Elephant

Another odd photo for Eatock's 'Thank You' page.

http://www.eatock.com/project/thank-you-photographs/

Tree paintings

Phan Thu Trang

Dairy today

I was just browsing through Pentagram's recent editorial work, partly in research for my project, partly just because I wanted to. Anyway, I love these magazine covers for 'Dairy Today'. I didn't even really know such magazines existed – so, it is very nice to see them with effective and simply designed/photographed covers.

Map of online communities

This is so good. Bigger version, here:

http://gizmodo.com/5656699/the-updated-map-of-online-communities

Monkeys & Typewriters

I love that Bill Nighy is narrating this.
http://www.costa.co.uk/whats_new/new_in_store.aspx

Drawing letters

First full day at university, second year. And it has been a full packed, tiring, 9.30–4.30 day.

The morning was mostly spent drawing As.

We were given a printed version of the typeface Centaur, B-Z. The first task was to draw the lower case A. Probably sounds easier than it is. But it was interesting, and pretty fun for a type geek like me.

And then, after being shown what the real A looked like, we attempted to copy that as accurately as possible.

Next comes tracing whole sentences, and then even a paragraph (or starting to).

Finally, started on a full hand rendered A3 poster. Grids and all.

Map collages

I want to cut up some maps now.

Roaming across Cornwall III

Note: Not sure why this blog has taken a while, so many trees.

Off on our way to Looe Pool (where the sea meets a lake, with a bar or
sand between), from Porthleven.

TREES!

 I found a big furry caterpillar. (Nicer than the one in my mange tout).

After that walk, we headed off to Glendurgan gardens, where there were lots

and lots of lovely trees.

The very, very tall tree.

 Helford passage.

The tree intwined with something red. And a maze.