27 July 2010

Musical paintbrush

Musical paintbrush

john l. walters, the technology department

The interactive, calligraphic visualisation for Labuat’s ‘Soy tu aire’
In his essay ‘Sound and vision’ in Eye 76, John L. Walters discusses the challenges…

26 July 2010

Singing type

Singing type

yves peters

Song lyrics brought to (visual) life by typography and design
The TypoLyrics section in the German typography magazine Slanted is an experiment in bringing together…

23 July 2010

So it goes

So it goes

the events department

The fourth dimension (in 3D) at Marsden Woo Gallery this month
‘‘There is No Why’, Alida Sayer’s current show (Marsden Woo Gallery, ends 31 July) takes…

22 July 2010

Flip fantasia

Flip fantasia

the technology department

Flipboard transforms your Tweets into an impromptu trade journal
People have been getting very excited about the free iPAd app Flipboard, which turns gobbets…

20 July 2010

Blisters Blackout

Blisters Blackout

the events department

Wanted: glow in the dark screen prints for Print Club London
40 illustrators, 40 edition hand-signed prints, 40 pounds each. Entries are now being accepted for…

19 July 2010

Pimp and primp

Pimp and primp

camilla grey

What goes under (and around) your iPad (and what it says about you)
Year on year, release on release, Apple is slowly persuading the world to make the…

16 July 2010

Mirror man

Mirror man

john l. walters, the events department

Roman Cieślewicz shouts, entertains and provokes from the gallery walls
If you see just one design exhibition this summer, make it the Roman Cieślewicz retrospective…

14 July 2010

Making a difference

Making a difference

chris haughton

Designing with Fair Trade organisations in Nepal
There are two main Fair Trade certification marks, but one is much better known than…

13 July 2010

Back to front

Back to front

michael salu

Why I went to St Bride Library to make Granta’s latest cover
For me St Bride Library has long been an place of fascination and wonder, writes…

12 July 2010

Wake up Brazil!

Wake up Brazil!

flavia sanches, tyler johnson

Brazilian designers discuss the perils of following trends
GOT MERZ was an attempt to send a wake up call to Brazil, an attempt…