Design Assembly

London Nobody Knows, a 1967 film by Norman Cohen is showing at London’s ICA in January. Presented by the slightly grumpy, very dry James Mason, it’s a tour of the murkier, unglamorous and threatened aspects of London life at the time.

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Posted in Culture, Film, History
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I have a confession to make. Despite thinking of myself as quite environmentally ‘conscious’, this hasn’t followed through to my working practices. I love paper and print, and it’s very satisfying to see that hard-earned project roll off the press in glorious colour as a physical object. (more…)

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Posted in Green issues, Print, Social responsibility, Uncategorized
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Originally this post was about Radical Nature, an exhibition running at the Barbican art gallery in London (19 June —18 October 2009). I hoped to get some nice close-ups of Henrik Håkansson’s horizontal section of rainforest, or some maybe some above shots from of Tomas Saraceno’s floating bubble structures. (more…)

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Posted in Exhibition, Photography
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I was drawn to Pascal Anson’s work after stumbling across his short video presentations on youtube recently. Using a handful of videos he outlines his idea for a new type of design TV show, showing several little projects applied to his own living space. He presents to a fixed camera with enthusiasm and dry sense of humour (more…)

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Posted in Interiors
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Gary Hustwit’s directional debut, Helvetica used the typeface as a starting point for a film about graphic design. In my experience all but the type nerds were put off by the title, which was a shame as it was an ideal introduction to what graphic and type designers do and how they influence our visual landscape. (more…)

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Posted in Film, Originality, Social responsibility
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As a regular commuter on the Victoria Line for many years, I have become familiar with the different tiled motifs behind the seating on each platform. Perhaps, due to over-familiarity I’ve not given much thought to origins and reasoning behind each design. Until I saw all 16 designs together, I didn’t appreciate the diversity of styles and ideas (more…)

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Posted in Branding, Interiors, Uncategorized
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I’ve been slow to check out the new Saatchi Gallery in its new premises near Sloane Square, since the opening in October last year. I’ve seen it as several incarnations; from the warehouse space in North London as a student, to the hectic surroundings of the Southbank, and finally to its present grand Chelsea venue. (more…)

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Posted in Exhibition, Fine Art, Sculpture
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I was initially drawn to this book by the cover; a simple checkerboard pattern with the word ‘type’ jumping from the grid, the contents didn’t disappoint either. Inside were eyecatching examples of typographic arrangements that are still inspiring today. (more…)

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Posted in Book Design, Typography
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