Inbetween trying to produce a set of cards in time for Valentines Day, creating the final identity for a new side project and trying to pick up a bargain at the Taschen book store sale in Sloane Square, myself and the full 6ft 7inch of person that is Ben Brears managed to squeeze in a quick lookey-see at the If You Could Collaborate exhibition in Shoreditch this Saturday.
After battling through the crowds of the identikit indie/artist types notorious around London’s east end, it was refreshing to see some beautifully crafted work from designer types such as swash-tastic typographer Alison Carmichael, Anthony Burrill and the overactive piss-take gland belonging to New York based duo Karlsson/Wilker.
The latter had opted not to produce any physical artwork of any kind, but instead wrote a 12minute prog opera with a former intern. I wish I could hve recorded it and posted it here, however I couldn’t and so instead here is a picture of what it sounded like…
Awesome or what? Sounding somewhere between something off The Mighty Boosh, Flight of the Conchords and the Pet Shop Boys, lyrics included references to wolves of love, bubblegum fun and climbing through girls windows. Something for everyone to relate to then…
Moving on, here is some epic type from Alison Carmichael, Craig Ward and Sean Freeman.
Some smart building/type here via Praline and The Model Shop:
Handily available as font here.
Numerous other bits of inspiring stuff can be seen over at the exhibition website, although sadly the physical space shut on Saturday 23rd of Jan. Tough luck for you if you didn’t see it.
One more thing…listen to Torche. Bring on the summer.
