One for the font-worriers this (and I know there are a few who read this blog). UKType are organising Typographic Horizons at BIAD on 18 November 2009. The programme includes a fair amount of local talent (I’m no expert in this area but I recognise the names of David Osbaldestin, Smile, Ben Waddington and the … [Read more…]
I’ve been seeing flyers for Clickity Clackity Anarchy all over the place, so someone’s doing a good job of promoting it: It’s on at BIAD on Margaret Street from 12 to 22 October. More info on More Canals and the Clickety… Facebook Page.
Lots Of Things To See And Do In The West Midlands: October 2008 Russ L’s ever-useful round-up with loads of stuff happening this month. I’d like to add my own Film Dash 48-hour film challenge to the list (happening 17-19 Oct short film fans!) Pre-Raphaelite Online Resource | TAK! Design & Art Direction. Birmingham. UK. … [Read more…]
I mentioned this in passing as part of the round-up of Hello Digital-related events but here’s a little more info: Baskerville the Animated Movie celebrates John Baskerville, the man, the typeface and his future legacy. The film will be complemented by the development of a site-specific installation It’s being headed up at BIAD but from … [Read more…]
BIAD’s MA students will be showing their work at the School of Art on Margaret Street from 29 August to 7 September. There’s a delightfully hectic website (or tumblr for those who’re fussed) featuring many examples of the work that’ll (presumably) be on show. To see that just click this link – Margaret Street MA … [Read more…]
First day nerves – My Fierce Placement… Gemma has just started a placement with Fierce and it looks like she’ll be blogging about it. This could be a good chance to see what Fierce do all year round, when not concentrating on their festival. AFWM – Local Animator Wins Watch Film Award More award-winning – … [Read more…]
A free, one-off performance will take place at Ikon Eastside at 10pm on Tuesday 3 June. The Society of Futopia has been developed by four final year students at BIAD, Birmingham City University and will take place during the New Generation Arts Festival. One of the artists, Gareth Burnett did have a blog he was … [Read more…]
The line-up for this year’s Fierce! Festival, the international performing arts festival, has been announced and can be seen on the events page of their newly updated website. You may recall that a significant number of acts were chosen via a public vote and these have now been programmed into the wider festival too. The … [Read more…]