May 16th, 2012
This post is a follow up on my previous blog a couple of weeks ago looking at the talk at the Design Museum 'GraphicDesign& Great Expectations'. I attended the event last week on Thursday 10th May 2012. It was fantastic!
May 11th
Last year I wrote a post about the measures the Kenyan government is implementing in order to curb gender imbalance in the Engineering industry. Well, this year, I was invited by the National Industrial Training Council (NITC) to share my experience with the 6th and newest intake into the programme.
A few months ago what caught my attention on the news was a mystery knitter who attached a 50-yard-long scarf featuring woollen athletes to Saltburn pier. It had a dramatic effect as this huge creation of beautifully knitted athletic figures appeared overnight. What was wonderful about it was that it delighted young and old alike as the town discussed the piece and it also drew more people/tourists to the seaside resort to see it. It was great to see such positive hype over the upcoming Olympics.
May 3rd
I normally like to focus on things that are aesthetically stunning in the art & design world. But this week I have come across the new proposed packaging design for cigarette packets in Australia which are a far cry from the tobacco industries advertising which concentrated on portraying the glamorous powerful life you could lead if only you smoked brand X. Advertising seems to be being turned on its head in search of the most repulsive ad you can create.
April 26th
GraphicDesign& launched a year ago whose launch event started in the Design Museum. Somehow I have managed to keep my head buried in the sand again as I completely missed their appearance. I am so excited to finally come across GraphicDesign&. For any of you have managed to miss them as well I have put together a bit about them from their website and press about them.
April 19th
As someone who graduated in 2007 I have first hand experience of how difficult it has been to get into the design industry because of the struggling financial climate. As a result I think that the initiative Look Like Love is a fantastic idea. Kate Brewer and Eden Asfaha were exasperated by the the lack of support available to graduates, which motivated them into taking matters into their own hands and created Look Like Love.
April 12th
Plenty of things have been happening in the last few weeks due to it being the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. I came across these stamps that have been designed by Loewy Group consultancy Team Publishing. They caught my eye as they were designed for the Royal Mail not just for displaying the tragic moment when the Titanic sank, but to tell the story of the building, launching, and sailing of the Titanic.
April 5th
March 30th
I think that everyone has a lot of pride and that tingly feeling when they think of their university and the opportunities that it has given us. But I wanted to show current work that students at Kingston University (my very own) have recently produced. The winner and many of the runners up were from Kingston which doesn't surprise me in the slightest. I'm so glad that Kingston is going strong and helping students produce some fantastic work.
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