These are some photographs I took at Kinetica Art Fair back in March. I wanted an excuse to play around with the GIF Maker on 15 Folds using my own photographs; these images were perfect because I could easily align the spheres to be the same size on Photoshop.
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Tagged 2013, advertising, arts, band posters, blogging, branding, colours, cool, creative, creativity, design, drawings, entertainment, Facebook, Facebook timeline, fun, gig posters, graphic design, ideas, illustration, Leonie Cumiskey, Matt Cliff, promotional posters, psychedelic, social media, surreal, The Black Angels, The Black Angels posters, The Black Angels tour, USA
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Tagged '60s style, book, books, bright colours, coffee table book, design, editorial, Emilio Pucci, Emilio Pucci Foundation, fabric cover, fashion history, fashion house, hippie fashion, Leonie Cumiskey, limited edition, limited edition book, pattern, patterned fabric, print, print publication, psychedelia, psychedlic print, publishing, Pucci, Pucci dynasty, sixties style, Taschen, wish list
Today I headed up to Walthamstow to visit Chris Bracey’s huge studio on Vallentin Road – God’s Own Junkyard. Peeking through the locked iron gates, it really does look just like a junkyard, but once inside it’s like an Aladdin’s cave of neon treasures.
I don’t know whether it’s because of the junkyard’s location, or if it’s because not that many people know about it, but when my friend and I showed up at around 2pm on a Saturday – a peak time for visitors in most places – we were lucky enough to be the only people there.
The man who works there, John, is really friendly and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of pretty much everything stored in the studio. He was happy to show us round, pointing out props and signs that had been in various films, like Tombraider, Eyes Wide Shut, and the newest installment of the Iron Man films – a huge ‘STARK’ sign. I really can’t recommend this place enough; I’ve never been anywhere else like it!
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Tagged 2013, art, artist, artist studio, blogging, Chris Bracey, contemporary art, cool, cool locations, creative, creativity, days out, east London, fashion shoot, film, film industry, film props, friendly London, fun, God's Own Junkyard, junkyard, Leonie Cumiskey, light art, lightbulbs, London, neon art, neon lights, nostalgia, old signs, photography, places to visit, props, set design, signage, slogans, something different, surreal, Walthamstow, writer, writing
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Tagged 2013, advertising, advertising to children, arrangement, blogging, brand, children's toys, comparison, components, composition, creative, creativity, deconstruction, design, destruction, disassembly, dismantled things, fun, gadgets, graphic design, hardware, household appliances, ideas, inspiration, J and L, LEGO, Leonie Cumiskey, opinion, organisation, photography, rearrange, similarities, technology, things organised neatly, Todd McLellan, toys, trends
Woahh! For Milan Design Week, Carnovsky worked with Missoni on this amazing installation, inspired by the brand’s signature zigzag pattern.
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If you’re into domino effect videos, or just appreciate the beauty of some meticulous physics, then you will definitely enjoy this jaw-dropping video for ‘Tuna Melt’. Not overly enamoured with the track, to be honest, but this video is just amazing. Even if you absolutely hate electro, I’d recommend watching it.
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Tagged 2013, A-Trak, amazing, America's Got Talent, clever, cool, creativity, DJ, domino effect, dominos, electro, fun, hip hop, kinetic art, kinetic artist, Kinetic King, media, music video, new music, physics, Pomp & Clout, producer, promo video, talent, Tim Fort, Tommy Trash, Tuna Melt, video, Vimeo, viral marketing, viral video
Whatever you think of Margaret Thatcher, you can’t deny that she was an inspirational woman. For me, she inspires a kind of hatred, but I’m not going to go into that because I’ve spent the past few days talking about The Iron Lady and – to be perfectly honest – I’m tired of hearing about her. Having said that, I do like these illustrations of olde ‘Maggie’ by various artist types, so I’m posting them as a cynical attempt to get more hits on my blog. Sorry if you have arrived here expecting political commentary and debate – perhaps you should read this excellent piece by Russell Brand for The Huffington Post instead? However, if you’re into pictures of former British Prime Ministers…then you’re in luck!
Tory Bachelor Wallpaper, by Matt Mclaren.
Margaret Thatcher, by Katelyn Lizardi.
Margaret Thatcher, by Riot Ink.
Margaret Thatcher, by Vinko Illustration.
The Iron Lady, by Matt Blease.
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AleXsandro Palombo’s blog, Humor Chic, documents the happenings in the fashion world and beyond. Palombo’s take on the fashion news is both bitchy and funny – think Perez Hilton, but without the irritating omnipresence and with added talent and relevance. His shockingly hilarious pop culture illustrations both celebrate and ridicule fashion’s major players; Hedi Slimane is portrayed digging his own grave as he takes over at Saint Laurent, Anna Wintour cosies up to Barack Obama, along with whole host of far more ludicrous scenarios too.
Donatella Versace, and John Galliano shortly after he drunkenly proclaimed his love for Hitler.
Creatives, musicians and celebrities feature heavily, with the occasional politician or member of the monarchy making sporadic appearances as well. It really seems like when it comes to mockery, Palombo is a man after my own heart – he likes to turn his attention to a bit of everything. Below, he has portrayed Kate Middleton as some kind of power-hungry femme fatale who beats her husband and wants to kill the Queen! I think I kind of prefer her to the real Kate Middleton, who is pretty much the definition of passive, well-behaved marriage material. So blaaah.
However, not all of his portraits are derisive or mean – here is quite a sweet drawing of the late Amy Winehouse that he posted the day after her death.
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Tagged 2013, AleXsandro Palombo, Amy Winehouse, Andy Warhol, Anna Wintour, anorexia, art, bitchy, blogging, cartoon, celebrity, Chanel, cocaine, comedy, cool, creative, death, design, Donatella Versace, fashion, fashion news, Fendi, fun, funny, Hedi Slimane, hilarious, Hitler, Humor Chic, illustration, John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Middleton, Leonie Cumiskey, Madonna, media, news, opinion, parody, Perez Hilton, pop culture, Prince William, Queen Elizabeth, relevance, Saint Laurent, style, surreal, talent, Victoria Beckham, writing, Yves Saint Laurent
These are some photographs I took at Kinetica Art Fair back in March. I wanted an excuse to play around with the GIF Maker on 15 Folds using my own photographs; these images were perfect because I could easily align the spheres to be the same size on Photoshop.
