Cringe Worthy Playground Banter

Translation of the above text; Omak - your mother is nice. This term was coined in NES around ten years ago by a certain Bully. To call anyone's mother anything in the Middle East is a huge offense worth of a spine crushing battle behind the school buses. Revived by a good friend of mine, I choose to encapsulate one of the great cringes of my pubescent days.

By Japanese for Japanese

How wicked is this? We should make one for Egypt..

If you are Lacking Motivation

or inspiration then take a look at this.. 

Ensconced Spatula: London's Word Festival

Ensconced Spatula was one of the many words suggested to go in London's strangest poem. (Revealed at the end of the 4 week festival in an orgy of screen-print mayhem thanks to The Chip Shop). Should you fancy a board with the word of your choice hand printed then make your way up to the bar next week for a gentle afternoon with slam-wrinters and wordsmiths out East.  

TaqwaCore

TaqwaCore is the revival of punk music dealing with Islamic issues. The brainchild, Michael Muhammed Knight and his troupe can be seen causing havoc at concerts in the new documentary, "Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam".
This will certainly ruffle a few feathers to say the very least. Never thought that a musical islamic dialogue would ever take place - its dangerously refreshing.

My tribute to El Día de los Muertos!

I decided that if I ever get to participate in El Día de los Muertos, I would want to draw out the masks I would make. Here's one with a Whale Tiara and an open wound.

Hark! Kahlo

This is a little gem from Hark, a vagrant. A comic interpretation of history. Ingeniously written and drawn.

Change A Reputation

I would have never guessed that I would be lecturing in my life - Let alone for a bunch of MA students who are about to embark on their 3rd pivotal brief. This is where they get to pitch their revamp of a product to Design Bridge in London.

I'm going to let them in on some of my experiences winning this brief and some key insights to get some ferocious, cut throat designs out on the table.

Humor As Seen On Paper

India : The Short Story

There isn't a better opportunity than a friend's wedding to sharpen up your photography skills - Last week I made my way down to India for my friends wedding and did just that. The Saris, the mendhi the ceremonies are so intricate and detailed it could overwhelmed the most experienced wedding goer/traveller. Not to mention the variety of dances, temples and markets. 

In between the ceremonies, a bunch of us had time to venture around Mumbai in the street equivalent of a roller-coaster - Rickshaws. On Sundays you can catch a wedding that's taken to the streets with dancers causing roadblocks and painting the town in flowers. Sometimes elephants to make their debut on the street as they shift large amounts of luggage across states.

If you ever get the chance, I strongly recommend you do an Indian wedding at least once and go to India a dozen times.

Poppin' Cherries : MA 2010 Cohort Present Brief 1

I was very lucky to be apart of a Judging panel (which also consisted of Damian Chapman and Tim)  for the first brief given to this year's newbies at UCA.

Here were some of the highlights:

I was truly inspired by some of the rawness that was just bludgeoned on screen by Bring Back the Bacon.  They made a video 

What made the day for me? Shi introducing his team, Alchemists. He started off a toned down but very spirited version of Axel Rose dancing and mixing flasks of food colouring. Then drank it before starting their presentation. They then burst their shirts 

After Dark - subtly clever and the ones to watch. They really set the tone  and were full of magic.  Our panel were taken aback and needed a breather at the end of their presentation before continuing on to the next team. 

One More Sense played the brand narrative like a fiddle. And they are Live. 

The winners of the day were the Alchemists. With four major briefs in the wings I wonder who will oust them. 

I'll link all the teams  once they get their sites go LIVE. hint hint. 

 

The Bunny Suit

A self-portrait.

Doodles

                                    Fruit Man & Owl

                                   What Was Her Name?

Sketching out some of the faces I try to remember in my dreams. 

Yeti In the City - Lookin for work

England has been one crazy story right up to this day since I moved here two years ago. So I've decided to make a few sketches of my experiences as I deem them strange and note worthy. Recently, I've revamped my 'folio and started making the rounds at big companies. As I walked through the doors of one very reputable company, I saw the secretary drinking up a tub of mayo. Utterly Rank. 

My photos exhibited in the Roundhouse !

The Roundhouse ran art programs throughout the summer and I decided it was a good idea to join Aperture Bootcamp, a photography class that allowed us to run around with Canon 5 d's  in Camden Town. 

Simon Rowe and Marta set us our brief to interpret the song, 'Smells Like Content' by The Books. Full of paradoxes and moods, there was a lot to explore and play with. 

I was lucky enough to have my work exhibited in the Roundhouse Gallery. The show wraps up in three weeks so if you are there to catch a concert, shop around in the Lock or performance swing by. 

And some briefs feel like...

Summer Sketches

Pimp My Portfolio

Hello,

I've been a busy stranger - hopefully I'll be blogging straight from my website in a few weeks time. I promise some tasteful previews of what I've been up to as they come to launch.

Listen up UCA graduates 08/09 and everyone else who has recently graduated from an art course - Pimp my portfolio is a site that links creative graduates to industry. I've personally had the pleasure of speaking to the ladies who've set up the site and let me tell you this - they are very well connected and extremely passionate.

First 500 places are free so get your butt registered. Pronto Tonto!

My Sketchy To-Do Lists

Hey guys, Just started to make my to-do lists and notes slightly more exciting. Comment away.

A Wolf Loves Pork!

Very Clever! Enjoy this stop motion story by Takeuchi Taijin.