Blog: Visual culture

10 August 2011

Handmade hashtag

Handmade hashtag

the poster department

Impromptu bulletin board gives positive voice to riot-struck Londoners
The boarded-up window of Poundland’s Peckham branch has become an emotionally charged bulletin board for…

10 August 2011

This city’s made of light

This city’s made of light

catherine dixon

24 hours of (normal) London life, told by The Light Surgeons in São Paulo
The Light Surgeons are a London-based collective of multimedia artists set up by Christopher Thomas…

8 August 2011

Modern visions

Modern visions

the events department

Estorick exhibition to crown Edward McKnight Kauffer the ‘poster king’
While debate furiously rages as to whether the poster is still (or ever has been)…

5 August 2011

Noted #5

Noted #5

noted

Type on camera, infographics, outdated technology and fake logos
More links to sites, articles and interviews that grabbed our attention this week. Top: Fictional…

3 August 2011

Moving and making

Moving and making

Exploring the photographic trends of 2011’s graduate degree shows
Photography is in the throes of a quiet revolution as the medium adapts to our current…

3 August 2011

A neon splash

A neon splash

the sign department

Morag Myerscough rubs shoulders with the ‘diving lady’ of North London
Many London visitors and locals are familiar with the famous ‘diving lady’ sign on Hornsey…

31 July 2011

Noted #4

Noted #4

noted

Branding the cosmos, road-trips, crowdsourcing and the type of life
More links to sites, articles and interviews that grabbed our attention this week. NASA brand…

29 July 2011

Visual sonata

Visual sonata

john l. walters

The Quay Brothers create an intimate spectacle for Bartók and beyond.
Film-makers might spend a lot of time and effort trying to make a set look…

28 July 2011

Lost in space

Lost in space

archive, homepage

Why do architects believe their wordless buildings are easy to read?
‘Sign designers are convinced that architects don’t like them,’ writes Rob Waller, in his provocative…

27 July 2011

24-hour party people

24-hour party people

john ridpath

Soulwax release a day’s worth of music and visuals with a new app
Soulwax have stepped up their 2manydjs compilation series with the all new Radio Soulwax, writes…
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