Made in Afghanistan

Evidence that politics radically effects traditional designs? You decide. Seen in a shop full of ‘ethnic’ wares in the west country.

2B (or not to be)

Lovely stuff. More here. Via TheSerif.

Online tutorial with a twist

Via. It's only funny if you use photoshop and have followed online tutorials, but worth sharing.

Eyescapes

Brilliant photography by Rankin (of glossy magazines/fashion and art photography fame) with some beautifully complex eyescapes. Via US

Laser Type

Über cool laser type.

Taiwan’s Brilliant Recycle logo

“The negative space from the four inward black arrows creates four outward white arrows.” Via

Nicholas Hughes, photographer

A while ago some friends and I visited a small, but impressive, exhibition of Mr Hughes’ photographs. The quality and awesome size of the images stuck in my head, so it is hardly surprising that when I visited the South Coast I was keen to see if I could get to grips with how he might have produced his images. (True, my memory wasn’t 100% and my results are not quite right, but I think I have learned a bit more about the medium.) Mine are the right two, and actually, now that I look at them again I see I have a way to go!

More Christmas

Good Form and the making of here.

Josh Ritter

This chap played at the Shepherds Bush Empire on Thursday and boy was he happy about it. Keep an eye open for his albums because his music is just brilliant.

Pixel Christmas Tree

We are starting early this year.