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Author Archives: Dominic
Linotype – The 8th Wonder of the World
Linotype: The Film is a feature-length documentary centered around the Linotype type casting machine. Called the “Eighth Wonder of the World” by Thomas Edison, it revolutionized printing and society. The film tells the surprisingly emotional story of the people connected to … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Film, Graphic Design, Typography
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Black Wednesday…
Two bills up for vote in the US senate will threaten innovation and free speech on the internet. Today is a day of protest
Posted in Activism, Social Media
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A Big Apple: December
There’s been no snow to play in, so here’s a roundup of what I got up to in December…
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A Big Apple: New York Earth Room
If you’re ever in New York and missing the smell of the countryside, check out the ‘Earth Room’ – a room filled with 127,300 kg of earth.
Posted in Agency, Art, Environment, Exhibition, Just for Fun
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Fresh meat
Each month, we’ll be posting a short profile on our most recent placements. You can find out a bit about them, and see some of their work…
Richard Hamilton (1922-2011)
The renowned British artist and ‘father of pop art’ has died at the age of 89.
Posted in Art, Comment, Design, News, The Partners
Tagged artist, Inspiration, Richard Hamilton, Swingeing London
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World of wonders…
Gone are the days when curating was reserved for those academic art experts. Thanks to the web, there’s now endless websites dedicated to collecting the weird and wonderful.
Posted in Exhibition, Graphic Design, Just for Fun, Resources, The Partners, Uncategorized
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To verb
If using brand names as nouns – as in “leave my post-its alone”, and “you’re wearing my speedos” wasn’t enough, we’ve now got ‘verbing’ to deal with.
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Fresh meat
Each month, we’ll be posting a short profile on our two most recent placements. You can find out a bit about them, and see some of their work…
A Big Apple…
Over the coming months I’m going to try and give you a flavo(u)r of what it’s like to live and work as a young designer in New York. I’ve moved here for a year to work in our New York … Continue reading →