Created by Earthmine, it works a bit like Google Street View but uses higher resolution images. You can go around tagging the buildings without getting banged up by the SFPD. Its a little slow but worth a look even if its just to see the streets of San Francisco in all their glory. Check out my efforts in Union Square below.

Click here to visit the website and have a go yourself. Leave us a comment with a screen grab of your tag.

Blackpool. Love it or hate it, there’s no denying that the college degree courses there have produced some very talented people over the years, especially when it comes to design – not that I’m a biased ex-student or anything…

This year’s all singing all dancing annual Blackpool College degree show is a big one, not to be missed. Taking a roller coaster ride through venues in Manchester, London (including D&AD New Blood) and of course sunny Blackpool, students working in a variety of areas within contemporary design and art direction (including photography) will be showcasing their inspirational and award winning work.

Showtime begins at Manchester’s Cube Gallery from 9-13th June where, in addition to the fantastic work on display, Manchester comedian Jonathan Mayor will be providing entertainment throughout the night.

The student’s will also be making the trip down to London, where they will be showing their work at D&AD New Blood, from 29th June-1st July. See the flyer link below for more London venues.

And of course, if you do like to be beside the seaside, then head to Blackpool College itself where the show will be taking place from 17-24th June.

Click here to view the show flyer. See you there.

Narahashi apparently goes out into the sea off various coastal sites in Japan, and floats chest deep in the water taking the shots facing back to shore. An article on the Yossi Milo Gallery website gives a good explanation, ‘The images are suspended in moments of uncertainty, leaving conflicting sensations of calm and growing apprehension unresolved.’ 

Feeling seasick? Then don’t have a look at the rest of the collection here.

Nicking them off planes isn’t cool though, so click here to have a look at this group pool on Flickr that contains a few hundred images of safety cards for you to ‘get high’ on (sorry).

Shepard Fairey, creator of the ‘OBEY Giant’ brand is one of today’s most influential street artists. His work is known for its propagandistic treatment of bold colours, simplistic graphical style and political messages.

I was lucky enough to be in Los Angeles in the weeks before last years US Presidential Election and one particular piece of Shepard’s work, the Barrack Obama ‘HOPE’ poster, was present on just about every street you walked down. As an artist wanting to show his support for change, with no connection to Obama, the iconic poster was adopted firstly by the public and later, because of its great success, by the Obama campaign. As Shepard explains in a recent televised interview with Charlie Rose, this is ‘an exciting example of the principle of change happening from the bottom up.’ Click here to see the interview.

Fairey was also recently commissioned by Penguin Books to design covers of two George Orwell classics, ‘1984′ and ‘Animal Farm’.

Find out more about Shepard and see more of his work on the OBEY Giant website here.

Did anyone see the two-part documentary ‘Swarms: Natures Incredible Invasions’ that was on BBC one earlier this month? I finally got round to watching it the other day and was fascinated by the amazing aerial displays that the thousands of starlings (known as a ‘murmuration’) make above the city of Rome each autumn and winter. 

Photographer Richard Barnes has captured the patterns that the birds create. Click here to take a look at his collection entitled ‘Murmur’.

However, its not all beautiful for the locals who see the birds as a real nuisance. Next time a bird drops one on your windscreen, spare a thought for the people of Rome. Click here

Designer of the typeface, ITC Avant Garde and probably the most influential graphic designer of the 20th century, Herb Lubalin, best known for his experimentation with typography and editorial layout, is paid tribute to on this great site that showcases some of his most inspiring work. Its hard to believe that some of his work was produced more than 40 years ago.

Click here for some typographical gratification.