Five books from Jonathan Ellery

Jonathan Ellery’s latest publication sees the designer and artist tackle some big themes over five short books – but what’s the connection between garden birds, politics and sexual deviance in the church?

Living Walls at the Olympic Park in London

The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London has been open in full to the public for a few months now, but there’s still a lot of building work going on. To help beautify the hoardings that are masking the work, the London Legacy Development Corporation teamed up with Moniker Projects and Create London to put together ‘Living Walls’, 2.5kms of public art in the park.

Ivan Cash’s Last Photo Project comes to London

Over the last year, filmmaker Ivan Cash has been visiting various cities across the US and asking random strangers to share the story of the last photo that they took with their phone. For his latest short film, he has come to London…

Dan Tobin Smith’s art of useless objects

In July we posted a call for donations on behalf of photographer Dan Tobin Smith: he wanted to create a huge installation out of thousands of unwanted objects. The result, The First Law of Kipple, opens in a couple of weeks and some early images of it suggest he’s turned all that waste into something rather beautiful

Your Uncertain Archive by Olafur Eliasson

Artist Olafur Eliasson has launched a new, web-based artwork titled Your uncertain archive. The piece brings together images, sketches, texts, thoughts and ideas by the artist, all displayed in a drifting, engimatic landscape that visitors are invited to explore. CR talks to Eliasson about his thinking behind the work.

Warp releases Syro artwork by The Designers Republic

After teasing fans for weeks with blimps, online snapshots and mysterious street art, Warp Records has finally released the full artwork for Aphex Twin’s forthcoming album, Syro. Created by The Designers Republic, the packaging lists every cost involved in the making and promotion of the album…

Film4’s new look

Film4 has launched an updated on-air brand identity with 16 new idents created by ManvsMachine. The films feature movie references throughout and were shot using a custom built in-camera device to create a moving film strip effect…

Peggy Angus: Designer, Teacher, Painter

A new show on the work of artist and designer Peggy Angus (1904-93) at Towner in Eastbourne is an exhibition of the woman as much as the work. Full of her prints, patterns, posters and tile designs, it also reveals how her home in East Sussex became a creative hub for many artists

Grayson Perry: Playing to the Gallery

Artist Grayson Perry has released a book based on his BBC4 Reith Lecture series, Playing to the Gallery, which aims to demistify contemporary art and prove that “anybody can enjoy it.” An entertaining and insightful read, it also contains a new series of 30 witty drawings…

Supermundane: Here & There

Graphic artist Supermundane (Rob Lowe) has a new show at Brighton’s No Walls Gallery, described as both a microsopic and distant look at his work…

Exploring Printing History at The Newberry

The Newberry Library’s archive of printing history is rather special and has been documented online since June, featuring everything from type specimens and catalogues, to posters and direct mail. It’s also accompanied by some astute commentary, making it one of the most interesting print and type blogs around

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