Check out Cyriaks Awesome new Video for Bonobo's track Cirrus. Their new album is out in April, but for now, we got this eye candy to keep us happy. Cyriak, best known for his bonkers animations on BT3a as Mutated Monty has produced this beautiful animation utilising late 50s film.

Unfortunately Annecy has recently just been in the press for the terrible shooting that took place there. Having just returned I thought I'd share a few snaps of an exhibition I went to at the Chateau and let you know dispite the atrocious act that put it in the news it is a very lovely town and had some cool work on display.

Well, in that this was 5 minutes from our studio I thought it really should be attended. To be honest I'd seen a fair few of the pics online so wasn't really expecting too much on top of what I was aware of. It didn't exhilarate me, however neither was it a waste of time. It kind of sat somewhere comfortably in the middle. Here's a couple more shots which I thought I'd post. I can't ruin it for anyone else as it's finished now, so if you missed it, sorry, but tough.

Every year I like to visit the National Portrait Gallery and view the entries for the BP Portrait Awards. And this year was no exception. The work on display is varied to say the least, some are not really 'my cup of tea', whereas others really are quite exceptional... Close your eyes if you're intending on going - and I thoroughly recommend you do as below is this years winner and one of my favourites too, Auntie by Aleah Chapin.

Ok, so no one wants to condone smoking, especially kids doing it. But check out these amazing photographs by the talented Frieke Janssen.

OK, so there's been quite a lot of recolouring of 'old classics' going on, some of which has just been truly appalling. These however are quite the opposite. Digitally modified by Swedish artist Sanna Dullaway, this collection of famous (and some private) images are pretty amazing to look at.

Ok lads, Christmas is over, we all got presents we might not have wanted, so maybe its time to take them back, sell them on Ebay and get yourself one of these!

Researchers at UC Berkeley have figured out how to extract what you're picturing inside your head, and they can play it back on video. The video is pretty surreal but this is early tech, think what will happen in a couple of decades!! Read more.

So, every once in a while one of the RARE team is unlocked and allowed to leave the desk to rediscover their serenity. This last week it was my turn and I managed to escape to Barcelona for a few days to take in the various sites and museums etc etc. I shall not bore you with my own stories of Gaudi and the Dali museum in Figueres I managed to get to (amazing), but more my surprise on the Metro...

Working alongside CRICKET brand communications, RARE created an iPad app platform to support the global media launch of the new Range Rover Evoque in August 2011.

The app combines the new brand film and video content with highly detailed engineering and technology briefings, along with stories from Land Rover's experts.