Tag Archives: video
The public service announcement: Dumb Ways to Die
A 3-minute public service announcement video for Metro Trains Melbourne. The endearingly silly cute graphics and sticky indie folk sound made me watch it immediately a second time. An effective and unexpected take on the standard warnings which makes the… Continue reading
Category advertising, art, design, favourites, music, presentation tips, productivity, tools
Tags dumb ways to die, metro trains melbourne, public service announcement, video
The pushpin pointillist: Eric Daigh
A modern-day Chuck Close, Eric Daigh paints portraits with pushpins and pixels. >> via Co.Design >> Eric Daigh website
Category art
Tags Eric Daigh, painter, pointillism, portraits, pushpin, video
The Old Spice commercial, recast with cat
Old but still funny, Puss in Boots trailer / spoof on the Old Spice ad. Puss in Boots is perfectly cast as the Old Spice man – the same devil-may-care attitude and overconfident charm. The original Old Spice commercial…
Category advertising, cat
Tags old spice, puss in boots, video
The Anniversary: 10 years ago today
TEN YEARS ago today, I left Canada for what I thought would be one year in Japan. That year quickly became five, followed by another five in HK. I’d never imagined this. As a student, I thought about moving to… Continue reading
Category Uncategorized
Tags hong kong, tokyo, video
The Spectacle: Rashaad Newsome @ FEAST Projects
This was back in May but I’ve just come across the video and had to share it. A special performance by Rashaad Newsome at FEAST Projects during ArtHK – it was a true spectacle, the energy was uncontainable. The show… Continue reading
The Canadian national anthem reworked by William Shatner
July 1st is Canada Day. William Shatner’s modern take of O Canada, captured in this 2011 NFB short by Jacob Medjuck. It makes me laugh and strangely homesick at the same time. Not a bad thing in my books… think… Continue reading
Category art, presentation tips
Tags canada, john medjuck, nfb, video, william shatner
The power of negative thinking
Nice time-lapse trailer for Oliver Burkeman’s new book The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking There’s a long tradition in philosophy and spirituality that’s about embracing negativity, about easing up on all this positive thinking, and learning… Continue reading
Category food for thought, productivity, work
Tags happiness, negative thinking, oliver burkeman, positive thinking, power, video
The effect of gravity on a Slinky
If you loved watching the Slinky walk down the stairs as a kid, watch this crazy video on what else the Slinky does and why.
Category food for thought, science
Tags gravity, slinky, unexpected, video
The dreamscape
Phillip Schuster’s Skate Villa, Salzburg: hunting lodge turned indoor skate park