Tom Pollard

Tom Pollard is a 22 year old graphic designer who has recently graduated from Lincoln School of Art & Design.  I came across him whilst browsing through the student awards section of the D&AD website, and was not surprised to find out he had won a series of awards in 2010 from various bodies such … Continue reading

Victorian Photocollage

So whilst doing research on the origins of photography for uni, I came across a sub-genre that I was completely unaware of.  Ladies of aristocracy in the 1860s and 1870s, tended to keep albums of sketches, verses and drawings to basically show off at social occasions in their homes.  Drawing as a skill was seen … Continue reading

Victorian Photography

Haven’t posted anything in a while, the opposite of what reading week was invented for!  Now we’re back into the swing of things at uni, I’m getting really stuck into to the research poster we have to do for the end of the year.  I’m currently busy looking at Victorian photography and what photographers during … Continue reading

Illustrations by Russ Mills

Not much reading going on in ‘Reading Week’ for me, but a lot of time spent browsing around other blogs and finding some interesting work to share with you guys.  Came across this chap Russ Mills, whose collection of work you can find at byroglyphics.com.  His illustrations concentrate mostly on people, but work other aspects … Continue reading

Works by Jimmy Turrell

Thanks to the Creative Review blog on record sleeves of the month, I’ve been introduced to the works of Jimmy Turrell.  I’ve included some of my favourite images below for you to see some of his amazing prints for sleeves, books and exhibitions.  Clearly a lover of collage and screen printing, these pieces have such … Continue reading

Fabrik

Discovered a wee gem of a t-shirt printing shop in Edinburgh the other day.  Lots of very cool graphics on their t-shirts of the Star Wars variety… couldnt resist a purchase.