now totally achievable with a touch of creative thinking.
We have to strive to continue pushing the possibilities of what current technologies can achieve. It is about taking the standard information available to us and using it, or presenting it in a new manner.
While Facebook Open Graph Plugins are relatively new to the scene, there has already been some really top examples of putting them to use in a manner that benefits the user (as opposed to using them for the sake of using them).
Some of the team are flying the We Love Twitter flag. See what they have to say about the industry and nose into their personal thoughts about design, copy, dev and IA. Start following the We Love Team.
While you are there why not tweet us via our rather lovely and revamped Twitter page. Join the conversation.
After recently putting the call out for some fresh new talent to come and join the We Love team as an intern, we have found our “Robin”.
Reiss has been with us for the past week and has been working on a very cool project for one of our big clients, and is yet to even make one cup of tea. What kind of internship is that!?
We are all looking forward to having Reiss work alongside us for the next 3 months to share our knowledge and experience to help him learn the ins and outs of the industry, as well as have him inject some of his own style into the studio.
I’m sure we will all be pressuring Reiss into becoming an active blogger for us, so to get the ball rolling this is what Reiss has to say for himself -
“MynameisReissButler from East London. Istudied Graphic design at Barking college from 2005 to 2007 finishing with a National diploma and a Higher National diploma both at distinction levels. I became a fan of print design as the majority of my projects were based around Book design, typography, Poster design and logo design. I then swiftly moved on to the University for the Creative Arts at Maidstone. Studying Graphic Design. I then moved from that course and onto the BA Hons Graphic Media course where my interests turned from print to digital. I graduated in June 2010 with a 2:1 upper division Honours Degree in Graphic Media. I have recently finished being a part-time teacher in Graphic Design and am now currently enjoying my time at We Love.”
I’m heading off to Green Man in a couple a weeks for a long weekend of not washing, drinking, good music and hopefully some sun. Can’t wait!
In the run up to the festival, they have launched a nice stop motion video for Lone Wolf’s 15 Letters, a song especially written for this competition. Hidden in the video are 15 clues that will lead you on a treasure trail at the Green Man site and one lucky winner to a single pressing of the single on 7″ vinyl and more. Keep your eyes peeled for those 15 clues and it needs a bit of thinking too. Check it out here >
