Category Archives: Visual

Reviews, comments and thoughts on visual arts and graphic design

Heathcare Reform Photo

Posted on 22 March 2010 by Robert

I just saw this photo on a BBC News report on healthcare reform. It was pulled from the White House’s official Flickr stream, and I think it may soon become emblematic.  It will be used to illustrate a huge victory, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, USA, Visual | 1 Comment

Tiger, Terry and Truth

Posted on 3 February 2010 by Robert

How do the lies of Tiger Woods and John Terry compare to the lies of those who advertise beauty products? We all know these supermodels are heavily photoshopped. Why don’t they lose their sponsorship deals when Heat Magazine reveals they have saggy bits? Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Sport, Visual | 8 Comments

Counterpoint: In praise of 100px Campaigns

Posted on 22 December 2009 by Robert

“when it’s a rough day & I look at my tweetdeck & its filled w/ green …it matters” Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Internet Philosophy, Middle East, Visual | 2 Comments

Photography Course in London

Posted on 5 November 2009 by Robert

In September I attended a fantastic two-day intensive photography course, run by Derek Linney. I’ve just uploaded a few of the photos I took to my Flickr photostream. Continue reading →

Posted in London, Photo-Blog, Visual | 1 Comment

Two Americas – Infinite Jest and The Wire

Posted on 16 September 2009 by Robert

The two pieces are obviously very different in style. The Wire is brutal realism (if not totally real), whereas Infinite Jest is satire, fable, comedy, with a little magical realism thrown in. Nevertheless, the two have a fair few similarities. Continue reading →

Posted in Books, USA, Visual | 1 Comment

Tube Photoblog

Posted on 21 August 2009 by Robert

A couple of images for the weekend. Continue reading →

Posted in London, Visual | 3 Comments

Momus and the ‘Classic’ Aesthetic

Posted on 18 August 2009 by Robert

Everything from Mac computers to Coke got rebranded as “Classic” – the unique selling point being a fetishized reversion to a “timeless” plain vanilla form of things Continue reading →

Posted in Visual | 1 Comment

Two Missing Posters

Posted on 15 July 2009 by Robert

Two variations on a theme. First, a bizarre missing poster from the streets of Islington… Continue reading →

Posted in London, Photo-Blog, Visual | 1 Comment

#MichaelJacksonRIP vs #IranElection

Posted on 29 June 2009 by Robert

News coverage is not a zero-sum game. Coverage of one piece of news could enhance awareness of another. If you consider M.Jackson’s output, there are plenty of songs that the Iranian revolutionaries could use as a theme-tune. Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Philosophy, Liberal Conspiracy, Media, Middle East, Music, Politics, Visual | 1 Comment

Redesign

Posted on 5 May 2009 by Robert

Keen eyes will have noticed the blog has been redesigned… again. Continue reading →

Posted in Diary, Visual | 7 Comments