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Using a wide range of media and techniques to explore my fascination for creativity, I have worked in many fields from fine art, graphic design, web design, animation, 3d modelling, visualization, product design, HCI, UX, user interface design. Before moving to Bali, I was Director of Research and Development at Jawbone. I now work mainly on product design focused on sustainability. I ran a lecture series in London at Tate Modern on computer graphics under my company Supernatural and continue to work on speech writing and presentation development. I currently use this site as a portfolio of recent projects and concepts and also home to my blog where I discuss ideas, news and areas of this great wide world that pique my diverse interests ...and yes, my real name is zissou.

Sustainability

Since moving to Bali in 2010 I have become far more deeply involved in sustainable thinking and design. I have built a bamboo home in the jungle, grow a wide range of fruit and vegetables and make a concerted effort to become more aware and considerate of nature and it's vital role in allowing us to live on this planet. To this end, should you have a creative project you feel could advance this type of neo-realism and are looking for creative assistance, you can contact me via the link above.
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Barnstormers

A classic from the New York-based Barnstormers crew from a while back Read on…

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Lucian Freud – Reflection 1985

Another momentous occasion in my journey to become a painter happened when I first saw this work. Read on…

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Cinemagraphs

If you’re like me and you trawl the design and inspiration sites from time to time, you will have noticed the increased use of a new style of animated gif.  Read on…

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Francis Bacon – self-portrait 1971

As often happens with maleable young minds, I was converted to art by a fantastically passionate teacher. Read on…

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Lady Agnew of Lochnaw

To be able to capture a delicate sensuality in the sitter while managing to avoid any sexual overtones and thus draw the attention of an audience in such a powerful way, John Singer Sargent has been able to reach a goal that so many portraitists strive towards but few ever achieve. Read on…

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Mode2

Although I never really ventured onto walls, Mode 2‘s pieces were a huge  inspiration for me as a young’un. In fact, he is simply one of the most influential graffiti artists there has ever been. Read on…

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Pie fight

Fantastic painting by Romanian artist, Adrian Ghenie. Since I have yet to see the work in person, I am not sure whether the depth of the paint where the face would be is actual depth or painted to look like it, either way, it’s a great idea and superbly executed. Read on…

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What colours mean

We live in a colorful world. In many countries, colors represent various holidays; they are also used to express feelings and enliven language. Here is a list of key colors and some of their meanings around the world. Read on…

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Google art project

Great use of a combination of search, maps and street view technologies – shame I can’t find a single classic that I love from any of these amazing galleries. Hope to see this collection expand as time goes on. www.googleartproject.com/

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Topologies

Fascinating exploration of old masters. Link here

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I love sketch

Tipped off to this research project by the nice guys over at Adobe, PhD student Seok-Hyung Bae and others have developed an intuitive 3d sketching platform that looks from the videos here to be nothing short of revloutionary. I cannot wait to try this out.

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Rhonda Forever

Since the early days of my experiements with computer graphics, I have been following the work of  James Paterson and Amit Pitaru – then as Insert Silence they created a landmark animated piece for Bjork and ever since, have always wondered how it was done.  This week I discovered they had been using  propietary software developed by Pitaru called  Rhonda. Originally conceived around 2003, the pair have for the first time offered it for public use.

Congratulations guys, this tool is a huge step in 3d sketching. Shallow learning curve and fantasic fun to play with. Sign up for the free download  here