David Carson on design
David Carson, a leading ‘grunge’ designer in the 90’s designer, talks about design, found images and humour from TED Talks.
Poetry and spam
We get endless amounts of spam here at FoxLand, and we all hate it – but sometimes, rarely, we come across something so surreal and odd that it comes across as some artist’s bizarre project. In fact, there is now a whole movement in poetry inspired by spam, the unfortunately named ‘spoetry’.
Star Wars vs. Saul Bass
Imagine if Saul Bass had designed the Star Wars intro. Via Jason Kottke.
How not to display artwork on the web
A post from Lines & Colors, a blog about artists and illustrators, on the frustration of many artist’s websites, but there are many points that ring true for anyone.
The Latitude of Soho and Bloomsbury
Over the last few months we have been working with the search engine marketing and optimisation company Latitude on a variety of projects. One of the most unusual was a brief to commission photography for two meeting rooms and the reception area in offices on New Oxford Street, London. Latitude wanted something to make their offices more interesting, to stand out from the typical. They didn’t just want the usual bland corporate art – they wanted something bold and unique to them – something that reflected that their offices lie between Soho and Bloomsbury. They didn’t want the usual postcard style images of these grand old areas of London, they wanted something that paid homage to the true rich character of the areas.
To this end we spoke to Fiona Campbell, an award winning photographer who we felt would do well to eke out the unusual and different. She spent a good amount of time researching the idea, and decided to talk to some of the characters of the area. Read more…
12 May, 2007
Swiss, not Swedish
Swiss Legacy is a blog that concentrates on the Swiss design and arts. I am half-Swiss myself, so I have always been intrigued by the fine history of Swiss graphic arts.
No Music Day
Bill Drummond has announced today, 21st November, as No Music Day.
Chris Ware in The New Yorker Thanksgiving edition
Take a look at these beautiful Chris Ware New Yorker covers for this year’s Thanksgiving edition.
A lovely use of Flash
Whilst researching evening activities for an upcoming birthday we came across this fabulous site for a private room karaoke bar. Although the over-use of Flash on the web is often and quite correctly criticised, the use of it on this site – coupled with interesting sound effects and bright, vibrant colours – makes for an entertaining and visually satisfying experience. Check it out at www.luckyvoice.co.uk.
Thom Yorke’s Eraser mural
Stanley Donwood, regular Radiohead designer/artist type, has been busy in the Ladbroke Grove area. He’s created a mural on the XL Recordings offices to mark the release of Thom Yorke’s Eraser album. Take a look at some of the pictures I took at ateaseweb.com.
21 July, 2006