Chucky for Halloween

Diane Bondareff / Polaris

Fitting in with the time of year I noticed this photo.  Actors in Chucky outfits promoted the 20th Anniversary of the film Child's Play around New York.  They look really creepy to me and I thought this was a very real, in your face, campaign.  A fitting form of promotion for a horror film.  This promotion is alive and makes you feel insecure.  Well it would make me if I saw one of these little fella's in a dark alley.

Future Architecture in Paris

Article in the Independent

Jean Nouvel has won rights to create a new skyscraper in Paris's business district.  He plans to create the Signal Tower to enhance the state of the area as it is now.  The tower will be just under the height of the Eiffel Tower but will not be without its own charm.  The tower will have main sections which use large areas of glass and open spaces to promote a healthy work environment.  Well worth a look at if you are interested in the possibilities of future skyscrapers.

Computers effecting how you think

Strolling through The Sunday Times I came across an article titled:

Keep clicking and you’ll be a snappy thinker
The net is making us good at quick decisions – but there is a cost
Write Helen Brooks and Brendan Montague

It's an article about how long term use of a computer can effect the way you think and interact with other people. There are positives and negatives as with all things. It states how those who naturally adapt successfully in the next generations may be the next evolution of our race and be more successful economically,(also mentioning Darwin's Theory of Evolution). Long term computer usage has proven to increase decision making time but limit other areas such as abstract thinking.

As a graphic designer it makes you wonder whether you are being subject to a bigger change than the rest of the population. Let's face it we spend a hell of a lot of time on these computers, change is inevitable it seems, but will we be at the forefront of this change or are we on a different track completely? It just got me thinking that's all...

Read the story yourself here