This is a great idea - famous artists / portraits re-imagined !

https://www.demilked.com/famous-artists-as-influencers-untitledsave/

Thanks !

We've had some great visits out and about this past few weeks - Huddersfield Uni, MMU Degree shows ; thanks so much to all the hosts for their hospitality . Remember to follow all these guys on instagram so you can see what they're upto ahead of making your Uni choices.

Also here are the Uni's websites so you can check for further research:
Uni of Huddersfield : 
https://www.hudgda.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/hudgda/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/baphotohudd/

MMU
https://www.instagram.com/mcrschart/?hl=en
https://degreeshow.mmu.ac.uk/

UCLAN:
https://www.thedisciplesofdesign.com/
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/uclandegreeshows/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/uclanlancsarts/?hl=en

Out & about ?

The looooooooooong summer holidays are looming - so just to stop you from getting bored , have a look at the new page  https://asfcgraphics.blogspot.com/p/galler.html 
dedicated to galleries & art exhibitions. This will be updated regularly but here's one to kick off (see what I did there..)
https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/whatson/stan-chows-score-draw/

Can you judge a book by its cover ?

Now that you've maybe got a bit more time on your hands after exams & all that, you may want to read a little; especially if you're off on holiday - & want to choose a book at the airport. But is it true that you can't judge a book by its cover ?
Have a look at this article by the BBC that looks at the most cliched book cover genres & how we're taken in by them.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5XmjRsgywfr97t4VJ2tkDyh/judging-books-by-their-covers-five-publishing-design-cliches

V&A Illustration Awards

The V&A Illustration Awards were established in 1972 and have since become the UK's most prestigious annual illustration competition. Championing the UK creative industries, the Awards recognise the remarkable accomplishments of published and student illustrators. Have a look at the shortlisted entries here : 

V&A illustration awards 2018

And the Student entries here :

Student Awards

 

Happy Birthday Bauhaus !

The Bauhaus is 100 years old ! So why should that affect me  (I hear you say...). Have a look at the video via the link below & it will give you an idea of the ideas behind the Bauhuas, set up in 1919 & closed in 1933, by the Third Reich.



The Bauhaus

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2ng4vd2sGyzHz75K1byMTxx/haus-work-famous-logos-redesigned-to-mark-bauhaus-centenary

https://www.dezeen.com/2018/11/27/marcel-breuer-bauhaus-100-furniture-designer-architect/
Without the Bauhaus, we would not have Art Education today , Peter Saville & Muller Brockmann would not be the designers we emulate and our houses would look very different. So Happy Birthday Bauhaus !