Blog: Visual culture

26 January 2011

Who’s that girl?

Who’s that girl?

marianne waller

Negatives bought at a Chicago auction expose Vivian Maier’s hidden talent
The recent discovery of Vivian Maier is taking the photography world by storm, writes Marianne…

24 January 2011

Inky fingers

Inky fingers

the type department

Letterpress workshop makes a grand day out for screen-weary workers
It may seem a little late to be blogging about the studio holiday treat, but…

20 January 2011

Shots in the air

Shots in the air

catherine griffiths

Just thirty-six frames for a (typo) exercise in photographic restraint
Back in 1986, before Wellington Polytechnic had computers, writes Catherine Griffiths, Visual Communication Design students…

18 January 2011

Brit Insurance Design Awards

Brit Insurance Design Awards

john ridpath, the awards department

Bantjes, Shandy, Flipboard and E.Chromi make the (long) shortlist
London’s Design Museum announced the shortlist for this year’s Brit Insurance Design awards this morning…

17 January 2011

Scarlet letter

Scarlet letter

alexander ecob, the post room

Lenticular stamps celebrate the work of Thunderbirds and Stingray creator
Generations of British children grew up enthralled by the puppet creations of Gerry Anderson (above)…

13 January 2011

Its name is Rio

Its name is Rio

alexander ecob

The 2016 Olympic Games identity is a logo that dances on the sand
Amidst the excitement and excesses of the festive season, you’ll be forgiven for not noticing…

12 January 2011

Another book on the wall

Another book on the wall

‘Rehashing a winning formula’ with the Banksy street-art street-map
With a poster commissioned by Greenpeace going under the hammer for £80,000, thank goodness for this…

8 January 2011

Ice sights and sounds

Ice sights and sounds

john l. walters

Instruments sculpted out of frozen water from ancient lakes
On the River Terrace by London’s Somerset House there’s a glowing ‘geodesic igloo’ (below) –…

31 December 2010

Double vision

Double vision

The Stone Twins come clean about their obsessions with a sticker book
They may be celebrating their 40th birthday, but the Stone Twins show no sign of growing…

30 December 2010

Art and dodging

Art and dodging

UK dismay at spending cuts and tax avoidance finds a graphic outlet
What with student protests, tax cuts and the unions threatening mass strikes, 2010 ends with revolution…
 
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