Entries from January 2009

January 15, 2009

Personal Statement – Who am I?

Who am I? What do I want to become?
At present I am studying Graphic Design and the reason for this is a….
I have always been a very indecisive person. Through out school I followed a trend of excelling in Mathematics, Science, Art and design. So this lead me to take these courses on further to A-Level but I became [...]

January 8, 2009

Design is Kinky

Design is Kinky is a online Graphic design magazine acting largely as a gallery of artwork. Also includes commentary, interviews, profiles, mug shots. They also create EMPTY which is a magazine about creativity, in all its forms. It’s published 4 times a year, however in Australia. You may be able to get issues shipped over to the uk but until [...]

January 8, 2009

eye

Eye magazine is an International review of graphic design. It is one of the more expensive graphic design magazines but still well worth the money! If your hesitant for your first buy however, there’s a ‘try before you buy’ link on the website which lets you view upto 15 full pages!
www.eyemagazine.com/
But what i also Like about [...]

January 8, 2009

Cubeecraft

“Turner Prize 08

 
Stewie Griffin has been nominated as a last minute entry for his solo exhibition Stewie Griffin Cubed.  His self obsessed cubed portrait figure is composed using an eloquent and visual vocabulary that is characterised by the direct invocation of himself.”

(NOTE: Stewie was NOT an actual submission for the Turner Prize)

This was just an advert [...]

January 7, 2009

Alan Aldridge Books…

Alan Aldridge – The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes

This illustrated biography charts Aldridges life as a graphic entertainer, with paintings and drawings covering his whole career from 1964 right up to the present. Interspersed in some 250 colour illustrations are stories and anecdotes about those who Aldridge encountered along the way, among them Picasso, the Queen [...]

January 5, 2009

Local Sports Photographers…

Over the past couple of years, whilst becoming interested in mountain biking, me and the guys also developed an interest for sports photography. As some rode, photography came a form of documentation and a way of advertising the team. It worked out well that some found a hidden talent in photography and there fore invested [...]

January 5, 2009

Victor Lucas

Victor Lucas is a freelance photographer and journalist, specializing in mountain biking and adventure sports, for magazines and commercial clients worldwide.
‘Although I’m based in Ireland, I travel so often that my real home is my rucksack. My summers are really hectic, chasing around the globe to capture the highs and lows of mountain biking’s premier [...]

January 5, 2009

Sterling Lorence

Sterling Lorence is a professional freelance photographer based in Vancouver. It was the spectacular surroundings he grew up with that inspired him to become a mountain bike rider/photographer. He enjoys and appreciates the natural landscapes and forever changing light. As he’s also an experienced rider his photography naturally took the course of focusing on outdoor sport and now works with some [...]

January 5, 2009

viction:ary

viction:workshop was founded by Victor Cheung in 2001 in Hong Kong. It is a young and creative workshop created to inspire people, inside and outside of the industry. It provides a broad range of design services, to maximise the true potential of its clients by building innovative solutions that enable them to develop deeper and more [...]

January 5, 2009

Gestalten

Gestalten is best known for the more than two hundred fifty books they have published that document important design movements as well as customer publishing projects. Gestalten also provides Art Direction, Consulting, Production, Distribution and Design Services to international clients. Working directly with talented young designers and artists, Gestalten brings a deep understanding of visual culture on [...]