DIRTY WEEKEND Inspiration

Why Not Associates

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:49:00 -0400

British designers, Why Not Associates recently updated their site with work done for the Crawley Library. After seeing this a few places months ago, the library is now open with the sandblasted tree trunks taking centre stage. Also featured recently in Creative Review.

IdN Magazine: The Craft Issue

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:21:00 -0400

The latest issue of IdN Magazine is all about craft. It features many excellent designers and is definitely worth picking up if you get a chance. For more info on the issue, click the above link

The Inspiration Blog

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0400

I promised the first Dirty Weekend workshop participants that I would upload info of the designers featured in the Inspiration part of the workshops. After collating the information I decided that it would be best delivered as a blog, allowing me to update you with more designers and work as I find them. If you want to subscribe to the feed using a reader such as Google Reader then click the RSS button.

I’ve separated out the designers to make it easy to read.

Roel and Job Wouters

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:22:00 -0400

Dutch brothers Roel and Job Wouters created the amazing “abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz” with Roel’s son, Gradus. The video shows the well trained hand of Job Wouters juxtaposed with that of the young Gradus Wouters. The video works on two aesthetic levels, from the confident, high skill of letterforms of one, to the innocence and playfulness of the other.

Checkout more of Roel Wouters work here, including the “zZz is playing: Grip" video shown at the workshop. Also be sure to checkout the Creative Review Blog Creative Futures article featuring the video interview too.

Also checkout more of Job Wouters beautifully lettering work here.

Marion Deuchars

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:03:00 -0400

All 5946 words in the D&AD Annual Review from 2002 were hand written. Illustrator Marion Deuchars worked with Vince Frost of Frost Design to create a visually arresting piece that cleverly uses the formal language of an annual report while also referencing the design charities coveted award.

The Changing Face of Letterpress at London College of Communication

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:45:00 -0400

The Changing Face of Letterpress at the London College of Communication is an experimental letterpress workshop seeking to challenge the boundaries of the process.

M/M Paris

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:38:00 -0400

If you haven’t heard of the legendary M/M Paris before then you owe it to yourself to checkout their site. I showed selections from both the Alphabet and the Alphamen typefaces. A poster is available on their site.

Julien Vallée

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:23:00 -0400

Julien Vallée is a Canadian motion/graphic designer based in Montreal.

The work shown was the Tangible: High Touch Visuals book jacket by Gestalten available here. I showed an interview which can be seen in full on the Gestalten website here.

Sara De Bondt

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:10:00 -0400

Sara De Bondt is a Belgian graphic designer based in London who taught me at Central Saint Martins. The work shown was the British Council Newsletter, which can be seen here.

Workshop Playlist

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:00:00 -0400

The songs were played in a random order, but everything that you heard at the workshop is in the list below. Click the links to open a preview of the each track in iTunes.

Go! Team - Get It Together

Ratatat - Wildcat

Dan Deacon - Pink Batman

Teddybears feat Mad Cobra - Cobrastyle

Prototypes - Je Ne Te Connais Pas

Professor Murder Rides the Subway - The Mountain

The Daniel Pemberton TV Orchestra - Horny Old Man

Kinky - Cornman

The Black Kids - I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix)

The Daniel Pemberton TV Orchestra - Flirty Cha Cha

The Bees - Wash In The Rain

Röyksopp - Happy Up Here