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snaps | adorable graffiti character spotted in qingdao ///
Last weekend while in Qingdao we snapped a photo of this itty bitty graffiti piece on an old building near the city’s “Number 1 Bathing Beach” (青岛第一海水浴场). We love the colors and the character is just plain adorable. Do any readers know who painting it?
If you spot street / urban art (graffiti, stencil, [...]
mv | queen sea big shark X converse = “let’s play” ///
Queen Sea Big Shark recently released a music video for their song Let’s Play. Check it out below.
The MV is the result of the Converse branded It’s Your Turn campaign, which crowd-sourced not only lyrics for the song, but also extras for cameo appearances in the video.
Once again [...]
converse publishes vol. 1 of its “converse zine” in china ///
Converse China recently started published a magazine titled Converse Zine. The VOL 1, Music Holiday 2009, heavy features Chinese indie rock, with profile pieces on well-known Chinese bands like Queen Sea Big Shark, Hedgehog, The Gar, New Pants, Carsick Cars, and
nike’s liu xiang documentary, scored with songs by wang wen ///
To support and celebrate Liu Xiang’s successful comeback for the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix and China’s 11th National Games, Nike has released a documentary titled Chase. The short film was produced by W+K Shanghai and is scored with three tracks from Chinese indie post-rock band [...]
film | xiexielong’s private college diary, let’s reminiscence ///
Xiexielong is a new online cartoon character created by a young creative collective called Dong Li Fang (动立方). The team, lead by Zhejiang University of Media and Communications graduate Pangjun, currently has six Beijing-based members.
Recently, Dong Li Fang issued it’s latest animation piece, titled Xiexielong’s Private College Diary: Let’s Reminiscence on [...]
film | lin wuzhi’s latest nonopanda animated short ///
Nonopanda is a popular online cartoon character in China created by Lin Wuzhi, a Shanghai-based “bedroom” animator and cartoon designer. Wuzhi’s latest work was uploaded to Tudou just a few days ago and already has nearly a million views. Check it out below. Watch closely and you’ll notice quite a few pop culture references, some [...]
event | swatch MTV playground ///
The Swatch MTV Playground is taking place across Europe and Asia throughout 2009 and showcasing creative talent from across the globe. The campaign organizers’ (Swatch, MTV, and Behance.net) aim – to create the biggest international collective of imaginative minds and designers from around the world. Bravo, well done.
The campaign is yet [...]
