Poster(s) of the Week
In the spirit of kitsch our prestigious Poster(s) of the Week Award goes to Ro Sham Bo (syd) and Is Not Magazine (melb) for the fact that they both make us feel quite uncomfortable. More posters over at the NowNow Posterwall.
Interview // Michael Kucyk - Nervous Jerk
Nervous Jerk is without a doubt one of Australia’s most exciting record labels. Perhaps the simple explanation for this is the fact that it’s founder Michael Kucyk has an inherent aversion to boring things. For him, having a record label is much more than just licensing releases, it’s about supporting the bands and the music that he is passionate about. Choosing the creative over the commercial Michael is not concerned with shifting units and we spoke to him broadly about the growing atmosphere in which both ideas and ideals are seeming more realistic.
Flags By Colours // Shahee Ilyas
If, due to aesthetics or history, you are unhappy with your nation’s flag then make it make sense by viewing it as a pie chart. Made by media designer Shahee Ilyas (Netherlands) Flags By Colours displays pie-charts based upon the percentage of colours of flags taken from Wikipedia.
Desktop-Desktop #6
Steve Harrington
From the cover of Clark magazine, to his website, to his desktop background the circle, square and triangle characters frequently appear in and around the work of Los Angeles-based designer Steve Harrington. A motif of sorts, the basic shapes and primary colours are of course the building blocks of design. However, it’s their call-to-action of “Hey, Let’s Build” that so simply sums up the energy and attitude that seems to exist behind Harrington’s work. Apart from running full-service collaborative design studio National Forest Design with Justin Krietemeyer, Harrington also pursues his own artwork allowing himself the creative opportunities and the enjoyment that comes from getting away from the computer and interacting with the tangible. If you’re wanting more information than our introduction can provide be sure to read both the Heavy Backpack interview and the You Work For Them Profile Magazine feature.
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Daniel Palmer // 5 Books
Melbourne-based theorist and lecturer of photomedia theory Daniel Palmer has been writing on the topics of contemporary photography, art and new media practices since the early 90s. Having read much of his published reviews and essays over the years, I decided to contact him to nominate his 5 favourite books; just to see what writing inspires a writer to write.
Oscar Wilde, The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (London: Collins, 1966)
Andy Warhol, From A to B & Back Again: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (London: Picador, 1976)
John Berger, Ways of Seeing (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972)
Roland Barthes, Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (London: Fontana, 1984)
The Silver Spoon [Il Cucchiaio d’argento] (London: Phaidon, 2005)