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''A true pioneer in the landscape of post-war fiction....Ballard charts the course of his remarkable life, from the vibrant surroundings of pre-war Shanghai to his arrival in post-war Britain: a country still physically and mentally scarred by World War Two'. One of my favourite authors, actually, my favourite author talks at the Southbank centre in February. Can't wait... Taken from www.iwm.org.uk. |
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'The exhibition includes some 300 works, from the iconic images of Alfred Leete’s Kitchener recruitment poster, to the pioneering designs of Julius Gipkins, and Abram Games as well as the influential, contemporary graphics of Peter Kennard and David Gentleman'. Taken from www.iwm.org.uk. |
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 Who better to get to promote yourself than old Queen Liz. Carlsberg decided to litter the streets of London with £5000 in £10 and £20 notes. Taken from Cherryflava.
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 ‘Peter Callesen’s work with paper is impressive just for
the technique, let alone the imagination behind the themes. See more at www.petercallesen.com
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 Penguin are soon to release a set of six novels with blank covers for you, us or anybody to design form scratch. Helen Conford, Senior Commissioning Editor at Penguin said: ‘According to consumer research conducted on what factors matter to people when they decide whether or not to pick up a book in a bookshop, the cover design comes out as most important. So this might be the stupidest thing we've ever done’. Decide for yourself at www.penguin.co.uk.
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 The Burble is a massive structure reaching up towards the sky, composed of approximately 1000 extra-large helium balloons each of which contains microcontrollers and LEDs that create spectacular patterns of light across the surface of the structure. The public, both audience and performer, come together to control this immense rippling, glowing, bustling 'Burble' that sways in the evening sky, in response to movements of the long articulated interactive handle bar at the base of the structure. www.haque.co.uk |
