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Author Archives: John
9 Eyes
Absolutely stunning project by artist Jon Rafman entitled 9 Eyes. A collection of beautiful, comic, tragic and arresting images all sourced from the ever expanding gallery of images taken by the 9 lensed Google Street View camera.
Posted in Exhibition, Photography
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Illume
If you like extreme sports and photography then you’re probably going to enjoy this website by Red Bull.
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The Unbreakable Project
I came across this very powerful and moving website called Project Unbreakable. The project aims to try and help people who have been sexually abused by asking them to write a quote from their attacker on a poster.
Posted in Art, Photography
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Camper Obscura
I stumbled upon a fantastic traveling installation this weekend. Camper Obscura is a project that aims to engage many people from local and wider communities in and around Devonport, in order to explore their relationship to their surroundings through the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Interactive, Photography
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The future of digital photography?
I saw a really interesting technological development recently on the BBC news website. A camera that allows refocusing of a shot after shooting.
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The dying art of the photographic darkroom
I came across this rather interesting video on the Guardian website yesterday. The video takes a look at artist Richard Nicholson a photographer and print artist who is undertaking a project to capture on film, the ever-more scarce photographic darkroom.
Posted in Exhibition, Just for Fun
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Techniques for producing ideas
At the risk of sounding like a dramatic line from the movie Inception, we deal in ideas here at The Partners. I’m currently in the process of reading a book called Sudden Genius? by Andrew Robinson, which questions the existence … Continue reading
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Meet Dot
Here is a rather interesting approach to the promotion of the Nokia N8 and it’s microscope lens attachment. The lens was developed for use by Doctors in remote locations to take photographs of blood samples. These can then be sent … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Animation, Video
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Unnecessary Signs
A challenge within the field of design is to simplify information so that it can be easily recognized, understood and remembered. However, we are not always responsible for the content. Some information can be useful, some can border on being … Continue reading
Posted in Graphic Design, Information Graphics, Posters, Signage
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The Illustration Cupboard
I had the pleasure of a tour around the Illustration cupboard this weekend, along with a sneak peak into the archives which house the work of hundreds of published illustrators.
