Monthly Archives: June 2009

Familiarity Breeds Contempt

Posted on June 28, 2009 by

Yet another horrendous piece of graphic design plops through the mat of the poor benighted inhabitants of London’s Olympics boroughs and yet again they as one recoil at the hideosness of the logo. (A hideousness which I want to explain … Continue reading →

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‘A glowing tribute, Mr. Kidd’

Posted on June 25, 2009 by

I’m watching the screen. James Bond, his linen jacket hooked over his shoulder on his finger, walks towards us through a sunken courtyard and then a set of glass doors. It’s Diamonds are Forever and he’s about to have a … Continue reading →

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Got That Ring of Confidence

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

This is the plan for the recently completed terminal at Indianopolis Aiport. It’s built in the “midfield” area of the present airport, between the two main runways. The heart of the terminal building is a a central gathering point whose … Continue reading →

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Photographer Nick Hedges at Bilston in 1976

Posted on June 14, 2009 by

Tapping the Furnace Steelworks, Bilston. 1976

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Unfamiliar Playing Ground

Posted on June 8, 2009 by

Some people find the future boring. But in Seattle, the future looks pretty exciting. Not because of the backdrop of sci-fi speculation symbolised by the Space Needle, but because set within that backdrop is the Seattle Public Library; a building … Continue reading →

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These Boys Take Some Beating

Posted on June 1, 2009 by

They could’ve just said, ‘we pay engineers well in Norway and value their contribution to society’ but they didn’t. This instead is how they advertise for young engineers on the other side of the North Sea. Hydro is a global, integrated … Continue reading →

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