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Helvetica

Changing the world, one letter at a time...

A documentary film about typography, graphic design & global visual cultures on at the Labia...
It starts on Friday...

Here's a review: http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/movies/12helv.html

Hint Brief 3

Think big or go home
think experience
think ambient

is this big enough ?

is this big enough ?

is this big enough ?

Oh yes and also keep your camera or, um box warm...

No photo ? yes photo !

Stumbled Upon

Have a look at these two interesting websites, the first one is a blog which contains a lots of examples of fresh illustration projects and links.

This jelly fish illustration caught my eye.

As did this physical illustration.

DEXIGNER. This is a design resource website which seems to be very in-depth and up to the minute - look at the newsletter section for a snap shot of what is going on design-wise around the world.

Feb newsletter

Also this is one of the funniest things I have seen so far this year.

The Death Star Canteen by Eddie Izzard

Concept magazines

What magazine junkies with good hearts and good minds could do in their spare time. ONE PAGE MAGAZINE

Forest fires and bees

Help stop fires


First saw these on Cherryflava I think, and then on Table Mountain Road, the one passing the cable car lower station. The fire extinguishers are carved from alien trees. Worth seeing!


Orange Unlimited

And a site grappling with the deep issue: "what is neverending?" Nice Flash, quirky interaction, experiencial. GoodThingsShouldNeverEnd

Let Them Eat Cake

Class Birthday Party

Seeing as there are so many birthdays in our class in Jan/feb I have decided that we should have a class birthday celebration next week tuesday at 11 am (which coincidently is my birthday too).

bring: party food and a present that cost R10 or less
(we will exchanges these randomly, everybody will get one)

Absolut Metropolis

This site is worth a visit, it is flashed based with some very well resolved information architecture, enabling it to handle a large amount of content in a very intuitive and effective manner. It is also quite sexy... Thanks to Rian for pointing it out.

Don't Forget - Exposure Gallery - at the Biscuit Mill in Woodstock

Exposure Gallery
shop e101, the old biscuit mill, albert road, woodstock
tel: +27 (0)21 447 4124, exposuregallery@zsd.co.za

Exposure Gallery are connected to the Lomography scene in Cape Town. They also show photographic work of young, interesting photographers.

Soul spaces is the title of thier next show, opening on thursday 07 February @ 18h00

'Soul spaces is a photographic journey presented by 10 photographers who lead us through tranquel experiences through their imagery, capturing moments of solitude and peace.

Featured Photographers: Kevin Factor, Robert Miller, Michael van Rooyen, Guido Schwad, Debra Roets, Justin McGuee, Jules Morgan, Louis Heimstra, Fernando Baldi and Carmen Visser.'

Dates: 07 02 2008 - 03 04 2008

Submit Your Own Photo's To This Event

Event: Month of People's Photography - Opening Exhibition
Venue: South African National Art Gallery Annexe, Plein Street (St Johns Street)
Dates: 22 February 2008
Submissions 3pm for Open Wall event starts (open to all)
Opening ceremony – 7.30pm
From 22 February 2008 until 22 March 2008.
Price: Free Entry

Press Release

Month of People's Photography Opening Exhibition – Participate, don't spectate!
MOPP (Month of People's Photography) invites the people on the street to its annual free exhibition by encouraging all to bring their own photographs to the grand opening event that will take place in the Annexe of the South African National Art Gallery in Plein Street (St Johns Street), Cape Town on February 22, 2008.

The theme for this year's feast of pictorial observations, which is open to all, is "Home Sweet Street", an investigation of the various interpretations of street photography. The functions can be historical documents, political propaganda, files for personal memories as works of art, as fact, as metaphor, as poetry -there is no one interpretation.

read more about it here

Photographic Shows in Cape Town

There is a lot of Photographic work to be seen on exhibition in and around Cape Town, below is list of galleries to visit - if you know of any other photographic work on show please post it on our blog.

David Goldblatt at Michael Stevenson
Hill House, De Smidt Street, Green Point, Hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm, Sat 10am - 1pm

David Goldblatt - Monument honouring Karel Landman who farmed
in this area until 1837, when he became a leader in the Great Trek.
He took a party of 180 Whites and their servants on a trek of
885 kilometres into Natal where he was prominent in several battles
with the Zulus. De Kol, Eastern Cape. 10 April 1993.
silver gelatin print on fibre paper

David Goldblatt's photographs of the last decade are an ongoing exploration of the intersections between people, values and land in post-apartheid South Africa.' This is a very powerful and moving body of work, I suggest you visit this one.

'Spier Contemporary Art Awards' at Spier
Spier Wine Farm, R310, Stellenbosch, open 7 days a week execept if it is raining.

Peter van Heerden - Die Uitlander, the African and the Vrouw performance

There is a fair amount of contemporary south african photography on this show and a work by your lecturer. It is an extensive show that will give you a particular taste of local fine art production.

Iziko South African National Gallery
Government Avenue, Company Gardens, Cape Town
Hours: Tue - Sun 10am - 5pm

Ernest Cole

There is a show by the South African photographer Ernest Cole and there is always photographic work on show at the National Gallery as part of their permanent collection, it is worth taking a gentle stroll to this gallery during your lunch break.

AVA
35 Church Street, Cape Town
Hours: Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat 10am - 1pm

Esti Strydom - Hyena

Moa Lindh-'They're Coming To Take You Away, Hahah'

The current show at the AVA was selected from all the graduate fine art shows in and around Cape Town 2007, it offers a snapshot of the emerging creativity and has a number of photographic pieces. It is so close it would be criminal not to pop in. If you are feeling aggressive you can arm wrestle your arch-enemy using Johann van der Schijff 'Arm Wrestle Podium'

Bianca Baldi - You're One In A Million

The Photographer's Gallery
63 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town
Hours: Tue - Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat 10am - 1pm

Brent Meistre

Class - a photographic exhibition by Brent Meistre is opening on the Wed 6 Feb at 6pm - pop in for a free glass of wine if you like.

Focus Contemporary is a large photographic gallery
2 Long street, corner of loop and Hans Strijdom ave towards the foreshore.

Karin Miller - African Princess

Their current show is African Venus by Karin Miller, who is a south african photographer and graphic designer, she generates images using photography and digital manipulation. Look at her website http://www.kmvisuals.co.za/index.html