April 26, 2011
April 16, 2011
April 12, 2011
Fantastic footage of Paris-Roubaix 2011
A dutch tv program called Holland Sport shot some fantastic footage during one-day classic Paris-Roubaix, also known as 'the hell of the north'. An ode to the cobblestone and his heroes. Moreover, the cameraman also happend to catch Kurt Alse Arvesen (sec. 48) who rode the last 20 km without a saddle. Hommage!
April 9, 2011
Formula 1 2011 Poster Series
The F1 World Championship is back on track and so is PJ Tierney with these great posters. PJ Tierney on pole position.
April 4, 2011
Kenton Slash Demon - Daemon
No, these aren't windows media player effects from back in the 90's, this is the real thing. Classic computer effects without the computer. Via
April 1, 2011
March 30, 2011
March 26, 2011
Around the world in 80 seconds.
Still love this video promo from about a year ago. Captures the essence of photography: the beauty of discovering and capturing valuable events. A very nice way to promote a camera.
March 25, 2011
8 Tips for Startups on Media Use
Ok so you want to set up a company. First of all you need a business idea and a name. Let’s start with the name. Try to come up with a name that is memorable, notable and uniquely linked to your business. You should be the one where consumers will think about when they hear it. So you have to be original but do not make it to complicated. A mistake that many companies make, is that they think that their name should cover everything the company stands for. Do not try that, that is impossible.
When you have got the name figured out, you need words that can explain what your company or service is about, and why other people need to give you money for it. It is that simple. These words are often referred to as slogans, pay-offs, baselines or mission statements. If you do not have much experience with writing these kinds of statements, then don’t. The solution? Make mantra. Former Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki tells you how in this very educative video: ‘the ultimate test for a mantra is if your telephone operators (which you will have someday, right?) can tell you what it is. If they can, then you’re onto something meaningful and memorable. If they can’t, then, well, it sucks page’.
March 24, 2011
A Time Machine for the Web
This could become quite interesting and it definitely has potential. And it makes you wonder how we are going to look back in 15 years on all the things we published online in the past. Looking back in the past of say, future politicians, will definitely result in some extra scandals. #Nice
March 23, 2011
Well Transformed Visual Identities
I ran into a real original corporate identity entitled Just Moved, which is created by Transformer graphic design studio. I really love their own website and it’s content as well. Although it does not look real spectacular at first it is a very pleasant experience and definitely worth watching.
I really like the way they present their divers portfolio. First, some nice to know info followed by nicely photographed graphic design. I especially like two things: they make full use of the space available on a webpage (no superfluous elements) and they photographed and present their work mostly in context. The fluent navigation, subtle sound effects and the (real) full screen mode complete the (well designed) picture.
March 21, 2011
Life is Too Short Campaign
Love this campaign: the setting of the photos nicely depict a clear and funny message.
March 5, 2011
March 4, 2011
Are You Typical?
Right handed? Male? Making less than $12,000 a year? Do you have a cell phone? But no bank account? Then you are the world's most typical person.
February 28, 2011
The Real Academy Awards Winners
Earlier I tweeted some really nice designed unconventional posters for Oscar-nominated films. Now, on the same day the winners are announced, I want to share with you an alternative list: a top 5 based on these (non official) posters. Remember it is not about the film, only the poster. And the winner is..
#1
February 22, 2011
Books in the Digital Age: Three Visions
Maybe it is time for me to buy a tablet. After all, when Nelson, Alice and Coupland (which is my favorite) will become available you just need one.
Little Tokyo Identity and Packaging
I like the fresh and sophisticated work the people of Pentagram deliver. As one of the best agencies in NY they have much to offer, as for instance, this very simplistic and sophisticated identity for a restaurant called Little Tokyo.
February 16, 2011
Data Visualization in Context
I simply love this stuff. Not only a good way to simplify your data but also very original. I hate it when people try to explain something in difficult language when it can be said in simpler words as well. Either they do not fully understand it themselves, or they are trying to hard to act intelligent. It is the same with data visualization. This is how it also can be done: data visualization in context.
Nice Ad Photos Part 2: Epic, IBM
Earlier I posted Christian Stoll's ad photos for Opel. Although I still really love the simplicity and the clear message, I probably love the photo below, part of the Epic gallery for IBM, even more. I am using it as a wallpaper for more than a week now and I still enjoy watching the nice details. It is almost perfect.
February 15, 2011
February 14, 2011
3 Ways Good Design Makes You Happy
As a TED and ‘top-lists’ lover I ran into a pretty nice one yesterday on Inspirationfeed.com. This list about graphics and webdesign holds a couple of nice videos including one of Tim Berners-Lee (the inventor of the WWW), Rives' poem (which I shared with you yesterday) and my personal favorite: Don Norman on ‘3 ways good design makes you happy’. Perfect learning material for my User Interface Design course.
February 13, 2011
If I ran the Web
'You could email death people. They would not email you back. But you would get an automated reply.' You have to watch this extremely creative and humoristic poem.
February 12, 2011
Facebook in-car status updates vs. the Future of User Interface Design
A few days ago I raised the question: which of these two concepts (a, b) have the best chance to become a widely used consumer product in 5 years. When browsing the web the past week these two new concepts really grabbed me.
As an ad lover I obviously checked (almost) all of the Super Bowl XLV commercials (including my personal favorites: Darth Vader Kid of Volkswagen. Chevy’s Miss Evelyn and Chrysler’s Imported from Detroit) which, for most ad lovers, is the ad-highlight of the year. Although not one of my personal favorites, Chevy’s other commercial (option b), introducing a new Facebook in-car innovation, stuck with me the most. Chevy offers real time spoken Facebook status updates in their cars, which can be activated via voice activation.
Liking this new marketing strategie called 'Product Placement'
Maybe this 'Product Placement' can become very popular one day.
February 11, 2011
New advertising possibilities launch on iPad
This nice innovation can give advertising on tablets a whole new boost. Public showcase next week in Barcelona on the Mobile World Congress. Via
February 10, 2011
Why I started blogging 2
About a week ago I told you I would give an explanation of why I started blogging so here it comes. The main reason is to share. A second reason (which can be partly deduced from the subtitle of my blog) is to put everything that I am learning, and have learned, on the web and during my Corporate Communication and Digital Media study at the University of Tilburg, into practice.
As a part of the course Business Information Technology I ought to blog about study related subjects that interest me. So what interests me? Obviously, I am interested in the two main focus points of my study: media and communication. And to be more specific, I love everything that relates to design, advertising, creativity, user interface, apps, social media and new web solutions.
All inspiring ideas and concepts, which are worth spreading, will be shared and discussed on this blog. Apart from the subjects mentioned above I will, as a member of the HOPE (Holland Program on Entrepreneurship) team, particularly focus on entrepreneurship. I will share my vision on how (starting) entrepreneurs and business can fully benefit from today’s wonderful opportunities on and off the web.
All inspiring ideas and concepts, which are worth spreading, will be shared and discussed on this blog. Apart from the subjects mentioned above I will, as a member of the HOPE (Holland Program on Entrepreneurship) team, particularly focus on entrepreneurship. I will share my vision on how (starting) entrepreneurs and business can fully benefit from today’s wonderful opportunities on and off the web.
I attend to blog about entrepreneurial activities once a week. Other inspiring, ‘nice to know’ and interesting news, videos or other media will be shared and discussed on a non-regular basis so make sure you keep checking for updates here, or on my twitter.
February 3, 2011
Good vs. Bad interface design
Had a nice lecture yesterday about user interface design. Some bad designs were explained as shown below: why unlock first to see the time? perhaps skip a few traffic lights? pull or push? and do you also often need two attempts to connect your USB to your computer? To show you how it also can be done here are some great examples of user interface designs. I especially like this one.
February 2, 2011
Why I am exploring social media
Soon I will make clear why I started this blog, why I am on twitter nowadays and what I am planning to share with all of you. For now Gary Vaynerchuk can already give a sneak peak and partly answer the 'why question'. After all, pictures speak louder than words. In the meantime I will keep you updated of all things which, I think, are worth sharing.
