Category Archives: Events

12th Independent Games Festival

Written by anthony. Posted on 5 March, 2010. Filed under Events, Inspiration. Tagged , , , . No comments.
Limbo, from Playdead, Copenhagen, Denmark
The 12th Independent Games Festival kicks off in San Francisco next week. It’s an event that unfortunately doesn’t get a lot of main stream media coverage but I think showcases innovative ideas in interaction, game design and art. A lot of independent games are created by small, tightly knit teams that aren’t driven by commercial [...]

The Forgotten Web Standard

Written by anthony. Posted on 9 July, 2009. Filed under Events, Inspiration. Tagged , . No comments.
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

Written by anthony. Posted on 29 June, 2009. Filed under Events, Inspiration. Tagged , . No comments.
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

Written by anthony. Posted on 2 June, 2009. Filed under Events, Inspiration. Tagged . No comments.
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 [...]