Hans Brinker Hotel

Hans Brinker is a budget hotel in Amsterdam however, its advertising is the key to its success. The campaigns celebrates and are completely honest about its crappy standards. Its bizarre approach uses humour to relate to people. They are selling all of its bad points but for some unknown reason it really works, I think it is the quality of its adverts. It is a prime example that you can sell anything with the right media. Here are some of its campaigns. Also the website is definitely worth a look to see more of the campaigns. http://www.hans-brinker.com/

runandjumpclothing

The key purpose of my trip to uganda was on a kayaking trip. With many friends that kayak and making more while out there, I learned of some friends new clothing company called runandjump clothing that they have completely set up themselves. Their enterprising business is really inspiring to me personally as it has allowed them to use their kayaking lifestyle and use towards a successful a business. It is using design in an area of my personal interest. Another friend has just started working for Palm a large kayaking equipment brand doing advertisements and banners etc. I also really like their designs and it is encouraging to see what can be achieved.

http://www.runandjumpclothing.co.uk/

Zanzibar

During my trip away I visited zanzibar and it is undoubtedly the most beautiful place I have ever been. In Stone town there are winding streets with intricate detail on nearly all of the buildings. With the islands history of slave trade there was much money to build these extravagant buildings at the time and for these reasons there is also a mix of arab, indian and european style that is quite unique.

type culture

Just found a really useful website about type it has some interesting movies that are worth a watch. http://www.typeculture.com/academic_resource/movies/

Mug

Found this mug in Urban Outfitters really like the playfulness.The photo quality is a little bit rubbish because I took a sneaky photo on my phone.

Street Sketchbook

This book is truly inspiring it makes you want to pick up a pen and draw. Although there are mixed feelings about graffitti artists, the book looks at their sketchbook work and you can appreciate what they do from an illustrators point of view. The illustrations vary in style looking at different illustrators, many are similar in style to those of minilogue and the carphone warehouse adverts. I was so impressed I might even buy the book. The video below is from the book launch in 2007.

http://www.streetsketchbook.com/

Naturally juicy!

During my shift at my bar job this video came on one of the screens as the club is loud there was no sound. The bar often puts on music videos and pornish style programmes so I initially thought it was one of these. It was so weird I couldn't help but watch it and then the Orangina logo popped up at the end! I love the edgeyness and the risk that orinigina is taking its very brave.



This most definatley is the weirdest thing I've seen in a while.