Collections
Whilst browsing through a dusty old book shop in Prague (hidden well off the beaten tourist track) in December ‘04, I discovered a see-through plastic wallet containing this collection of 16 matchbox covers from the 1960s. Needless to say a collection that proved to be too tempting for this graphic designer to pass up. However the Kukurice corn-on-the-cob pig does confuse me somewhat. Anyone know any Czech? Link
Nathan Usmar Lauder
Posted on Thursday, 26th of January 2006 Permalink
These striking (no pun intended) matchbox labels depict, what I believe to be, the graphic design language for the Czechoslovakian bid for the 1972 Olympic Games. Simple two or three colour Matisse-esque cut-out shapes create graphic depictions of 21 Olympic sports. I remember being made to shimmy up ropes at junior school when I was a kid but I was unaware that it was an Olympic sport in 1967. Link
Nathan Usmar Lauder
Posted on Tuesday, 24th of January 2006 Permalink
We are having what in NYC parlance is called a stoop sale this weekend. Here’s the invite David designed for it. (Please note the lovely Schwinn Stingrays for sale and the Atari…) But it’s hard moving, getting rid of stuff, though it does lend itself to creative activity. I myself will be making cookies and cake but that’s not the sort of creativity I mean. Keira Alexander, creative director at the Sundance Channel in NY, decided to change her life and leave her flat and sell off all her amazing collected possessions. She and David Brown (not the one who blogs for 30 gms) made a book called “Everything Must Go,” documenting it. (It’s available from very cool self publishing website lulu.com.) Other book suggestions I’ve heard about include giving your unwanted stuff to a charity shop, but with the things you desperately want to keep, take a picture of them and write down their stories—when you got the items and why they’re important to you. Then turn it into a book. Indeed, our cultural consumption can be good to get rid of things and make more things.
Jennifer Kabat
Posted on Wednesday, 11th of January 2006 Permalink
For the first time the BBC has opened up its archives to the UK public. Registered users may now download nearly 80 available news clips including England’s 1966 World Cup win and the Poll Tax riots. In addition to viewing the clips the BBC are also encouraging the downloading of the clips and remixing them to create something unique – BBC Radio 1 has taken this one step further and set up a superstar VJ Competition. Link
Vikesh Bhatt
Posted on Monday, 9th of January 2006 Permalink
