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I haven’t posted in a while, so wanted to get back in with pictures of my desk. I’m currently working on packaging designs mostly. The client is an upmarket food products brand and I am conceptualising labels and boxes for meal kits, cook-in sauces, oil bottles etc.

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I got to use this neat printer today.. Courtesy of my tutor!

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Money is Material by Mark Wagner- 

"The Object in question is essentially just a peace of paper. Money and currencies don’t actually exist in the real world. They’re just something we’ve made up!"  

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Mark Wagner makes collages out of dollar bills. He says,

"The Object in question is essentially just a peace of paper. Money and currencies don't actually exist in the real world. They're just something we've made up."  

His art brings up several questions about this paradigm built upon a material made from ink and paper. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxsDf4GgWqU

http://markwagnerinc.com/

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Pick Me Up Graphic Arts Festival 2014 begins today at the somerset house. Here are some of the daily specials which I'm looking forward to attend-

Jo Ratcliffe's Zoetrope

Thursday 24 April

11.00-17.00

London-based illustrator Jo Ratcliffe will be bringing the zoetrope – described as ‘the wheel of the devil’ by shocked audiences in the 19th century – into the modern age with creative partners iMakr and waterMelon collective in a blend of illustration, animation and 3D printing on the first day of the festival.

> www.jocandraw.com

Andy Martin's Plasticine Rhythm

Monday 28 April

11.00-17.00

Learn the secrets of stop motion animation, syncing visuals to music, and plasticine modelling in this workshop with Andy Martin of production company Strange Beast. Animations from the day will feed into a collaborative new film called 'Plasticine Rhythm.'

> www.andymartin.info

Melvin Galapon's Grid Forms

Tuesday 29 April

11.00-17.00

London-based graphic artist, illustrator and designer Melvin Galapon explores organic form and motion in this collaboration with choreographers Marquez&Zangs, in an interactive game that brings together his interest in grids and patterns as a tool for creation.

> www.mynameismelvin.co.uk

Sarah Maycock's Sight Tests

Wednesday 30 April

11.00-17.00

Collaborate with past Pick Me Up Select and Handsome Frank artist Sarah Maycock as she returns to the festival for an interactive day of blind drawing.

> www.sarahmaycock.co.uk

Special thanks to Handsome Frank and to the London Graphic Centre for sponsoring all the materials for this event.

Jess Wilson's Protest Signs

Thursday 1 May

11.00-17.00

Illustrator and former Pick Me Up select Jess Wilson will be using illustrative type to create protest signs. Get stuck in - this is your chance to protest about anything and everything.

> www.jesswilson.co.uk

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Early prototype version of my CV is half the actual size but still gives perspective to further improvement. At this stage I'm wondering if I could be able to engage the viewers by letting them print double side a3 and leave instructions for cutting and folding. Printing a3 double sided could be a hassle in itself!

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Amazing business card, check it out!

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Typography inspired by human flesh, by Jean-Charles Debroize

https://www.behance.net/gallery/Human-type-for-KEROZEN/11239455

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The Innovation of Loneliness- Amazing animation by Shimi Cohen What is the connection between Social Networks and Being Lonely? Quoting the words of Sherry Turkle from her TED talk - Connected, But Alone. (ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together.html) Also Based on Dr. Yair Amichai-Hamburgers hebrew article -The Invention of Loneliness. Script, Design & Animation: Shimi Cohen Final Project at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design.

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Casa De Musica identity by @sagmeisterwalsh 2010 Wow!

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Just got my sample pack from uk.moo.com.

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Just got my sample pack from uk.moo.com.

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Rare is when you see good design about Indian voting!

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Really interesting idea of clean packaging with simple type for games. I'm not sure how well they would do for sales.

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Today, I'm taking inspiration from Rosie Lee's Ticket Machine Rethink for Icon Magazine. The design is interesting but i don't think it comes a long way from the pre existing design of ticket machines in UK. 

http://www.rosielees.co.uk/work/icon-magazine-rethink/

Im looking into interface design of such tasks in order to develop an automated system for voting in India.

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I was scanning through the new @Eye Magazine and came across an amusing article about Spanish meat papers collected over the years by Andrei Balius. "Typically covered in graphic images of animals who often relish their tragic end under the butcher's knife."