Frank

Just discovered Jim Woodring's 'Frank'. Could well be my new hero.

Modernism

Serene is Sunday

'Let's add a little sap gree-een', he sings while mixing his colours, this slight, bearded man with the mousey brown afro is so obviously at absolute ease with himself, encouraging us to explore 'our' world, where the trees have friends, where happy little accidents are commonplace...if you know me at all you will know that I am a grumpy and ignorant old shitbag when I get up in the morning so anyone who can put me in a good mood at 6:30am is a virtual miracle worker. Tune in, watch closely and listen to his, the softest of all whispers, drink this soothing cup of camomile tea,  feel the peace of the serene as it warms and slowly fills you up, and you start to overflow with hope, love and ambition, it's all on a Sunday morning, free and here, in 'The Joy of Painting'.

R.I.P. Bob Ross.

A Trip to the Moon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4JAstLGLhM

War Games

 The War Game



Today was spent out on location, shooting scenes for our war film. After a crazy, hair raising ride through a blur of lights and things I think we parked up in Dalston. Mincing through the filthy mud and oomska, I was led (not unwillingly) through yellow trees and gentle streams, to a factory, really old in style. It got me thinking of ww2, and Nazi concentration camps, but then again after watching 'The War Game' yesterday, I can see the horrors of war everywhere I look. We got some really good black and white footage of the buildings, me marching through the woods, Kate on her knees, blindfolded against a really interesting wall, and I also got some sensational footage of Kate's delicious derrier as she bent over to pick something up.

It was right good.

Sheesh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo2EKNRIQlE&feature=related

Typography

This is driving me fooking mad.

Designed by Richard Austin in 1788, the Bell (typeface) fell out of fashion until it was revived in the 1930s.

The characteristics of this typeface are;
lower case; square dot over the letter i. doulble storey a.
upper case; dropped horizontal elemant on A.

The Ariel typeface was designed by Robin Nicholas in 1982, it has more humanist characteristics than many of it's predecessors and is more in tune with the mood of the last decades of the 20th century, extremely versatile, this typeface can be used for reports, presentations, magazines, newspapers, advertising and promotions.

90's Collage

Ecky, 90's Man.

The Lowther Street Chronicles

http://issuu.com/grillustdropbox/docs/lowther_street_chronicles

Bummer