some great pieces

http://www.picturesonwalls.com/Home.asp

shop in carnaby street, visuals are quite inspiring

dave

Surfaces/Textures....

Some fantastic surface textures and fonts to use for inspiration.....

http://arsenal.gomedia.us/textures.html

Emma.

Metro Station Drassanes, Barcelona

http://www.thecoolhunter.co.uk/article/detail/1580/metro-station-drassanes-barcelona

Melbourne's Theatrical Masterpiece

http://www.thecoolhunter.co.uk/article/detail/1575/melbournes-theatrical-masterpiece

leeds comic book convention!

check out the link, on today and tomorrow

worthy of a visit

only in leeds

http://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/08about.asp

Revolution Paper

Graham has mentioned how good this free exhibit is at the british Museum.

www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/all_current_exhibitions/mexican_prints_1910%e2%80%931960.aspx

Anish Kapoor

www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/anish-kapoor

A must see - seeing as our date is confirmed now, we'd recommend you go and see this on the last day.

London Trip suggestions

Hi all,
This exhibition is being held at the Tate Modern until January-

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/poplife/default.shtm

It's write up sounded good in my Grazia mag- .....to sum it up- "Was Warhol the first to have the idea that a person could become a brand? It shows how the father of Pop Art bequeathed an art scene where creativity are linked. As well as Warhol, there are works by Jeff Koons, Keith Haring & Damien Hirst".

And if that doesn't tempt you then perhaps the merchandise in the gift shop there will......

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/poplife/shop/

Emma.

brimstone

completely off kilt here but i found the first ten minutes of my all time favourite tv series on youtube........... it's called Brimstone and stars john glover aka lionel luthor from smallville as the devil. check it out as it got better and better but then, well, see for yourselves

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brimstone&search_type=&aq=f

dave

rummaging through the world of the web to find some places we could be visiting in london

get your taste buds popping people on the idea of going to london in december, heres a few things i found this very eve..............

http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/events/illustration_awards/index.html

http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/prints_books/features/comics/index.html

also since when has derby had a mediatheque, i visited the one in london and it was a stunning archive of films, tv and well you name it all under one roof dating back to the nineteen twenties its like youtube but alot more selective

if anyone else finds anything to go to lets talk to rich and graham and see what we can arrange so that the trip is more productive

Another great website, featuring graphic design, photography, tutorials & typography etc.

Worth a look....

http://inspiredology.com/category/graphic-design/

Retro UP Posters

Stunning use of retro themes that add further depth and maturity to this wonderful animated film.

Check out the rest of the designs here, encorporating Art Deco and 1950s abstract styles - www.aintitcool.com/node/42946

Inspiration for Adobe....

Check out this photography for some inspiring Adobe ideas to think about.....

www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Visionary_images_really_have_the_X-ray_factor&in_article_id=761405&in_page_id=34

Emma.

Packaging link..

Hi all,

I've just come across this really good website on packaging. It covers examples of all types of materials- aluminium, cartons, jars, plastic bottles etc. There are some really quirky drinks packaging ideas too.

Deffinitely worth a quick gander at.....

www.thedieline.com/blog

Em.