Project Art: Online Gallery of Lavelle Hurley

20/1/2010 (New)

Looks like the dude who has brought us all the lovely Final Fantasy music over the years has quit.

20/1/2010 (New)

I've slightly tweaked my website dedicated to action meister Jackie C. Just slight amends, nothing major as of yet - need to get some more content on it and re-jig the images gallery page. Enjoy the video on the homepage ^__^.

18/1/2010 (New)

I've watched 434 episodes of One Piece in only two months... that sounds really dull, meh! Really surprised as I've been out a lot recently.

13/1/2010 (New)

Some animated stereoviews of ancient Japan.

7/1/2010 (New)

Checkout these photos of someone laying an old photo over where they were taken.

5/1/2010 (New)

Some beautiful staircases from around the world.

22/12/2009

Capcom plan to release Super Street Fighter 4 in the spring of 2010. I first read about the updates i.e. more characters (Cody, Guy and Adon), and the reintroduction of the bonus stages (breaking the car and breaking the barrels). I initially thought they were updates to Street Fighter 4. But was soon shocked that it is to released as a new game, which is stupid as it is just an update. So shouldn't you be able to just download the game changes - considering it is the same game? Anyway here's a gamespot video which shows some of the changes.

9/12/2009

Been rummaging around website review sites, amazon, play etc.... looking for decent PS3 games to play over the christmas break. There's not much out there, and I don't really want to spend over £30 on any one game.

22/11/2009

Looks like another 4 months until GT5 is released in the UK. After there was confusion by retailers who posted release dates in Sept 2009 and then November 2009.

22/11/2009

There's not much out there on the web about Masamune Shirow - probably my favourite manga artist. If there is, you have to dig hard to find anything decent. I did however find this website dedicated to all things Masamune Shirow, judging from the 2005 date it hasn't been kept up to date, but is still a good read nonetheless.

13/11/2009

Technologic iPhones - Daft Punk iPhone Tribute. A great video showing a very innovative use of an iphone.

2/11/2009

London grew a little closer to Tokyo today with the opening of a Tokyo style crossing in Oxford Circus, in the heart of London's busiest shopping district.

24/10/2009

Keeping with the bird theme, this time it's a video involving a jedi bird.

24/10/2009

Very funny video of an advert that was shown in the commercial break for an old superbowl involving giant pigeons.

18/10/2009

Been listening to the new Muse album: The Resistance. A very good album, good to see the boys are still doing there own thing and one of the main reasons why I liked Muse from the beginning. Favourite tracks have to be 'Uprising', 'Resistance' (the intro is brilliant), also like 'MK Ultra' (Mortal Kombat Ultra Combo heh) - have just got some guitar tabs for it so will have fun learning to play it. The three last tracks are good too. I'm just loving the fact that it has songs on there that gives you the same goosebumps that you get when you listen to Space Dementia.

10/10/2009

Added some photos I took from my trip to Bristol a few months back.

25/9/2009

The new MMORPG Aion launches in europe today. If you've never heard of it then watch this HD video

25/9/2009

I've seen a lot of crazy drivers, but the difference has mainly been that they weren't responsible for 30+ passengers. Checkout this crazy bus driver - lucky no one was killed.

7/9/2009

If you've ever watched the film '28 Days Later', then you will appreciate this slideshow of a series of photos of deserted London.

1/9/2009

Having been caught up in the whole Avatar thing due to my younger brother watching it all the time. The upcoming movie seems to look really good - checkout the youtube trailer for it!

1/9/2009

September is here (blimey the year goes by fast!), winter is almost upon us. Speaking of the seasons, checkout these amazing photos of extreme weather events.

22/8/2009

Another game related post. Checkout this video for a new beat 'em up called Tatsunoko vs. Capcom.

22/8/2009

Into your MMORPGs? Then checkout this video for the soon to be release Guild Wars 2.

22/8/2009

Sony have revealed photos of the new slimline PS3 (see below), at first I was annoyed as I already have the originl one. But after looking at the way it looks, I can't say I'm really bothered.

13/8/2009

This is for whenever you are feeling down

13/8/2009

It's always funny when things get misspelled through the translation process or when marketeers don't do their research. I found this quite amusing!

2/8/2009

To iPhone or not to iPhone - that is the question? Can't decide whether to get one or not... hmm... (not into my technology as I used to be - plenty of new cool stuff I have left to pass me by).

2/8/2009

I was watching Gintama got up to over a 100 episodes then found it hard finding places to watch it - lots of dummy sites that say they have the next episode, but in fact don't. Very frustrating, especially now that I can't remember what the last episode I last saw is. Have also been looking at getting a road bicycle - not sure how much to spend, in case it gets stolen. Finding it pretty hard to finding enough reviews on bikes, that on paper, look pretty good.

25/7/2009

Adios bendy bus! They are to phased off of the streets of London.

25/7/2009

I want to get a notebook to use on train journeys etc. Hmm, lots to choose from, guess I'll have to just research into the best ones.

20/7/2009

Another track that I've managed to track down. If you've watched 'Z.O.E: Dolores i', and thought the opening track was rocking, then this is for you.

20/7/2009

Belleruche at the Vibe Bar - 11th July 2009.

20/7/2009

Finally managed to track down the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest end credits track on youtube - enjoy in high quality sound :)

20/7/2009

A giant Gundam has been spotted in Tokyo... check out the photos.

20/7/2009

This is an interesting camera technique using a 'tilt-shift' camera lens. The photographer, Toby Allen, has used one to make areas of London look like models.

View more tilt-shift photos of London

12/7/2009

Being someone who suffers from vertigo... I don't think you'll find me stepping out on a glass floor thats over a 1,000 feet above the ground. That's exactly what they've built on the 103rd floor of the Sears Tower.

10/7/2009

But I still haven't found - an image bookmarking website - what I'm looking for.

7/7/2009

A absolutely brilliant memorial to those who died on the 7th July bombings in London.

7/7/2009

Another post that is photo related. You really do need to checkout these photos of the 10 most unreal landscapes on Earth.

7/7/2009

Really nice photo of a London pigeon. Looks like it is a holy one too, as it has a halo hehehe!

4/7/2009

It's amazing how much stuff you can end up with, especially when you start taking stuff off of shelves and bookcases. Having trouble finding a home for everything now... hmm perhaps ebay is the solution to some of the - spontaneously bought and now regretting it - items?

28/6/2009

I have a strong desire to do some more artwork, particularly some drawing and maybe some painting. Just have to figure out how to find some time, without interfering with my usual end of week rest up, where I usually need a few hours of nothingness to prepare me for the following week. There's still lots I want to do with this website, but once again it all comes down to time. Takes a while to implement all the changes I want to put in... so just have to do it bit by bit.

26/6/2009

RIP Michael Jackson

17/6/2009

I went to a Manics gig on the 28th May 2009. The gig was awesome, they played 2 sets. The first was their entire new album, the second was just hit after hit from their back catalogue. The gig ended with "Design for Life"... bloody awesome!!!

See a few photos of Manics gig at the Roundhouse, London.

17/6/2009

Checkout this pavement art on a towpath on the Regents Canal in Islington, London to stop speeding cyclists.

15/6/2009

Hmm... just under a week until the new Transformers movie comes out (yay), not hearing too many rave reviews from friends about the new Terminator film though.

15/6/2009

In case you didn't notice, I have revamped this website. It was looking a little tired, and didn't really reflect my ever-improving skills as a web designer. My basic aim was to make the site easier to update content, after all, content is the key to a good site. Anyway, I also made the content area wider to incorporate more content. Am still making further tweaks here and there (well you have to start from somewhere), so don't be alarmed if things suddenly look different from the last time you visited ^ ^.

16/4/2009

Two sculptures from the World Ice Sculpture Championships 2009. Very nice indeed!.

15/3/2009

Double PS3 'powar!' My newly acquired PS3 is the one on the left ^___^ (still waiting for some more decent games though).

12/3/2009

Checkout these infrared photos. Older generation cameras were capable of capturing infrared light, but most modern cameras filter it out, so to achieve this effect you'll have to look around a bit for the few that can still capture it.

12/3/2009

What do beer cans and art have in common? Well, this artist David Phillips has used beer cans to produce some really unique artwork. I especially like how he has used the metallic shimmer of the cans to produce an art piece of a wave.

3/3/2009

Check out this cool Last.fm mapping of your favourite artists. Just put in your Last.fm profile into the search.

3/3/2009

Finally got myself a PS3, got it with Killzone 2 and bought the new Street Fighter 4 game.

11/2/2009

During the recent bout of snow in the UK, I came across this gentleman and his dog in a park (although he is looking either as if he is either pregnant or just obese!).

4/2/2009

There were Chinese New Year celebrations in London on Sunday 1st February. The day was alright, a particular highlight was the excellent fireworks display in Leicester Square.

View more photos of the event

3/2/2009

The Year of the Ox 2009 - General Outlook

The year of the Ox is associated with domestic trouble that seems to have no solution. The grounded, rational, earth influence of the Ox may bring good fortune to troubled economic times but only with a sustained, well planned effort. The Ox influence brings an aversion to risky credit and quick answers that are not well conceived. The Ox year brings success only through discipline and through hard work. The steady ox is quick to anger when confronted by what seems to be irrational opposition, but the use of reason works well and avoids a charge by the angry bull. There is much danger of war and unrest if diplomacy does not prevail. Source: http://www.chiff.com/a/chinese-horoscopes.htm

3/1/2009

Happy New Year... hopefully 2009 will be a great year!

"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves." (Bill Vaughan)

3/1/2009

I read recently that Keanu Reeves was interested in making a cowboy Beebop film, with himself taking up the role as Spike.... run for the hills! Heehehe.

29/12/2008

Here are some more video recreations I found:

Human Space invaders

Human Pong

Human tetris

Human Pole Position

29/12/2008

For those of you who haven't seen this, check it out. A guy has recreated Mario Kart, but on the open road. He even has a Mario costume on.

2/12/2008

I got a nice book boxset of the Lord of the Rings. All the books are hardback, illustrated and come in a really nicely adorned box.

18/11/2008

Len Smith: Diary of a Wartime Artist. I first heard about him on a BBC breakfast television programme. A soldier who was also an artist who drew and painted what he saw out on the field.

18/11/2008

This makes me laugh everytime I see it ^ ^.

10/11/2008

Canaletto is one of my favourite painters. I love going to see his work at the National Gallery in London.

11/10/2008

I went to see Amy MacDonald at the Roundhouse in Camden, London on the 9th of October 2008. It was a really good gig! Most of the songs had a harder rockier edge to them, thanks to the great guitrist.

See more photos of Amy MacDonald at The Roundhouse

2/10/2008

Take a look at this site a friend found called Cursive Buildings, it shows images with a really cool effect and was (you might want to reconsider if you are suffering from a headache)

25/8/2008

I went to the handover concert on The Mall, just outside Buckingham Palace.

Want to see more photos of the concert?

13/7/2008

Say hello to Mr. Cactus, picked him up from the Eden Project, Cornwall, England. Might need to get him some cactus feed.

13/7/2008

Here's a pic of my new PSP and FFVII: Crisis Core.

3/6/2008

For those of you who love Naruto, checkout this Naruto live action fight scene, that some Naruto fans made and posted onto youtube. It even has some Special FX added.

3/6/2008

Another interesting video I saw on youtube. Basically a guy used a Wii, to create a 3D picture on a TV screen that moves depending on your view. Checkout the video, well worth watching.

17/3/2008

These are two of my favourite websites at the moment, click the images to visit the sites. You won't be disappointed ^ ^

18/2/2008

Here are some photos from the Chinese New Year Celebrations that took place in London on Sunday 10th February, see below.

Want to see more photos of the celebrations?

12/1/2008

I was browsing the web trying to find to images from the Detroit Motorshow 2008, when I stumbled across this website with really cool motorcycle concepts. The image below is a concept made by Honda called ironically the 'Concept 1'.

I made a page showing some more cool motorcycle concepts

28/11/2007

KT Tunstall played at The Roundhouse in Camden, London on the 1st November 2007 (see image below).

To see more pictures of the gig.

14/11/2007

I went to the preview night at The Animation Art Gallery of David Bircham's artwork, which were mainly based upon his comic Brodie's Law. Brodie's Law, a british comic, which has built up a loyal UK fanbase; from the dedication shown by both the comics' artist and writer, who spent the last year travelling to convention after convention to promote their comic. Well, after all the hard work, it seems to have paid off. With the comic now in the process of being made into a hollywood film.

See a few photos of the event on the 13th November 2007.

18/10/2007

Photo of my signed Terry Pratchett book

13/10/2007

I had the pleasure of meeting my childhood and current day hero, Terry Pratchett, at his new book signing at Forbidden Planet, London. A really nice fellow, who took time to chat to each person, despite the massive queues of appreciative fans. I took a few photos of the occasion.

13/10/2007

I framed my autographed Spider-man picture ^__^.

1/10/2007

Check out this cool animation. Believe me when I say that this guy deserves an award for originality. Click here to view the animation (just click the 'play' button when the page loads).

5/9/2007

I got a hand-drawn autographed picture, from a Mr. Townsend; who for a living, draws Spider-man comics for Marvel.

18/8/2007

I added some more photos of the Regents Park Concert in London, in the Open Air Theatre. Click here to go to the page.

6/8/2007

I went to a music concert in Regents Park on Sunday 5th August in the Open Air Theatre. Kate Walsh, Ben's Brother and Seth Lakeman were the acts playing, all were superb. It was funny as the stewards struggled to contain all those wanting to take photos of the acts. The highlight of the concert was when a group of mainly girls/women, during one of Seth Lakeman's songs, decided to commandeer a section of grass beside the main stage for themselves and started to dance. They stayed there until the concert finished.

17/7/2007

Star Wars came to London's ExCel Centre over the weekend.

View more photos of the Star Wars exhibition

17/7/2007

Photo of a giant Metal Gear Solid 3 box.

16/7/2007

Fancy a game of chess? Then click here.

26/6/2007

Check out this funny website called noonebelongsheremorethanyou.com, by a book author.

6/6/2007

It took me just 45 minutes to come up with this logo for the 2012 olympics.

5/6/2007

The Old London Olympics 2012 logo

The New London Olympics 2012 logo

This is the new London 2012 Olympic logo (above logo on the the right), launched on th 4th June 2007 at a special launch event in trendy London's Camden Town. At a cost of £400,000! When I saw it, it was like my heart had stopped and my jaw had dropped so low that I struggled to pick it off the ground. Reminds me of the 'Krypton Factor' logo, or pieces of 'Monster Munch' crisps. To me, it just says '20R'.
What I don't get is the second '2' in the '12'. It isn't like the first '2' in the '20'. And the square thing is as much attached to the '0' in the '20', as it is to the '2' in the '12'.
They claimed it was designed to appeal to the young, but who is going to put a crap logo like that on their phones, or wear it on a T-shirt. Another problem is that when the logo is shrunk, it becomes incomprehensible and looks like a mess of something. With the London text (which doesn't even have a capital first letter), disappearing entirely.
Another point is where in the design is there anything relating to London. It seems they haven't learned from the Millenium Dome, where they built an architectural wonder (the Dome), but failed when it came to the content. With them believing that the stuff inside was what people really wanted to see, when in fact it wasn't.
My verdict is.... total and utter crap! And worst still I think that it embarrasses the UK internationally. I just hope that don't plan on putting it on the medals. Just imagine that, winning Olympic Gold and seeing that drivel on your well earned medal. They should just keep the old one, because at least it has the ribbon in the same shape of the Thames, a river that has been at the heart and center of London, since London (Londinium) was created by the Romans. Plus it adds some sophistication to the design, with the ribbon flowing in and out of the lettering.

Here are some alternatives I found on the BBC News website and from google images. The images are copyrighted to their respective owners.

1/6/2007

Signed copy of Shaun of the Dead, with both Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's signatures.

2/5/2007

You have to check out this youtube video of People dressed up like Transformers - they even transform!

23/4/2007

A picture of a signed Final Fantasy 12 guide (the expensive one, not the 'cheapo' one!), by the two japanese guys (one being the guy who did Vagrant Story) who were at the London HMV FF12 launch.

23/4/2007

I made a page for some video clips I took at a Seth Lakeman gig at Shepards Bush Empire Feb 2007.