So if you haven't heard already iTunes reached the ¹billion mark yesterday for the number of apps downloaded since the app store opened, quite a feat really. it kind of made me wonder how many different types of applications there are for the iPhone?! I read this week that the armys prefferd choice for gadgets in the field is in fact the iPhone/iTouch due the versatility it offers in the applications that can be made for it. From ipints to lightsabers apple seem to have struck a chord with budding developers (some are as young as five) proving that the limits of digital technologies are only bound by the imagination!
Well that's all I wanted to say this time nothing insightful (not that my posts are or anything) just a thought that had crossed my mind - subsequently I'm using this as an opportunity to see how well the apps are by writing this post from a not so obvious location on the old iPhone! I LOVE TECHNOLOGY!
It's been a while since I updated this thing, what with deadlines, dissertations and revision. But whilst I'm suffering from what seems to be a mild case of information overkill I thought I'd write a little something to keep my mind active!
I seemed to have come to a point in my life where I'm not too sure where or what I should be doing, granted I should be looking forward to the end of university and formal education...for now, but what happens after that!? It seems luck hasn't been on my side as much as I'd like it to have been - after a years efforts of applying for graduate schemes I'm still at the same place where I started, JOBLESS! But maybe that's the way things are supposed to be? After all we are going through a recession or as Neil Perkins quite rightly points out a state of change as we move towards a more interactive way of competing.
Non-the-less I've not given up and hoping that brands are twigging on to the fact that advertising through a recession does not equate to bad capital investment (take a look at The Economists presentation below).
It seems however, nobody wants to employ a soon to be graduate with little experience, nobody wants to talk to a soon to be graduate with a little experience and therefore here I lie in soon to be post graduate limbo! Proving I have the passion and tenacity to succeed in advertising is difficult to say the least especially when those looking for flair and originality don't want to give you the time of day to prove otherwise. So on I plod re-writing my CV in new and inventive ways and making brain dumps of life and my personal experiences in this digital space in a bid somebody out there takes notice!
In the meantime I can't let a few set backs keep me down, after all life is too short and time is too precious! I'm wont get anywhere feeling sorry for myself and until I find my feet a little procrastination and idea generation isn't going to do any harm especially if I'm thinking of entering the AGP Young Talent Awards.
Stumbling through the web as you do and came across these two vids, which, I must say are no less than creative genius at its best! Nabil – who has worked with the like of Will.I.Am has done really well with the new Kanye Video and Datamosher's take on the use of pixilation as a transition is just awe-mazing!
When I first set about writing a blog - yes I know it's only my fifth post but read on - I had it in mind that I wanted to try and discover parts of the web which were interesting and add value to it and in turn inspire readers (albeit it my friends for the time being) to look at things in a different light. I drew my inspirations from a number of existing blogs; Faris Yakobs, Crackunit, Sandrine Plassareud, Fallon planning, mashable... to name but a few. However, it is this post which I read recently, that kind of sums up what I actually have ended up doing and quite possibly what the aforementioned blogs do to a certain extent.
Aligning attention to points of interest
Faris basically summarises the web as a sort of telescope, which people use to look at things they find interesting. Some people will enjoy it and move on to the next 'point of interest' others will pass on their experiences (like I am now) and probably bore or inspire people to do the same!
Well with that in mind the rest of this post is about a few parts of the web that I have found interesting recently and regularly keep my eye on, it may not be everybody's cup of tea but what the hell, this is my blog I can write what I want!
James Taylor
No not the singer, but almost as talented (well in my eyes). He's a close friend of mine that dabbles in a bit of motion graphics and animation from time to time, as a media production graduate I find we share very similar views on topics such as comics, film, TV shows and sometimes even the occasional ad. But what I wanted to bring to your attention was his recent idea for a documentary which he has been working on for some while. Many of you will be able to draw parallels with a certain tweeting hitch hiker but I assure you this has been in the pipeline for some while now, I could go into more detail but I think he explains it better here. He also has produced a few animations like the one below.
this is a lil typography animation that I did of my sister having a go at my mom lol
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Another thought provoking post by Faris got me thinking of this guy I knew, a fellow classmate and new found friend, the work he does kind of sums up what brands should allow their consumers to do – create their own take of something they believe the brand (in this case boxing) should be or means to them and share it with others. After all brands wouldn't exist if weren't for the paying customer in the same way boxing wouldn't be popular if fans couldn't talk about how they enjoyed the fight! Here's one of my favourite vids for you to oggle at!
Finally although he has had his coverage of late, I've got to tip my hat to the Paul whatever his name aka the Twitchhiker for what he is doing (rephrase) unlike the other two I don't know him personally but like many I have admiration for what he is attempting and wish him all the best, I will be following and supporting him via good old twitter and
Wow that was a pretty big post for me, well hope u enjoyed it – until next time!
The shortest month is upon yet so much has happened already. Seems like the nation went snow crazy last week and every Tom, Dick and Harry ejaculated in their pants like a 15 year old, puberty stricken child. As the cold, white, sticky stuff coated our little peninsula it forced people to go out and in some unexplainable sheep like frenzy and make snowpeople (have to PC these days, never know who's reading) or get undressed like this crazy vixen.
Nonetheless, Feb 2nd was the day London stood still, and living proof that Great Britain is quite possibly the most ill-prepared country in the world when adapting to change in weather: Too much rain and the river banks and damns go bust, too much heat and we're not allowed to water the plants and wash our cars, too much snow and the governments pride and joy, public transport, dies on its feet! What next?! Extreme winds forces Brits to live in underground tunnels!
But enough about yesterdays news, we're just under a week away from the cheesiest day of the year. Yep that's right - Valentine's Day, now I could go on about how overhyped, unnecessary and downright pointless it is but this twat seems to have hit the nail on the head, albeit in an annoying and self pitiful manner.
So the blokes a heartbroken eccentric – explains the crazy rant, but there is some truth in what he's saying. As an aspiring Ad-man I would be the first to defend the industry but Feb 14th is just a marketer's pay day. Another excuse to sell something to people that don't necessarily need it in over powering manner. 'Cos let's face how much does 695 calorie box of chocolates say i love you?! My point exactly!
But to end on a good note the last week of February does bring with it a tasty delight, Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day – now I'm not Christian but if I were to pick and choose different religious days to participate in this would be in the top ten. Any excuse to over indulge is welcomed by most no one more so than me. As a lover of the pan made cakes 24th February is day i remember being able to get away with eating high quantities of sugar on top of what essentially is fried bread and not get a bollocking from the parents, nowadays I like it 'cos there's less washing up to do and I won't feel guilty 'cos half the population will be doing it! All hail the pancake!
I'm back again and this time I'm trying to keep posting more regularly, final year Uni seems to be taking its toll but with the met office issuing 'Severe Weather Warnings' left right and centre it doesn't look like I'll be going out anytime soon. Last month was a pretty scarce month for me blogging wise and I seemed to have missed a lot of talkable events; it was a great months for ads, politics and conversations.
Cadbury's, T-mobile and Virgin debuted their latest creative show pieces (have a look below in case they slipped under the radar), showing that through a recession; branding and advertising is still key to survival.
The world went Obama crazy again (even if it was for about a week) as he got inaugurated into the White House making him the United States first African American president I think Charlie Brooker's post summed up what many of us viewers were thinking when it was being aired.
@wossy made it back onto our screens after his 3 month expulsion from the British Broadcasting Clowns (BBC to you and me) and no expenses were spared by the looks of things, 'Couch Gymnast' Tom Cruise headlined the show with Lee Evans and Twitter master Stephen Fry. Which brings me on to my next subject; Twitter - It seems like January saw the nation go Twitter mad (myself included) Ross and Fry talked about it on Friday Night and it seems like these 5 minutes of fame on the silver screen has done it some good. The media has latched on to the power of Twitter and covered it in quite a lot of late, be it for the quirky use of the micro-blogging tool by the one known as Twitchhiker or the global Twestivals that are being organised and taking place all over the world to raise money for Charity:Water.
So that's a little look at what happened last month (well that I could remember anyway)!
