Monthly Archives: October 2007

31ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema

The 31ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema (31st São Paulo International Film Festival) started yesterday, and as it has been happening in the last eight years, I will spend the next two week watching films everyday as if there was no … Continue reading

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John Wimberley

The photographer John Wimberley makes fabulous black and white pictures of nature, landscapes and figurative photos. John Wimberley’s photographs are populated by an abundance of pictorial elements: clouds, rocks, ravens, stones, mists, trees, grains of sand, feet; and it’s extraordinary … Continue reading

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Little People

Little People – a tiny street art project. Pictures of tiny plastic man in the streets of London and surroundings, and installations by Slinkachu. Take a look also on his set of pictures to Nuart event at the Rogaland kunstmuseum … Continue reading

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Ben Newman

The Bristol based illustrator Ben Newman makes cheerful illustrations, which he describes as “radically fuzzy felt bauhaus-folk illustration”. His childhood was heavily influenced by superheroes, the Beano and rope swings. By the way, from 15th September to October 14th 2007 … Continue reading

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E-obento

The site e-??????????? (e-obento) documents the beautiful daily bento and other lovely food creations of a Japanese mother. Each has a brief story and a list of ingredients. Some of them have grades for nutrition, design, speed and saving. All … Continue reading

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Toronto Humane Society Ads

The Canadian agency Leo Burnett Toronto created a series of very cute ads for the Toronto Human Society, which slogan is “adopt a new life”. The campaign goal, as you can guess, is motivate and increase the number of adoptions. … Continue reading

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Tips for conference bloggers

Tips for conference bloggers is a six-page illustrated guidebook made by Ethan Zuckerman and Bruno Giussani, veterans in conferences. It’s availbale in two PDF versions, 6 pages or 3 pages booklet format, and anyone can freely download and use (it’s … Continue reading

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1966′s Batman Film Stills

The list of Batman films I watched doesn’t include the 1966 Batman. The film directed by Leslie H. Martinson was filmed at the end of the first season of 1960′s Batman TV series. The LiveJournal page film_stills: Batman: The Movie … Continue reading

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L’âme Seule

L’âme Seule (The lonely soul) is a touching animation created by three talented students from EESA (Ecole Européenne Supérieure d’Animation): Cédric Berthier, Jean-Sébastien Leroux et Maximilien Royo. The short-film (4min) tells the story of a lonely character and the discover … Continue reading

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Computer Cat Wall Clock

The perfect kitty for geeks allergic to cat hair: Computer Cat Wall Clock. He is made out of mostly recycled computer parts, ranging from recycled hard drive platters and floppy disks, to memory ears and a wire tail. He also … Continue reading

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