dowry day (saturday 16th apr)

brimstone moth (photo: phil dodd)

rob st john (photo: phil dodd)

left to right: tiger, panda, ox (photo: phil dodd)

thanks Steve, George, Aaron, Mike, Roxanne, Rob and Cafe Kino

poly styrene

A true legend

getting ready for market

Today I have been getting stuff ready for the upcoming markets.

I have also been listening to Germ Free Adolescents by X-Ray Spex in memory of Poly Styrene.

She is one of my biggest heroes and I was so sad and surprised to learn of her death.

message 43 symposium

Yesterday I went to Plymouth for a symposium, organised by Message, a research group including several of my former tutors at the University of Plymouth. It was an excellent day filled with exciting talks and two brilliant exhibitions.

The theme for the day was 'text + image = message ^n', the power of combining text and image in visual communication.

Speakers

Rob Mason – Illustrator and senior lecturer
Norwich University College of the Arts

David Pearson – Designer
David Pearson Design

Rebecca Pohancanek – Curator
The Art of Lost Words

Graham Rawle – Writer, collage artist and lecturer
University of Brighton

Lizzie Ridout – Designer and lecturer
University of Plymouth

Professor Brian Webb – Designer
Webb and Webb, London

The day was organised by Esther Dudley and Lizzie Ridout.