Get down, get deeper and down with this week's instalment of the Weekender

Date
13 March 2015

The sun’s out, the Lighthouse Family’s on the stereo and we’re very much imbued with That Friday Feeling. But in the words of Columbo, “Just one more thing!” That thing is The Weekender, all the art and design news from the site and the big, bad wider world from this week in one big and pretty chunk for you.

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Will Robson Scott and Ollie Grove: In Dogs We Trust

– We’ve been cooing non-stop over these incredible images of dogs and the owners who resemble them, in this project from Will Robson-Scott and Ollie Grove.

– How fast can you read? Test your eyes, as we have ours, with this great new ad from Honda.

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Bookshelf: Atelier Bingo

– Ohhhh Bobby, this week’s Bookshelf was a treat. French studio Atelier Bingo let us into their shelves, and it was, how do you say? Fantastique! I smile just thinking about it!

– They’re back! More very clever work from Sagmeister & Walsh in the form of an identity that constantly regenerates itself.

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Annie Atkins: The grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel graphic designer Annie Atkins’ revelations about working for Wes Anderson on the film are utterly fascinating. You enjoyed reading about the director’s mega-meticulous methods and one big, big typo as much as we enjoyed hearing about them at Offset festival.

– This week’s Studio Audience podcast touched on Apple watches, older creatives, Offset festival and women. We even chucked in a reference to Mooncups. Why the hell not?

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Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the V&A, Installation view of Romantic Exoticism gallery

– We popped down to the V&A this week to see the stunning Alexander McQueen show, Savage Beauty. And boy, did it not disappoint.

– The lovely Chrissie Macdonald gave a great talk at Offset, telling us all about creative “support groups” and how you should never give up if you want to make it as an illustrator.

– It was the moment the visual pun desk on The Daily Mash was waiting for: the launch of the Apple watch. Wolff Olins design director Jan Eumann offered us his opinions on how it marked a new era for logo design.

– Writer Alice Rawsthorn uses Instagram as a “design criticism tool.” She told us why and how.

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BRICK Magazine: Issue #1

– Holy smoke, new mag BRICK blew our minds this week. It manages to be a beautifully-designed publication about hip-hop that fascinates people that are into hip-hop, and those that aren’t into hip-hop. A feat in itself.

– Whether you have an agent, want one or are thinking about getting one, some expert advice here from a panel at Offset festival about the whys, hows, dos and don’ts.

AND FINALLY! Port founder Matt Willey provided us with some very juicy tid-bits about his redesign of The Independent.

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Agender: Selfridges

– Gender neutral department store areas are totally a thing now! Dazed peeked inside the first of them this week, Agender at Selfridges.

- Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams got sued for copyright infringement by Marvin Gaye’s estate, (I think) we can all agree that Robin Thicke lives up to his name – but should the verdict be reconsidered? The New Yorker had some interesting and valid opinions on how the case challenges the long tradition of “borrowing” in artistic expression.

– In the newest twist of fate for the never-ending parade of oneupmanship that is fashion shows, Karl Lagerfeld transformed the Grand Palais into a Chanel brasserie this week. Because he’s fabulous.

- In early May HBO will be screening Brett Morgen’s documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck. The trailer is now online and it looks pretty incredible. Made up of archival footage, animation and interviews, it’s bound to appeal to both die-hard fans and uninitiated audiences.

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Le Fancy

Billie Muraben

For me, one of the greatest joys of being hungover on holiday – or at home – is hanging out in the aisles of supermarkets and finding the best/most hilarious packaging. Imagine my joy on finding Le Fancy, a blog dedicated to “pleasure in the world’s packaging.” Acrid-sweet pickles anyone?

Emily Gosling

Combining Twin Peaks-inspired typography, psychedelia and a very impressive video technique known enigmatically as “data moshing,” we can’t get enough of this video for Fever Dream’s single Serotonin Hit, directed by Sean Stubbs. The song’s great too, and was crafted by a bunch of people with seemingly limitless talent – bassist Sarah is the illustrator behind the Stan and Living Here projects that have graced the site.

Maisie Skidmore

Shout out to junior art director Lewis Atkins for bringing this advertising beauty to our attention as part of a Brainville workshop about human-centred design this week. Sony Ericsson had various different demographics use their smartphones to see how they got on, from seniors, guidos and glam rockers to models and surfers. The old men trying to take a picture are my absolute favourites.

Rob Alderson

Rob may not technically be in the studio this week but we’re experiencing him vicariously through his Twitter feed, where he posted this today:


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