Archive for February, 2006

marc bell

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

In his second solo exhibition, Marc Bell seamlessly combines his decade plus comics activities with his lifelong devotion to, as he calls it, “Fine Ahtwerks.” The result is over eighty drawings, watercolors, paintings and mixed media constructions of a fully formed visual world of tubular creatures, inexplicable landscapes, and nonsense words that imply narrative as [...]

tropicalia… a revolution in brazilian culture

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Visit the site. In February 2006, as Brazil prepares itself for Carnival, the Barbican launches a major, three-month festival entitled Tropicália (13 February – 22 May), celebrating a revolutionary movement in Brazilian culture. Tropicália took its name from an installation created by Brazilian artist, Hélio Oiticica in 1967 and subsequently became the title of one [...]

what is taxi design network?

Saturday, February 11th, 2006

TAXI Design Network What Information does TAXI offer for the design community? Everything the community needs and wants to know. We call the information “Design Essentials” and they are namely » Competition deadlines » Industry headlines » Creative web content » Fresh hot features » Discussion Forum » and much more…

The Graphic Imperative

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

Massachusetts College of Art and Philadelphia University present The Graphic Imperative: International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment 1965-2005. It is a select retrospective of forty years of international socio-political posters. Themes include dissent, liberation, racism, sexism, human rights, civil rights, environmental and health concerns, AIDS, war, literacy and tolerance-collectively providing a window [...]

how to travel beyond the tour bus

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

Tips on how to travel and see the local culture. Read the article.

make your own electronic sewing kit

Sunday, February 5th, 2006

leah buechley, from the post below, has instructions on her site. interesting. do it yourself electronic sewing kit.