27 Feb

British Energy Stamp Collection

Now this set of vintage commemorative stamps has done the rounds already (chiefly on Grainedit), but I couldn’t resist bagging a set and doing a little post about them. Peter Murdoch was the hand behind the design and perhaps he has achieved more notoriety for his famous chair and classic freestanding kiosk designs from the [...]

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24 Feb

Obituary: John Berry

On returning from my trip oversees I received an e-mail from a friend telling me of the sad news that one of my illustration heroes had died in December 2009. I thought it would be discourteous not to post anything, especially seen as I completely overlooked the passing on of a chap that has brought [...]

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19 Feb

Korean dry-riser inlets

I’ve not added a post for over a week becasue I have been visiting a friend in South Korea and have just arrived home with some seriously hardcore  jet-leg and a suitcase full of madness. It seems so different here – muted and ordered. There’s none of the chaos of a modern Asian city and [...]

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09 Feb

BBC animation spot for Vancouver 2010

I’m not really in the habit of applauding TV spots. I find that television can be so disposable these days and through a general disconnection with it, I have seemed to develop an unreasonable and ungrounded distrust of TV spots – Most of which are often highly imaginative and incredibly well polished. But a couple [...]

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06 Feb

Sun Ra: Space is the Place

“The music is different here.  The vibrations are different, not like planet Earth”. This little snippet has had me flummoxed for years. I’ve heard the distinctive stoned-out, deep-South drawl uttering these words on countless music tracks as a sample and although I had a rough idea who it was that said it, i didn’t know [...]

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04 Feb

James Smith & Sons Umbrellas

A couple of years ago I was given an umbrella for my birthday by my good lady. Without being brashly materialistic, it was probably the one of the finest things I have ever owned. It was  termed as being ‘walking length’ – perfect for leaning  upon in a dandy Dorian Gray style . The grip [...]

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01 Feb

Ryan Abegglen

Over the weekend I’ve been enjoying the work of American graphic artist, Ryan Abegglen. I don’t much at all about this fellow as his website is a touch sparse on the old details. However, I do know that his expert blend of twisted humour and lo-fi iconography is both refreshing and simple. There is something [...]

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