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Design Revolution

I had the pleaseure of attending the launch of the new Emory Douglas Exhibition at Urbis, Manchester.

Emory Douglas is the First and only Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party.
There are lots that can be said about the cultural impact of the work of Emory Douglas and the Black Panther Party, from the first depiction of police and politicians as pigs and police to the free school meals.

This exhibition goes some way to covering the various cultural and historical situation as well as the very graphical work on show.
The work evokes the political social artwork of the time and even puts to shame some of the digital techniques used in design today.
Definitely worth a look, and it's on till March 09

Felice Varini

Some of you may have already heard of Felice Varini.
I've recently discovered this artist's huge outdoor 3d paintings/installations.

As wikipedia decribes it -

"Felice paints on architectural and urban spaces, such as buildings, walls and streets. The paintings are characterised by one vantage point from which the viewer can see the complete painting (usually a simple geometric shape such as circle, square, line), while from other view points the viewer will see ‘broken’ fragmented shapes.

I'd certainly like to have the opportunity to see his work.
You can see some more of his work here

18th Century London / Manchester

On my way out of the office today i noticed something peculiar!

It's not often you see vintage posters for Camden Town and vintage wheel barrows scattered around Manchester City centre!
Upon further inspection and a bit of research, apparently it's for the New Sherlock Holmes movie which is directed by Guy Ritchie.

The pictures don't do it justice but you can pop down and have a butchers yourself, as they are around for a bit.

ABC3D

I pre ordered this book back in June after seeing this video.
And i have to say it's just as good and plenty of fun as it is in the video.

Definitely recommended.

The Big Picture

Now this is the news. I was pointed to this site by the serif.
It's a section on the Boston Globe news site which tells the news through a series of stunning photography.
The photos seem to capture more than just story they are telling, but they do say a picture paints a thousand words!!

Gocco Locco

Our new office toy arrived this week.
A Gocco PG-10.

For those that don't know, you can find out more information here
And view the fruits of some other peoples labour in this Flickr group.

Expect to see some 44Gocco prints soon!

Business guys on business trips!

Check out business guys on business trips a funny image blog on the usual office workplace.