That Cool Thing I Saw.

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As I was scouring the internet I came across this little gem of information and thought it was a great way to approach writing a brief which I find is the hardest part.

[9henom]

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Lionsgate recently released a series of propaganda-esque posters celebrating each districts specialty. The photography for for these posters are flawless and at a quick glance you could mistake them for painting and are nothing shot of being seen in a high end fashion magazine.

The idea of blurring the lines between fiction and reality when promoting a film is extremely clever, before the audience have even seen the film they are immersed in it. There is even a government website where you can cite your concerns on capitol concerns. It is not the first franchise to do this, ahead of the release of X-men: Days Of Future Past, The Bent Bullet was launched to address the conspiracy of Magneto shooting President Kennedy as well as one for Trask Industries.

If this is the future of film advertising to come, we have a lot to look forward too. This could enhance the film experience and it just shows how integral graphic design is to the film industry.

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I went to go Ben Howard yesterday at Falmouth Pavilion and he was definitely on his his game. He played a great mixture of his old songs and treated us to some of his new stuff, a song called Come Down is definitely one to look out for on his new album, he played it last year at Boardmasters and it was just as amazing. He definitely felt a lot more confident and was a lot more chatty commanding a smaller stage. The intimate setting was perfect for him and to be honest I think he was a happy to be there as we were. It was a great way to start his new tour and I cannot wait to get hold of his new album.

[jesyj]

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Two event poster I made for the event but were never used. The event was being held at the Maritime Museum so I wanted to focus on the theme of the sea.

I designed these posters a couple of weeks ago for an event but weren’t used. You can also view my other work from this page so feel free to have a look.

[wilwheaton]

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A Record Player to Call My Own.

Today I finally got my own record player. I was using my parent one, but only got to using it when I come home from university, but now I have one that I can take back to the beautiful falmouth and start building up my vinyl collection and instead of spending my money on alcohol like most students due I plan to spend my money on a much more long last object. 

While cds are great for nowadays over-produced pop acts, vinyl just sounds more human and I can proudly say that I'm ditching digital and going analog.

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My friend posted this link up just after The Grand Budapest Hotel was released, but I never got around to. It's a great read and it will give every Wes Anderson fan something to aim for.

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Possible birthday present idea.

[daviddoran]

Prospective book cover for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Beautiful and Damned. 

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Midi tulle skirt.

[eternalmarilynmonroe]

Marilyn Monroe photographed in 1949 © Bernard of Hollywood.

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Are tiny bikinis a thing of the past?

I love these 1950’s inspired swim wear. It hides all the bits you don’t want everyone to see and flaunts everything you do, there especially flattery for women with more curves, who don’t want to cover up like they’re afraid of the sun. I’m definitely tempted to get one my self, they’re very Marilyn Monroe-esque and are sure to make a bit splash this summer, pun intended.

Visit http://www.polyvore.com/high-waisted_bikini/shop?query=high-waisted+bikini to see of variety of stockists.

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the waitomo caves of new zealand’s northern island, formed two million years ago from the surrounding limestone bedrock, are home to an endemic species of bioluminescent fungus gnat (arachnocampa luminosa, or glow worm fly) who in their larval stage produce silk threads from which to hang and, using a blue light emitted from a modified excretory organ in their tails, lure in prey who then become ensnared in sticky droplets of mucus.

photos from spellbound waitomo tours, forevergone, blue polaris, and martin rietze. (more cave photos) (more bioluminescence photos)

These caves are on 'Places I Want To Go List'. They look amazing. 

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Places I Want To Go.

As this is my first blog post on TCTIS I'll start with hello and a little bit about me. My name is is Laura and a currently studying for my degree in Graphic Design. I wanted to create a blog that was a my cultural than my other blog supermace which is where I post other rubbish. So if want to feel free to take a look. 

For my first post I have decided to share my places to go bucket list, which I recently did so I could keep track of all the places I want to see. These places range from  the Sea of Stars in the Maldives to the Hobbit Trail in New Zealand. Have a look if you want, get to ideas and maybe start your own. Doing this made me want to do more travelling. I've only been out of Europe once and that was to New York, which was breathtaking, it was exactly how I imagined it and it didn't let me down, just looking up and all you can see is these amazingly tall sky scrapers, and the hustle and bustle is just very different to London, I can't explain the difference, but once you go there you'll understand.