all of the above

rainbows but no pot of gold

2011-10-15T02:12:00.000-07:00

http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2011-10-15

Cab 1179

2011-10-02T13:07:00.001-07:00

Untitled, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Flash On The Beach 2011

2011-09-16T13:09:00.000-07:00

Opening titles were stunning although it was a little confusing as to what they were about. We weren't too sure about what was going on. A full explanation followed in the GMUNK session later that day.

FOTB2011 MAIN TITLES from GMUNK on Vimeo.

The man in the video represents you as the creative and he starts with blacked out closed vision. Through the sequence he is confronted with a series of characters. The first one is doubt represented by the reaper who he does battles with. Once he defeats doubt his vision starts clearing slightly. Next is the two gazelles who pull him and push him and he doesn't know which direction to take and once he has decided his vision again becomes wider. The final one is the fireball who he 'wrestles' with until eventually his vision is completely clear and all is well in the world again... phew. It was beautifully shot and I loved the simplicity of just a room with lots of lights and dance. Makes it look easy but you know it wasn't.

GMUNK also treated us on the day to the work he has done on Tron. Stunning effects. Exploding video sequences and sparkling 3D effects. Beautiful and inspiring. He shared some of his influences with us which included lots of data visualisation (Feltron - Genius) and architectural drawings which looked like abstract works of art.

HelloFlower creators HelloEnjoy supplied an inspiring session on the day showcasing the HelloFlower app. It's a lovely app, very light and entertaining. They put a lot of effort into the app to ensure it only creates beautiful flowers. It's free! Go get it now. Here is one of mine:

Jon Burgerman
More lovely work, the large scale pieces are awe inspiring. One of my favourites can be seen here: http://www.jonburgerman.com/Work/comments/sixty_showroom/
Also liked the audience participation stuff that he did. He created a lab out of cardboard in an exhibition space and invited people to participate in lab experiments and then created illustrations from this. He is obsessed with salads and gave us a great tip about baked potatoes - bake them, leave them overnight then toast them the next day, cover in humous (humous is optional). He also walked around the conference in the most amazing jacket covered in chips.

Seb Lee-Delisle
It was full on geek fest at 9.30 so I took a timeout in the kick-back lounge checking emails, datadoodling etc. Caught a glimpse of Seb LD in the corner of my eye. He was up next and I was expecting the best - he did not disappoint. Pixels for the people delivered all that was promised. He brought the audience together in a device sync up extravaganza. Audience participation and geek volunteers required. The audience was lit up in animating colour sequences. He did some cool geeky magic to find our device location then run his app and we all glowed pixel perfect.

Pixels for The People (quick snips) from Momo the Monster on Vimeo.

Joel Gethin Lewis
His showreel is immense. He shared some interactive pieces with us like Coke 24 hr music. I was truly inspired not just by his work but his whole ethos. Loved the stuff he was doing with the autistic kids. It was very touching and seeing them respond like that must be the most rewarding feeling. Would love to help him out.

Hillman Curtis
Mr Cool... he showed us a trailer for a film he has done a film called 'Ride, Rise, Roar' featuring David Byrne from the 08/09 tour. I got to see the tour which was spectacular so I'm looking forward to seeing some of the behind-the-scenes footage. We also had a glimpse of the film he is doing with Stefan Sagmeister called 'The Happy Film'. One clip showed a young Stefan plucking up the courage to tell a woman on the subway that she looked beautiful - a story he shared with us at last years FOTB. He confessed that it doesn't get any easier a task. Another clip showed him handing out a flower and trying to get a date. It was a little awkward to watch and I'm looking forward to seeing the rest. There were a few more tears watching another of his interviews with a guy who had been diagnosed with HIV. He got this man to open up who rarely talked about himself and what was happening to him. All the films are beautifully shot with an elegance which makes them flow and so enthralling to watch.

James Victore (aka muthafletcher)
Inspiring, funny, all hands on, no digital. Got to have a few drinks and laughs with him later on after my colleague grabbed him and his friends of the street. He started taking pictures of us so I thought it only fair to return the favour. That's the very talented Jessica Hirsch in the background. The guy in the blue shirt was called Matt McGuinness (thanks Paul for finding that out) and he had worked with James on a project for the School of Visual Arts. We talked about all the usual stuff, Jersey Shores, TOWIE, Geordie Shores and the upcoming Scouse Shores (oh the shame!). Oh yeah and James complimented me on my shoes :) Great night. Thanks Neil.

Jessica Hirsch
Beautiful illustration and lettering designer. Loved the board game about divorce. Very funny.

Han Hoogerbrugge
Hilarious!

Elevator Pitch
The ones that stood out the most were:
Simon Santavirta - Very pretty music visualisations.
Pete Mäsesde - Flash game in 3 minutes
Anders Figenschow - He had created an impressive subtitler which was very funny - the guy doesn't have a website or a demo online that I can share - Fail

Jeremy Thorp
Lots of lovely data visualisation using Processing. He shared the NYTimes Project Cascade which illustrates avitivies on the web from a news article and follows how the conversation expands and is shared socially online. It explores behaviors and analyses the data. It's uber cool and beautiful.

He also shared his ideas about we record events and build up our personal history in photographs taken or tweets we post and locations we tag ourselves in. Our record will look a lot different that just looking back at photo albums.

My colleague an I also made it onto the big screen in this presentation :)

Jared Ficklin
After a brief introduction to the various types of facial hair Jared showed us a lot of lovely work. There is an element of the mad scientist to his work which he does in his 'man cave'.

Lots of dangerous elements - he uses a lot of fire.

Check out some more on his youtube channel here.
Lots of audio and motion responsive visualisation too. He also showed us some ghostbuster style goo of corn starch and water which was had alternative reactions to the type of touch or impact you applied to it. It was very cool shit. Touch it softly and it was gooey, but touch with high impact and it didn't budge. So he used audio vibration to see what kind of response he got. the results are below.

There was so much more that he showed and I was eager to get a front row seat in front of the main stage for Joshua Davis.

Josh-oo-arrrr Davis
Star! The closing to another great FOTB and who better to do it.

I love his whole persona. He is incredibly funny and entertaining character who puts on a real performance. He is a very talented bloke but there is no ego about him and he is very approachable.
He showed his project with IBM and the creation of Mr Watson. Also some of the outcomes from his workshop at Anderson ranch. Besides his lovely work he shared some of his fails and his personal battle with the booze. He shared his studio space and his beloved half pipe and we got to see the creative dark mind of his daughter and her love killing robot - genius!!

We legged it to the train and started the trek back up north. Another goodun!
You can see some of the pics I took over here on flickr.

This following pic was taken after the Victore session. I think he inspired us :)

Scary Details

2011-08-21T16:06:00.001-07:00

Scary Details OK

What's all that about?

Campfires and cavorting

2011-08-15T02:06:00.001-07:00

Cab 804

2011-08-04T15:53:00.001-07:00

Cab 804, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

ta luv @eyedoubleyou

Dreaming California and a couple of daredevils

2011-08-01T02:26:00.001-07:00

Cab 870

2011-07-17T05:46:00.001-07:00

Untitled, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Between the devil and the c

2011-07-15T02:40:00.002-07:00

icon M.I.A

2011-07-11T03:30:00.001-07:00

Cab 975

2011-07-03T08:49:00.003-07:00

Untitled, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Cab1702

2011-07-03T08:49:00.001-07:00

Untitled, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

get the hell outta here

2011-06-30T13:08:00.001-07:00

Untitled, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Pablo Robertson is off to Canada in search of the unknown. I wish him all the luck in the world and hope he finds his laughing place.
http://youtu.be/170fIOfmoeA
xxx

west tower vs demolished tower

2011-06-15T01:47:00.000-07:00

http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2011-6-15

Today I have mostly been looking at...

2011-06-13T08:06:00.000-07:00

ooh time

2011-06-08T02:03:00.000-07:00

this is one of the setting on my timesheet...

it must be when I find something pretty :)

Turkey and Mayer sandwich

2011-06-01T02:21:00.000-07:00

http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2011-6-1

All of the above

2011-05-22T01:09:00.000-07:00

New site up. Check it out!

http://clarecurran.co.uk/

Cab 829

2011-05-20T16:13:00.001-07:00

Untitled, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

leap frog and the wave machinos

2011-05-15T06:28:00.000-07:00

http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2011-5-15

old amaze to new amaze and some stunning Turkish scenery

2011-05-01T05:01:00.001-07:00

http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2011-5-1

Bridge and black cab

2011-04-15T02:54:00.000-07:00

http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2011-4-15

lushanna lu

2011-04-12T01:23:00.001-07:00

another one for the baby name book

sssssssssssssss

2011-04-01T04:10:00.000-07:00

Today photoshop is brought to you by the letter s

simpsonesque graffiti and a pirate

2011-04-01T02:44:00.000-07:00

http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2011-4-1

Gobbledeegoop

2011-03-29T02:41:00.001-07:00

who needs a menu bar anyway?

Backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

2011-03-29T02:16:00.000-07:00

Todays photoshop is brought to you by the letter k

what a difference a day makes

2011-03-15T03:00:00.001-07:00

originally uploaded by clarencecoconut

I'm collecting sunrises, come rain or come shine.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarencecoconut/sets/72157626264649170/with/5528403665/

Trees and swans

2011-03-15T02:50:00.001-07:00

http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2011-3-15

Sunrise

2011-03-10T03:34:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Helps me get up in the morning.

Design Research Unit 1942-72

2011-03-10T03:30:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Lovely, beautiful, stunning.
If you are in the area you should go see this exhibition.
Left me wondering where did it all go wrong and why is the majority so content with bad design. Everything can be beautiful if they just let it.

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2010/october/design-research-unit-1942-72

#itsabeauty #loveLoveLOVE

blue monday

2011-03-07T06:04:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

and there she is :-)

2011-03-04T03:36:00.003-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

When the boat comes in

2011-03-04T03:36:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Liver through the dots

2011-03-04T03:35:00.003-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Under the bridge

2011-03-04T03:35:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

The time has come again

2011-03-01T01:52:00.000-08:00

http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2011-3-1

girl needs a tan

2011-02-27T16:12:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

girl needs out

2011-02-27T16:11:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Buttons

2011-02-20T15:54:00.001-08:00

originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Buttons found while in search for wedding accessories.

More here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarencecoconut/sets/72157625972542313/with/5462742441/

It's that time again

2011-02-15T02:15:00.000-08:00

http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2011-2-15

antony gormley men in the sand

2011-02-12T18:20:00.001-08:00

antony gormley men in the sand, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

my favourite inanimate objects

Chilly Gonzales

2011-02-11T04:10:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Chilly Gonzales was the highlight this week. The man is not just a musical genius but he is also one of the funniest people I have ever encountered.

The session started with an exclusive look at Ivory Tower, the movie he has produced about 'Jazz Chess'. Very funny in parts but it didn't need to be so long. Good to see Peaches and Feist making appearances.

The musical part of the session began very serious with two classical tracks from the Solo Piano album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLZ95qyB8B4

After that the show was bursts of rap mixed with beautiful melodies and extremely funny moments. At one point he was playing so fast it was like strobe lighting effects on his hands, with sweat spraying the piano as he moved.

Liverpool was honoured with a Frankie Goes to Hollywood mix of the Power of Love, to Hotel California, to Champagne Supernover and on to Phil Collins In the Air Tonight. He regaled us of his tales about people sampling his music and his involvement with the iPad with little acknowledgment or financial gain. He is an excellent storyteller and the evening ended too soon, not before some Broadway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7pESuX9E24

One of my favourite tracks of the evening was Dot from Solo Piano:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlUi7w-hzHc

I used to judge people on the music they liked but have vowed from now on to only judge if they do not loveLoveLOVE the Chilly Gonzales.

CAB 1598

2011-02-10T15:29:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 1616

2011-02-10T15:28:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 1377

2011-02-05T15:50:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 790

2011-02-03T05:48:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

2-0

2011-02-03T05:46:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

View from the office

2011-02-03T05:44:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

It's that time again

2011-02-01T02:41:00.000-08:00

http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2011-2-1

Misty Mersey

2011-01-20T06:01:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

You can just about make out the buildings on the other side of the river.

Misty Mersey

2011-01-20T06:00:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Fog is covering the waterfront at the moment.

The moon and my man

2011-01-20T03:19:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

My moon

2011-01-20T03:18:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

On the beach

2011-01-16T14:15:00.001-08:00

CAB 1387

2011-01-16T03:49:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Not the friendliest cab driver in Liverpool!

CAB 705

2011-01-16T03:48:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 1201

2011-01-08T01:33:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

The sky

2011-01-02T11:26:00.003-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

The water

2011-01-02T11:26:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

It's that time again

2011-01-02T10:44:00.001-08:00

NYE lantern

2011-01-01T04:16:00.000-08:00

X Happy New Year X

2011-01-01T03:10:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

All that sparkles...

2010-12-30T10:27:00.001-08:00

See more on flickr

Snowy sky

2010-12-21T11:07:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

MADE YOU LOOK

2010-12-15T13:58:00.000-08:00

Check out my new facebook profile

Number One

2010-12-12T05:39:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

The new Amaze office is a beaut!

CAB 786

2010-12-05T10:13:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...again

2010-12-01T01:42:00.001-08:00

More from this time last year:
http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2010-12-1

Moonlight in the pool

2010-11-25T01:05:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Moonlight in the pool

2010-11-22T15:16:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 1580

2010-11-21T13:58:00.003-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 749

2010-11-21T13:58:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 1137

2010-11-21T13:57:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 100

2010-11-18T02:08:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Thats how it starts

2010-11-15T17:37:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

LCD green light

2010-11-15T17:36:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Hot Chip join LCD on stage

2010-11-15T17:35:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

It's that time again

2010-11-15T01:37:00.000-08:00

This time last year we were underneath the fishes :)
http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2010-11-15

goodbye plastic beach x

2010-11-12T17:26:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

'cause all I do is dance

2010-11-12T17:13:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

super fast jelly fish

2010-11-12T17:04:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

The revolution will be televised

2010-11-12T17:03:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 210

2010-11-12T16:40:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

non prop

2010-11-03T15:58:00.000-07:00

http://nonprop.tumblr.com/

Heart on wood

2010-11-01T01:40:00.001-07:00

It's that time again.

http://photojojo.com/timecapsule/clarencecoconut/2010-11-1

CAB 372

2010-10-25T03:08:00.001-07:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 655

2010-10-25T03:07:00.001-07:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Stuff I made

2010-10-22T16:07:00.000-07:00

These posters were created to be used in an exhibition for our company day. All of the creative team were involved and there was a prize for the winning poster. It was an excellent turn out and all of the posters were lovely.

I wasn't fortunate enough to bag the grand prize of the iPad but loved the project and hope we get to do more like it in the future.

CAB 1315

2010-10-22T15:51:00.001-07:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

One Unmagical Christmas

2010-10-22T06:45:00.000-07:00

One Unmagical Christmas by CocoDino | Make Your Own Book

Mossley rainbow 2008 and 2010

2010-10-21T03:29:00.001-07:00

This photograph was taken exactly 2 years ago.

The following photograph was taken this morning.
Two rainbows in the same location exactly 2 years apart.

mossley rainbow, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 65

2010-10-16T15:19:00.001-07:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

something changed

2010-10-12T16:12:00.001-07:00

something changed, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Brighton I miss you...

2010-10-12T16:10:00.001-07:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Flash on the Beach 2010

2010-10-10T11:38:00.001-07:00

We are here
The opening of "Geek Fest" 2010 included a cringe-worthy yet entertaining performance from the FOTB boy band. We then had the pleasure of the event organiser giving his opening speech dropping a few faux pas which caused a twitter storm which eventually led to a full apology later that day. Adobe offered their usual schpiel on Flash Catalyst which was pretty much the same as the first time I heard it about a year ago. I did notice that Andrew Shorten had a new sidekick from the last time we had the pleasure. I wonder if it had anything to do with the inappropriate nakedness during the video demonstration.

The opening credits from Nando Costa were beautiful. He did talk us through the making of this at his session although not as much as I would have liked.

All of the speakers were very inspiring and entertaining.

Grant Skinner
ADHD FTW, LOL!!!
Entertaining opener showing us little snippets of creative outbursts.His theory was to take 30 mins each day to step away from the commercial side of his work and do something for himself.

More about Grant Skinner here:
http://gskinner.com

Andre Michelle - creator of the audiotool:
www.audiotool.com
Some of his other workings can be found here:
http://lab.andre-michelle.com
(nuff said)

Mario Klingsman
Mario was up next also showing us some amazing work but ran out of time to explain more of the interesting bits because he wasted time showing us a video of him building a puzzle and talking about how he had acquired some useless lamps off eBay. I have to admit I found myself nodding off in some parts so was more than happy to see the following speaker.

Hoss Gifford
Things I Have Learned
One of the more controversial speakers to appear at FOTB. He had left a furor at the last venue he attended showing some offensive material so I was looking forward to see his offering this time around. It was both interesting and very entertaining which was much needed after the previous session with Klingsman. Hoss is a lovely bloke and I was lucky to meet him afterward. His slideshow was a mixture of comical quips and excellent advice on work and life. He has worked in the past with one of my favourite comedians Brian Limmond from Limmy's World of Glasgow. I missed the opportunity to ask him about Limmy, we were too tied up in a conversation about The Wire, which seems to be one subject people cant stop talking about once they start.
Hoss's slides to come.

More about the Hoss here:
http://hossgifford.com/

Robert Hodgin
Practice Makes Perfect, So What Are You Practicing?
Felt so lucky to see face to face the man who created one of my favourite things in the world - the iTunes visualiser. Although no one seems to know this as Apple don't allow him to publicise this as his own creation. His work was just beautiful and awe inspiring, not just the technical visualiser masterpieces but his magnetic sculptures were outstanding!

More adventures in processing:
http://www.flight404.com/blog/

Stefan Sagmeister
Design And Happiness
Definitely the highlight for me. He was again a genuinely lovely person to encounter. A tall, gracious individual who kinda looked like Nick Cave. His philosophy, which he admitted worked mostly because he could afford it, was to bring forward some of his retirement time and slot 6 months 'break' time every couple of years into his working life. His work was stunning. I particularly liked the branding work he presented and you can see where this has been 'used' as inspiration for many forms of design we have seen over the past couple of years. His 'jillyfish' story was very funny.

Nick Cave lookalike:
http://www.sagmeister.com

It was a long long day and after a few cheeky vimtos with the mN gang it felt good to slip into the crispy fresh hotel sheets.

Flashy Fortunes and Soda Pop Obsession
The day started with the elevator pitch session which was a little unusual. A mixture of visual and technical elements which appealed more to my colleague Ian (flash guy) than they did to me. Some of them were a little out of place also and one in particular totally useless - but I wont name names, I couldn't get up there in front of that crowd.

Branden Hall
HYPE:Combining Creativity
I have to admit I only attended this session because of his connection with Joshua Davis and I can see why these two collaborate so well together. Both talented and likeable people with a clear distinction of who is the tech side and who controls the aesthetic. Both equally entertaining and inspiring speakers.

Hype here:
http://www.hypeframework.org

Seb Lee-Delisle
What the Flux!?
Certainly one of the most entertaining of all the sessions - not a drowsy eye in the house. His talk focused on the negativity surrounding Flash at the moment. He included points of view from all sides and included an episode of Flashy Fortunes in his set for the lucky player to win a new iPod. I was glad to see more of Seb again in the throwdown.

Seb's blog
http://sebleedelisle.com

Julien Vallée
Storytelling, playfulness and experimentation
All it says in the title. Some sweet motion graphics and interesting ways of working.

More here:
www.jvallee.com

Nando Costa
The Other Side
The creator of this years opening titles. Stunning motion graphics and some cute childhood pics, but went on a bit too long for me and some of the people around me who were flailing after another long day. It also left us in a hurry to get back for the Brendan Dawes session which was the highlight of the day.

Brendan Dawes
Makers of Things
Mr Dawes was kind enough to treat us and his fellow mN gang to a lovely dinner before his session started. Another great session (only to be expected). He featured my favourite thing on the internet this year and possibly of all time - the soda pop guy. Happiest man on the planet. Made my day when I first saw this and was lovely to see him again at FOTB.

Summer Fridays - I wish
The day kicked off with the Jam Throwdown - 6 of the best from the last couple of days. Kinda dull til Seb LD got on stage. Lots of audience participation and audio mashups made an entertaining morning. Got to see some more of Hodgins too - loveLoveLOVE!

Doug McCune
Data Visualization Will Change Your Life
I started out the FOTB experience with a little project of my own to collate the amount of alcohol I consumed over the five days. The project shut down on the first day due mostly to technical issues and my inability to upload data after 3 drinks or more. Forgetfulness and impatience were also key factors. This session re-ignited that idea and me and my fellow Amazer are currently working on this - more to come later. One of the more interesting sessions and I got a lot out it.

Joshua Hirsch
Summer Fridays
The penultimate session of FOTB and a great build up to what happened next. I love their philosophy and outlook. They seem like a small, tight unit, supportive of all things creative and masters at encouragement and nurturing creative minds. I loved the data viz of their office that they created for their 10th anniversary.

I WANT TO WORK WITH THESE PEOPLE!
http://www.bigspaceship.com

Jared Tarbel
The Computational Artifact
The highest of notes to end on. Truly stunning work. I was overcome with all kinds of envy, not just about his talent but how he lived and worked. I've followed his work since www.levitated.net. Pure inspiration. He also gave out some of the best freebies. I managed to get my hands on this little gem thanks to Mr Watson.

We spent the final evening at Pho (pronounced Foo) - a Vietnamese restaurant recommended by the lovely Sir Lancelot. It was the first time I completed a whole meal using chopsticks. I was a little messed up by the end but it was dee-lish.

Before our final departure from Brighton we managed to catch a glimpse of the pier. It was a warm sunny day and I was a little blue to be leaving and heading back to reality and I am already jealous of the Amaze colleague who gets to go next year!

CAB 818

2010-10-09T04:11:00.001-07:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 460

2010-10-09T04:10:00.001-07:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

CAB 1579

2010-10-09T04:09:00.001-07:00

, originally uploaded by clarencecoconut.

Moonshine last year

2010-10-01T02:47:00.001-07:00

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