The Design Research Unit created some of the UK’s most iconic pieces of graphic design, from London’s street signs to the British Rail logo. A UK touring show, which has started at London’s Cubitt Gallery, celebrates four decades of the group’s work. The DRU was founded in 1943 by poet and art critic Herbert Read, advertising entrepreneur Marcus Brumwell, and designers Misha Black and Milner Gray. From the outset the group intended to consolidate design’s position in the world, expressing a desire to bring “artists and designers into productive relation with scientists and technologists”. The group were also highly unusual in the range of disciplines that their work spanned: they were the first practice to combine expertise in architecture, graphic design and industrial design.
We y’all know how much I love working at Block right. It just so happens that our brilliant designer is leaving us to take on New York (I think it’s all my fault given how much I rave constantly about living there). So if you fit the bill, email away:
We are looking for someone who creates smart, beautiful work that is built on a foundation of hardworking business insights. We are looking for someone who can think for themselves and is interested in doing work that really connects with people. Someone who doesn’t care if it is called ‘advertising’ or ‘design’. Someone who just wants to do smart work. We’re looking for someone who can think as well as do – who can see the big picture while working on the small details. Someone who is interested in both the finish and the system. Someone who can create complex, idea-driven brand solutions but can make them easy to use and roll-out. We work hard, and will expect the same of you. We are looking for a creative leader who can fit with our tight team. If this is you, please check out BlockBranding.com and send a pdf of some work, along with your CV, to iwanttowork@blockbranding.com
Phone Disk - Mount iPad, iTouch, iPhone to Disk Mode in Finder. Free Until Sept 1st 2010.
A home project I am currently working on. Off to get me some components now.
A sweet looking pin-hole camera. Made in Melbourne no less.
HelloMovies
Great site which helps you find movies you want to watch.
From: http://ping.fm/7sXkm
NIKE WRITE THE FUTURE - FULL LENGTH VERSION (via nikefootball)
The internet just got a little bit more beautiful.
My wonderful niece in Ireland made this hanging bead ‘n’ bird decoration and posted it to me in Australia to wish me a happy first wedding anniversary. See’s a doll!
McDonalds would never go public with something like this but even though it is obviously done by someone to raise a bit of humour, a part of me feels that if McD’s could get away with it, they’d use it.
ABC iView App Coming For The iPad | Lifehacker Australia
I order mine a few days ago and the house of Mr. Jobs advises it will be on my doorstep my May 28th latest.
Knowing that the ABC are developing a native iPad app for iView is sweet!
Intel’s Light Peak interconnect brings 10 gigabits per second to a USB cable
So that you have some idea of just how fast 10 gigabits per second is, Intel’s Light Peak overview leaps straight into layman’s analogy: at 10Gb/s, you could transfer a Blu-Ray movie in less than 30 seconds — that’s 1200 megabytes per second.
