I've been watching Channel 4's 'Seven Days' over the last few weeks, and have found it surprisingly enjoyable. What I thought would be a guilty pleasure to catch up on inbetween the documentaries I normally watch online, has actually quite interested me. The show is based around the community of Notting Hill in London, and follows a diverse range of characters around their day to day lives. What I quite like about the program is how it isn't all obviously set-up (like it is in 'The Only Way Is Essex'.. a real guilty pleasure), and there are normally some real life moments caught on camera, I especially like following Hannah and her family who are coming to terms with terminal illness.
What's increasingly interesting in the series is how the characters are all starting to interact and get to know each other as a consequence of the program, meaning the community has been given another means of communication. This is in part due to the feedback they have been getting through the programs 'Chat Nav' website, where the public give the characters feedback and advice about how they should tackle their problems.
I just found this blog, it's the fascinating story of Vivian Maier, who's previously unseen photography was only discovered recently. Check out the blog for the whole story and lots of great photographs.
These are images of an outcome from a recent university project set by Elmwood. The brief gave each student a word to base the project around, my word was ‘panacea’ which means ‘an answer or solution for all problems or difficulties’. The concept was to present me as a panacea for all the needs of a design studio, as a piece of self promotion. The idea being that the target audience can pick my characteristics to build the perfect designer, or if they want all the options, the answer is me. The illustrations were cut out of board using a laser cutter, so that all the pieces fit perfectly together.
I flipping love the new innocent smoothie advert! I think it's really funny in the way the smoothie bottle is made into a superhero but in an obviously fake way, (my favourite bit is that you can clearly see the wires used to make it look like its flying, and the pole its stuck to).
I saw this epicly long Freeview HD advert recently and thought it was very interesting, and probably their best advert to date. It shows a living room come to life whilst the occupants are out (because they can now go out without missing their favourite programs as they can record them). I like the dry humour and characterisation of the objects in the living room.
I found Owen Sherwood in an illustration book, and love the style and expression of his work. His website is a nice treat as well www.owensherwood.com.
I've been watching Channel 4's 'Seven Days' over the last few weeks, and have found it surprisingly enjoyable. What I thought would be a guilty pleasure to catch up on inbetween the documentaries I normally watch online, has actually quite interested me. 
