tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40872224021440014612023-11-16T11:22:40.019+00:00Munchkin-FactoryRosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-29094872544849256922010-01-26T12:34:00.002+00:002010-01-26T12:39:17.800+00:00Marc CrasteCreative agency <a href="http://www.rkcryr.com/" target="_blank">RKCR/Y&R</a> briefed Marc Craste to direct this short animated film for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9JAqz-Kn2KE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9JAqz-Kn2KE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-85400978658624404922010-01-17T09:43:00.004+00:002010-01-17T09:49:58.582+00:00Jake WaltersThere's something so beautifully fluid about Jake Walters photography, in particular his fashion collection which can be viewed on his <a href="http://www.jakewalters.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />It is pure aesthetic genius.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLJDy4pK2zqdhiYyMArxEth3-jINW96KvwWT5gSNtMcDfmNUvz4K5yvCvsy28nA-ZpxTfJ8tVZ-upDA4OHv2yRB8iJxsXgoiDFGM0hc6CrwpajT3tTKKxhDN2vJImpMyFSMI1rKeX3IE/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WNsU6AtUpvegyOjkeDxf9dTR0jC2GA2WWYPFTLj2d3VMvmC67mAPaBgFJJfhbXrNa9Hv-Z8ZdixlhzYVx0UKbBvdeBc3lduoj8gzTiJhfDKdznD9Gyuw8B0WkncVZXibJ2nw3PTVbvI/s320/800x1200-2-600x900.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403969367980447506" border="0" /></a>The young Brazilian photographer, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gabrie</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">l Wic</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">kbold</span> has an amazing portfolio.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Portfolio:</span><br /></strong><a href="http://gabrielwickbold.carbonmade.com/"><strong></strong></a><strong><a href="http://gabrielwickbold.carbonmade.com/">gabrielwickbold.carbonmade.com</a></strong><a href="http://gabrielwickbold.carbonmade.com/"><br /></a><br />And a very similar style of photography by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Iain Crawford</span>, a London based photographer who also has an extremely bold, vibrant and colourful portfolio.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Portfolio:</span><br /><a href="http://www.iaincrawford.com/">www.iaincrawford.com</a><br /><br /></strong><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Two fantastic finds so be sure to really take a look at their work!</strong><br /><strong><a href="http://www.iaincrawford.com/"><br /></a></strong><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekDSyjbCKAkKAYugXEkLLesefV2yYfBjxjGtbjhCNzAurh2KQcoWkM_xdA5K-6Lj-szK73qeKQjSgjrp_-fg_PrzzLV5GAFRZejQiysjI7WCUJ3H3nqU1YVZUJ2bbV2396tJYmoGSTG0/s1600-h/756red-600x397.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekDSyjbCKAkKAYugXEkLLesefV2yYfBjxjGtbjhCNzAurh2KQcoWkM_xdA5K-6Lj-szK73qeKQjSgjrp_-fg_PrzzLV5GAFRZejQiysjI7WCUJ3H3nqU1YVZUJ2bbV2396tJYmoGSTG0/s320/756red-600x397.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403969819198050418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-78932996633764157972009-10-24T11:59:00.007+01:002009-10-24T12:07:17.149+01:00Super-Bastard Box Art Characters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18_PaGoVGcRY6J_fBfiB_XiHoe5DFjibL0EDxE9s5tfAykH30ksxs-EZIUlzmqTC26hDeozESwQxjyLgejwg-3Q0fzbZUTyddBe5aWNQ0C89m0Dsm1bFNri-FmuHSMS5q-QGUrfqMc2g/s1600-h/SBT3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18_PaGoVGcRY6J_fBfiB_XiHoe5DFjibL0EDxE9s5tfAykH30ksxs-EZIUlzmqTC26hDeozESwQxjyLgejwg-3Q0fzbZUTyddBe5aWNQ0C89m0Dsm1bFNri-FmuHSMS5q-QGUrfqMc2g/s320/SBT3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396120498505922258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Super-Bastard Box Art Characters </span>are a set of paper toys created by Malaysian designer <a href="http://www.undoboy.com/" title="http://www.undoboy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Undoboy.</span> </a>Extremely creative and well illustrated with well known characters amongst the set.<br />Consists of 16 unique toys in one set, with 4 unique characters on each face of the box. Collectors have an opportunity to collect all 16 toys/64 characters in the series. Each toy is individually placed in a sealed box (blind assortment).<br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPQ5d4L1j3C8t2gvbU0G9FDCYuOgvWrPxL4DtH8grGc5Qa88kDqPIlIbCpB8au1_SCOp9iaB1T9UOki6Pj_vwlFDQAi3ahx1I74cVMxfOup1lemFcZPwNzUhwJplRvAFnT8J_qhFouz4/s1600-h/SBT1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPQ5d4L1j3C8t2gvbU0G9FDCYuOgvWrPxL4DtH8grGc5Qa88kDqPIlIbCpB8au1_SCOp9iaB1T9UOki6Pj_vwlFDQAi3ahx1I74cVMxfOup1lemFcZPwNzUhwJplRvAFnT8J_qhFouz4/s320/SBT1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396120385176351218" border="0" /></a>They are produced in a limited edition with <span style="font-weight: bold;">only 1000 copies</span> of each toy on the market.<br /></p><p>Each toy is made with heavy card stock plus matt lamination and stands 4” in height.</p><p>Characters include Uncle Sam, George W. Bush, Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Queen Elizabeth II, Mother Teresa, a mummy, a Japanese wrestler, a cave man, dominatrix and so on.<br /></p><p>The head and pants are detachable, so you can mix and match the characters to create some <span style="font-weight: bold;">hilarious </span>outcomes!<br /></p>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-14602556936720773672009-10-14T15:56:00.005+01:002009-10-15T12:18:01.204+01:00Sprint: Plug into NowThis widget based website for <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://now.sprint.com/widget/" target="_"blank"">'Sprint'</a> is well worth a look, featured in this years D&AD, brilliantly designed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiN_eTOEulx_Z53mjxmR6kai5Gc1Y_mMwXqLPZrIvfxhFqs7SajQ0sqPf52iQNjn6xZtplhRC3aFMCzHDbHDe0u0DFRVE_OKLQN90cc53Pf_-k4NRARX5_LddlkZKVYLSyceVLIIQ7-jA/s1600-h/sprint.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiN_eTOEulx_Z53mjxmR6kai5Gc1Y_mMwXqLPZrIvfxhFqs7SajQ0sqPf52iQNjn6xZtplhRC3aFMCzHDbHDe0u0DFRVE_OKLQN90cc53Pf_-k4NRARX5_LddlkZKVYLSyceVLIIQ7-jA/s400/sprint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392471019756075602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuGxaiIduoQSvvK0L0bdOZJsnf5Aic01B9aip_ZadtHR6LJudIJBrwWB1d2rdHKarprQ1PqWoSYp28VYVXSv_Fe-tDoH-HXOEDX_Orn5-ChFs7emSO_aZONlmYtSH8YFrWH3fUPT7K_E/s1600-h/sprint.jpg"><br /></a>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-42044420826177607692009-10-04T10:08:00.006+01:002009-10-04T10:27:44.718+01:00Françoise Nielly<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.francoise-nielly.com/" target="_blank">Françoise Nielly’s</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">gigantic and immensely colourful</span> portraits are mesmerizing. She paints on canvases with dimensions as large as 78 x 25 inches (195 x 62 cm) from <span style="font-weight: bold;">black and white photos/images</span> which only adds to the emphasis of her ability to decipher light, shadow, hue and tone by applying <span style="font-weight: bold;">vibrant</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> bold strokes</span> with a <span style="font-weight: bold;">palette knife </span>to her blank canvases.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ24NjJg5yhCiEpTLpyevEiFwBwndMqwImkDU8QVuTr5mYGcLqApla86_5MBfTs_V-scquptnmzmRkGgN60cTNqoFgnnaL0r__5bsPcU6H3MhUbZDVjHcEXRscpL6mmWTLbUK9w5V9_7I/s1600-h/fn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 507px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ24NjJg5yhCiEpTLpyevEiFwBwndMqwImkDU8QVuTr5mYGcLqApla86_5MBfTs_V-scquptnmzmRkGgN60cTNqoFgnnaL0r__5bsPcU6H3MhUbZDVjHcEXRscpL6mmWTLbUK9w5V9_7I/s400/fn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388669238049622754" border="0" /></a>The following excerpt is taken from her personal website which I really hope you visit as there's a huge array of artwork available for viewing as well as a video demonstrating her methods as an artist.<br /><br />"Françoise Nielly's painting is expressive, exhibiting a brute force, a fascinating vital energy. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Oil and knife</span> combined sculpt her images from a material that is, at the same time, biting and incisive, charnel and sensual. Whether she paints the human body or portraits, the artist takes a risk : her painting is sexual, her colors free, exuberant, surprising, even <span style="font-weight: bold;">explosive</span>, the cut of her knife incisive, her color palette dazzling."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaciHSJTphLIGOiVBNUDS9QVnzbiPsTKuJN2MN1N6WWo_im37ta05rGBns7ZWRUHFmLbqPYBXeywF4vOtz0B3Q3-7lhPWayE6g4AUdonqo2eqihw_wGJRrMlIsAt7e8MyH9yLKzX_0Kn0/s1600-h/fnn1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaciHSJTphLIGOiVBNUDS9QVnzbiPsTKuJN2MN1N6WWo_im37ta05rGBns7ZWRUHFmLbqPYBXeywF4vOtz0B3Q3-7lhPWayE6g4AUdonqo2eqihw_wGJRrMlIsAt7e8MyH9yLKzX_0Kn0/s400/fnn1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388672254732152242" border="0" /></a>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-35406908660796810032009-10-04T09:58:00.000+01:002009-10-04T09:58:52.172+01:00eins: eins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrxP6LGZ4x_6psIsBcIw628A2RdOPJ3WOWhz2NLfzHBt0MMA5QhoT2U3Y5Nl4H2WQqWQuai1KuDTGbDzzaka1HhGRu9K4EUZz902N3GcW8lvKDdVMWNfsVVH5Duufp-iZpkn5rzBh4Ok/s1600-h/off.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrxP6LGZ4x_6psIsBcIw628A2RdOPJ3WOWhz2NLfzHBt0MMA5QhoT2U3Y5Nl4H2WQqWQuai1KuDTGbDzzaka1HhGRu9K4EUZz902N3GcW8lvKDdVMWNfsVVH5Duufp-iZpkn5rzBh4Ok/s320/off.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388664564765727938" border="0" /></a>When I think 'office job' I imagine brown painted cubicles arranged in drone lines, minimal space, suspended ceilings, much like the setup in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ricky Gervais</span>' 'The Office'.<br /><br />Hamburg's <a href="http://www.syzygy.de/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Syzygy</span></a> have shown that with a fair budget, new jazzy desks, excellent architectural and interior skills, the overall ambience of office space can be transformed in to a far more enjoyable environment.<br /><br />This isn't the box standard office job however, this is creative space and to reflect the creative nature of the work and staff, the space in which <span style="font-weight: bold;">Syzygy</span> work to design adverts and interactive campaigns for clients such as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chanel</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mercedes-Benz</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mazda</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fujitsu</span>.<br /><br />The office of<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Syzygy Hamburg</span> was created by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Christoph Roselius </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Julian Hillenkamp</span>, the two founders of<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.einszueins.eu/einszueins.htm" target="_blank">eins:eins architecten</a> in Hamburg who also have offices in London and Frankfurt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxz3NLkDrSnTsCvfpiqOE5pR7V3waFZRHQts1UPffUHswj0aXukDA3gcrhOyQL8s8PmZQte-9rjzwpcUzZhDlh7hPM2C6_58hpcIy0SZMexqNVB3-AV93NNhE2oITdS30Zqt0M74kAxo/s1600-h/of.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxz3NLkDrSnTsCvfpiqOE5pR7V3waFZRHQts1UPffUHswj0aXukDA3gcrhOyQL8s8PmZQte-9rjzwpcUzZhDlh7hPM2C6_58hpcIy0SZMexqNVB3-AV93NNhE2oITdS30Zqt0M74kAxo/s320/of.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388664667658236850" border="0" /></a><br />The sleek, white cubicles may appear rigid and inflexible but in actual fact the various configurations and flexibility of the space is endless. The desks always join together and form a whole unit which strengthens the essence of teamwork and close cooperation.<br /><br />White allows for light to bounce around the space which in turn will affect the working conditions for the work force by positive means and the space is extremely economical, utilizing the space in to this positive working environment.Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-5980015342364330842009-10-04T07:15:00.000+01:002009-10-09T10:40:52.292+01:00James JarvisPossibly one of my all time most inspiring illustrative animations. Credit where credit due!<br /><br /><center><br /><object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4238176&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4238176&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" width="400"></embed></object><p></p></center>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-47204222386832446522009-10-03T11:43:00.000+01:002009-10-04T13:32:03.822+01:00Weapons of Mass Communication<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtofRYlQsZI3X_drenQd7niDlfmX6Om4wwSD7mkfO97OjY15t7ELHnvlfjcy92zxpd4CR6_s-lwAcbh04gKPY1dzc4XGf6g42weptT4fCnR_vvBdlKNjPfgWy5gJHXmlhF0SV6do1_GE/s1600-h/logo_iwm_sub.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 69px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtofRYlQsZI3X_drenQd7niDlfmX6Om4wwSD7mkfO97OjY15t7ELHnvlfjcy92zxpd4CR6_s-lwAcbh04gKPY1dzc4XGf6g42weptT4fCnR_vvBdlKNjPfgWy5gJHXmlhF0SV6do1_GE/s320/logo_iwm_sub.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388696980083882546" border="0" /></a>The first responsibility of any leader during times of conflict is to win the minds, body and imagination of the people - see President Obamas' branding campaign. Since <span style="font-weight: bold;">World War 1</span>, 1914,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> the weapon of choice has been the poster</span>.<br /><br />Investigating the power of the poster was exhibited at<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/posters/default.htm" target="_blank">The Imperial War Museum</a> which ran from <span style="font-weight: bold;">04 October 2007 - 30 March 2008</span>, a fantastic demonstration of propaganda that I felt was worth noting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPR2gPPnxrZh0dV80EiMoS0ALnmAuV9DOrrYymGH4dcBnGab3EBQC7ZJSlPA_tqs1VFomm372wf0QRM7f-Psg00neiV5X-zbyrdjslbpxdLLskNwNbkvs_kh887n-nUN038AB0B_XE1s/s1600-h/IWM_PST_008048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPR2gPPnxrZh0dV80EiMoS0ALnmAuV9DOrrYymGH4dcBnGab3EBQC7ZJSlPA_tqs1VFomm372wf0QRM7f-Psg00neiV5X-zbyrdjslbpxdLLskNwNbkvs_kh887n-nUN038AB0B_XE1s/s320/IWM_PST_008048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388697186119261618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Weapons of Mass Communication: War Posters</span> featured hundreds of iconic posters exhibited across the walls in their bulk. The designers and advertisers of the day were employed to influence the wills of civilians and soldiers, the most successful were memorable, direct and strikingly beautiful, disguised to carry the government message.<br /><br />The iconic images of<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Alfred Leete’s Kitchener</span> recruitment poster, the pioneering designs of<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Julius Gipkins</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Abram Games</span> were on show as well as the influential graphics of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter Kennard</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">David Gentleman.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCzg4sYjnMkQGI9tSR4HvFB57h3HOo8OBw8Pty0qt7pZ1RMqUl7kyg5RlrWgeqIw5Fo8AqS_nnz7S5iYuoKQ2haDwJm1OtbrSLGEBAV1Y2Td2ZqfcX4lbal6zXmIvhHx_pUpSCVOyEGA/s1600-h/IWM_PST_000311.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCzg4sYjnMkQGI9tSR4HvFB57h3HOo8OBw8Pty0qt7pZ1RMqUl7kyg5RlrWgeqIw5Fo8AqS_nnz7S5iYuoKQ2haDwJm1OtbrSLGEBAV1Y2Td2ZqfcX4lbal6zXmIvhHx_pUpSCVOyEGA/s320/IWM_PST_000311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388697404871880098" border="0" /></a>Truly a fantastic exhibition and one I'd recommend to anyone, artist or otherwise if they display the posters again.<br /><br />The principle of propaganda I find fascinating and ultimately terrifying, but above all this is history and <span style="font-weight: bold;">e</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">vidence of the socio-political times </span>as well as a reflection of people as a whole; ...how our minds were easily influenced, how culture dictated, how far through freedom of speech, woman's rights etc we've developed and grown as a race.<br />These posters are what made us who we are today and without a doubt should be appreciated.Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-59387211215715427412009-09-30T11:13:00.005+01:002009-09-30T11:39:55.772+01:00Lernert & SanderLove these guys, they bring something amazingly unique and fresh to their short videos.<br />The continuity is precise, their formula is to use colour to focus eye by creating a canvas of items coloured identically with the protagonist piece to be of a contrasting colour. Cleverly their underlying concept is to in effect play on the emotional response of the viewer.<br /><center><br /><object height="230" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5550600&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5550600&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="230" width="400"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/5550600"><br /></a></p><div style="text-align: left;">The <span style="font-weight: bold;">'Chocolate Bunny'</span> reminds me of a real life production of<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Andy Riley's 'Bunny Suicide'</span> books (<a href="http://munchkin-factory.blogspot.com/2009/09/great-lies-to-tell-small-kids.html" target="_blank">see previous post</a>) mixed with the childhood memories of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Watership Down</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Donny Darko</span> and the confusion of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cadbury's</span> purple which those of us who love chocolate have come to associate with enjoyment, warmth and safety.<br />The soundtrack is a creepy repetitive piano track accompanied by childlike vocals written by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Larson_%28musician%29" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nathan Larson</span></a> which takes the video to the next level and encapsulates an almost haunting atmosphere of solitude.<br /><br />In the last two years the two have collaborated on videoclips, short art movies and various television programs with their ‘Chocolate Bunny’ (see video above) becoming an instant internet hit in <span style="font-weight: bold;">2007</span> and as a result has been shown at the Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Chicago Motion Graphic Festival, Lumeneclipse (US), Resfest and Cinedkid.<br /><br />Below is another series of short videos titled <span style="font-weight: bold;">'Revenge'</span><br /></div><br /><center><object height="230" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3950779&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3950779&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="230" width="400"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/3950779"><br /></a><a href="http://vimeo.com/user1341816"></a></p></center></center>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-4005797890584956562009-09-29T15:43:00.007+01:002009-09-29T16:08:50.968+01:00KOZ ArchitectsThe design of this school is quite frankly gorgeous. Toys and childhood play culminated in this imagination extravaganza were the guidance to this recently completed children's recreation and sports centre in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saint-Cloud</span>, a wealthy community located in the metropolitan area of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Paris</span> (approx 6 miles from the city centre)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DfqEIL1kAdysFeOs8zFRZtpSD6CV3_03BvrqQm8iOhLQbJz1-ghd-Qt8EClb9N4qi2QgdPXYjNPb8_2nJN_8A0-xzxIQdhxjat5022t0jMqVwQLF-cq-AwBmte-E2MBHXiQ_l0dX7f8/s1600-h/koz_03+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DfqEIL1kAdysFeOs8zFRZtpSD6CV3_03BvrqQm8iOhLQbJz1-ghd-Qt8EClb9N4qi2QgdPXYjNPb8_2nJN_8A0-xzxIQdhxjat5022t0jMqVwQLF-cq-AwBmte-E2MBHXiQ_l0dX7f8/s400/koz_03+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386900564741382082" border="0" /> </a><br />Designed by Paris-based <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.koz.fr/indexhibit/" target="_blank">KOZ Architects</a>, the 1,600 square-meter facility is an unexpected addition to the area using vivacious colours both inside and out - It's like walking in to a Uniqlo clothes shop!<br /><br />KOZ Architects have an amazing portfolio packed full of contemporary cutting edge designs. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.koz.fr/indexhibit/project/jules-verne/" target="_blank">Pépinière d'entreprises à Amiens</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>is fantastic, as is <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.koz.fr/indexhibit/project/chaumont/" target="_blank">Pépinière d'entreprises à Chaumont.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4e40kDTRtzT9Hft2qXvAwquNcdrlayTcGyG1qTQtQqqRPMjTVEIqjRPKziv-aaMMS7QzUYWB4jUQ7fGh1KHWH1gtw4qVC4ewHjHd_ASUS2p7KC5ZeploE3sC7EIOyggHD-lKXAcsj2I/s1600-h/school1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4e40kDTRtzT9Hft2qXvAwquNcdrlayTcGyG1qTQtQqqRPMjTVEIqjRPKziv-aaMMS7QzUYWB4jUQ7fGh1KHWH1gtw4qVC4ewHjHd_ASUS2p7KC5ZeploE3sC7EIOyggHD-lKXAcsj2I/s400/school1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386904975457603842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPHaLwAX-mkq9skXaCig5jMwxqG_Vcz8r8uTyYPs2nxY0Lzp_z1gKoqwtF0osTOzqgSUP52VjYYu84B2z-u0ZIrlWHB6YiFf-dy3lmRWmRZxpSxUEzQV86Qfcqk5Y9EQPEhdpdC1Yj88/s1600-h/school.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPHaLwAX-mkq9skXaCig5jMwxqG_Vcz8r8uTyYPs2nxY0Lzp_z1gKoqwtF0osTOzqgSUP52VjYYu84B2z-u0ZIrlWHB6YiFf-dy3lmRWmRZxpSxUEzQV86Qfcqk5Y9EQPEhdpdC1Yj88/s400/school.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386904970498617106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hZwNbqudJatJk521et_4KhdeqRafZz3l-nrEb4Au4EgWJ3gGAL7lNjKAh8odDaCpY9PSVaN1_y7w6x5kslHMqHdYVfwB1q2pXtVTAbvFg2XZLgR3nrAH8iKIHWhAjqD4QeZ4zjofPww/s1600-h/14_035-maquette-saint-cloud.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hZwNbqudJatJk521et_4KhdeqRafZz3l-nrEb4Au4EgWJ3gGAL7lNjKAh8odDaCpY9PSVaN1_y7w6x5kslHMqHdYVfwB1q2pXtVTAbvFg2XZLgR3nrAH8iKIHWhAjqD4QeZ4zjofPww/s400/14_035-maquette-saint-cloud.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386904984540552818" border="0" /></a>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-8772233847138442842009-09-29T13:24:00.012+01:002009-09-30T10:06:40.747+01:00Wake Me Up At...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZmuCsNOhAutknMTJIgomajRRYSKDja-c6DvzvIIfjANCi9_GlGUKnhRNVUXA7yoIBd73ur-kV8CBhAHARrzq7uJ583SwBWPwOl2nHy_Lk85fRNzARdfUep_pmaQM4JMZiK3zqQJc0pQ/s1600-h/lrg_front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZmuCsNOhAutknMTJIgomajRRYSKDja-c6DvzvIIfjANCi9_GlGUKnhRNVUXA7yoIBd73ur-kV8CBhAHARrzq7uJ583SwBWPwOl2nHy_Lk85fRNzARdfUep_pmaQM4JMZiK3zqQJc0pQ/s320/lrg_front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386866568020735906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKgn8Vv9zAVrDnnD-roBHwk-8VgnuKF08eIu2gg0QBUb9MSSmAZy-pxhXVFdPodiQPs1A6Fhi5sv5I1z3L8Uq16FAxNGpl3PxMyNzsT7jldnjbXA-ts2kOAgBstvHG9KXeb35sBTBZQA/s1600-h/lrg_back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKgn8Vv9zAVrDnnD-roBHwk-8VgnuKF08eIu2gg0QBUb9MSSmAZy-pxhXVFdPodiQPs1A6Fhi5sv5I1z3L8Uq16FAxNGpl3PxMyNzsT7jldnjbXA-ts2kOAgBstvHG9KXeb35sBTBZQA/s320/lrg_back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386877539848886290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.wakemeupat.com/stickers/stickers.html" target="_blank"><br />"I Saw It First"</a> have produced stickers which prey on the kindness of those in the vicinity to wake you up at your Tube station and save you waking up at completely the wrong end of the line.<br /><br />Quite a quirky idea however sadly, as sometimes experienced, tube traveling is a solitary method of transportation, no one dare make eye-contact or heaven forbid approach someone and make small talk. In effect, these stickers may be a waste of your <span style="font-weight: bold;">£4</span>.<br /><br />Love the little diagrams on the back of the packet though <span style="font-style: italic;">(image above)</span>. Perhaps worth purchasing just for that. Stumbling on to the tube, dreaming of juicy kebabs, wiping away the dribble as you exit. Funny stuff.<br /><br />Certainly these stickers are a little more realistic than the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Japanese subway sleep mask</span> which didn't work and when you see the video, you'll realise why! The passengers let the poor guy sleep on, never waking him. At least these stickers will look a little less weird.<br /><center><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Lag9qHTvVQ&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Lag9qHTvVQ&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /></center>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-59490864843232368992009-09-28T11:34:00.020+01:002009-09-28T14:33:24.652+01:00Woman as Design - Stephen Bayley<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzFaQkwFBtNLNLwqo0_wIcpz6HlsEpJX0HuXYLUIDPSHybKOJWYV20MerZzGMt8qG-awEJawEiEt7E-5eRaoRtrmB4SPkILQgsP2cG1GDyb7SOd3Sw0PdYuerh_ByLpUfayXYosBWK2Q/s1600-h/6a00d83451d49569e20120a593148d970b-800wi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzFaQkwFBtNLNLwqo0_wIcpz6HlsEpJX0HuXYLUIDPSHybKOJWYV20MerZzGMt8qG-awEJawEiEt7E-5eRaoRtrmB4SPkILQgsP2cG1GDyb7SOd3Sw0PdYuerh_ByLpUfayXYosBWK2Q/s320/6a00d83451d49569e20120a593148d970b-800wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386493093660133746" border="0" /></a>Putting aside the fact that I am in fact female, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stephen Bayley's</span> account of '<span style="font-weight: bold;">Woman as Design'</span> is expressed in such a patronising and flawed manner. The back cover blurb states, "Stephen Bayley discusses how the female body works as a sign, a symbol...as a designed object." Anyone else find that a tad offensive?<br /><br />Bayley explores the female body and its relationship to design by addressing feminine curves, proportions, fissures and orifices and insisting that they have acted as inspiration over centuries for designers, architects and even car-makers.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/02/2009_36_wed.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">BBC Radio 4</span> </a>- Stephen Bayley and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vicky Richardson</span> (the editor of the architecture and design magazine <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blueprint</span>) join Jenni <span style="font-weight: bold;">Murray </span>to discuss the arguments.<br /><br />My favourite quote from this interview asks as the opening line of debate: <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"has he reclaimed images of the female body, or produced a coffee table playground for perverts?"</span>.<br /><br />Bayley insists that his intention for the book did not diffuse from a sexist gorilla point of view but in fact a<span style="font-style: italic;"> 'romantic appreciation as a robust </span><span style="font-style: italic;">heterosexual'</span><br />Vicky Richardson in turn addresses the uneasy first response that a book of this calibre stands to break the rules of political correction and that the feminsts amongst us will no doubt hold serious issues with the content.<br /><br />The language is a confusing mixture of medical literal description with pornographic insinuations, even though he appreciates <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Dworkin" target="_blank">Andrea Dworkin's</a> stance as a radical feminist, the imagery used could be described, out of art circles, as semi-pornographic.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvIOmM8cuZE-RyMe9ccP3IRIgvOna7Gy_qOBLujwlYUgJ-zG6MvgBudzQpqhAoL4CzlpBWfRapjCQhi6UCFeUY9zEcovIs8Ee_sl9tf3nUWoIHkfgbTpzd0K3w9AKd-rslO7M3E4GB_c/s1600-h/41gl9X6CYOL._SS400_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvIOmM8cuZE-RyMe9ccP3IRIgvOna7Gy_qOBLujwlYUgJ-zG6MvgBudzQpqhAoL4CzlpBWfRapjCQhi6UCFeUY9zEcovIs8Ee_sl9tf3nUWoIHkfgbTpzd0K3w9AKd-rslO7M3E4GB_c/s320/41gl9X6CYOL._SS400_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386495152421034514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">How influential is the female form in ever </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">day...?</span><br />Bayley seems to see sex everywhere and in everything, somewhere in the literature he refers to the number 3 rotated 90 degrees as a reflection of the female form. As he discusses, female symbolism is in architecture, and uses <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvius" target="_blank">Vitruvius</a> as an example, even pointing out the theory of antiquarians in that the initial plans of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Christian church</span> revolve around the diagram of the female reproductive system; the porch as the entrance, the nave as the birth channel and the apse as the womb.<br /><br />The human form is of course central to design as design is essentially created for humans and the argument that artists have long used the female form as a basis is a little narrow minded in my opinion as <span style="font-weight: bold;">La Corbusier</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leonardo Da Vinci</span> used humans as starting points but not necessarily and specifically the female form.<br />The overall theme is that the female form is perfection and modern product design cannot replicate the magnificence of it, he even questions:<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">'Could a modern day designer handle the complex area between a woman's legs...?'</span> The innuendo is of course intentional.<br />This is a strong movement in design<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/biomimicry.html" target="_blank">biomim</a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/biomimicry.html" target="_blank">icry</a>, as human beings we can never come close to the perfection of nature which is becoming a huge issue as we try to improve on nature itself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01U04KRJF4s95zEr1sv51IFXm9UMQ151vjfr5iQiL05R2GACAjOCqJ5j3rtGmI7sx27YficP9S52QUoWYDpcnsOx3opG41QzvzVNuD2Ach-cWZaoFBZXwZXIop-1ytEbSky9Rwlp2IG0/s1600-h/31fWSy8m3LL._SS400_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01U04KRJF4s95zEr1sv51IFXm9UMQ151vjfr5iQiL05R2GACAjOCqJ5j3rtGmI7sx27YficP9S52QUoWYDpcnsOx3opG41QzvzVNuD2Ach-cWZaoFBZXwZXIop-1ytEbSky9Rwlp2IG0/s320/31fWSy8m3LL._SS400_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386495853165571730" border="0" /></a>The female form isn't flawless and perfect so I find it tricky to comprehend Bayley's arguement that the childbirth, sex, urination and varying amount of wobbly bits is perfect design.<br /><br />Post feminist awareness allows the once perceived wickedness of men objectifying the human form to be dull and Bayley arrogantly states that as a society we are now sophisticated in our interpretation of women and so not a bad thing in this day and age. Generously he devotes 10 lines at the front of the book to significant female artists such as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Frida Kahlo</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Paula Rego</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXTtcYiqPAnFexlVj7GlCs5VzTz8MiIlTsWXsP6cRnRTB8NUlKoJ_fR8Le2rApqV-B0-4zBP9BFWxbCfGVH-NtFo5SNs99EC8glawrWc5R4THEd2LBSf6NiAC5wuzprpCCGcu1fVqX8A/s1600-h/Advert-for-the-1958-Ford--001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXTtcYiqPAnFexlVj7GlCs5VzTz8MiIlTsWXsP6cRnRTB8NUlKoJ_fR8Le2rApqV-B0-4zBP9BFWxbCfGVH-NtFo5SNs99EC8glawrWc5R4THEd2LBSf6NiAC5wuzprpCCGcu1fVqX8A/s320/Advert-for-the-1958-Ford--001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386495563632293778" border="0" /></a>The image that provoked the most reaction (the shock image) was the juxtaposition between the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ford Edsel </span>motor car (see right) and the vagina which pretty much sums up the basis of this argument.<br />Although the images are lavish and the high production finish of the book is quite sublime, the juxtaposition between the images and female form undermines the humanity of great art and just sees sex.<br /><br />To close this review and sum up the general reaction I received from this book I'll leave it up to Stephen Bayley to articulate this: <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />'It was </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Simone De Beauvoir</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> (reputation as key figure in feminist awareness) who pointed out that </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Brigitte Bardo</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">t</span> has had as much positive influence on the French economy as the Renault cars.'</span>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-49499659451255347132009-09-25T13:33:00.002+01:002009-10-04T13:51:15.720+01:00100% Design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZTywbXDbw2ux3PWbjlOFfCqNjq3j2NSrsLBNCUSt97e0rSLtcHG2fY296SHANlswjyk75qdLil6wUwaSFTlC3VwShxUoCYAEjTz2-sVD_BWci8f_MI4AchHY6EB4ZitL7707mYT-6ic/s1600-h/8919_155360633374_580318374_2586651_4352982_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 68px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZTywbXDbw2ux3PWbjlOFfCqNjq3j2NSrsLBNCUSt97e0rSLtcHG2fY296SHANlswjyk75qdLil6wUwaSFTlC3VwShxUoCYAEjTz2-sVD_BWci8f_MI4AchHY6EB4ZitL7707mYT-6ic/s400/8919_155360633374_580318374_2586651_4352982_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388725111005106050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Earls Court London</span> showcased a fantastic array of the UK's leading architecture and design; everything for the modern building and interior.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">100% Design London</span> features world-class interiors show <strong><a href="http://www.100percentdesign.co.uk/page.cfm/link=380" target="_blank">100% Design</a></strong>, innovative and sustainable architectural products event <strong><a href="http://www.100percentdesign.co.uk/page.cfm/link=383" target="_blank">100% Detail</a></strong>, cutting-edge materials exhibition <strong><a href="http://www.100percentdesign.co.uk/page.cfm/link=382" target="_blank">100% Materials</a></strong> and emerging talent showcase <strong><a href="http://www.100percentdesign.co.uk/page.cfm/link=381" target="_blank">100% Futures</a></strong>.<br /><br />Apologies for yellow tinted images, was the best my phone could take!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDeEj7MTdkpBA6sDG1p-jEIWWSMbhiJEVH9_aj5B8A9ZJL-fvAVWTZjLVGoxOY_-cin8S3C81skQQglaD-FVuIwN19eNgPaMpGcXuM-tUUa-k60auEuJB4o12h9S_I1JtnHnhsyUvB5I/s1600-h/8919_155358118374_580318374_2586616_1556643_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhy-4IrU_DrymFS90y7ePWBU6IjaTCHSNokWPEJqivNGNfwgY77voDeL4yaXg14vOGTOiJAIVeD-ITPhHA2zr_Gr0R4aJ7BPLIWcSICcCFM8GjwJ0hiQqPhkdnSufJmai9dWtEPu7g8E/s400/8919_155356748374_580318374_2586564_4109119_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388725094537395234" border="0" /></a>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-5362563636580949612009-09-24T11:48:00.013+01:002009-09-25T12:39:33.924+01:00Andrew van der Merwe<div style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.writtenword.co.za/" target="_blank">Andrew van der Merwe</a>, calligrapher and letterer from Cape Town, creates the most precise forms of sand lettering - they really are beautiful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>"Scratching in the sand with a stick, however, has proved less than satisfactory because it</div><div> makes more of a mess than a mark. This has led me, over the past seven years, to develop various instruments which mark the sand in less messy ways, and ultimately to a kind of scoop which leaves neat V-cut letters of the sort one gets in stone carving."<div style="text-align: right;"><b><a href="http://j-laf.org/2008/10/worlds-project-report-beach-ca.html" target="_blank">Andrew van der Merwe</a></b></div><div style="text-align: right;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: right;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVr3-GtQELxOjoIIAervEWhT7fJbJb_w5KX9ZSfKuQd01aBo7zejH9H3OKKCnGkn6rUs1gjUCcmxhGNV7iGpNDxC7iydj4mSaO3s-pInLQGeqnZqEYTjgNJ_y0LqPUjNaFwZb9grHjAK8/s400/Untitled-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384992684887499666" border="0" /></div></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5q4psZS4ETpiUYG3oBYE1-WOnmYAfPc1JO5W5NWOazO_fqaZmfI2Acm_Teou9HjnwN4RsI3R8K5KFeaohJSF3TMFXUvmKFYARhD_m4bOpchIzqdE7iW2YBuAgazUMNYBbaxaUS9O88O8/s400/andrew-van-der-merwe-works.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384990116262510690" border="0" /></div></div>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-38219794821076271882009-09-23T13:12:00.004+01:002009-09-23T13:24:36.490+01:00Staple Design NY<center><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="530" height="383"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://media.kiasoulcollective.com/zb3.1/kia/video/video-player/player.swf"><param name="FlashVars" value="file=http://media.kiasoulcollective.com/zb3.1/kia/video/test-video/JS-Master_15fps.mp4&displayheight=298&displaywidth=530&frontcolor=0x999999&banner=http://media.kiasoulcollective.com/zb3.1/kia/video/ad-banners/banner_large.gif&image=http://media.kiasoulcollective.com/zb3.1/kia/video/video-stills/jeff_staple_video_still_530x298.jpg&lightcolor=0x000000&overstretch=none&showicons=true&showdigits=total&videotitle="><embed src="http://media.kiasoulcollective.com/zb3.1/kia/video/video-player/player.swf" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="file=http://media.kiasoulcollective.com/zb3.1/kia/video/test-video/JS-Master_15fps.mp4&displayheight=298&displaywidth=530&banner=http://media.kiasoulcollective.com/zb3.1/kia/video/ad-banners/banner_large.gif&frontcolor=0x999999&image=http://media.kiasoulcollective.com/zb3.1/kia/video/video-stills/jeff_staple_video_still_530x298.jpg&lightcolor=0x000000&overstretch=none&showicons=true&showdigits=total&videotitle=" width="530" height="383"></embed></object></center><br />This is <b>Jeff Staple</b> at <a href="http://stapledesign.com/" target="blank"><b>Staple Design</b></a> New York talking a little bit about the company, himself, inspiration and the <b>Kia Soul Collective</b>.<div><br /></div><div>With regards to the car design, the concept is commendable where it relates back to <b>Predator</b> with the notion of camouflage, however the end design is disappointing - It's actually the most conspicuous car I've ever seen!</div><div><br /></div><div>Jeff Ng' (aka <b>JeffStaple</b>) career progression is note worthy. College, to internship, to big break - it's the pattern every young designer wishes to emulate. <p>Staying very firmly grounded to the values in which the Staple brand was created–sticking to the basic necessities needed in life, Staple Design has also created design work for <b>Burton Snowboards</b>,<b> Converse</b>, <b>The Gap</b>, <b>HBO</b>, <b>Housing Works</b>, <b>Levi’s</b>, <b>LVMH</b>, <b>New Balance</b>, <b>New Museum of Contemporary Art</b>, <b>Nike</b>, <b>NYC&Co</b><b>.</b>, <b>Puma</b>, <b>Timberland</b>, <b>Uniqlo</b> and more.<br />Eleven years since Jeff received his first T-shirt order, with an international following and a high respect from his peers, Jeffstaple himself, has become a brand.</p></div>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-23372928230017103972009-09-21T18:05:00.004+01:002009-10-04T14:27:16.338+01:00The London Design Festival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskyny0ZKebR8XpvG3iCqXehVlFgdNJK0VxLMEcR8yc1DpS24fpLm0qtf7YLJ_BOTTUA3gbIB1jrPnioha6lGP48t_tEJfEHoElfZjtMlcit1roFFupfcKoZaB4692c4U3wG1j5C8zAKY/s1600-h/ldf_logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 59px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskyny0ZKebR8XpvG3iCqXehVlFgdNJK0VxLMEcR8yc1DpS24fpLm0qtf7YLJ_BOTTUA3gbIB1jrPnioha6lGP48t_tEJfEHoElfZjtMlcit1roFFupfcKoZaB4692c4U3wG1j5C8zAKY/s400/ldf_logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388731348556661106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wiP66trrdKkmr6lnF1gTcSJYkfo8ilK8EWr5HGfy-jHq39yMIoCyJv4sGyoKtw524keowovogeFvENC99DHUEGiaq395xQoahoRLHmt0tLkB0fvmdCbajSjFPKjSQ1bR_UDgWqmu9YI/s1600-h/Banner.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 51px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wiP66trrdKkmr6lnF1gTcSJYkfo8ilK8EWr5HGfy-jHq39yMIoCyJv4sGyoKtw524keowovogeFvENC99DHUEGiaq395xQoahoRLHmt0tLkB0fvmdCbajSjFPKjSQ1bR_UDgWqmu9YI/s400/Banner.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388731451827462610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I do love this time of year in London - Art show after art show after art show.<br /><a href="http://www.londondesignfestival.com/" target="_blank""><span style="font-weight: bold;">The London Design Festival</span></a> is the UK’s biggest annual celebration of design made up of a range of design disciplines. The wide array of new ideas and activities which have made each Festival dynamic, different and uniquely London - supported by the government and leading well known businesses, the Festival offers a platform for the best design talent.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bsORGrHjYqVgIwbYH0vcNaJdGIzK5382Xw7C3O65qXlOApeFqXjBmQ5O99C6Dkd3-r82MAZvNw3EHyLEWU8yao7z7PL__MhemK3C-qQBo1ekDJk-EgjrIVcRAFcQ0f5bDA29EtDvSXc/s1600-h/8919_156279943374_580318374_2592457_3783403_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bsORGrHjYqVgIwbYH0vcNaJdGIzK5382Xw7C3O65qXlOApeFqXjBmQ5O99C6Dkd3-r82MAZvNw3EHyLEWU8yao7z7PL__MhemK3C-qQBo1ekDJk-EgjrIVcRAFcQ0f5bDA29EtDvSXc/s320/8919_156279943374_580318374_2592457_3783403_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388732168592624578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Goldsmiths : Make Believe</span><br />Goldsmiths, University of London have put on an exciting and innovative showcase of emerging design talent titled 'Make Believe' including the majority of projects from the Design Master programmes; MA Critical Practice, MA Design Future, MRes in Design and the MA Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship alongside work from third year BA/BSc Computing & Interaction Design students. <p style="font-style: italic;">"Paint has the potential to create worlds of make believe. Design has the potential to create worlds for us to believe in."</p><p>The work focused on the socio-cultural issues through a lens using developed and practiced means which in turn became the paint in which designers create the worlds for us to believe in.</p> <p>It was hosted by Kinnarps at Covent garden and was open from <span class="taxonomy-title"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="date-display-start">19 </span><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="date-display-separator">- </span><span class="date-display-end"><span style="font-weight: bold;">27 September</span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6T3piUlZ_DloPlpTKZahAz5JLmEhkec_PgAiYR0gKCh73AXddhk5yStnljSL9-RHqwSNBQYpedn8jxLK6u4Mv2mmkD5F7nDWfm3ZbIl_HTwO1LnBtidMVn3HmX-tImZDiQRDyzzdMo2o/s1600-h/3964575162_2a7c7edb30.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6T3piUlZ_DloPlpTKZahAz5JLmEhkec_PgAiYR0gKCh73AXddhk5yStnljSL9-RHqwSNBQYpedn8jxLK6u4Mv2mmkD5F7nDWfm3ZbIl_HTwO1LnBtidMVn3HmX-tImZDiQRDyzzdMo2o/s200/3964575162_2a7c7edb30.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388734116607107954" border="0" /></a><br />'<span style="font-weight: bold;">Up All Night'</span> was the annual showcase of post graduate work from Saint Martins and to be completely honest I was a little disappointed.<br /></p><p>The design outcomes are wide and varied and explore elements of sensory and problem <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyZLhSweqknVhsIQ3-FlYvS5c0I0fx7wj4eARrJynTXx9rjL7IVLw5-bOokcw1sx948TQp0Rb_38AerVlug7sGhprkH6lIODxDx6IH0Ur1xHULMVlYo40PgfovAZftpgHXeyfmw4VWtw/s1600-h/3963835877_3b61e67e8b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyZLhSweqknVhsIQ3-FlYvS5c0I0fx7wj4eARrJynTXx9rjL7IVLw5-bOokcw1sx948TQp0Rb_38AerVlug7sGhprkH6lIODxDx6IH0Ur1xHULMVlYo40PgfovAZftpgHXeyfmw4VWtw/s200/3963835877_3b61e67e8b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388734118006013682" border="0" /></a>solving design, ranging from chocolate switches and flocked tiles to photographic Trompe L'oeil wallpapers.</p><p>Clearly accomplished young designers yet it was all very surreal and the purpose was very difficult to comprehend.</p>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-6686326267653069392009-09-19T12:12:00.030+01:002009-09-19T13:42:52.233+01:00Kazuki Takamatsu<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG9kMULxOtfhLHEoARGt2tfDaC0T7Ap6fLzlzlNkLybTynLz_-WtlUg3z3VdMHSFqOGrirppTsFUWLhNJxxsXcVIZ-mfBkwrFnFCNn10jRx8TnWBx8L2KHZLvigN-20RXTxD_07L2-Hg/s320/Picture+7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383137287607193602" />I've always had a fascination in <b>Japanese art</b>, their culture and philosophy and wish to one day visit the country itself once the pennies have accumulated. <div>The interest culminated from devoting a vast quantity of my youth to the <b>Final Fantasy</b> games, the computer graphics I can only describe as being lush - the multitude of vibrant colours are quite frankly beautiful and the textures silky smooth.</div><div>(<b>Final Fantasy X:</b> </div><div><b>See the image on the left</b>).</div><div><br /></div><div>As an art student my focal point henceforth shifted from pencils to a want to emulate such art on a computer.</div><div><br /></div><div>The heart of this account is not however Japan, nor Final Fantasy or my own history but an artist I recently came across who encapsulates everything I love and then some.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="http://kazukitakamatsu.web.fc2.com/" target="_blank">Kazuki Takamatsu</a> </b> creates works which your natural reaction will say 'are digitally painted'..if you do, you'd be completely wrong. He uses gouache, hand painted, monochromed based </div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmUavH0BY6QgrdHMZed5Ni_zWk8HUzAYIJ34X7XZXxOOqncgpgYICVe0lDf__zR356BYh9bSH1uq8qgHSoGRmWSqRoinUlgQE1PsAUJR334F-Ov2o00vPmodElw0BqeZEfpHEvOpVzDo/s320/Picture+10.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383142429406405666" /><div>usually depicting a young female character, buildings, plants etc giving a real sense of surrealism and astonishing depth.</div><div>He's taken the path that contemporary artists have discovered and reverses it somewhat. To me it's as if he's in a world where computers existed before traditional art and he's moved forward to replicate a digital creation via traditional methods.</div><div><br /></div><div>Whilst visually unique, on closer analysis the theme of his works are melancholic and depict a sense of despair as you can see in the image above titled:</div><div> "<b>Without Even Knowing What It Is I Should Be After</b>".</div><div><br /></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJDk9FbHt6vM88xyklGx7MjRJDSllBfFt59wI6lwqTnr0DG77hkKCt3Qavw00i-83rf4JMQTCNkGnzk8Bsha5jOIS5wynSsTEwV6oDjabriOx5fLyW8WhXQLM95-pnztjB5NUIl6jG_M/s320/Picture+11.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383145053296028018" /><div>Quite ghostly, the hands reaching out, the mass of dismembered bodies gathered for warmth or protection..it's open to interpretation. </div><div>That head just floating at the bottom of the image with the hand resting on it is unsettling. </div><div>Kazuki manages to pack in an enormous amount of atmosphere.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some of his works are actually quite violent with the use of weaponry and figures pleading for their lives. Sections of limbs missing, possibly a method to avert the eye to key components of the art, a solid figure would have a completely different effect but this use of the negative space allows the viewer to take in more detail.</div><div><br /></div><div>Certainly visit the website. It's all in Japanese but his gallery is worth a look...or two. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://kazukitakamatsu.web.fc2.com/" target="_blank"><b>http://kazukitakamatsu.web.fc2.com</b></a></div><div><br /></div>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-10663956145842557922009-09-18T10:00:00.013+01:002009-09-18T10:16:50.517+01:00Heart of Design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jfanauPm7z8ziiy3WM20T0qftfEItqcX-iNVuMK5n57aivXlJPG4W0YEXJosC4NfQ6jLeE0mFau4c9xjFhOA7QRzgUrFF2Z2ifcsigTLY0xbSqGWkDxDJc1ouxaYdbedoaP4_jqvtuw/s1600-h/green-turfed-roofscape-school-of-art-design-and-media-singapore-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jfanauPm7z8ziiy3WM20T0qftfEItqcX-iNVuMK5n57aivXlJPG4W0YEXJosC4NfQ6jLeE0mFau4c9xjFhOA7QRzgUrFF2Z2ifcsigTLY0xbSqGWkDxDJc1ouxaYdbedoaP4_jqvtuw/s320/green-turfed-roofscape-school-of-art-design-and-media-singapore-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382732390156614050" /></a><div>If you're a lover of architecture set your eyes on this beauty!</div><div><br /></div>It is in fact the <a href="http://www.ntu.edu.sg/fpm/pages/default.aspx" target="_blank"><b>School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore</b></a> and this is the new section completed back in March this year by <b>CPG Consultants</b>. <div><br /></div><div>The roof is covered with green turf to blend in with the environment and act as a recreational area, much like we use the grassy areas in our own university or Hyde Park for instance. The roof is so unique, it flows elegantly down to ground level making easy access and putting to use the space available.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Technically revolutionary as the turf insulates the building, collecting rainwater to irrigate</div><div>itself and the surrounding landscape and what's more is that the the glass facade provides an astonishing amount of daylight for studios and lecture theatres whilst simultaneiousy cutting off the heat.</div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdOTSnP5OgTYhn3m9e3Uz1W2XOWQjn-QPdKphABUtMirYuS_WQZ0zZUGBW2W5CvChJBRDQeWQfWYtu_Aoad4Y0EYP1gRwBhC-xE8YbGx7jAFCx71gUsHn7zFmKS_Pwy0hY6xYHQOptdY/s320/green-turfed-roofscape-school-of-art-design-and-media-singapore-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382732636506999362" /><div><br /></div><div>As an outer structure the curves create a form similar to that of an atrium in the heart forming the concept that this design building is the heart of the university.</div><br /></div>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-54885971406964952012009-09-17T11:21:00.018+01:002009-09-17T12:08:44.827+01:00The Mouse is Mightier Than The Pencil...?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHT8KgjxbByOru9PWGrabmBNeWl-YhitPa8HeVZcLjOKo5Krqj4KzwAVKJCXXpKNmrKsec2-MVPlHTPvAuvnLHe8x_71K0cbTwoKIBpTF7BMxYfu7ImthjBiceRHFoUUVPR13rOHIQXGw/s320/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382388227220597682" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}">--->></a><a href="http://www.teachers.tv/video/27308" target="_blank"><b>View the film here</b></a> <<---</div><div>The subject matter of my dissertation revolves</div><div> quite heavily around the use of computers within the school environment, specifically primary.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal">It’s quite extraordinary how far school’s have developed in the way of introducing technology to aid and progress the potential of these kids.<br /><BR>As I recall my primary school experience, there was one computer between three or four classrooms. Now the incorporation of <b>Nintendo DS</b>, state of the art digital cameras and <b>Macs</b> in the curriculum, which you’ll see in the video, are becoming a staple part of primary school life and transforming education completely.<br />For the better is debatable, but certainly the Shropshire school kids have benefitted enormously and really prepared and given them a head start for secondary school.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>So. Is this the end of jotter books and poster paints…?</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">What is stressed by the headteacher Mr A. Davis, is the word <b>balance</b>. Allowing the children to use traditional media in lower primary and in a sense weaning them away as they approach key stage 2. My own opinion and that of the research I’ve been carrying out is that traditional media and technology should be taught hand in hand and that one should not eliminate the other. It’s impressive to have the facilities to take advantage of technology yet I feel it’s still necessary to incorporate traditional media, e.g. scanning a hand-drawn image and finalising it on the computer.</p><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeUJ7Byd5uzHT8jjWDWu0aZUgR7Zal4BedWcD290jP2yrcSmj4CZJnHNyM2sYr5coc5qRs5e_L_aUPwreoCQD_wOTo1z9d-2JpHDSW0ToSeGziAAwuyfs4H6Yjja_UwCauOjrxhosyK8/s320/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382388462650009634" /><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Environmentally friendly…</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Certainly eliminates the necessity to use paper for writing etc which is a huge plus, however it also removes the hands on portfolio that you build up over your school life. Yes it’s available on a CD, yet can you imagine at the age of 19/20 finding your hidden year 5 art projects on a CD? You can’t flick through the pages, you have to take the laborious task of cleaning the disk and then slapping it in an available computer only to find that the disk is scratched…or unreadable for whatever reason.</p><p class="MsoNormal">It’s a tricky concept to grasp being an 80’s baby and all, I can’t imagine that my year 4 Lowry sketches would have the same visual effect computer drawn. This is art, where shading and texture are necessary in a sketch. The same effect cannot be duplicated on a computer, it can be closely emulated using wireframes, shading etc but it’s still a 2D creation. There’s no charcoal smell or pencil scratching sound, the sense you have is purely visual which is the basis for my reasoning that computers cannot replace traditional methods and a balance should exist within primary school education.<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Not every school has these facilities…</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Which disrupts development across the board.<span> </span>This is perhaps irrelevant to my argument, but needs to be said that all schools should have access to the same facilities for equality’s sake.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Your job…</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is always the case. Our generation have made the older generations really knuckle down and advance from their initial traditional methods to computer based production in order to sustain their career role. This is the age we live in where technology is constantly improving and as a result we have to keep on jogging to stay in the loop.</p><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8aGHUL4Z3VJ2L6e_2fxKp3qKpI1bIC1PS_oj96gsE_d_-_yc-uo1O0vNqV8_0sF2lce6LIC8eAraRw_p-iR6prjUkgO5qC4HouskP77hIVnGPKt6geS32ZcGft8FjnfO49lg6ruOpqo/s320/Picture+6.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382390616422014658" /><p class="MsoNormal">The primary education curriculum incorporating ICT to such an advanced stage, to me, is quite scary. These kids are utilizing the equipment and producing work to a standard I could quite confidently say wasn’t expected in my year 11; Granted it was at least 5 years ago, yet still a massive leap.</p><p class="MsoNormal">When these children are leaving university, pursuing a career in graphic design, web development, copy-writing, whatever it is that <b><u>you</u></b><u></u> do…better keep on your toes as they are going to be hot to trot.</p></div>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-48294807441952991292009-09-16T17:16:00.009+01:002009-09-16T17:33:39.901+01:00In-B-Flat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://inbflat.net/" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ME5KgF8r9wQTmDrlCUxtOiSEQNKYRR3h25oIBGbF-ho08N4BG7sf_IpgmYQ_9fX8OuL5Zr-KP-A5PET2EfzhzntAxNUKXyIa0id7Z6Km8df_PgKtKT3i3eFeFBimytWEXEtnNrO6UD8/s400/wetube.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382103056055211250" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>This is a great idea and works really well. <div><b><a href="http://www.inbflat.net/" target="_blank">Check it out here or by clicking on the image above.</a></b></div><div><a href="http://www.inbflat.net/" target="_blank"></a><b><br /></b> <div>What I really love about it is that it really enforces the capabilities of online expression; a community, bringing together an accumulation of different outputs which result in harmony. It's about being part of something collaborative, and you the user are able to control it.</div><div><br />The fantastic <b><a href="http://thru-you.com/" target="_blank">Kutiman Thru-You</a></b> created something similar, different but along the same lines. </div></div>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-85601003435355682022009-09-16T15:10:00.023+01:002009-09-16T15:43:24.997+01:00Great Lies to Tell Small Kids<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajmZoPb-ydRHakVUzrQrGQNvGj0_C4L3fqrlqAFwy6eiPENNZIZMMfW4jdgaIOWXF87Vr3r-4rycLSnsjWRYJxrdzwLIYk6IYYMR-SCb3Iss3mQ5yrHYbSV0v5O6vKwdyC-R3dccLO0A/s1600-h/17143_L.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajmZoPb-ydRHakVUzrQrGQNvGj0_C4L3fqrlqAFwy6eiPENNZIZMMfW4jdgaIOWXF87Vr3r-4rycLSnsjWRYJxrdzwLIYk6IYYMR-SCb3Iss3mQ5yrHYbSV0v5O6vKwdyC-R3dccLO0A/s320/17143_L.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382072602833208738" /></a>Absolutely adore the <b><a href="http://www.misterandyriley.com/" target="_blank">Andy Riley</a></b> '<b>Bunny Suicide</b>' books - I even have the postcard boxset!<br />A year ago I was given his newest edition titled '<b>Great Lies to Tell Small Kids</b>' and ridiculously enough it has been sat sandwiched between Philip Pullmans' 'Northern Lights' and a Tim Burton biography ever since. Tragic I know.<br />After a quick dusting, low and behold the magic of his illustrations was uncovered and I haven't been able to put it down.<br /><br /><div>What I didn't know was that <b>Andy Riley</b> has contributed to some fantastic television series; '<b>Smack The Pony</b>', '<b>Black Books</b>', '<b>Trigger Happy TV</b>' and '<b>Spitting Image</b>'.<br /><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSY0U5JLSQ582oDzaHrIUSAuCm6DwVAq8wghRrVqKyivzbWbCrV45GrItbA1i43_wNxPtwbplu4lzzFap8eZkXcMhajLjgmlDGHfxSR_k3EYDeswGkK2C7N3mIJCpfkobEvMWno3R0Bvg/s320/bunny_suicides_56.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382072983422230850" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It's dark humour at its best. Those of you who won't enjoy it or understand the concept, you'll have to excuse my twisted humour.</div><div>I can't help but express giddy excitement when showing someone the sketches as I wait in anticipation for their response; Good or bad - The response will always be priceless.</div><div><br /></div><div>Be sure to check out his website: <a href="http://www.misterandyriley.com/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a></div><div><br /></div>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-19088785307461462652009-09-14T09:39:00.006+01:002009-09-16T15:09:12.094+01:00Social Media PerspectiveReturning to familiar ground, previously seen in Munckin-Factory's initial post;<b> </b><i><a href="http://munchkin-factory.blogspot.com/2009/07/social-media-for-social-good.html"><b>Social Media For Social Good</b></a>, </i>here are a few interesting facts to dip in to your coffee this bright yet very cloudy Monday Morning.<div><br /></div><div>Firstly the official definition of '<b>social media</b>' is "an <i>umbrella term that defines the various activities that integrate technology, social interaction and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio"</i> - <b>Wikipedia</b>. </div><div>In other words, it's a way to describe the billions of conversation that people are having online every day.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>The Facts</u>*</b></div><div><ul><li><b>13 hours</b> of video uploaded to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank"><b>YouTube</b></a> every minute</li><li><b>100,000,000</b> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank"><b>YouTube</b></a><b> </b>videos viewed every day</li><li><b>13,000,000</b> - the number of articles on <a href="http://wikipedia.org/" target="_blank"><b>Wikipedia</b></a></li><li><b>3,600,000,000</b> photos archives on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Flickr.com" target="_blank"><b>Flickr.com</b></a><b> </b>as of June 2009. Roughly one photo per every two people on the planet!</li><li><b>3,000,000</b> Tweets per day on <a href="http://twitter.com/" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b></a></li><li><b>1382%</b> - the monthly growth rate of <a href="http://twitter.com/" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b></a> users from Jan-Feb 2009</li><li>If <b><a href="http://facebook.com/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></b> were a country, it would be the <b>8th</b> most populated in the world - just ahead of Japan. </li></ul><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">*Facts acquired via a </span><b><a href="http://www.designweek.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Design Week</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> supplement. </span></div></div>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087222402144001461.post-66928438665860769862009-09-02T09:46:00.005+01:002009-09-02T10:18:12.299+01:00Product trickery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_f3nvVHoNa259mMO2gkN9aLjdFd2E6l9Abs3NhBuIzppFJuphc6b0GoExIiU2EFC3Edm4h0YA-wSRrRyyhv71GYpzycdmiq9g6I_r-S0Q4LfjsIJg65z0bXSrN-5eFl0mpJfgUkAZq0/s1600-h/Ducros_products_04_cinnamon.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_f3nvVHoNa259mMO2gkN9aLjdFd2E6l9Abs3NhBuIzppFJuphc6b0GoExIiU2EFC3Edm4h0YA-wSRrRyyhv71GYpzycdmiq9g6I_r-S0Q4LfjsIJg65z0bXSrN-5eFl0mpJfgUkAZq0/s320/Ducros_products_04_cinnamon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376790858963366674" /></a><div>So there I am carrying out the weekly shop at <b>S</b><b>ainsbury's</b>, perusing through the spice section in search of ground cinnamon that will be joining an array of ingredients later on that day - baking session. Debating whether to purchase the well known <b>Schwartz</b> brand, or indeed <b>Sainsbury's</b> own make. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sainsbury's Ground Cinnamon:</b> £0.79/unit......£0.17/10g</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Schwartz Ground Cinnamon: </b>£1.40/unit..........£0.42/10g</div><div><br /></div><div>It was at this pinnacle point in the short story that a lady working in this section approached me and brashly stated - 'I used to work at the <b>Schwartz</b> factory and the spice in that <b>Schwartz</b> bottle is the same as the spice in that <b>Sainsbury's</b> bottle. They're identical. <b>Schwartz</b> handle <b>Sainsbury's</b> spices, they just slap on a different label and charge less.'.......I made a hmmming sound......'So buy <b>Sainsbury's</b>' she continued. </div><div><br /></div><div>How has this become morally allowed...charging someone far more...just for a label? Fashion. Computers. Food. It exists in everything. Such greed. </div><div><br /></div><div>The more I witness branding in this context, the more I dislike it. Branding to manipulate people in to forking out extortionate prices for an item of the same calibre less than half the price sitting right next to it.</div><div>I wonder if the fat-cats sitting in their watchtowers snigger down on our capitalist society, rubbing their hands together and planning their next move in an almost <b>Mr Burns</b> from the <b>Simpsons</b> type manner. </div>Rosie Manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754519349830891163noreply@blogger.com4