Thank you to everyone who joined D4 in campaigning against the government’s new GCSE performance register which downgraded the arts to become second-class subjects in English schools.
Special thanks must go to #includedesign and #bacctothefuture who did a great job pulling everyone together. Isn’t it amazing to think that social media, used intelligently, can really give us the power to make our voice heard. Could this be a way forward in revitalising the UK’s voting system?
In a ‘purveyors of fine ales’ type pub with my mate Dan the other day, although due to it being too busy, and considering our age, we decided we had stood up long enough and decided to move on to an old local haunt where we knew we would get a seat.
So on entering and much to my surprise, I saw the pub had its own cask ale, and being the inquisitive type I thought I’d give it a go, and what should pass my lips, an ever so familiar taste, a taste of my formative years – good old fashioned Tetley’s. So after inspecting the pump clip in detail my thoughts were validated when I saw the signature by no other than Mr Joshua Tetley. Continue Reading →
Is it me or are you less than impressed with the launch of EE, the new name for the Everything Everywhere 4G network? Don’t get me wrong, the logo marque is OK (as far as a couple of circles on top of each other go) but it’s the big idea behind it all that leaves me feeling a little cheated. I fear we may have another case of the emperors new clothes on standby. Continue Reading →
After leaving the reception area of a potential client with Justin recently we had our usual post-meeting chat as we walked to the car. You know the one where you’re at a safe enough distance from the building to do and say (or swear) as you please. Anyway, so what I thought was going to be a poor meeting turned out to be a great one, and as we made it into the ‘safe-zone’ I found myself muttering a phrase I can’t stand, “Never judge a book by its cover”. I used this cringeworthy cliché because I’d had a bad feeling before the meeting. A bad feeling based on little more than my judgement of the company’s rather ragged-looking reception area. To be fair it had seen better days, much better days in fact, but despite this the business was spot-on. So, it seems the old sayings are true, and more fool me.
If you don’t already know the artist Jeremy Ville, standby, you are in for a life affirming treat. I was in Birmingham (UK) the other day and was delighted to find a kind soul had stuck a whole stack of his posters on lamposts in a particularly busy part of town. Eye catching, simple, warming, Jeremy Ville’s work proves urban art doesn’t have to be brash to grab your attention. Continue Reading →
Hi, my name is Danni and I’m a self confessed “Constant Checker”!
Now I know that I can’t be the only person who wakes up and the first thing you do is log into Facebook and Twitter, even before brushing your teeth! I will lie in bed just scrolling through my news feed and checking my notifications for about 5 minutes. Many of you will think I must lead a very sad life for doing this, but the truth is, I won’t be able to function if I don’t have a nosey at what my friends are up to or to see if I’ve been popular enough for a mate to write a post on my wall.
As an avid wearer of waterproofs – following numerous incidents in torrential rain and buses driving through puddles – I was amazed when I read about a new art installation at The Barbican that puts YOU in control when it’s raining cats and dogs. Continue Reading →
Commissioning a piece of design at a bus stop is not usually common practice, but why the hell not when it involves Bozzwell (of Hiem fame) and techno stalwarts the Black Dog. Continue Reading →
Let’s face it, some projects you do for money, some projects you do for love. Jo Enright’s new material comedy night Rough Works is all about the love.
Our addiction to RKOI continues in the D4 studio this October, so here’s a quick update on the latest champagne-fuelled social media atrocities committed by the world’s super-rich kids… our favourite by far this month is the two kids asleep on their private jet.
