Russell Davies

homework

This is a great image. It says a lot. Apparently it started out as a Time Out cover. Done by one of the great ad luminaries. But then it became an early Howies t-shirt, co-produced with Paul Smith or something. They're both on the label anyway

spacebeef

when american advertising is big and brash like this, it just can't be beat.

and here's some new additions (feb 04). not quite so good as ads. but an interesting response to US BSE scares.

wisdom

Indeed, his (Berlusconi's) close friend Confalonieri concludes our interview with a rather fetching analysis. "He is the same as an American. He wants everybody to be happy now. For years in Italy, we've been plagued by two philosophies that put off happiness into the distant future. The church says it will come after you die. The Communists say it will come hundreds of years from now when everyone is equal. It isn't difficult to compete against such ideas."

from Joe Klein's articles about Europe for The Guardian and Slate

timeless

This was a letter written to the proprietors of the refreshment room at Swindon station in 1845.

Dear Sir,

I assure you that Mr Player was wrong in supposing that I thought you purchased inferior coffee. I thought I said to him I was surprised you buy such bad roasted corn. I did not believe you had such a thing as coffee in the place; I am certain I never tasted any. I have long since ceased to make complaints at Swindon. I avoid taking anything there when I can help it.

yours faithfully

I.K. Brunel

quoted in Parallel Lines by Ian Marchant

pokia

I show this to lots of people and tell them it's the future, and they assume I'm joking. But somehow, of course, it is. We want the technology bit small and the interaction bit human-sized and familiar. That's just what we want.

worrytank

this is how brainstormings normally feel to me.

great bag of type

exactly the kind of authenticity brands would love to buy. look at the type on that bag. lovely

george's dad on the phone

this is a great idea. a walking tour of new york you get via your cellphone. this is symptomatic of the way ubiquitous technology will change/influence things.

the worst quentin

cliche

i just discovered the origins of the word 'cliche'. It was originally a combination of words so common that printers didn't bother breaking up the words in type-form. When you know that it somehow becomes a more interesting idea. Makes you think about the visual/advertising equivalent.