it makes sense that jed root agency are always at work (the studio), but I had never read their blog. They've got Anna Burns on their books

& she's collaborated with michael baumgarten to create a new book, 'The Deformers, Attempted Perception" which looks pretty good:

available here

iGNANT

i am enjoying the photography on iGNANT blog today

I <♥> BUCK

BUCK wonderful animation from NY & LA, check out their

show reel

Swiss designers protest against Islamophobia (with paper craft)

in response to their country-wide ban on the building of minaret's, the Swiss designers dirty hands have designed their own cut out and keep miniature minaret. get yours here

new favorite blogs

two new favourite image blogs,
ostentatious gaudy goodness:
house of lacreme
design stuffs
kachamak

Fusebox, Brighton

a new gallery in Brighton, opened May 2009 by Robin Blackledge who makes installation like thishe's looking for a junior designer at the moment, so get in contact if you can 3D model. Exhibitions so far include Auger Loizeau's 'carnivorous domestic entertainment robots' and studio tonnes'interactive fish tank. Go to studio tonne right now and play with their noise toys! depeche mode sequencer! mute toy

broken brain

my computer has become a zombie phoenix and i am teaching myself to fix it, which makes is frustrating, but Rob Ryan's new book assures me 'you can still do a lot with a small brain'


buy it here

Pink Stinks

Pink Stinks a new to name & shame companies patronising girls, including their christmas campaign to boycott the Early Learning Centre:
snow queen palace £65

although would you boycott a shop that also sells this?


check out the kids comment's on the newsround site:
"I hate pink and I'm a girl. I prefer green or purple but that is just me. Anybody can like any colour they want!"
Katie, 11, West Yorkshire, England

JeongMee Yoon's Pink & Blue Project

gallery last day

today is the last day of spring's bermuda triangle exhibition & i'm on reception so come & visit til 4pm! Exhibitor Gary Card recently decorated Patron Silver Riendeer, the three day pop up restaurant, photo from FMW

Edinburgh Review

Last week I went to Edinburgh for the first time, it was well great.owl & lion gallery & shop, started by two Edinburgh college of art graduates, it offers courses, showcases young artists and has a studio space, fantastic place!
analogue books sells beautiful zines & prints.museum of childhoodis free & terrifying/amazing with incredible doll roomChristmas market, probably not year round, & i somehow managed to miss this:carlton hill, good for views all year round, for hanging out at the Edinburgh festival & for seeing fireworks during HOgmanay and in April is the home of the Beltane Fire Festivaldeer tickat sneaky pete's everyone i met was so nice, is this Edinburgh or just stepping outside of london?

My Last Shunt

to see the Beatabet orchestra & AK/DK
also a giant silver tube to sail a boat down

Beatabet WINWINWIN

Beatabet's WINWINWIN exhibition at the phoenix gallery Brighton, 6 weeks from White Night.
An amazing interactive office. Including mysterious karaoke , dave the machine's machine and interactive film 'Fortune Obscura' from metaLuna.
Every film made by the public has been uploaded to Youtube, here is mine: