http://geenius.co.uk George Wiscombe. Designer. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:43:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thought I would share this selection of fantastic adverts I have collated over the past few months while browsing the web. Some real gems here, I'm particularly drawn to the Crisis guerrilla street ad - a great example of thinking on your feet. ... http://geenius.co.uk/advertising/fantastic-ads/ On Friday I received a copy of the It's Nice That Publication, Issue 1 of their bi-annual blog review. The content is as you would expect, fantastic. Lot's of really great work from the past 6 months as well as some really interesting (& different) articles. If ... http://geenius.co.uk/design/its-nice-that-very-nice-in-fact/ Magnus Engsfors directed and animated this short movie illustrating the moment of total mental collapse. It was shot with only one Canon Eos 5D and a single external ProFoto flash while Magnus was suspended on two stretched ropes. The scene was then masked and retouched in Photoshop and layered up in ... http://geenius.co.uk/installations/suddenly/ Excellent promotional video from Adidas to showcase 60 years of Soles and Stripes. Featuring more celebs than you can shake a stick at (David Beckham, Katy Perry, Missy Elliott, DMC (as in run), Mark Gonzales the list goes on...) http://geenius.co.uk/advertising/the-house-party-to-end-all-house-parties/ I hope you enjoy this holiday crumbs (Issue No. 4), a selection of things i've been inspired by: Pepsi, Behance & Postbox to name a few... Thought I would kick it off with a classic, the Dylan video for Subterranean Homesick Blues. I was having a conversation with my dad about ... http://geenius.co.uk/crumbs/crumbs-04-inspiration-round-up/ For those who aren't enjoying the miserable weather at the moment, I hope you can find some comfort in this video, Spring is on the way! http://geenius.co.uk/niceties/spring-is-coming/ The Buchhstabenmuseum (Museum of Letters, Characters and Typefaces) is dedicated to the preservation and documentation of letters, regardless of culture, language and font systems. The museum stands to preserve the ever disappearing, quality, crafted letters and signs from our landscape; as a result it is repurposing old ... http://geenius.co.uk/typography/buchstaben-museum-of-forgotten-type/ Crisis of Credit is a video explaining the credit crunch. Love the illustration style but it's a shame that the voice over is a bit so-so. Via @richardhenry http://geenius.co.uk/viral/crisis-of-credit-the-crunch-explained/ Presenting an alternative icon for Mamp in the style of the Adobe Creative Suite. If like me, your not a massive fan of the original Mamp icon then you probably resent (that's a bit strong handed i'll give you) having it in your beautiful dock. Especially if it's sat next to ... http://geenius.co.uk/design/alternative-icon-for-mamp/ zZz is playing: Grip, is a one take music video shot (live) from above. The concept is for the trampoline gymnasts to simulate video effects (using type of course!). I was going to hold this back for the next crumbs post but couldn't resist! I love it! http://geenius.co.uk/viral/zzz-is-playing-grip/