Gjon Mili
Posted on 13/04/10.
Albanian born Gjon Mili arrived in the United States in 1923. Fifteen years later, he was a photographer for Life (a relationship that continued until his death in 1984). Working with Harold Eugene Edgerton of MIT, Gjon Mili was a pioneer since the 1930s in the use of photoflash to capture a sequence of actions in one photograph. Trained as an engineer and self-taught in photography, Gjon Mili was the first to use electronic flash and stroboscopic light to create photographs that had more than scientific interest. Since the late 1930s, his groundbreaking pictures of dance, athletics, and musical and theatrical performances revealed the beautiful intricacy and graceful flow of movement too rapid or too complex for the eye to discern. Here are just a few images, well worth a google though to see some amazing shots.
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Logorama
Posted on 10/04/10.
NB Adult language; just in case the kids are around.
For all the branding fans out there, well,anyone for that matter this short film is a real treat. Meticulously thought through and beautifully executed the famous brands and logos of the world are brought to life as a city and zoo. The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival 2009. It opened the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and won a 2010 academy award under the category of animated short. It was directed by the French animation collective H5, François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy + Ludovic Houplain. Keep an eye out for the cameos!
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Malcolm McLaren †
Posted on 08/04/10.
We are saddened to hear that Malcolm McLaren has died in New York, aged 64. The ex-partner of designer Vivienne Westwood also managed a number of other bands, including the New York Dolls and Bow Wow Wow before producing his own records including the much-sampled tracks Buffalo Gals and Double Dutch from the 1983 album Duck Rock. McLaren emerged from art school in London in the 1960s and with Westwood, set up Let It Rock - a fashion store specialising in rubber and leather fetish gear. It was later, infamously, renamed “Sex”. He went on to manage the Sex Pistols, who spearheaded the British punk rock scene. McLaren along with Westwood and graphic designer Jamie Reid were responsible for what is now thought of as the visual vernacular of punk music.
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Paper record player
Posted on 02/04/10.
This is absolutely amazing, a fully working, manual record player made entirely of paper. To play the record the handle needs to be turned in a clockwise direction at a steady 33 1/3rpm. The paper cone then acts as a pickup, amplifying the sound enough to make it audible. Although we wonder what is does to the vinyl…
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Victrola in the studio
Posted on 31/03/10.
We have this classic gramophone in the studio at the moment on loan while we research for a new client. Gladly we also have a selection of 78s which we can enjoy while we work. This track is Basin Street Blues. All will become clear.
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Serendipity
Posted on 26/03/10.
Looking in a thrift store at the camera section we found this old Polaroid. We have no idea how this image was made but what a serendipitous discovery, because if we would have designed one, it would look exactly like this.
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Loran’s Dance
Posted on 25/03/10.
Especially for the team at Grafik magazine this is one of our favourites. It’s almost Friday, enjoy.
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