James Cooper continues his Amongst Inspiration series with Dublin based painter Paul Hughes. Hughes has been working with paint for over 20 years and in this video describes his passions, his methods and his inspiration. Take it away Gents.... [Read more]

Delicious animation styles from french motion designer ITZÁ AKA Jules Guérin. Tasty film noir screen print style video for BABX track Remington Requiem and very slick typography in his own personal advertisement. Very much looking forward to seeing more work from Mr Guérin.... [Read more]

Launched in 2009, The Brixton Pound is the UK's first local urban currency. It’s designed to support Brixton businesses and encourage local trade and production. The way it works is very simple — exchange your British Pounds (£) for the same amount in Brixton Pound (B£), and spend them in the large amount of... [Read more]

Amazing 3d paintings from Dutch artist Ron van deer Ende. The beauty of these super realistic painting/scultptures is they are made from recycled found wood and materials and formed without the aid of paint to colourise. The depth he achieves is merely optic as all of these stand out from the wall by no more than 16cm. To see more of Ron's creations go here.... [Read more]

For anyone who missed the opening on Thursday, Infinite World IV is an unfiltered snapshot into the brain of Synth Eastwood favourite Fergal Brennan. Fergal is amongst other things the creator of delicious videos for Diamond Dagger, Shit Robot and Sanso Xtro (featured). In this solo exhibition he has opened a door into the personal world of his sketch books from the 5 years surrounding this recent body of work. Extremely interesting viewing and open for two more days in Block T... [Read more]

Great smart phone idea live to use now. Hackney Hear is an app that works with the GPS on your phone providing audio accompaniment to your rambles around London's Hackney borough. As you walk through streets the App triggers interviews, stories, music and features to describe the fabric of the area as you stand there. ... [Read more]

Today why not enjoy some to "Fresh Guacemole" from "The Deep"? Two cuts I've never seen from the king of stop motion PES. The creator is US born Adam Pesapane and If you've never seen his work before, pour yourself a cup of tea and launch into his back catalogue. Its brilliant.... [Read more]

More often than not the simplest ideas are the best. Doriane Favre has taken the much loved Post-it Note and reshaped it as a watch. Write the note on the face and wrap it around your wrist. No more excuses for being late for that meeting.... [Read more]

In association with this years Offset, Orlaith Ross has curated an exhibition entitled "Crafting Type". The show brings together the work of stone carvers, architects, industrial and graphic designers. Displaying a diverse range of approaches that "take inspiration from the written word, transforming typography and lettering using traditional and contemporary techniques in unexpected ways." Featuring the work of James Cullen, Cian Corcoran and Thomas Glendon to name but a few,... [Read more]

Really clever video idea from French born but London based product designer Oscar Lhermitte. Quite simply attaching his digital camera to a drill and basking in the interesting results. Watch the video to the end as he attempts to trick the camera into displaying an image within the whirlwind. He is a recent graduate from the Royal College of Art and enjoys exploring a diverse range of creative endeavours from functional design to art installations... [Read more]