Social Design

mobilebench I found this ace bench somewhere- it's this guy Rogier Martens what made it. I like how it's conceptually interesting and also has a practical application (check his website for pics of it being used in a sort of amateur football club context). It links nicely to this guy that I've been meaning to blog for a bit.

nutella

On the right is an empty Nutella pot which when depleted leaves a glass and a rubber lid thing: which in my quest to discover things that will fit tins as lids I have found works a treat on an old can. This is the fucking bomb, a product where everything gets either consumed or reused- not only that it turns another, otherwise waste, object into a functional useful container again. Forget your hemp weaved nappies or whatever the hell is considered 'eco' these days. I think this kind of design (accidental or not) is the way forward for sustainable consumption (even if those two words sit uncomfortably next to each other).

Google streetmaps

Found this really nice post about Google street maps and using it as a form of photographic art or something- check it out- very nice- heads up for the fat man with the tiny dog: I like how his face is blurred out but I've a feeling that his distinctive frame and pet may give him away). Seriously though- nice documenting and cool essay. Over here at Fag Art City boyz

(it's like they're acting out The Wire or something- and here's me thinking it was all made up- fuck.)

Non-Format

I love these guys and they've updated a few times and it's slipped under my radar. Just thought I'd share how insanely beautiful and stylish non-formats work is. Soon to be UK based no more- one half in Minneapolis and the other in Oslo- makes me a little sad somehow- still they keep making amazing work and I just hope one day I can create something with a fraction of the craft and awesomeness that they do. Link: Non-Format nonformat_01nonformat_02nonformat_03

Fascinating and moving.

malibu "The government and Daily Mail won't shut the fuck up about the perils of binge-drinking and the harmful effects of alcohol.

But this girl died after injecting neat Malibu into her eyeball, she was vomiting out of her ears just before she passed away, which was pretty fucking freaky, tbh!"

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I saw this on flickr while doing research for 'city portraits' at Kin. I found the image and the text legend very compelling and interesting. I don't want this post to be seen as disrespectful in any way- it's not a lol. I think on a story telling level it's fascinating, and even stuff like starting to question the truth of the image or the attached text. I think it's interesting how the two combine to give a very convincing and sad story. Separately they can be dismissed but when presented together they seem to help validate each other. I think Words and Pictures magazine can learn something from this kind of presentation. I also think it's interesting that it was created and displayed within the flickr context- my thought process makes me think of the potential for government info type films and subsequently (and away from the morbid content of this particular 'story') advertising.