Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Awareness Test
Maybe some of you will have been shown this before, it's the kind of thing, that once you've seen you want to show other people...just to make sure you're normal.
I just thought it was pretty clever.
Awareness Test-Amazing - The most amazing bloopers are here
I just thought it was pretty clever.
Awareness Test-Amazing - The most amazing bloopers are here
Colourful Music
I came across this interior design which obviously grabbed my attention first off due to colour.
These are pictures of a music institute in Japan that has recently been redesigned, and shows that they truly believe in a creative space to make creative minds.
It was designed by Terada Design, A Japnese architect firm who I'd LOVE to tell you more about but their website is in Japanese.
These are pictures of a music institute in Japan that has recently been redesigned, and shows that they truly believe in a creative space to make creative minds.
It was designed by Terada Design, A Japnese architect firm who I'd LOVE to tell you more about but their website is in Japanese.
"Big Type Says More"
At the moment I'm really interested in the hands on kind of feel of design. I'm always asking how can I get away from a poster, 2D is not good enough any more, I want tactile, I want hands on...i want texture!
So I've been keeping myself busy making various different styles of books (with my esteemed Graphical partner K. Ijola) and the odd sock monkey here and there, sequins have played a huge part in my summer and I have developed an unhealthy obsession with wax.
But this piece of design has grounded me a little more. I came across this in the same magazine I found the people from my last entry (Ben&Julia), and before I could even begin to understand what was going on in the pictures I was excited that they were using such simple materials as wood and cardboard-very organic.
This particular project focuses on type and the two founders of "Strange Attractors" talk about setting up their exhibition in the article:
"All the work was done standing up, in a verticle position and live in front of visitors to the museum.
Our objective was to merge contemporary technology with traditional craftsmanship while representing the diverse multicultural and architectural city of Rotterdam".
I like their enthusiasm, and obviously making the entire piece in front of the public's very eyes is hands on enough for me!
http://www.strangeattractors.com/site/index.html
So I've been keeping myself busy making various different styles of books (with my esteemed Graphical partner K. Ijola) and the odd sock monkey here and there, sequins have played a huge part in my summer and I have developed an unhealthy obsession with wax.
But this piece of design has grounded me a little more. I came across this in the same magazine I found the people from my last entry (Ben&Julia), and before I could even begin to understand what was going on in the pictures I was excited that they were using such simple materials as wood and cardboard-very organic.
This particular project focuses on type and the two founders of "Strange Attractors" talk about setting up their exhibition in the article:
"All the work was done standing up, in a verticle position and live in front of visitors to the museum.
Our objective was to merge contemporary technology with traditional craftsmanship while representing the diverse multicultural and architectural city of Rotterdam".
I like their enthusiasm, and obviously making the entire piece in front of the public's very eyes is hands on enough for me!
http://www.strangeattractors.com/site/index.html
Character Building...
I was reading a magazine and came across these two artists, Ben and Julia, a French-Swiss duo who spend their time coming up with different characters which they then inject into graphic design, art and animation.
Reading about how they work was fascinating and really inspiring...as a bit of a head in the clouds kind of girl the concept of creating characters to represent other things is grin-inducing anyway, but when they talk about playing with puppets and listening to music to try and manipulate their dreams I was so enthrawled I instantly wanted nothign more than to be adopted into their surreal, dream like partnership of joy.
these are a couple of their drawings that I am fond of but I suggest you check out their website because that is where all the best stuff is!
http://www.benandjulia.com/home.html
Reading about how they work was fascinating and really inspiring...as a bit of a head in the clouds kind of girl the concept of creating characters to represent other things is grin-inducing anyway, but when they talk about playing with puppets and listening to music to try and manipulate their dreams I was so enthrawled I instantly wanted nothign more than to be adopted into their surreal, dream like partnership of joy.
these are a couple of their drawings that I am fond of but I suggest you check out their website because that is where all the best stuff is!
http://www.benandjulia.com/home.html
our kid
Compared to some places Sheffield is not the cultural capital of England; hats off to Liverpool, The Human League and Joe Scarborough apparently don't compete with The Beatles and L.S. Lowry, but watch this space as Sheffield sees more and more talented young artist emerging from the dust of the recently demolished (yet desperately missed) cooling towers.
Obviously most people know the Arctic Monkeys, but until recently I was unaware that their video to 'When the Sun Goes Down' was produced by Warp Films, an offshoot of Warp Records (originally started in Sheffield) who have been involved in films for such people as Aphex Twin and Maximo Park.
These are the things that make me proud to say I'm from Sheffield, we can breed talent, and usually their roots are firmly grounded in their home city and they're not afraid to show it, as can be seen in the Arctic Monkey's video I mentioned above.
So one of my favourite artists that anyone from Sheffield will have no doubtedly witnessed, knowingly or unknowingly is a graffiti artist known as 'Kidd Acne'.
Since being a youngster I have seen his work crop up around Sheffield and even before I knew anything about art or design I could tell there was something different about this street art. His graffiti has a very distinct style and his work is instantly recognisable, which gives you a warm feeling when you catch a glimpse of a piece of his work as you glide on past it on a bus, reminding you that you are at home.
his work became so popular in Sheffield that local businesses searched him out to put his art work in their shops and clubs.
Stumbling into Plug night club in Sheffield in the early hours of one Friday morning I was overjoyed to see his work plastering the walls between the rooms.
I like the personal touch, and I think this pride in local artists is a great thing for a city to have.
His popularity has clearly started to boom though, taking a break one evening I was watching channel 4's 'Secret Millionaire' and was amazed to see the secret millionaire himself wearing a T-shirt designed by Kid Acne, I wasn't even aware he made t-shirts at this point but the style was unmissable!
Here is some of his work and I'll leave his web address at the bottom if you want to check it out.
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http://www.kidacne.com/blog/?page_id=4
Obviously most people know the Arctic Monkeys, but until recently I was unaware that their video to 'When the Sun Goes Down' was produced by Warp Films, an offshoot of Warp Records (originally started in Sheffield) who have been involved in films for such people as Aphex Twin and Maximo Park.
These are the things that make me proud to say I'm from Sheffield, we can breed talent, and usually their roots are firmly grounded in their home city and they're not afraid to show it, as can be seen in the Arctic Monkey's video I mentioned above.
So one of my favourite artists that anyone from Sheffield will have no doubtedly witnessed, knowingly or unknowingly is a graffiti artist known as 'Kidd Acne'.
Since being a youngster I have seen his work crop up around Sheffield and even before I knew anything about art or design I could tell there was something different about this street art. His graffiti has a very distinct style and his work is instantly recognisable, which gives you a warm feeling when you catch a glimpse of a piece of his work as you glide on past it on a bus, reminding you that you are at home.
his work became so popular in Sheffield that local businesses searched him out to put his art work in their shops and clubs.
Stumbling into Plug night club in Sheffield in the early hours of one Friday morning I was overjoyed to see his work plastering the walls between the rooms.
I like the personal touch, and I think this pride in local artists is a great thing for a city to have.
His popularity has clearly started to boom though, taking a break one evening I was watching channel 4's 'Secret Millionaire' and was amazed to see the secret millionaire himself wearing a T-shirt designed by Kid Acne, I wasn't even aware he made t-shirts at this point but the style was unmissable!
Here is some of his work and I'll leave his web address at the bottom if you want to check it out.
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http://www.kidacne.com/blog/?page_id=4
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Fish House
I went to Miami last December, and one one of my few trips away from the beach I came across this amazing building. A cylinder painted blue with fish protruding from it...I just had to investigate. Everything about it was curious, from the furtniture outside to the wrought iron spiral staircase inside to the fish themed door knockers. I took pictures of the mail box and name of the building and when I got home I researched it. It turned out to be a photographers apartment and studio.
I loved the building though so I thought I'd post the pictures here:
I loved the building though so I thought I'd post the pictures here:
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