Visual Culture

UP THERE from Jon on Vimeo.

Dig this documentary that explores the art of hand-painted advertising murals.

If you don’t know already—the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is about to go down 45 days from now. Nike commissioned a handful of illustrators to represent their countries and reinterpret the emblems and badges as alternative versions for their national team shirts. The example above is by Cape Town’s own illustrator Kronk.

To find out more about the True Colors project, go here.

Now in their 4th Year Good 50X70 is open for submissions.

“There has been a massive global expansion in green marketeering. BP, a.k.a.,“British Petroleum,” has spent tens of millions of dollars to develop and sell its green street cred” says Paul Taylor from the LA Examiner. I think it is safe to say that BP has an uphill battle to reclaim its environmental credibility.

For the latest news on the clean-up efforts head over to the Huffington Post