I'd actually forgotten how cool the opening credits for the last James Bond flick, Casino Royale were, which are included in a collection of other equally cool movie credit sequences compiled by Veerle. For long time opening credits where just a boring obligated part. Luckily people start realizing that more was possible in the late 1950s and it became a form of art. There is one graphic designer ... Read full entry
Should movie credits should be eligible for an Oscar?
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 3 September, 2008 to the design and art subset
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& now a word about the Ampersand
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 8 August, 2008 to the design and art subset
A blog especially dedicated to possibly the most intricate punctuation mark of them all, The Ampersand. I like the ampersand. I think it is often the most attractive punctuation mark of them all. This blog is an attempt to give this humble character the respect it deserves. Some great ampersand imagery and artwork is featured :) Via Daring Fireball
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Papier-mâché nudes?
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 27 June, 2008 to the design and art subset
Here's one way to recycle paper and create artworks at the same time, make up collages of nude women with newspapers, using in this case, London's Financial Times. Why would collage artist Natasha Archdale use the Financial Times, of all papers, though? It's printed on pink-coloured paper, that's why. A graduate of Bedales School and Cambridge Arts College, Archdale, 31, said she has been drawing the female form since ... Read full entry
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INTOURIST Soviet Union Russia Labels
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 13 May, 2008 to the design and art subset
INTOURIST Soviet Union Russia Labels Soviet era artwork and posters will go well with your .su domain website. Intourist was renowned as the official state travel agency of the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1929 by Joseph Stalin and was responsible for managing the great majority of foreigners' access to, and travel within, the Soviet Union. It grew into one of the largest tourism organizations in the world, with ... Read full entry
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