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Video by Istanbul-based motion designer Onur Senturk. Soundtrack by Echolab.

Found via Nickish

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‘A French twist on American Pop Culture’

Second one this week. Jean Paul Gaultier’s new collection for Target.

Click on the image for videos and more/jump.

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Nine women who changed the world. Article here.

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I love a good car chase. Short by Michael Chaves.

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‘In the 70s they called it war paint’ -Sven Voelker

A look at the graphic design of racing cars – an overview of the new book by Sven Voelker, Go Faster. Article and video here.

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‘Boobs, tongues, and a poem by Sappho about some ancient hanky-panky’ -Refinery29

It’s been a wonderful week. Even joined an anti-censorship group on Facebook. But frankly, Fuck Week inevitability has to come to an end. For my last Fuck Week fucking post, I’m including a fucking link to a blurg about the wonderfully irreverent FashionFUCK Magazine.

Great fucking blog too.

And,
If I wasn’t profane enough this week, there are others who take things a lot farther. One example is Northern Ireland’s very own wonder, Sarah Tonner. You can follow her on Twitter or Tumblr or read her blog. Great humor, no censor. REAL person.

And btw, that’s not her in the nude pictures in this post. This is her here:

As for me, gonna go wash my mouth for a bit.

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‘Nope, it’s not French Connection United Kingdom. It’s plain and simply Fuck.’ -Between the Cracks magazine

Jewelry by Steven Shein.

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‘And no matter what the locals tell you, don’t take the pink line to the yellow line.’ -Gizmodo

Speaking of the Underground, here’s Sam Lomen’s Underskin.

Found via Justin Nelson

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‘This set of opening title sequences for the BBCs regional news bulletins was unveiled in 2008 as part of the Corporations attempt to create a unified brand for BBC News across all platforms (television, radio and new media).’

This is the real thing, though I prefer Michael Wood’s interpretations. Designed by Lambie-Nairn. I like the subtle nod to the Underground. More below:

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I look at swirling American television news graphics – which include CNN’s uncanny ability to use the wrong apostrophe – with Trajan, voice overs from Michael Douglas, James Earl Jones and Morgan Freeman. Music by legendary movie composers John Williams, James Horner. Dramatic excess.

Amongst all this, the graphics for BBC News are a breath of fresh air.

Here’s a bunch of constructs by designer Michael Wood. Simple, cool intros  . . .  not quite the real thing (I’ll feature those in part 2), but smoooth.

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