a beautiful set of images made for ‘dazed & confused’ mag by regular dazed photographer ‘richard burridge’ together with artist maurizio anzeri
(tip via ‘uwe)
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legible objects
a candid, short dutch interview with ‘irma boom’ (english subtitles) about her work, philosophy and opinions on design in general and books in particular (tip via fontanel)
succes and uncertainty
…on Wednesday June 1st 2011 a lightbox will hang outside the Townhouse Gallery announcing the start of the project and showcasing the first of twenty-one posters. During the month of June 2011, each day a new poster will be presented, generating a growing exhibition. The daily changing posters will be seen both in- and outside of the gallery and will, just as newspapers do, show bold statements and gruesome facts, next to light-hearted messages, such as casual observations and rumours that caught Sandra and Bart’s attention during their residency. The content provided by both therefore creates a clash of information that will influence the way one reads a poster. It was this constant dialogue between the designers that lead to Success and Uncertainty…
two graphic designers from the netherlands currently working in residence in cairo, share the work they are producing in a country going through turbulent times… the rather well-hidden about page is here
(thanks to ‘hansje’ for the tip)
the choice of a generation
if, like me, you’re british & born in an era when, the beatles were still together, then the image above will need no explanation…
the BBC test card is certainly one of the visual icons of my generations’ early youth, apparently also that of ‘anthony burrill’ who together with ‘ewoudt boonstra’ has just updated the test card for this generation
blackbirds
music promos are a bit of a jaded medium these days, there is just so much being made and we’ve ‘seen it all before’, try and make something original… tough gig
this one, however, for the latest single from dutch artist ‘perquisite’ is pretty convincing, it was made in collaboration by two of my talented neighbours: frank dresmé – 21bis and erik hoogendorp jihaa (as a side-project in the evening hours) not only does it complement the ‘flow’ of the music perfectly but i can also recognise both of their individual styles in there, very nice indeed boys… (also posted on ‘fontanel’ today)