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Here at Noble|Antics we love books. Not only do they contain the most inspiring and incredible stories – they are gates to worlds upon our imagination.

One more thing.. Books looks great in almost every home, and they can be a part of your life not only when you read. Bookshelf Porn is despite the name a sober collection of yeah, let’s just say Bookshelf Porn.

Here is a small sample of what you can expect, but take the trip down the lane of words, and head over to the real collection of bookshelf porn..

So a toy robots walks in the room.. What happens after dark. The only way to get out is through the mirror of the monitor. Luckily we have Google!

This is a short film personal project by director Tom Jenkins. It’s simply amazing!

Oasis associations aside, Japanese interior design firm Wonderwall has a great catalogue of projects that is well worth a peek, but it was their slightly freaky way of presenting these projects that initially drew me to the site.

Head on over to Wonder-wall.com to check out their work and interact with the project list. Who needs 3D glasses anyway?

Just came across this short video feature about the Occupy Wall Street movement, which poses the very relevant and haunting question: Where do we go from here?

Whether you can relate to the protesters or not, this video captures a distinct atmosphere, which in itself makes it interesting. The effects (if any) of the movement are yet to be seen, but the video will remain a insight into a moment in time that seems unprecedented, yet unavoidable.

If the (very appealing and smooth) visual style seems familiar, it might be because creator Ed David is also the director of photography behind the fantastic video series over at The Scout.

Long time no see! Well it’s been a while. And I shall be the first to say: “It’s been too long!”.. Well, sorry about that. I guess we both here at Noble Antics have gone stuck in the fishin’ mode.

That being said it’s time to continue.

The video below is from Intels “Visual Life” series. As we all know, the importance of light in our surroundings means the world to most people – unfortunately not all use light as creatively as we see here. Some of you might remember the big Ralph Lauren 4D experience about a year ago. It seems the new ways of thinking ‘canvas’ will evolve further as technology moves on. Interesting stuff to come, I guess.

Yeah. It’s also summertime here at Noble Antics, so the lack of new refinements is due to both of us spending some time in the sun – at the moment one of us in Italy – and this time it’s not me :’(

In line with the recent focus on a emerging Chinese design perspective, I thought I would share another of Intel’s promotional videos that follow the visual lives of inspirational people.

In stark contrast to the New York based Scott Schuman, the Chinese wedding photographers Kitty and Lala create photos, which may seem strange or silly from a western perspective. Yet, their take on the traditional Chinese wedding photo and their understanding of its importance has allowed them to establish their own visual style that appeals to the younger generation of newly weds (and let’s face it, that is a fairly big segment).

Their approach, customers, and altogether different psychical and cultural environment makes for an interesting video.

Intel Visual Life — Kitty & Lala, 80 Impression from Amsterdam Worldwide on Vimeo.

Having spent some time in China and Hong Kong a few years ago, I have lately been feeling a strong urge to go back and let myself continue to be amazed by the amount of creativity and productivity of the younger generations there.

So, I dusted off my copy of New Graphic Design in China from publishing house 3030 Press. The book presents the works of 30 designers around the age of 30 (hence, the 3030), who all reside in mainland China and work within posters, packaging, book and illustration design.

The background stories of the designers, who have seen their country change radically throughout their relatively short lives provide an sense of depth to the backdrop of their work. Though some of the designs are radically different and perhaps slightly incomprehensible to the untrained western eye, there are clearly a lot of potential and very creative minds behind it.

Most pictures taken from http://www.moorsmagazine.com/design/newgraphicdesignchina.html. All copyright belongs to the respective owners.