Eric Shalley

Cover creation from Peter Belanger on Vimeo.

I love the sense this time lapse gives someone who is unfamiliar with marketing and design on just how much effort goes into some of the artwork we encounter on a daily basis. Seeing a video like this makes me question my sanity, as I do stuff like this on a daily basis. I guess it is the love of the process and seeing something complex through to completion that keeps me at it.

Kuroshio Sea – 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.

I came across this video and found myself watching it twice. I love the sense of scale you get from the people standing in front of the glass. If you look closely there is a diver in the tank on the lover left. This must really be a sight to behold and if I’m ever in Japan I’d love to see it in person. Below are some details about the tank and facility.

The main tank called the “Kuroshio Sea” holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world’s second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank.

Website: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

Peanut Butter never looked so good. Jelly’s not bad either. Fast, cheap and easy…AND green. Roll with Gus.

Our awesome creative team has launched yet another hilarious video. Once you go with jorts and golf shoes, you will never go back. Be warned, this song will play in your head for the rest of the day.

It’s nice that we are getting to experiment with some fun social/viral ideas. This wild idea was for a recent new business pitch.

I have decided to start a series of things that inspire me. I am starting with artists and plan to branch out into more general categories such as: colors, typography, etc.

Si Scott is a graphic designer from the UK who specializes in rich, hand drawn illustrations that often involve type. He uses fineliners to create the illustration and usually works about 25% bigger than the final size so the illustration looks more crisp when scanned.

I am mesmerized by the skill hat he displays with a pen. I usually do my illustrations in ball point pen, so his style immediately spoke to me. Seeing mainstream hand drawn type makes me smile all over.

If you would like to see more of his work check out his portfolio here.

I also dug up this short video of him at work. Take a look!

I came across this video the other day and was amazed at the detail and skill of craft that must have gone into making this. I’ll never look at a pop-up book the same again.