Tuesday 19 October 2010

I've got the Power

I freakin Love art.

Stumbling upon a new artist who pushes all your buttons and seems to speak to you and only you is a pretty special feeling. I think that's what a lot of people are really looking for and how they evaluate art.

I visited the Moniker art Fair last weekend (an alternative to Frieze) and I most definitely wasn't disappointed.

The work of Steve Powers amongst other New York artists really grabbed me. I'm a big fan of textual art which captures you both verbally and visually.

You might thinks it awesome, you might think it's shit but either way you'll have an opinion.




Sunday 17 October 2010

Metaphwoar

I take great interest in how technology is shaping and changing the world we live in.

These changes are quite visible in the world of marketing communications.

Digital evangelists proclaim TV and print advertising dead, dinosaur agencies buy up digital talent/shops, clients all want a Facebook page and a few realists recognise that whilst it's all very exciting Pat 50 from Hull with a massive disposable income does not know her way round Amazon, Twitter or even  the BBC news website.

The percentage of all sales which are made online is still relatively low when compared to the strenght of the high street.

I'm hoping this is the kind of topic that's going to be discussed amongst others at the Metaphwoar discussion at the Slaughtered Lamb November 9th.

Some of the digerati will be discussing digital media  and communication in a rather quaint pub. It's also a Tuesday so what else are you going to do? There'll be speakers from Anomaly (arguably one of the most exciting agencies around), W+K, Last FM and Lean Mean Fighting Machine.

See you there.

Do skinny jeans, Raybans and vintage tees make you heave?

There seems to be a lot of hipster hate going on at the moment, even the Guardian seems to think so. If it bothers people that much I think they should probably just spend less time in Shoreditch. First the dickhead video (three million hits and counting) and now hackney hipster hate. It's pretty hilarious to be fair.

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