Category Archives: Events

Creative art of presentations

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Presentations are used to communicate, inspire or demonstrate a topic, perspective or concept. They can be one of the most effective and inspirational mediums for delivery.

Current exhibitions and inspiration

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A selection of lovely work -- many of the creators are currently, or will be, exhibiting or publishing their work around the world. Featuring 9000 from Columbia, Mitja Miklavčič from Slovenia/UK, Christophe Szpajdel from the UK, Takeshi Kitano from Japan and Ron Arad from Israel/UK.

12th Independent Games Festival

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Limbo, from Playdead, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Independent Games Festival unfortunately doesn't get a lot of main stream media coverage but I think showcases innovative ideas in interaction, game design and art.

The Forgotten Web Standard

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This movie reminds me of my day, only in three minutes! I think there’s something quite beautiful, raw and revealing about it. It’s purpose is to demonstrate the process of creating a set of slides that were used in the author’s presentation. The presentation was given at The Future of Web Design by Mike Kus, [...]

Design documentaries

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Sometimes I forget how much I love film, a compelling narrative combined with well executed elements of composition, light and sound — though I also have a thing for hanging out in old cinemas late at night wired on caffeine. Anyway, I’ve had the fortune of having a week off between freelance contracts so [...]

Mrs Eaves at Typo Berlin

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Late last year Gemma O’Brien, an Australian graphic design student, executed a popular response to a university design brief based on the themes of vandalism and graffiti. She was inspired by my favourite designer, Stefan Sagmesiter, and named herself after my favourite typeface, Mrs Eaves, by Zuzana Licko. She was interviewed abut the project on [...]