Cardon Copy takes underconsidered flyers and posters, (we've all seen them… hand scrawled notes stuck to trees, shop fronts, pinboards) redesigns them and then replaces the originals.
Lovely piece of industrial design…
This is 'apparently' a genuine letter of complaint to Richard Branson… prepare to cry.
"Only you open the present and it’s not in there. It’s your hamster Richard. It’s your hamster in the box and it’s not breathing. That’s how I felt when I peeled back the foil and saw this…"
There are some interesting handmade fonts on this site… if you're feeling too lazy to make your own. ;)
I feel nerdy posting this but it made me chuckle.
Stefan Dembo is currently creating 30 triangles over 30 days. Have a look.
If you have some spare time, and missed it last Friday, I'd recommend you watch this on the BBC iPlayer. It's only available til the weekend so hurry.
"Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record company, Factory. Started by the late Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville and Martin Hannett in the late 1970s, it became known as the home of Joy Divsion, New Order and Happy Mondays and for creating the Hacienda club. The label pioneered Britain's independent pop culture, creating a new Manchester and blowing a shed-load of money. Includes interviews with all the main players in the Factory story"
I wouldn't normally post skateboard footage here… but this is truly inspiring.
Birmingham city council has admitted to distributing a leaflet which shows an urban landscape of Birmingham… in Alabama. I have to admit, I've googled the weather forecast for 'Birmingham' on several occasions and been shocked with the hot temperatures it forcasts… only to realise I'm actually looking at the US namesake.
Read the BBC news article.
Thanks to Joe for sharing the link, and this link.
'Britain from above' is a new BBC series which uses satellite technology to create stunning images of Britain from above. It will be aired next Sunday at 9pm. Check out this preview.
French photographer, Cedric Delsaux, has created a series of photographs featuring Star Wars characters in urban settings. The shots are actually created by superimposing toys on to shots of Parisian architecture.
Here's a selection of images of an abandoned holiday resort in Taiwan. It's been abandoned for more then 20 years. Someone should renovate it.
