Panda's graphic design adventures

Innocent 5for5 Cafe at the Tramshed

2010-10-03T21:40:00.003+01:00

So yesterday me and my mate headed down to the Innocent 5for5 cafe at the Tramshed in Shoreditch. The concept was that you get your 5 day from a 2 course meal for just a fiver. We got a 2 course meal for a fiver, sounds good but in theory it was badly organised and when we got there we were just standing around waiting, and the waiter served people who got there after us first, as well as forgetting to give us our second course, so it was'nt a very good experience...

So how was the food I here you ask it was ok but it was just fruit and veg so the meals where small and a bit bland. So not very good but hey its only a ...

If Ikea did recipe books....

2010-10-03T21:19:00.003+01:00

Those of you that know me know I love Ikea, so imagine how excited I was when I discovered that Ikea did a recipe book I had to check it out, and the results are really good. The ingredients are all set out on the pages like a work of art, it definitly brings a new dimension to cookery books.

See more here

Comic Sans fights back

2010-07-22T09:20:00.002+01:00

An amusing monologue featuring Comic sans... love it.

Read here

The vuvuzela has it own twitter feed lol!!!

2010-07-19T22:05:00.001+01:00

Check it out here.... http://twitter.com/the_vuvuzela

Tactran Connect is now live

2010-07-19T21:55:00.002+01:00

One of the websites I was working on is now live check it out at www.tactranconnect.com.

DJ Derek is back!!!

2010-05-12T11:48:00.003+01:00

Those of you who are regulars, will know a while back I blogged about DJ Derek, well ladies and gents he is back and featuring in Dizzee Rascals new video. see below for a teaser...

Where going on a elephant hunt

2010-05-12T11:45:00.002+01:00

Ok, so I know this is kind of sad but I have given myself an ill fated task of trying to find all the elephants around London as part of the Elephants Parade. Watch this space...

Grace Jones & Chris Levine at the Vinyl Factory

2010-05-12T11:39:00.002+01:00

One must see exhibition is the collaboration between Grace Jones and Chris Levine which feature a series of portraits. A definite must see if you are in the area. www.thevinylfactory.com

New Work

2010-03-08T22:18:00.006Z

Its been a while, but I have been working hard on some new sites, so I thought I would give you guys a little preview of what I have been working on.

The first is a TACTRAN web portal, your one stop shop for travel information in the Tayside and Central Scotland area.

Secondly is Dundee Travel info the home for all your travel needs in and around Dundee.

Losing the Plot

2010-02-13T17:52:00.002Z

Prints, all 46x64 cm printed on 200 gr. ivory paper.
Top row: 'Transitions' screenprint, 'Statistical Insignificance' offset print, 'The Normal Distribution' screen print,'Random Observations' offset print
Bottom row: 'Finding the Pattern' offset print, 'Losing the Plot' screen print, '29,5 days' screen print, 'Sweater (close up)' screen print

Hello Fellow Panda Poppers!
Today I went to see Hvass and Hannibal: Losing the Plot at the Kemistry Gallery. The exhibit is based on the collation and sorting of random data sources which has then been reinterpreted into sculpture, and prints.

I really loved the way that the forms that were quite pretty and colourful in comparison to the banal, boring, mono origins they derived from.

Check out there website (above), to view their diverse portfolio.

The Cleaveland Show LOL

2010-02-10T09:37:00.004Z

Really loving The Cleaveland Show, right now. It is created by the same peeps who did Family guy and it is just a funny, I thought it would just be a rip off of Family Guy with the talk baby and all. But it's not...here is the trailer so you can see for yourself ..... watch the first episode here

I be with you Inamo...

2009-10-06T22:33:00.002+01:00

So yesterday I went to this really cool restaurant called Inamo. It is a oriental fusion restaurant where you get to order you own food, drinks and chooes the ambiance of your table using the interactive trackpad- you can even play games.

It is a little bit expensive (they also add a cheeky 10% service charge) but they recommend you share the dishes so its not so bad but be prepared to pay £20 per head at least. Its certainly worth the experience.

5 out 5 stars

I heart Berlin

2009-10-06T22:24:00.003+01:00

Hey guys,
yes I know its been a while, I have been out and about exploring the graphic design world and visiting some of my relatives. In case you haven't worked it out yet I went to Berlin! It was such an amazing place so much design and culture it really inspired me. Later on this week I will be posting some images I have taken on my travels.
For now keep Poppin'

More of my relatives...

2009-10-06T22:22:00.002+01:00

Here are more of my Panda pals....

It's been a while

2009-09-07T22:31:00.006+01:00

Hi all I have been away all summer visiting my family all over the world here is some of me snapshots

The Saatchi Gallery

2009-06-27T13:52:00.000+01:00

On my travels I went to the Saatchi Gallery on Kings Road, it was the first time I went there and it was really good. There was no ropes or barriers so you could get really close to the work and look at it from different angles. If you have time I would recommend Korean Eye: Moon Generation a showcase of the best of Korean contemporary art. One of my favourite pieces was Jangdockdae, by Yi HwanKwon (the squashed family), by just looking at them it messes up your perception and makes you feel disorintated its a simple but effective idea.

Overview of Korean Eye: Moon Generation

Eric & Heather Chanschatz, PTG.75 (White Pitcher)

Baker Overstreet

Got La Roux's Album 2 days before its release

2009-06-27T13:13:00.000+01:00

OMG... woke up this morning and checked the post and low and behold what do I see a little brown box from HMV and I start to smile and get the feeling of excitement. It's La Roux album, the first album I have brought since I discovered spotify 3 months ago I had big expectations. I'm please to say it was worth the wait I loving it, if you love the 80's synth-pop like I do you will love it. Thank you HMV....

RIP Michael Jackson

2009-06-25T23:58:00.000+01:00

I am so upset a death of a living legend.

LOAD at Royal Albert Hall

2009-06-24T23:00:00.000+01:00

On Monday I went down to the Royal Albert Hall, where over a space of 4 days the walls of the loading bay area, had been used as a blank canvas by a team of artists from the Wonderland Collective. The Mural depict some on the memorable moments of the RAH's History. Pictures below.

Right now Bernard!

2009-06-24T10:39:00.000+01:00

I have found a new found love for Barnard Cohen. Who's Bernard I hear you say he is a comtemory artist, who has had a career of thirty years. He does these amazing abstract paintings (see below)
He has an exhibition at the Flowers Gallery in Shoreditch (Kingsland Rd), until 4 July.

Walking in my Mind... I don't mind a bit of dots

2009-06-24T10:06:00.000+01:00

So yesterday, was the first day of the Walking in my Mind Exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, I though I would see what all the fuss was about. The exhibition is a exploration of what goes on in artists head, it features 10 artists work as they try to explain/visualize what goes on in their heads (It also comes with a parental advisory warning (although I did see a little walking around with there mum so they obviously didn't mind a bit of porn)).

It was a really good exhibition, I particularly enjoyed Thomas Hirschhorn's Cavemanman, it was big cave, with lots of corridors, it was like a world inside a world, lined with brown packing tape. Yayoi Kusama, the artist that did the dots (see below), was the most iconic and playful, I could understand why they used her work to promote the exhibition.

Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession, 2006

Chiharu Shiota, After the Dream, 2009

The Future's Bright?

2009-06-24T09:53:00.000+01:00

A few weeks ago I went to Bucks Graphics & Advertising Degree Show, High Wycombe. Yep I ventured out of zone 5, it was all in name of supporting my friends brother at there final year show and to size up the competition.

Above all I was really impressed, the quality of work and ideas was really high. I guess the future is bright for these guys... Pictures below

DJ Derek

2009-06-22T00:01:00.000+01:00

As I was reading The Creative Review blog, I came across this delight DJ Derek. He's in his 60's and is a reggae DJ, whats even more cool is he can speak Patios. See below to find out more about the wonder that is DJ Derek...

DJ Derek pt. 1 from Grand Finale on Vimeo.

Part 2 can be found here

http://vimeo.com/1758440

Panda Pops online, on-blogger

2009-06-21T23:57:00.000+01:00

So this is the beginning. The reluctant Panda is going to share with some of her adventures and experiences. So here goes...