MacFormat asked me for a pastiche of a Victorian advertising poster for a feature on essential Mac applications. continue
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Victorian attitudes
on 22 July 2010
Civilisation: less isn’t more
on 29 January 2010
So I went to see Avatar, a satire on mankind’s acquisitiveness and obsession with technological progress. I wanted to catch it at the IMAX, but the Christmas traffic was too heavy. (If you’re hearing a funny noise in the background, it’s just the alarm on my irony meter.) continue
Digipop
on 10 June 2005
Karim Rashid is one of the most prolific product designers of the day, best known for mass-market barnstormers like the Garbino dustbin, which sells for under a tenner. continue
The One-Legged Milk Stool
on 31 October 2003
Ladies and gentlemen, allow us to present, in our occasional series of Very Silly Exhibitions, this forthcoming event in the Design Museum’s Tank, the riverside micro-gallery you can visit between meals. continue
Still Bored: Surf/Skate/Snow Graphics
on 25 July 2003
This new(ish) edition of Creative Review’s 1997 survey of board art acknowledges that its once cultish subject has been mainstreamed by half a decade of Larry Clark movies, Jackass and extreme sports cable channels. continue
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
on 13 June 2003
Unusually for a cutting-edge British architect, Rick Mather has had most of his best work built in England, including award-winning projects at the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the National Maritime Museum. continue
Warhol
on 22 February 2002
Touring from the Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, this Tate Modern retrospective brings together more than 150 paintings, sculptures and films. Campbell’s soup, Marilyn, the electric chair… That Warhola kid had an eye for an icon. continue
Exposed: The Sensual and the Erotic in Photography
on 22 February 2002
Don’t panic, citizens of W1: Mapplethorpe this ain’t. Accessible art dealer eyestorm has raided its catalogue of limited-edition prints for an exhibition of images ‘inspiring reflections on desire and the physical form’. continue
Copyright for designers
on 29 June 2001
Copyright is a concept that’s often referred to but rarely well understood. From the lowliest student to the biggest design agency, we’re all protected by it – and we all risk infringing it. continue
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adambanksdotcom He must be older than me. Still, good #IanTomlinson story (in the Mail! Really!) by Stephen Glover