My new favorite politician

"I leave here as president or they take me out as a corpse."
Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa

Since researching into American politics for my dissertation you get bombarded by fake, glossy passion and caring, in contrast British politics always seems to missing that real conviction and belief. South America on the other hand is where politics is still alive...

Yesterday when Ecuadorian police forces took strike action President Rafael Correa went to a regimental barracks to try to negotiate but was surrounded, punched, doused with hot water and almost blinded with teargas. After being taken to hospital police sieged the building and tried to get into his room by force. On state TV he announced "They're trying to get into my room, maybe to attack me. I don't know. But, forget it. I won't relent. They are a bunch of ungrateful bandits."

As news spread his supporters gathered outside the hospital and which prompting Correa to address them from his hospital window where he ripped his tie loose and shouted "If they want me, here I am, I leave here as president or they take me out as a corpse."

Whether he was right or wrong, and ignoring the reasonings behind the coup I can't help but admire a politician who's that blazon and that passionate.

I can't imagine in my lifetime that I'll ever see or hear a British politician speak with even half of that conviction but I can hope.

Light painting goes high-tech

Just came across this incredible video made by Dentsu London who've invented a technique using long camera exposures to record the iPad moving through space in order to make a stop motion film of 3D light forms.

It's great to see people really playing with new technology and using it to create some great stuff. Enjoy the video.

bonjour peut-être, espérons-

Have you had a look at my website recently? If not pop on over and have a look starting on my amnesty typographic case studies - www.justluke.co.uk

Hope you enjoy

A big change may be in the horizon

Well it's odd. No longer a student yet not quite a full time working designer. Sorry for the large gap between posts, I think it might be time to kick this off again...

Well I'm on day two of my 6 week job as junior designer at nobrow and all is going well. It's really cool to get a chance to understand and be involved with a company who are really trying to push whats considered printing while still managing to survive.

Definitely a great place for any budding illustrators to spend a bit of time at and amazing to see how much a small company can grow in the space of less then two years.

If you want to see some of their stuff or buy some amazing prints head on over to their site/blog here - www.nobrow.net

On other news might be some pretty exciting updates in the working world of Luke in the not too distant future but we'll have to wait and see about that....

A Deep Breath

A truly stunning and incredible video, showing the amazing ability of the human body. All filmed without diving equipment by free divers and shot with a Canon 5DMkII, which is fast becoming the industry standard for creative beautiful video.

Enjoy

A big block of metal

Well today I finished the main letterpress part of my final major project and here are some photos;







Over 4000 characters of metal type all set out and locked in the printing block, it's been a great week, frustrating at times but over all really enjoyable. Working with metal type has been really useful to help me understand more about typography and has given me a real appreciation for all kerning, leading, spacing etc that is normally so easy on the computer. I definitely feel this is the beginnings of a bit of an addiction and I'm already searching the net for letterpress proofing presses and metal fonts.

A to Aardvark

Well I've been playing around with a collection of bits and pieces and the beginning stages (from A to Aardvark as the James Murray might say) are starting to come together so thought I'd share a little online.

Still trying to refine what I'm doing and work on how the various elements I have planned will fit together best but heres a sneak peek.

Final project research

So I'm working on my final project of my Graphic Design degree and I've come across some great stuff ng the way while researching.

The project is about the dictionary, and about giving as much time and effort to those words that don't make it, these 'non words', as was given to those words that did.

To really express this I am in the process of creating a small dictionary of 'non words' that I plan to print using letterpress and screenprinting, something that I felt was fitting given that much like these non words if these old processes aren't used then they will be forgotten forever. So here are some of the nicest bits I've found while doing this project;

Letterpress Coasters from Paper Fortress on Vimeo.

Ravensbournes new logo

My attention has recently been drawn to the new Ravensbourne branding, on the whole I like it, it's stayed nice and clean and the 'cut' boxes used throughout look pretty good. However they seem to have completely forgotten about the logo.

It's a real shame, the Uni is moving into a brand new building with and is looking like it was going to launch itself with a bit of a bang until this. Hopefully they'll rework the logo into something that does the rest of the brand and the Uni justice. Until then we'll have to make do with the parodies - Check out the facebook group

Eye Popping colour

Alexander McQueen S/S 2010 : Raquel Zimmermann by Nick Knight

Have to say its a pretty amazing photo not sure if it shows off the clothes that well but it certainly makes your notice.

Woops

Well I've been a bit slack updating my blog with dissertation, the new issue of cub and uni work back on. But now I am back at it all, I'll be updating my blog with in progress work and ideas from projects in the pipelines.

But here is the 5th issue of CUB for viewing pleasure, enjoy.