Tuesday, 23 December 2008
Angel Of The North....
.....I am now back in Newcastle for Christmas, and for the first time in 10 years since its erection, I managed to get up close and personal with Antony Gormley's 'Angel'.
Sunday, 21 December 2008
Christmas feast....
Hannah & Max's place....
....is smart. Beautiful design and even an espresso cup collection.
Heck, there are even pillars outside - P O S H !
Heck, there are even pillars outside - P O S H !
Friday, 19 December 2008
The last stand....
....TBC decided to gather one last time in 2008.
Drinks in the Princess Alice were followed by curry at Lahore, followed by fun on top of Spitalfields car park.
A record nine of us made it out and had a great time - confirming that 2009 will be a strong year for TBC.
TBC Last Stand from Roy Barker on Vimeo.
Drinks in the Princess Alice were followed by curry at Lahore, followed by fun on top of Spitalfields car park.
A record nine of us made it out and had a great time - confirming that 2009 will be a strong year for TBC.
TBC Last Stand from Roy Barker on Vimeo.
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Sunday, 7 December 2008
Pasta al burnto.....
....What happens when you put pasta on the stove then wake up 4 hours later? This:
Andy Vs Robin....
....Today Chris and I went to the Hayward Gallery to see the Andy Warhol and Robin Rhode exhibitions. I didn't really know whether or not I was a Warhol fan before today, but I have realised that I'm not. The show was over bearing and much too focused on his random video pieces that I had no patience to endure. His photographs were intriguing in that they captured celebrities of the time and his screen prints are iconic, but they were few and far between. The Robin Rhode show, in contrast, was superb - fresh, new, fun and purposeful. Instantly understandable, I appreciated this work straight away...more so for seeing it after Mr. Warhol!
Warhol ('s rubbish)
Robin Rhode (is very good).
Warhol ('s rubbish)
Robin Rhode (is very good).
East End Friends....
....Richie had a poster in One Ton Show, at Shoreditch Town Hall. Chris, Nick and I went to see the show, then caught up with Rich, Anne & Clementine in the Geffrye Museum cafe afterwards, along with quite a few others!
Saturday, 6 December 2008
Masters....
....Nana got an early xmas pressie from mum & dad - a trip to the Royal Albert Hall to watch the Masters tennis. I lucked out and was included in the deal, so spent a great day with nana, tennis and food.
The tennis itself was fantastic and I was privileged to finally see Pete Sampras play live. I played a lot of tennis growing up and whilst Agassi was my hero, it was 'Pistol Pete' I regarded as a true genius. Despite his loss, he still showed signs of the grace, agility and power that won him so many titles in his illustrious career.
The surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall was a wonderful backdrop to the afternoon, that culminated in a doubles match involving Henri Leconte and Jeremy Bates amongst others. It turned in to something of an exhibition, with Leconte in a particularly clown-like mood, leaving a smile on everyone's face as they left.
The tennis itself was fantastic and I was privileged to finally see Pete Sampras play live. I played a lot of tennis growing up and whilst Agassi was my hero, it was 'Pistol Pete' I regarded as a true genius. Despite his loss, he still showed signs of the grace, agility and power that won him so many titles in his illustrious career.
The surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall was a wonderful backdrop to the afternoon, that culminated in a doubles match involving Henri Leconte and Jeremy Bates amongst others. It turned in to something of an exhibition, with Leconte in a particularly clown-like mood, leaving a smile on everyone's face as they left.
Friday, 5 December 2008
Say you, say me....
....AMV have a canny knack of reminding us why we enjoy working for the agency. At the final bar meeting of the year, they played this video of certain members of staff, proving that we're all able to work & play hard. Spot my cameo!
Say you, say me from Roy Barker on Vimeo.
We also had a sneaky xmas party, after thinking we'd been Credit Crunched out of one this year:
Say you, say me from Roy Barker on Vimeo.
We also had a sneaky xmas party, after thinking we'd been Credit Crunched out of one this year:
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Monday, 1 December 2008
Caffeine hit....
....Climpson & Sons on Broadway Market, E8 is far and away the best coffee I have ever drunk. Mix it with some breakfast and natter with friends and you have the perfect combination to start a Sunday.
TBC Friday....
...On a cold damp Friday night, TBC took to the streets.
It all ended with drag races on Pall Mall, in which I
stormed to victory!
It all ended with drag races on Pall Mall, in which I
stormed to victory!
Charity art sale....
....At work the artbuying department held an anonymous photography sale with proceeds going to Kids Company.
250 unnamed A5 images, all signed, (on the back!) and priced at £35, were on display two days in advance of the sale. Employees were then invited to pick their favourites and race to reception at 6pm last Thursday to buy them. I managed to bag a James Day portrait of Thom Yorke and a customised bicycle from Satoshi Minakawa.
Thom Yorke by James Day
Customised bicycle by Satoshi Minakawa
250 unnamed A5 images, all signed, (on the back!) and priced at £35, were on display two days in advance of the sale. Employees were then invited to pick their favourites and race to reception at 6pm last Thursday to buy them. I managed to bag a James Day portrait of Thom Yorke and a customised bicycle from Satoshi Minakawa.
Thom Yorke by James Day
Customised bicycle by Satoshi Minakawa
Cardboard concept....
Pinch and a punch....
....for the first of the month.
December is here and so is an installation in the reception at my work. The salvaged tree with paper leaves is a collaboration between Hattie Newman and Alex Ostrowski, whilst the illustrated doors and windows are courtesy of TipToe Collective.
December is here and so is an installation in the reception at my work. The salvaged tree with paper leaves is a collaboration between Hattie Newman and Alex Ostrowski, whilst the illustrated doors and windows are courtesy of TipToe Collective.
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Monday, 24 November 2008
Sunday, 23 November 2008
A perfect Saturday....
....for me is as follows, (as per slideshow below).
Richard Serra show at the Gagosian. Here, vast steel structures in
which you can walk around, dwarf and overpower you, but also draw gasps as to how on earth they were installed in to the gallery in the first place!
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Coffee and a cheese board at Medcalf's on Exmouth Market, whilst Alicia and Louise planned Knock Knock Design's next creative assault.
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Alan Aldridge : 'The man with kaleidoscope eyes' at the Design Museum. This retrospective covers everything from his Penguin book covers and Beatles lyric illustrations to The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast.
Absolutely brilliant, a star of the swinging '60s and, sickeningly, a huge portion of his success was achieved by 26.
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Coffee with Ivvett on a freezing cold but beautifully sunset Southbank.
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Dinner & drinks with Nick, Doug and Alice - bringing together four
college friends who realised that it's almost 10 years since they all
first met. Ooh er.
Richard Serra show at the Gagosian. Here, vast steel structures in
which you can walk around, dwarf and overpower you, but also draw gasps as to how on earth they were installed in to the gallery in the first place!
>
Coffee and a cheese board at Medcalf's on Exmouth Market, whilst Alicia and Louise planned Knock Knock Design's next creative assault.
>
Alan Aldridge : 'The man with kaleidoscope eyes' at the Design Museum. This retrospective covers everything from his Penguin book covers and Beatles lyric illustrations to The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast.
Absolutely brilliant, a star of the swinging '60s and, sickeningly, a huge portion of his success was achieved by 26.
>
Coffee with Ivvett on a freezing cold but beautifully sunset Southbank.
>
Dinner & drinks with Nick, Doug and Alice - bringing together four
college friends who realised that it's almost 10 years since they all
first met. Ooh er.
Cold War Modern....
....Design 1945-1970. This exhibition is
on at the V&A, so Alicia, Rich and I
went to take a look.
We were all a little disappointed, I think.
Despite some iconic design and architecture
on show, the show was a little long, disjointed,
and, well...cold!
Alicia loved this spy book though:
And she even bought this replica spy watch, possibly reminding her
of her own.
on at the V&A, so Alicia, Rich and I
went to take a look.
We were all a little disappointed, I think.
Despite some iconic design and architecture
on show, the show was a little long, disjointed,
and, well...cold!
Alicia loved this spy book though:
And she even bought this replica spy watch, possibly reminding her
of her own.
Saturday, 22 November 2008
Mister Tee....
....After a spell wearing nothing but shirts, I seem to have a
new found love for t-shirts again. Below are some old and
new favourites of mine.
Tim Hill 'Four houses of the apocalypse' tee.
Rolling Stones tee
Pure Evil tee
Mash SF tee
Keith Haring (for Uniqlo) tee
Joy Division Unknown Pleasures tee, (designed by Peter Saville)
Herald & Tribune tee, (as seen on Jean Seberg in Jean-Luc Godard's, 'A bout de souffle'.
French tee
Jacob Knill illustrated tee for FIxed Gear London
Comic 'freak show' tee, (Comic Skateboards is a now dissolved independent skateboard company founded by Richard Ardagh & Ollie Kristian.)
Comic 'Charlie Brown' tee
new found love for t-shirts again. Below are some old and
new favourites of mine.
Tim Hill 'Four houses of the apocalypse' tee.
Rolling Stones tee
Pure Evil tee
Mash SF tee
Keith Haring (for Uniqlo) tee
Joy Division Unknown Pleasures tee, (designed by Peter Saville)
Herald & Tribune tee, (as seen on Jean Seberg in Jean-Luc Godard's, 'A bout de souffle'.
French tee
Jacob Knill illustrated tee for FIxed Gear London
Comic 'freak show' tee, (Comic Skateboards is a now dissolved independent skateboard company founded by Richard Ardagh & Ollie Kristian.)
Comic 'Charlie Brown' tee
Friday, 21 November 2008
Banner Concerts....
....Recent tutorial sessions in to the big,bad world
of Digital Advertising have been fairly interesting.
If only to highlight that I may need to make the jump
from an 'integrated' agency to a pure Digital agency
sooner than I thought! 'Banner Concerts' were shown
to us as a successful campaign online. It's a great idea
I have to admit.
(Imagine a banner ad that pops up on a particular web page you are
viewing. Now imagine a band playing live, within that actual space
....Like Tim Van Hamel, below.)
of Digital Advertising have been fairly interesting.
If only to highlight that I may need to make the jump
from an 'integrated' agency to a pure Digital agency
sooner than I thought! 'Banner Concerts' were shown
to us as a successful campaign online. It's a great idea
I have to admit.
(Imagine a banner ad that pops up on a particular web page you are
viewing. Now imagine a band playing live, within that actual space
....Like Tim Van Hamel, below.)
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Music to my ears....
....Despite being in my 28th year, I'm not
particularly educated in musicals. Not the
'childhood' musicals that apparently everyone
should have watched, anyway. So as part of
an unlimited rental plan from our DVD shop,
Alicia has mandated at least one musical movie
a month. Musical Monday was born. Last night
we watched the Sound Of Music - and it was
absolutely fantastic....is it right to grin
whilst watching a film?!
particularly educated in musicals. Not the
'childhood' musicals that apparently everyone
should have watched, anyway. So as part of
an unlimited rental plan from our DVD shop,
Alicia has mandated at least one musical movie
a month. Musical Monday was born. Last night
we watched the Sound Of Music - and it was
absolutely fantastic....is it right to grin
whilst watching a film?!
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Look out for cyclists.....
....Hot on the heels of a now cult advert in which
nearly all viewers missed the moonwalking bear, comes
a new campaign from the DFT for Transport For London. dothetest.co.uk has a number of fun video related
tests that all have a serious message behind them.
Moonwalking bear
Whodunnit
nearly all viewers missed the moonwalking bear, comes
a new campaign from the DFT for Transport For London. dothetest.co.uk has a number of fun video related
tests that all have a serious message behind them.
Moonwalking bear
Whodunnit
Bacon sandwich....
....After work and before dinner, Alicia and I
squeezed in a visit to the Tate Britain to see
the Francis Bacon exhibition.
Whilst the imagery was phenomenally powerful, with
each paiting drawing a parallel to the anguish
in his personal life, it somehow left both
Alicia and I a bit cold. I really do think,
however, that the Head series are works
of genius. Based upon Velázquez's great portrait
of Pope Innocent X, Head VI ,(below), shows the subject
letting out a desperate and frightening scream.
Head VI
squeezed in a visit to the Tate Britain to see
the Francis Bacon exhibition.
Whilst the imagery was phenomenally powerful, with
each paiting drawing a parallel to the anguish
in his personal life, it somehow left both
Alicia and I a bit cold. I really do think,
however, that the Head series are works
of genius. Based upon Velázquez's great portrait
of Pope Innocent X, Head VI ,(below), shows the subject
letting out a desperate and frightening scream.
Head VI
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
booooooom!...
....Is an amazing site featuring, according to them,
art/design/film/music/photos/junk/projects. Phew!
Check it out here, or click the link in my 'others'.
art/design/film/music/photos/junk/projects. Phew!
Check it out here, or click the link in my 'others'.
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Vikki & Dave....
....An old school friend married his long term girlfriend
on Saturday. It was a fantastic day at the Curradine Barns,
Worcester. Congratulations.
on Saturday. It was a fantastic day at the Curradine Barns,
Worcester. Congratulations.
Meters of pizza....
....Alicia and I stumbled upon Pizzametro in Islington
as hunger set in on Friday evening. It tasted as good
as it looks.
as hunger set in on Friday evening. It tasted as good
as it looks.
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