This is gonna be a quicky post. The work is bloody good and can speak fo itself. Check out his site to see his rake load of amazing animations. http://jblyth.com
His photos: http://www.justmissedus.com/
Blog: http://www.them-thangs.com/
Be warned, you will loose days going through the blog!

I have to admit that I have a serious fascination with certain antique objects. I collect a few on a small scale. Cameras, clocks, old signage and paper weights are the main contenders. Luckily this fascination has made its way into a project I am currently working on. An identity for a good mate of mine who is a videographer and photographer by trade. As always, I've been loving the research and concept stage of the project. Given my interest in antiques, I was searching Flickr specifically for images depicting old cameras coupled with their old-school branding. A few gems have turned up throughout the process, the main bulk are from this account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/s-demir/

It seem like everything Andy Mangold comes up with is pure gold. I've been looking through his site and I really cant fault a single project. Smart, original, fresh ideas all produced exceptionally well. He reminds me a little of Alan Fletcher’s approach to design. Well considered work that can be appreciated by the masses, not only designers! A veign of thought I strongly believe in.
The site: http://www.andymangold.com

Unit Editions, is an English publishing house I have mentioned on this blog before (Supergraphics post). I had a gander for them on Flickr last week and a few really interesting results popped up. A ridiculous amount in fact! Check: http://www.flickr.com/photos/uniteditions/  and you'll have an idea of what I'm on about. Lots of creative brain feed there.

Yusaka Kamekura's book caught my eye as I looked through the treasure trove of photographed books. I've attached a few of the images to this post, the rest are here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/uniteditions/sets/72157621829514897/with/3791810759/

Stumbled across this photographer's site the other day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/clipse/
Reminded me of the street art of Slinkachu: http://slinkachu.com/
Gave me a good laugh during the positively hellish, stressful day I was having!

Well, while I'm on a MSK crew roll I may as well put up my most favoured writer of the crew. Killer colour combos, a completely bonkers style of letters re. their composition and balance. This man never ceases to inspire. I can def hold my hands up guilty as charged when I look at how he has influenced some of my graffiti walls. The man’s Flickr account can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oreally/

I havent put a graffiti post up here in a good while. MSK is an international graffiti crew, probably THE flavour of 2009 and 2010 worldwide and so well they might be. The lads that rep it all bring bags of talent to the table. One of the painters that I hold in very high regard is Pose. Not only does he paint banging pieces, he also has a very impressive illustrative style.
Here's a decent link to a vid on the chap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEATCtv3ozM
Interesting dude, seems like a cool cat that genuinely loves what he does.

Some really nice work from Swedish illustrator Johan Thornqvist right here:
http://www.snarlik.se
Thanks Yola for sending the link to this!

Supergraphics!!? What the fook? Is this yet another designer-wanky term?
Yep, that's exactly what I thought when I heard it first.
Well, I was showing my ignorance and it has been around for quite some time, since the 60s in fact. Its definition is actually a very straight forward and simple one: very large, usually brightly colored, graphic images of simple design. Something I buzz off a great deal for my work, but never knew it actually had a name.
So how did I come across this topic? Unit Editions is how. This English production company gave a talk at Offset this year, which unfortunately I missed. Turns out thesy gave an amazing talk on Supergraphics and plugged their new book in doing so:
http://www.uniteditions.com/archives/supergraphics-the-book-pre-order-and-get-5-off/
Judging by their previous book they brought out, I'm going to make sure I get my paws on a copy!
Finally, here's a comical link to a DIY Supergraphics kit from the 70s:
http://www.canadiandesignresource.ca/officialgallery/miscellaneous/supergraphic/

A few of my mates are exhibiting in this exhibition. Definitely worth a gander.
Where: 'The Centre for Creative Practices', 15 Lower Pembroke St., Dublin 2 (just off Baggot St.)
When: The exhibition launches November 1st, 7–10pm and the show will run daily from 11.30–6pm until November 7th.

Taken from their site: 'Brainbelt Illustration Collective is a diverse network of fourteen creative professional artists and designers who bear a heartfelt passion for illustration. The group's visual disciplines vary from sculpture, print design, motion design, multimedia and photography.'
For more about this lot: http://brainbeltapostles.blogspot.com/