Skwak brought his “Maniac World” with him over to London’s Kidrobot and I was fortunate enough to meet the illustrator hailing from the North of France. Check out some of the pictures…

Always worth a visit on the legendary advertising agency that is Wieden + Kennedy to see what’s fresh and new. Stumbled across some pretty cool animations from their Tokyo branch which was worth a share…

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Just saw this great ad from Saatchi & Saatchi for Visa to get me in the mood for this summers festivities, namely the world cup 2010. Tapping into the mindset of every archair fan this summer… I can’t wait!

Post via It’s Nice That.

Kidrobot London
19 Earlham Street
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Strike it rich with Oil Slick Dunny from Skwak. The eye-popping, super limited 8-inch figure spills into Kidrobot London on Thursday, February 18.

Skwak is an illustrator hailing from the north of France. His unique graphic universe, Maniac World, revisits children’s fairy tales and common myths. The adventures his Maniac characters embark upon are inspired from our daily lives but exaggerated to the point of absurdity, expressing the idea of “too much” through power, wealth, and celebrity.

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There is nothing better then when you come across a collective which just takes inspiration to a new level. The Peepshow Collective have been around since 2000 by graduates of the Univerity of Brighton.

Peepshow is Luke Best, Jenny Bowers, Miles Donovan, Chrissie Macdonald, Pete Mellor, Marie O’Connor, Andrew Rae, Elliot Thoburn, Lucy Vigrass and the brilliant Spencer Wilson.

Found via formfiftyfive.com

So finally Jacob and Biscuit’s book is out for you all to grab a hold of. I had the privilege of providing the artwork for my good friend hoping that of course I did the book justice!

Make sure you grab a copy today here!!!

Here’s a little snippet to whet your appetite:

Ok, so things are kinda serious for Black people right now… Currently, the most powerful man in the world is Barack Obama, and some people in the media industry refer to Oprah as the most powerful woman in the world, so for the first time in a looooong time, Black ain’t only about how well you can dance, how well you spit bars and how much your New Era hat cost. Cos from Zadie Smith to Lewis Hamilton, from Tiger Woods to Kanya King, Black people are succeeding in areas that the world never expected. Yet there’s a flipside to all this  around 70% of teenagers murdered in LDN are Black, half of all Black families are headed by a single parent and 12% of the UK prison population is Black. Yep, the flipside’s pretty damn awful. So from the use of the ‘N’ word, to the ‘Gun-Hoe’ attitudes from certain Hip-Hop/grime artists  from the obsession with Louis Vuitton handbags whilst still living on a council estate to beef over stooooopid bulls***… …this book is about what people of all backgrounds seem to get wrong: it defines What Being Black Is, And What Being Black Isn’t.

Elektrodrop!

“A site dedicated to all things creative, fun, fashionable and funky.” A great source of inspiration, and just for all things cool. Certainly one to bookmark!

Courtesy of http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/18/nasa-feat-tom-waits.html

Chris Piascik makes an original piece in the spirit of Halloween.
Shot & edited by steve schinnerer:
iloveqp.com

Artist chris piascik:
chrispiascik.com

Music by bonobo:
myspace.com/sibonobo

Chris Piascik from Quarter Productions on Vimeo.

Below: The Carphone Warehouse Ad: A Brief History.

Agency: CHI, Director: Kristofer Ström, Producers: Blink Ink, Nicholas Wakeham, Björn Wahlström, Bart Yates, Music & SoundFX: Minilogue.com

A breif History of communication from ljudbilden on Vimeo.

Below: What is GradeGuru. Artist: James Baylay, Director: Ben Cooke, CG: Adriano Gazza, VO: Joel Hanley

What is GradeGuru? from The GradeGuru Team on Vimeo.