i guess i have to accept the fact that there are always enough people who are willing to take part in ‘free’ design competitions, for the chance of immortality… so there are always going to be enough companies who take advantage of that fact too
for example: the amsterdam public transport company ‘gvb’ are inviting you to deface a tram without being prosecuted, for free of course… (dutch only)
another beautiful old/graphic book cover illustration from the ’60’s over at bookworship
here’s a sneak preview of the latest commercial work from ‘lernert & sander’ produced by my good friends from belgium ‘monodot’, insiders tell me the finished result is going to be pretty amazing, more news soon…
…high pitch sounds, orbit meters and ticking clocks, punch cards of giant size and endless white noise. In August and September MU provides the London artist/designer Stephen Smith, better known as the Neasden Control Centre. Under the heading “More with Less,” a playful variation on the familiar modernist principle of ‘less is more “, he builds an overwhelming visual world in the essence of the fully automated communications to investigate and expose…
i discovered this one a bit late but there are still a few weeks left of the show in eindhoven (thanks to ‘edson’ in london for the tip via FB)
the UK, like the netherlands is on the verge of making huge and extremely damaging cuts to the arts, effectively handing the keys over to the money men… here is a sobering and funny perspective on the implications from mister ‘david shrigley, enjoy…
(link via the CR blog)