stuff I stare at
styling and salvage
Styling and Salvage: Recording the projects and interests of Rupert Blanchard. London, UK. “An art director specialising in conceptual salvage and interiors”.
design : furniture :strawberryluna
Allison, but all of my work goes under the moniker strawberryluna. It’s just a name that I made up when I was first starting out because I liked the sound of it.
design : graphic :from here to here
I liked this exhibition for this alone. “The only available budget was £550 to cover all print, production and expenses. The solution involved several trips to car boot sales, a roll of vinyl tape and a large tin of yellow paint.”
design :The bride stripped bare
Duchamp’s, enigmatic, sprawling masterpiece is explained here in fantastic detail. The animated version is sublime. This and all his other works are detailed.
design :corita kent
When you think of Pop Art you think Warhol, The Factory, The “Velvets” and Celebrity. The Immaculate Heart Community and a bunch of nuns… get sort of overlooked. You might argue with the message but the execution is peerless. View the slideshow & buy the book!
design : graphic :gene cable
Both his Heavy Metal Madness and Scanning Around series have been brilliant, humorous forays into the history of graphic design, typrography, photography and 20th Century culture.
design :anymore ply?
Plywood, a moisture-proof, marine-grade, very low formaldehyde-content pine, certified by the European sustainable forest practices agreement, becomes a strong, almost abnormal complement…
design : furniture :flip & tumble
I got one of these for my wife… she loves it. Not just because it’s a handy bag but because it doubles as some sort of stress ball. She can also throw it at me when she looses the plot!
design : product :golden section
How to draw a ‘golden section’ using adobe illustrator, or any other piece of software I suppose.
design :saul bass
Great to see Brendan Dawes’ tribute to Saul Bass back online after years away. Dig around and get the ‘Hitchcock’ font, made from Bass’s own hand.
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