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There’s a terrific exhibition of Russian film posters from the 1920s – actually, they’re Soviet film posters by people like the Stenberg brothers…These kinds of poster are often displayed at NYCs MoMA; but they are not often seen in London. … Continue reading →

Here’s a terrific image of the BR, class 9, steam locomotive, Evening Star. It’s basically a photographic image with a bit of colour added and with some mechanical tints to make the image and subject matter a good match. I like … Continue reading →

Here is a lovely French poster from the 1940s. It’s for the winter sports specials that take people into the mountains for their winter break. The artist is Pierre Fix Masseau, who designed posters in the period after WW2. Here’s … Continue reading →

There was the first of a terrific two-parter, on BBCTV4 yesterday evening, about the story of American Blues music. You can watch it, here, on iplayer… http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p01kc7bh/Blues_America_Woke_up_this_Morning/ Or, on Box of Broadcasts. There were lots of good things here…Bessie Smith, … Continue reading →

The existentialist writer, Albert Camus, famously said that everything he had ever learnt about humanity and moral education came from playing football.  I express similar sentiments about the adventures of Tintin. This is the poster for an exhibition in Belgium … Continue reading →

My friend and colleague Stephen Hayward teaches on MA Industrial Design at CSM. The course has just been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize. Congratulations to Stephen and to the course team, and to the students…

I saw this railway photograph on the cover of an album by Max Richter. I love the idea of speed and machinery that is implicit in this image… Terrific. Here’s another sleeve. This time, with tradition and technology in pleasing … Continue reading →

  There was a short film about Paul Smith yesterday evening on BBC TV2. The film was timed to co-incide with the big PS retrospective at London’s Design Museum. Part of the programme was about Smith showing some of his … Continue reading →

It’s October, so off to the Leas Cliff Hall to visit the annual Folkestone Model Railway Exhibition. I’ve posted about this before… Every year, there is a different selection of big layouts. The best thing I saw today was an … Continue reading →

My friend and colleague Dave Hendley, photography tutor at CSM, is travelling in Japan. Mostly, he seems to be letting the train take the strain…Good thinking! This is the inside of the bullet-train express. It looks like the shuttle in … Continue reading →