Forgotten Classics: O Lucky Man!
There has possibly been no better point in Britain’s political history to reinvestigate Lindsay Anderson’s 1968 film, If…. [mubi.com] (four dots apparently, not sure why). With the ‘ruling elite’ in Britain back where they think they belong, ie ‘ruling’ (but with no particular aim other than protecting their own god-given career trajectory), If…. is a [...]
What’s Up #88: Andreas Gysin
Andreas Gysin [ertdfgcvb.com] is one of those dead clever people who likes to get into the minutiae of the tools we design with. By utilising the (frankly baffling from where I’m standing) open source visualisation… er… ‘stuff’ over at [processing.org], he has not only produced some amazing new posterwork but has also made a nifty [...]
What’s Up #87: Canada
Weirdly enough Canada [lawebdecanada.com] aren’t actually based in Canada. I’m not sure what the connection is because they’re site is mostly in Spanish. Anyhoo, this is just one of the many mysteries this group of esoterically inclined video and art directors choose to cloak themselves with. They have the unique ability to take the blandest, [...]
City of London Typosurvey — Temple
The Linefeed Typographic Survey of the City of London continues and has been made a bit easier now the weather has brightened up. There’s still a few wards left to cover plus a special trip round the Barbican and Golden Lane Estate to do. In the meantime I had a bit of jaunt around Temple. [...]
LineRead #3 available now
Preview copies should be winging their way to contributors as I type but if you want to get the jump on the latest version of our print-on-demand publication, LineRead #3, it’s now available via MagCloud (you can also browse it on yer iPad using the MagCloud app). LineRead #3 includes linefeed’s review of the last [...]
Now playing: What have you done today, Mervyn Day?
I don’t know how long this will be up for but if you want watch Saint Etienne‘s elusive 2006 film, What have you done today, Mervyn Day?, have a geez at the video below. Filmed by long time collaborator, Paul Kelly, the film is set around the Lower Lea Valley in East London, documenting the [...]
What’s Up #86: Stuart Geddes
Stuart Geddes is a busy man. When he’s not running graphic and editorial design studio Chase & Galley [chaseandgalley.com], or running one of Melbourne’s few own Risograph presses [asmallpress.com], or tinkering about with custom built motorbikes or any of the other gabillion other things he seems to be up to, you can find him turning [...]