MUSIC OF 2014

So for the fifth year running, I've compiled my favourite albums into a 'best of the year' list.
In alphabetical order, here they are...

Akrobatik – Built To Last (Hip Hop)
Big Gigantic – The Night Is Young (Dance/Blues)
DJ Qbert – GalaXXXian (Hip Hop)
Gramatik – The Age Of Reason (Electronic/Blues)
Hail Mary Mallon – Bestiary (Hip Hop)
Hugo Kant – The Point Of No Return (Electronica/Nu-Swing)
Kormac – Doorsteps (Downtempo/Ambient)
Marmozets – The Weird And Wonderful Marmozets (Rock/Punk)
Metermaids – We Brought Knives (Hip Hop)
NehruvianDOOM – NehruvianDOOM (Hip Hop)
Roni Size – Take Kontrol (Drum & Bass)
Royal Blood – Royal Blood (Rock)
Sage Francis – Copper Gone (Hip Hop)
Submotion Orchestra – Alium (Nu-Jazz/Dubstep)
The Correspondents – Puppet Loosely Strung (Electro Swing/Hip Hop)
The Ghost Inside – Dear Youth (Hardcore/Punk)
The Polish Ambassador – Pushing Through The Pavements (Electronica/Balkan)
Todd Terje – It's Album Time (Synth-Pop/Disco)
Weezer – Everything Will Be Alright In The End (Pop Rock)
Zeds Dead – Somewhere Else (Dance/Dubstep)

KLIM TYPE FOUNDRY

Cracking logotypes by New Zealand's Klim Type Foundry.

JOSHUA ARIZA

Illustrations of Breaking Bad characters created as a personal project in Joshua Ariza's lunch breaks but were then picked up by AMC, licensed and published.

GOTHAM 7.5K

A breathtaking aerial photoshoot by Vincent Laforet capturing NYC at night from the side of a helicopter. See the entire series here.

ICON A DAY

Marko Stupic is drawing one icon every day. Follow his progress here.

TAO LIU'S STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

Excellent street photography from self-taught Tao Liu, who works as a water meter reader in China.

DILIGENCE

Diligence is the alias of Stuart Wade, a digital illustrator and 3D print artist.

CARLSBERG COPENHAGEN

Simple, clean and elegant packaging for 'Copenhagen', a Carlsberg beer with a focus on design.

NIKE AM1 ULTRA MOIRE

Nike present an updated version of their classic Air Max 1, featuring a seamless perforated upper in a crisp, contrasting black/white colourway. Available from Sneaker Politics.

LOOK UP MORE OFTEN

A few recent photographs taken whilst looking up.