11th July 2018
Ellos
"Billboard advertisement for art intervention in an Urban Art Festival.
The billboard had the words "THEY THINK YOU ARE STUPID" written on
it. The Organizers of the festival submitted this proposition which was approved by
the City Hall´s culture department. It was later rejected by the advertising standards authority who dismissed its installation for legal reasons. Finally both parties reached an agreement and the billboard was erected in a central location of the city of Zaragoza." - SpY Art
Image credit: Brazo de Hierro
Journal
11th July 2018
James Bridle's Drone Shadows
"James Bridle's Drone Shadows project features full-scale drawings of unmanned aerial vehicles that carry out surveillance and air strikes, intended to raise awareness of the presence of these secretive aircraft.
Bridle (...) created his first drone drawing in 2012 to demonstrate the size of the drones, which most people will never encounter in real life. The 1:1 scale image was drawn in the car park of his studio in London. Drone Shadows was subsequently commissioned for exhibitions, festivals and events in London, Washington DC, Istanbul and Brighton." -Alyn Griffiths
Image credit: Anatole Serexhe
10th July 2018
Helping Hands Success
I'm so proud to say that my group and
I have won the Designing for Dialysis competition, and that our cookbook design will be published once the recipes have been finalised. It's so great to see our hard work pay off, and we really hope that our design will make a difference to those following the meticulous diet.
10th July 2018
Does the end justify the means
when it comes to 'poverty porn'?
Here is an article I wrote for UAL's Postgraduate Community:
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has been a powerhouse of mainstream music since breaking into the industry with “The A Team” in 2011, securing him Brit Awards for British Break through Act and Best British Male Solo Artist, just a year after the single’s release. He has since sold more than 26 million albums and 100 million singles worldwide. Last year, however, Sheeran received a notably less glamorous accolade; a Rusty Radiator Award, for fronting the “most offensive” charity video appeal of 2017. The video, shot for Comic Relief, features the singer’s visit to a desolate shoreside in Liberia, where the celebrity befriends three local children
and offers to pay for their temporary stay in a hotel after having discovered that the boys were sleeping in abandoned canoes...
Image credit: Wateraid/Eliza Powell
12th October 2016
Why we think different about grammar, spelling and punctuation in graphic design.
I'm currently writing an article about the intentional usage of incorrect English in branding, packaging and advertising.
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