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 [...]

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/
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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 [...]

Useful Websites

The Wallpaper Graduate Directory 2009
http://www.wallpaper.com/content/feature/graduate-directory-2009/
On this website you will find up and coming architects, designers, illustrators, photographers and more, fresh from university.

The Wallpaper Architects Directory 2008
http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/architects-directory-2008/2474
Here you’ll find well known architects from all over the world.
 
The Architects Website
http://www.bdonline.co.uk/
Building design is a website where you’ll find up to date news from the architecture world.
 
Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/
A video sharing website.
 
blogcatalog
http://www.blogcatalog.com/
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Booooooom

Booooom is created by Jeff Hamada, a designer from Vancouver. He created Booooooom in hopes of fostering a community of people excited to go out and be creative! The site has been broken up into five main areas of interest; art, design, film, music and film, as well as two other sections for on-going projects and [...]

Quirky Art blogs – Killahbeez

Killahbeez.com
An Art, Fashion and Music Blog.
What I found on their blog today… The Art of Brick.
Since 1932, LEGO has redesigned it’s products to offer children, teens and adults a form of creative expression.  Over the last few years, LEGO has been featured in modern art, music, fashion and pop culture.
Check out more of the Brick Artist’s, Nathan [...]

Quirky Art Blogs – Beautiful/Decay

Beautiful/Decay is the definitive art and design publication showcasing emerging and established contemporary artists. The magazine acts as a go-to, first exposure sourcebook that reveals today’s most influential and innovative talents from the creative world. B/D strives to uphold the integrity of the magazine through distinctive covers, attention to detail and design, and provocative creative [...]

Dezeen

This online magazine provides an in-depth look at the latest news from top designers and architects around the world before anyone else. Dezeen was launched at the end of November 2006 and has grown rapidly to become one of the most popular and influential architecture and design blogs on the internet as they get over a [...]

Ikea

Ikea have done some very intriguing websites recently. In 2008 they launched their ‘ You need a quite space’ website. Its a combination of slow moving animation and interactivity. It switches from slow motion, ‘quite’ bedroom scenes, to fast ‘chaotic’ everyday clips. It is to symbolise that everyone needs time and space to relax, set in four bedroom scenarios.
‘After a Traffic [...]

Nokia

When I decided I needed a new phone I obviously first thought of the latest iphone however being a student I wasn’t sure i’d be able to afford it and had also heard mixed reviews on it and thought I should probably wait until it is developed further. Therefore on deciding on a new phone I thought i’d stick [...]