Are schools killing creativity?

If you what to view a version that doesn't buffer like a mother go here.

b.TWEEN Interactive Media Forum

Here are some vids from the b.TWEEN 07 Interactive Media Forum. Visit and enjoy!


Cheers Steve

Pimp my, er...Darth Vader helmet

66 artists from across the globe are celebrating Star Wars by taking part in the 'Vader Project'. The Vader Project is essentially an exhibition featuring customised Darth Vader helmets. You can read the full article here and see some images here.

Fanatical about comics?

Maybe not. But even if you don't like comic books/graphic novels (or whatever you prefer to call them) you have to admire the artistry, but also the talented people that come up with the crazy ideas and complex plots. This presentation by Jack Schultz discusses the relationships between stories in comics and how that manifests on the page, and how we as viewers look at them.

It's well worth reading even if you aren't fanatical about comics.

Tony and Morph

Hopefully everyone who wanted to meet Tony today will get the chance. If you didn't, hopefully this will make up for it

Something for the more mature fans


Something for the younger ones

Helvetica is 50 years old!

This is an interview from a documentary on Helvetica with designer and typographer Will Crouwel


Another interview from the same doc with Erik Spiekerman


Today's post is courtesy of Martin Flavin. Thanks for the find!

We're all individuals

Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker discusses why he doesn't get fashion:

"If Grazia magazine printed an article declaring it fashionable to smack yourself in the forehead with a limited-edition ball-pein hammer designed exclusively by Coleen McLoughlin, a mob would form outside your local B&Q before the ink had dried on the page.
It's a mystery to me. If the whole point of fashion is to distinguish yourself from the herd, why queue up to be part of it? Am I missing something here?"

You can read the full article here.

The Life of Brian - We're all individuals

This is England

Shane Meadows' latest film, This is England, was released last weekend. If you are unfamiliar with the writer and director's previous work he's responsible for Dead Man's Shoes and 24/7. This is England is a movie about the British skinhead movement in the 80s.

The movie tackles a number of issues such as social marginalisation, identity, racism and politics. The clips below include an interview with Shane Meadows and a debate about the film on Newsnight. Listen out for the comment by Mark Kermode on Newsnight which interestingly picks up on yesterday's post about 'liking your audience'. Kermode states that people look at cultures from the outside and as a result do not fully understand them. I was personally surprised with how my perception of the Skinhead movement differed from his depiction.

The Culture Show


Newsnight

How old is your brain?

David Armano, Creative Vice President at Digitas, discusses here how people think in different ways and how they solve problems.

Interestingness

Is it as simple as appealing to people's human nature? Do client's get too bogged in business issues and forget to come up with communications people just find interesting? How interesting is the project you delivered today?