Jonathan Gould

What can I say?

I found (joy of discovery etc) this chaps videos while looking on Virb for people I’d like to be friends with. It’s not that the cover is good it’s just that he seems to mean it. These are not the easiest songs to cover. I just admire the lack of vanity and the will to just do it. His other videos are good too. Especially the cover of Third, by Portishead.

I have created a new interactive element called Ubaydi. It is based in my belief that even in the most horrifying of circumstances humanity can thrive.

http://www.jonathangould.com/hands/hands.html

Have you ever used a web-based translator and wondered at it’s sublime poetry? Read the rest of this entry »

This site was a self-promotional thing for the company I started in 2004 with a friend of mine. Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t know what’s going on with this slightly Jewish theme. My Dad tells me that in the mists of our family background we have some Jewish heritage. Read the rest of this entry »

Since 2004 I have worked with the Fiery Furnaces on their website. I originally met Eleanor through my old mate Milton Carter. We had a fun-packed trip to London. Read the rest of this entry »

Last winter I worked on the new website for Glasgow nice blokes, Franz Ferdinand. I’m no music journo but it’s easy to forget how they started the whole revival of guitar-music-girls-can-dance-to. Read the rest of this entry »

I won the “Best Website” award at the Scottish Advertising Awards last Friday. It was great to get the recognition for the site, The History of Advertising.  Read the rest of this entry »

Not much to look at here. I’ll have some more content, design and interest coming soon.