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An alien concept

The term ‘dark art’ could have been devised to describe the Swiss artist HR Giger’s work, it is so distinctively chilling and iconic that it inspired the look and feel of a whole genre of movies, and probably how we … Continue reading

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Reverse Graffiti for Salford Youth Discussion

We recently created some artwork for a stencil to be used by Salford Youth Discussion (syd) in a Reverse Graffiti Campaign. It is certainly an appealing concept and a fun idea targeting the youth of today! We hope to create … Continue reading

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Screen printing at Hot Bed Press

Most of the time I sit behind my shiny Mac designing shiny widgets and websites but sometimes I just want to get my hands dirty. I’d been wanting to do some screen printing for a while so when I heard … Continue reading

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Contemporary illustration by Clare Nicholas

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Piet Zwart – before his time

Seeing Ian’s blog piece about the Manchester Print Fair, the main poster image is vaguely reminiscent of the work of Piet Zwart. His style was iconic when I was studying design back in the day. Some of his most influential … Continue reading

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35 Stunning Hi-Res “Public Domain” Astronomy Images

I like space. I like images of space. I had no idea such incredible pics were available in the public domain. I may spend the next 6 months trying to persuade my Creative Director to use them. Which is another … Continue reading

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Anti-creativity bias

An interesting Study by Jack Goncalo, ILR School assistant professor of organizational behavior, looks at why people desire but reject creative ideas. Share this:FacebookEmail

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Ceci n’est pas un blog (This is not a blog)

I think advertising as we know it might just owe Rene Magritte a debt of gratitude. I was reading John Hegarty’s recent book ‘Hegarty on advertising – Turning intelligence into magic’ when I came across a passage where he talks … Continue reading

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And the winner is…

Drum roll… The recipient of this year’s C21 ‘Spotted’ Creative Award is… Share this:FacebookEmail

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And the finalists are…

After much deliberation, adjudication and argumentation, here are the final five most deserving students for The C21 ‘Spotted’ Creative Award. Have a look at some of their work and let us know what you think… Share this:FacebookEmail

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