Above: All for the sake of peace; Nguyen Cong Do; Vietnam, 1972; Gouache on paper; by 1972 the tide had turned in the American-Vietnam war, this work shows tanks being transformed into tractors: military equipment converted for peaceful production © The Trustees of the British Museum After GDP’s recent post […]
James Montgomery Flagg (artist), I want You for U.S. army. c.1917. Loan courtesy of Anthony d’Offay, London The current exhibition at the British Library is one that all students of design and media should see for the simple reason that much of graphic design itself is simply about persuasion – whether […]
One Day in History Portraits of children and youths who survived the massacre on the island of Utoeya outside Oslo (NO) on 22nd of July 2011. “I bear my scares with dignity, because I got them standing for something I believe in.” Ylva Schwenke (15) from Tromsø hid by a […]
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 […]
At the weekend some of the GDP family went to see this year’s big graphic arts event, Pick Me Up, at Somerset House. I’ve been doing a lot of study lately about collaboration and connectivism – networking and creating with others. So, Pick Me Up fitted (as usual) right into […]
Welcome to our Spring Offer on online design and art projects for creative beginners and portfolio builders! Topics range from basic design layout and type all around, custom shoes and packaging, to more challenging projects like book jackets, illustrated lyrics, graphic novels and promotions. There are fashion, retail, environment, animal […]
If you would like to take part in our seasonal project, The Easter Image Project, you might want to start thinking about beginning now to be ready at Easter itself. The project helps you to create a fabulous poster for a community gathering at Easter. This could be a large […]
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 […]
Trying to ignore the horrible weather and feeling like you’d like to create instead? Then look no further than GDP’s featured projects. For music lovers we’ve got The Visible Sounds Project and The Words Project. The first introduces you to a fantastic range of imaginative designers, artists and animators who […]
Meanwhile, back in Boston the Museum of Fine Arts is running an exhibition called Art in the Street about the golden age of the poster. The show runs until July 21st. Posters are linked very closely to the beginnings of graphic – or “commercial” – design itself. At the end […]
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