Dive into the archives.
- Objectified
Gary Hustwit’s latest film “Objectified” is pretty cool, although it (unsurprisingly given the title) fetishises contemporary consumerism-especially in a bourgeois “if you understand what this object is, then your a person of my class” kind of way.
However the film is at its strongest while talking about how we can (or have) actually improve the day-to-day […]
- Radical Friend’s Yeasayer video for “Ambling Alp” and Phase IV
Radical Friend’s Yeasayer video for “Ambling Alp” and Phase IV
Although Radical Friend’s new music video for Yeasayer’s “Ambling Alp” looks, at first glance, like a generically indie mishmash of technology and gothic overtones - a closer look suggests it’s actually a charming homage to the cooler visual elements in (the otherwise incredible) Saul Bass‘ infamous […]
- A closer look at the production and design of the Dollar
After hearing about the newUS $100 bill, I started to look a little closer at our own notes. I was surprised to see there’s actually a whole bunch of details I’d never noticed before, and a few subtle changes across time.
As you can see below, there seems to have been a subtle change in […]
- A Pop Music Interlude
I’ve always had an aversion to pop music. It seems to be a world built on perfidious personalities, constructed characters and general image manipulation. From Britney to 50 Cent, they are designed to serve a demographic. But that’s not to make a negative judgement; these people are the pretty public faces who turn a profit. […]
- The Imagined City: Dubai
When I was young I drew elaborate dioramas and floor plans for the most insane buildings and cities my mind couldconceive. Starting on the amazing (and endless) canvas that wasdot-matrixprinter paper, and moving through mediums up to Sim City.
It’s on this basis that I’ve found myself so fascinated by Dubai, and so willing to forgive […]
- Kelly Johnson’s Skunk Works Created The World’s Most Amazing Planes
There’s a fascinating story behind Lockheed’s “Skunk Works”. A secretive, completely unregulated body who had license to think up some really freaking crazy stuff during the early days of military aviation (through to today).
- The Dutch Conmen
Oh god - here we go again. There’s another “environmentally friendly” fad that’s going to get everybody all wound up. The problem, however, is that it’s not actually that helpful at all. It’s just another covert commercial endeavour hiding behind the myst of peoples lack of understanding. (After all, who can forget “Blackle” - which […]
- Beautiful, Simple, Witty Penguin Classics
I’ve always been a huge fan of minimalism and modernism, and these Penguin book covers by David Jenkins at Norwich, are totally where it’s at. The subtlety of concept is the best part - you have to be a real dork to get the reference! And I love it when things make me look like […]
