Art, Books, Design, Photography
It's a fortnight's worth of culture – high, low and pop – all courtesy of the Twitterstream. We have iconic films, iconic women, iconic voices and enchanted places. My God, it's full of stars! “Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a... Continue Reading →
Lots of goodies in story for you all - a lot of late 70s stuff for some reason - but it's all part of the random goodness of the Twitterstream Fontastic https://twitter.com/twindy5/status/1373703376966447109 https://twitter.com/DesignApplause/status/1375357045201854465 Anyone not following @DesignApplause is really missing a treat! https://twitter.com/DesignApplause/status/1374934324441661443 I put this next one in as much for the marquee that... Continue Reading →
This week we have an urban feel to our post : we fly over Barcelona, Paris, London to get a fascinating view of some of the world's greatest cities; we check into the Design Museum's #FontSunday with a taster of hotel typography; and we put on the eyeliner to take a trip back to the... Continue Reading →
From an emergency bee reviver to Salvador Dali's deck of tarot cards; sweaters to brood in and outrageously gorgeous paper wigs; plus bubble gum typography and much much more Green and pleasant "...the vision for the museum is to spatialize the experience of Andersen’s literary universe and stage a complete artistic setting in which architecture, sound,... Continue Reading →
Packed with goodies: tough love from John Steinbeck, houses on chicken legs, inexplicable emotions, and Dolly slowed down for extra poignancy. And so much more! Everyday should be World Book Day "...explore the districts and peripheries that became a playground for mass housing development after WW2, including objects like Soviet ‘flying saucers’, houses ‘on chicken... Continue Reading →
"We couldn't have made it through the day without something to show us the way ..." Designing the world Abstract, trippy, lean and cool - graphic design from then and now https://twitter.com/PeoplesGDArc/status/1365270427338231810 https://twitter.com/LogoArchive/status/1364153176300134400 https://twitter.com/designtaxi/status/1363401845541134336 https://twitter.com/michaelbierut/status/1363173982736969731 https://twitter.com/michaelbierut/status/1363173985186435078 https://youtu.be/DeINzoA7Kww Built places From the world's most beautiful shop to the ever-present Bauhaus; the secret side of Georgian London... Continue Reading →
Love was in the air and there was splendidness a go-go, including a stunning Dior film. Lose your cares for a few minutes ... Love was in the air https://twitter.com/holdengraber/status/1361048132587384832 https://twitter.com/melibeus1/status/1360841504693051397 https://twitter.com/Tate/status/1360945144111988740?s=20 https://twitter.com/V_and_A/status/1360892020827557891?s=20 Mardi Gras "The yeomanry, the pack, maskers in carriages, advertising vans, knights, harlequins and clowns on horseback, the whole being followed by... Continue Reading →
Plenty of Twitter treats for you this week. From the virtual Met tour to cyberpunk Renaissance, the singular visions of Andrei Tarkovsky and Louis Draper, celebrating Carole King and remembering James Dean. Plus a piglet with a guitar and Gary Oldman with dogs, and we learn what the word 'sprangled' means, courtesy of the World Carrot... Continue Reading →
How to weigh a koala. The importance of Lou Reed, according to David Bowie. Serendipitous photography finds. Walk through Umberto Eco's labyrinthine library. Helping a bat fly. All this and more, courtesy of the Twitterstream. Enjoy! Playful https://twitter.com/ddoniolvalcroze/status/1357373212657557507 https://twitter.com/ddoniolvalcroze/status/1357367141830328320 https://twitter.com/mollypriddy/status/1357054145367166976 https://twitter.com/McSpaffin/status/1356951318498316291 https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1356624194650296321 Plus ça change https://twitter.com/ToTheHappyNone/status/1352350642505883648 https://twitter.com/LMSacasas/status/1356337969460879364 https://twitter.com/ddoniolvalcroze/status/1357368511375364097 https://twitter.com/ddoniolvalcroze/status/1355551225777856514 Widen your horizons https://twitter.com/art21/status/1357364866546294784 Small decisions... Continue Reading →
This week is a good week to stand up for yourself, for the people you love, for the persecuted, for the survivors. Be inspired by Amanda Gorman and 'The Hill We Climb'; the wisdom of Maya Angelou; commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day because we must never ever forget; and finally we look at the background of the... Continue Reading →
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