Aug 2009

25 years of cyberpunk

hostile takeover

It began with a fascination with the Commodore 64, an interface in to virtual worlds, that lead to my passion for cyberpunk culture — literature, games, art and music. Over the years the interface evolved, a lot more rapidly as I got older and had money to spend on hardware. I developed a strong interest […]

Aug 2009

An artist’s visions of hell

Hell has always be a source of fascination — it exists in most cultures and religions. Many artists, designers and writers take inspiration from Dante’s Divine Comedy when referencing hell in their work — in fact it’s surprising how much influence the Italian poem has had on modern culture. I’ve been exploring visual executions of […]

Aug 2009

Ryohei Hase, Hort, Digital Club, Severed Heads + Field

Ryohei Hase

A selection of work that I’ve recently discovered that has impressed. Surreal digital art of Japanese artist Ryohei Hase: Typographic work from Hort: Mare Street video by

Jul 2009

The Age of Conan

Age of Conan

Funcom is currently giving ex-players of Age of Conan the chance to come back and try the game for 2 weeks for free. If you sign up for a subscription at the same time they’ll even give you 20% off and through in some nice in-game items. Being particularly interested in MMO games from an interactive […]

Jul 2009

The Forgotten Web Standard

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, […]

Jun 2009

Design documentaries

Milton Glaser

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 taken […]