Futuristic thriller Ex Machina is a sinister directorial debut from 28 Days Later writer Alex Garland. Starring Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac, who will next be seen together on JJ Abrams hotly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII, Ex Machina follows Gleeson’s coder Caleb, who wins a trip to the retreat of his company’s CEO Nathan … Continue reading
It’s Sunday and as it’s been a while since last we did this together, kick back, fix a smile and let’s take 5! Enjoy this short from the guys at Alfred Imageworks who pioneer visual media through motion graphics built on original concept planning as opposed to adaptation to preexiting trends. Theirs is a philosophy … Continue reading
YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY takes the viewer directly to the heart of the climate change story in this awe-inspiring and cinematic documentary series event. Combining the storytelling styles of Hollywood’s top movie makers with 60 Minutes’ Joel Bach and David Gelber’s reporting expertise, the docu-series reveals critical stories of heartbreak, hope and heroism as the … Continue reading
To mark the spring release of Khaled Hosseini’s new book, And The Mountains Echoed, Penguin Books have partnered with Dare Toronto to launch The Echo Project: a sprawling, page-by-page web companion to the novel. Inviting several high profile artists and authors (including Hosseini himself) to choose and interpret one of the book’s 402 pages, the … Continue reading
Van Gils, the menswear company founded in Holland in 1948, has a long and illustrious heritage and a reputation for delivering quality, great detailing and an edge in product & communication. Its campaign for ‘No Stitch, No Story’ follows sure-footed in this direction with a jacket designed exclusively for its Brand Store in Antwerp. The … Continue reading
Graceless Abby and Zara are not real. They were created by pan-dimensional beings to help save space and time. Starring Ciara Janson. The Sphere Series 1 Episode 1 of 3 Abby – Ciara Janson Zara – Laura Doddington Marek – Fraser James Daniel – David Warner Nan – Patricia Brake Nicholas – Alex Mallinson Written … Continue reading
A meeting of minds and a conversation in time between Vonn_R of Curated Futures and Not Vogue’s Steve Oklyn… We’re casting our gaze beyond 2014. In fact to be more precise, we’ve pitched up in 2023. Everything as we knew it in the “here and now” – socially, culturally, economically, politically – has altered. Beyond. … Continue reading
So, this just happened… A secret location near Cardiff city centre (a warehouse just behind Central Station) hosted the first performance based on the new album by Neon Neon, the musical partnership of Super Furry Animals front man Gruff Rhys and the American producer Boom Bip. Praxis Makes Perfect, a collab with National Theatre Wales that … Continue reading
The Second Sight Saturday session #1 starts with introductions – a small, mixed group with varied professional and personal backgrounds including politics, design, publishing, comms and advertising, all from the Netherlands… and me. A good start. We hear from course leaders Andrea Wiegman and Truus Dokter who speak about their careers in Trends, about Second … Continue reading
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