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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
MODERNISM...WHERE?
With the content having created a debate amongst the critics, I'd say it's worth a read.
What Ever Happened to Modernism by Gabriel Josipovici.
Published by Yale University Press
MINIMALIST FASHION
A book on the field recently published and another on it's way in March 2011; says a lot about where fashion thinks it's heading so why do the streets show otherwise? Work it out.
Less is More: Minimalism in Fashion by Harriet Walker
Due for publication March 2011, Merrell Publishers
Minimalism and Fashion: Reduction in the Postmodern Era by Elyssa Dimant
Out now, Collins Design
Sunday, November 14, 2010
E-SHOPS FOR CHRISTMAS
Lets compare how big-gun department stores in Europe and the US present themselves for Christmas online.
Berlin
New York
Paris
Milan
Dublin
London
Berlin
New York
Paris
Milan
Dublin
Thursday, November 11, 2010
LASTE MOVES
The shoe boutique Laste, mentioned in the previous post, has found a new location. The current shop at Pool Valley, will be open for it's last day of business today before doors open at the new location on Saturday at 6 Bond Street, Brighton.
The new web address is up and running at http://www.laste.co.uk with photos of the new shop and other info to be added by the weekend.
New shop open for business from 10am, Saturday 13th!
Monday, November 8, 2010
PACK-A-MAC
Need something stylish to carry your Macbook in? No i don't either really, but I wouldn't mind...
Leather Utility Bag by Alex Herdman. Larger versions available and it converts into a rucksack! Stocked in Alex's boutique, Laste. £179.99
13" or 15"? Green, Black or Tan leather? From Bythreads. €230
Bayswater sleeve for 13" Macbook. Leather. Mulberry. £350
Saturday, November 6, 2010
SOCIAL-NETWORKING FOR ARCHITECTS
Born of a four-piece partnership, Architizer is just one reaction, albeit a positive one, to the effects the economic slump has had on the architectural profession. It's a social-networking site through which architects can swap news, showcase portfolios, and get their work out there. Similar sites have been created for other design fields, but this one in particular stands out; the site design, contents, as well as a certain respectful quality show through. I'd say it's a pretty important tool.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
THE NY ART BOOK FAIR
The fifth annual NY Art Book Fair is approaching this weekend. Presented by Printed Matter, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of artists' publications, the fair hosts over 200 international presses, booksellers, antiquarian dealers, artists and publishers from 20 countries, and offers top-notch contemporary art book publishing. As it's FREE and open to the public, I'd say why the hell not!
READ
Pioneers of Modern Typography, written by the Typographer and Graphic Designer Herbert Spencer, can lay claim to being one of the most influential and most referenced typography books since it's first publication in 1969.
Modern typography does not have its origins in the conventional printing industry. Its roots are entwined with those of twentieth-century painting, poetry and architecture, and it flowered quite suddenly and dramatically in the twenty years following the publication of Marinetti's Futurist manifesto in 1909.
Since its first publication in 1969, and subsequent reissue in a completely revised edition, Pioneers of Modern Typography has remained the standard guide to the impact of twentieth-century avant-garde movements on graphic design and typography. It is re-published now with a new Foreword by Rick Poynor in celebration of its author, the late Herbert Spencer, who was Professor of Graphic Arts at the Royal College of Art.
Herbert Spencer's text examines what led up to the new concepts in graphic design and carefully disentangles the respective influences of Futurism, Dadaism, de Stijl, Suprematism, Constructivism and the Bauhaus. His text is profusely illustrated with examples of crucial contributions to the new typography - from Apollinaire to Zwart - and the book's documentation includes biographical notes on the key figures.
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