Typography: making an exhibition of itself
Originally I thought this post would simply be a visual showcase of the amazing typography at the Sustainable Cities exhibition at The Crystal in London’s Docklands. I’ve already posted […]
Beguiled by data
In the press release for Somerset House’s current Big Bang Data exhibition Jonathan Harris wonders whether governments and the others who control our lives have got so hot about […]
Lovely Letter Arts
This week up in London, while helicopters buzzed overhead to guard the christening of George, I went to a couple of letter arts and calligraphy shows to get inspiration. One was at St Bride Library, showing the work of the South London Lettering Association, and the other was at Foyles […]
I Like Your (Design) Thinking
What is “Design Thinking” and in what ways is it different from ordinary thinking? Can it be said to be a way of being innovative? Or is it more of a workaday process of coming up with a solution to any given design problem? Or is it, nowadays, the […]
Kurt Schwitters
Those of you who read this blog on a regular basis will know that my university students are taking part in the Design Museum’s competition called The Design Factory. This year the brief investigates hand made and high tech – the uses of craft and industrial processes. So we’ve been […]
All That Glisters is Not Gold…
Earlier this week I went with some students to London’s Design Museum to see two exhibitions that I anticipated might be full of shiny things to inspire for the Christmas season. Well, it wasn’t quite like that! The two shows were Unexpected Pleasures: The Art and Design of Contemporary Jewellery and Digital […]
Wim Crouwel re-visited
The recent release of an App that cataolgues the major Wim Crouwel exhibition at the Design Museum last year gives us an excuse to celebrate the great designer. The App for iPad has been designed by Spin and is released by Unit Editions as a digital partner to the printed […]
All shows Designed to Win
The Design Museum in London has a current exhibition that ties in with the Olympics, called Designed to Win. This features objects to do with sport, from equipment to clothing. Design and sport, it is remarked, share their drive to better human endeavour. Announced this week is the fact that […]
Christian Louboutin and Design Factory
This week, as part of the Design Museum’s Design Factory brief launch I had the chance to go round the much-hyped Christian Louboutin exhibition. This has been the museum’s most popular show ever! Which just shows how fashionable shoes can be. The show was cleverly staged as a steamy, red […]
the graphic design project 