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Vik's Vision

What links clown skulls, sugar, chocolate, wire and a gun shot wound? Answer: Vik Muniz.

Vik Muniz makes art from pretty much anything, be it shredded paper, wire, clouds or diamonds. Here he describes the thinking behind his work and takes us on a tour of his incredible images. Thanks to TED for the film.

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Categories Art Tags Art creativity

By on 28/1/09

God Went Surfing With The Devil

"A Katusha Grad rocket hit a mall in Ashkelon yesterday. Fourteen people were injured. The next day when we played at the beach, two Palestinian civilians and three gunmen were killed by IDF forces in the Gaza strip.”

Keep an eye out for this documentary. Skateboarder Alex Klein is in Israel and Gaza to tell the tale of life and surfing in the Middle East. Klein and his talented film crew are living alongside locals, spending day and night by their side as they laugh, eat, drink, surf, panic and cry.

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Categories Sport Film Politics Tags creativity determination documentary Film Imagination surf surfing

By on 22/5/08

Real Fans Wear Brown And Tan

Summer is here, it probably won’t last but we’ve learnt to deal with that. Meteorological mediocrity is part of our lives, in fact it probably defines us a bit. We complain when it’s too cold then moan when it’s too hot. In essence, we thrive on mediocrity. Another country rather fond of mediocrity is New Zealand. As a nation they are self deprecating, sarcastic and pretty relaxed. Their cricket side, traditionally at least, has represented that quite nicely.

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Categories Sport Fun Tags beige brigade creativity cricket Imagination lycra

By on 8/5/08

Johnny Lee And His 3d Wii

This fascinates me. Johnny Lee exposed his discovery on YouTube and the I.T world went crazy for it. He was then invited by the brilliant TED to deliver a talk, which thankfully breaks it down into slightly more basic terms for people like me (although it’s still quite nerdy). I admire Johnny for both his curious and creative mind, and also his attitude to knowledge sharing. He could have hidden away with his idea, or sold it to Nintendo or Apple. Instead, he made it available on his website for free.

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Categories Design Tags 3d computers creativity games Imagination jonny lee programming wii

By on 23/4/08

Soundtrack To Life

“I pressed the button, and suddenly we were floating. It was an incredible feeling to realise that I now had the means to multiply the aesthetic potential of any situation." - Andreas Pavel

How far we have come. If your iPod is of the Nano persuasion, kudos to you. If you’re packing 6G’s, you rock. iTouch? Awesome. iPhone? Spectacular. Anything electronic that has pinching, flicking and caressing as standard operating procedures deserves all accolades.

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Categories Design Music Endeavour Tags andreas pavel creativity Design determination Imagination iPod stereobelt walkman

By on 16/4/08

And I Quote...

“You can’t handle the truth!”... “I’ll never let go, Jack.”... “I love you honey bunny.”... “Say hello to my little friend!”... “I’m... kind of a big deal”... “Do the chickens have large talons?”

You could never quote from, say, an Italian Neorealist film of the 1940’s (unless in the right crowd) because it would transport you to Ubergeek status. Quoting films is about shared experience. ‘We both saw that film, we both liked that bit, and now we are connected by something.’

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Categories Film Tags American football any given sunday creativity Film Imagination movies pacino quotes Sport

By on 14/4/08

Exclusive Obscurity

There are few things in this world that are at once insanely eccentric, staunchly traditional and devoutly practical. In most circumstances there is no room for tradition while technology and design are forging new and improved paths, especially in an environment that is obsessed with innovation - the motor industry. From the moment Henry Ford rolled out his Model T, the race has been on to be the most modern, the most advanced, the quickest, the safest.

How extraordinary, then, that a small, privately owned British car company, Bristol, has for 60 years turned its nose up at fashion and convention in favour of what some might see as archaic practices in car design. The styling is discreet, penned by aeroplane engineers rather than car designers. Bristol cars are an acquired taste:

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Categories Design Tags bristol bristol cars Cars creativity Design determination model T

By on 27/3/08

The Operators Interview

They met on the Isle of Wight in 2007 and self-released their first album "What You See Is What I Sell" earlier this year. The Operators are made up of Owen Taylor on Vocals, John Stevens on Bass, Charlie Westropp on Synths and Guitar and Ben Athey on drums.

I have managed to see them live a couple of times so in exchange for my sweat, well trodden-on feet and mild whiplash I thought they owed me answers to some tough and probing questions. Luckily Owen and Charlie could spare a moment:

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Categories Music Tags band ben charlie creativity Imagination john Music owen the operators unsigned

By on 26/3/08

Rightfully Red

So ‘Grand Slam Super Soccer Sensational Sublime Stupendous Sunday’ has been and gone.

And the Premier League continues to insist that all fixtures are drawn at random using some special machine they keep at HQ. Oh look, would you believe it, the Big Four have been drawn against each other on the same day. Oh and look again, it’s on Easter Sunday. Of all the days eh? Wasn’t that the second ‘G.S.S.S.S.S.S.S’ we’ve had this season? Random? Hardly.

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Categories Sport Tags creativity Football

By on 25/3/08

The Boy's Got Skills

He’s called Felix Zenger, he comes from Finland and he can do both this:

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Categories Sport Music Tags beatbox creativity Music Sport

By on 13/3/08