Things that make Rory tick

Rory is a designer who works at OgilvyOne London as head of design. He likes to post things that may or may not include:

music, design, photography, art, digital media, social media, film, everyday snaps, inspirations from Africa, maybe some humour, a little politics...

...and he's bound to moan sometimes.

OK, quite a lot.

my outdated portfolio: create:liberate

My Flickr

Twitter: @rufeus

my old hub: rorycampbell.com


my neglected African creativity platform: Swikiri

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2010 (96)

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Obox Signature Series

A strange but sweet wartime themed video for Beirut's "Vagabond"

Music Video: Spoek Mathambo covers Joy Division's "Control" with a brilliantly haunting collaboration with Pieter Hugo and Michael Cleary

I feel its only a matter of time before Spoek Mathambo breaks through the international scene. 

From the Dazed Digital website:

'Control', the fourth single from Spoek Mathambo's debut album Mshini Wam, is a 'darkwave township house' cover of the Joy Division classic 'She's Lost Control'. In collaboration with one of South Africa's most influential photographers Pieter Hugo, and cinematographer Michael Cleary, the new video explores township cults and teen gangs. Shot on location in a squatted train boarding house in Langa, Cape Town, the video features a cast mostly made up of local neighborhood kids who run their own dance troop, Happy Feet. Spoek Mathambo has been pioneering a progressive take on African music for the last few years via his DJing (as HIVIP), solo and live band projects, having featured on Boysnoize Records and Top Billin. 

Directed and shot by Pieter Hugo & Michael Cleary
Edited by Richard Starkey

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Thanks to Tracey-lee Scully and Maciek Strychalski for the tip

OK Go create another great video: White Knuckles | Creative choreography, 1 take & dogs included

Sleigh Bells: Infinity Guitars video kicks some serious ass

 

Dingy neighbourhood squalor. Check.

Cheerleaders. Check. 

Baseball bat. Check.

Angry dog. Check.

Blow up a postbox. Check.

Burning a stack of guitars. Check.

 

Perfect.

Alexa, I love you.

Cee Lo sings "F**K You" and it hits 1m YouTube views within 5 days

This is clever pop music.

"A wrong turn you have made, to the Dark Side" - Master Yoda Behind the Scenes Tom Tom Recording

The Force is strong with Snoop, in a Galaxy far far away. Adidas Originals - Star Wars™ Cantina 2010

Adidas Originals invites you to join David Beckham, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Franz Beckenbauer, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, DJ Neil Armstrong and some of your dear, old friends for an intergalactic 2010 FIFA World Cup™ viewing party that you'll never forget.