many thanks to ‘syb’ who popped round for a chat on friday and gave me a copy of his most recent photo book ‘abba to zappa’ and once again congratulations on the nomination for the dda ’08
me news
rolling on
it’s been a very hectic week (if you missed it i got married on monday) and today was also very busy: photographer (and friend) ‘ruud baan’ asked me to make a typographic backdrop for a portrait he was making in the studio today of dj ‘don diablo’, i made the whole thing using the ‘anamorphic type’ effect and got through several rolls of bright yellow gaffer tape in the process, it looked really good when finished, better pictures to follow soon…
braun alarm-clock techno
gary hustwit (helevtica the movie) is doing a blog for his new project objectified with some interesting articles for lovers of sixties and seventies product design (dieter rams etc.)
you can even buy a t-shirt and help him finance the film…
britain shall not burn!
talking of war, i just came across this interesting selection of world war 2 propaganda posters from britain, sorted into categories like ‘morale, ‘security’ and ‘savings’ you can see the whole series here
cold war modern
the v&a in london is currently hosting an exhibition of design in the cold war era… looking for a bright new future whilst dealing with the anxieties of the present