After Two Months of Sitting as a Draft...

I originally made this post on December 19th, 2008. I never got a chance to add everything I wanted to add and thought I'd have a chance during my Christmas break to revise the post. Little did I know, I'd be one busy, popular bee scheduled to the max with dates and gatherings! Here this post is, finally. Some of my favourite finds are in here, especially the little French girl's videos! Enjoy!

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I think I found the cutest little girl in France who should become the next J.K. Rowling. Or, she could be an actress and win an Oscar. Too cute!

The light-hearted pastel colours in Shimoda Hikari's illustrations are actually disguises for her underlying dark themes.

MTV in Canada is nowhere as creative as MTV Europe, which commissioned a short with the song "No Limit" by 2 Unlimited.

Learn the brief history of communication in one minute with a brilliant stop-motion film.

Some hilarious drawings by Wilhelm Staehle for Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre—clever, witty and somewhat cynical. More here.

Ever heard of a Singing Highway? There's one in Lancaster, CA created for a Honda commercial.

Another highway, this time in South Korea, can sing "Mary Had a Little Lamb"! (Also check out the behind the scene footages starting here.)

strange, important things

Oops, it's been five days. Here we are. There are 16 days until Christmas and I'm starting to feel the spirit despite the rainy weather. The snow is melting and the sky is dull but it feels great. I haven't been to the mall in ages so it'll be interesting to visit one and see all the holiday decorations and emphasized displays as a result of overflowing stock rooms!

Here are some things that caught my eye lately:

She has so many other fantastic sculptures and projects on display on her website. I really enjoy the Yes Collection and Barbarians as well. Her use of chains and heavy, concentrated objects vs. empty space is very strategic.
the most important things are not things by Ester Partegas - (Source)



A personal music video with scrapbook drawings by Violenn Simon. A project created for ENSAAMA School of Visual Communication, Paris 2008. Music by The Doors.
People Are Strange (Scrapbook Drawings) - (Source)

People are strange from Denis Fongue on Vimeo.

polaroids with love

There's so much great stuff I want to show off today, most of which are photographs that are truly phenomenal. I'll break this down into a few entries as I should be writing my 3000-word essay on Lipstick Jungle instead of looking up daily inspirations. I can't help it; there are too many wonderful things in the world waiting to be discovered and publicized.

Let's start with some Polaroids found on the_polaroids of LiveJournal:

By user: fotograffs - (Source)



By user: xclit_eastwoodx - (Source)


Andrea Joseph has finished her first ever Moleskine in which the entire book is of sepia illustrations. Her drawings are brilliant and she is undoubtedly one of my favourite illustrators ever. I follow her work on Flickr and her blog avidly. Do check her out!

chalk series by michael neff

Michael Neff has combined light, shadow and chalk to create an innovative form of sidewalk art. This chalk series outlines the shadow of everyday objects and highlights the negative presence of trees, fences, railings, whatever you may find on the streets of New York. Not only is this a brilliant idea, but the photographs themselves are also well-composed and aesthetically pleasing. Upon looking at his website, you'll also find Michael Neff as a photographer who has a great eye for night images and details. Visit his website for more photographs of his chalk series and his other work.


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