Infographic – 7 Steps for an Optimised Content Marketing Strategy
7 Steps for an Optimised Content Marketing Strategy – an excellent content marketing infographic by Intergage.
Manager Magazine wins a special award at MemCom 2013
Manager Magazine for the Institute of Administrative Management (IAM) is a project I worked on at Publicom since pitching for its relaunch, as art director, designer, artworker, retoucher, illustrator – you name it, on the creative side. Thanks to lovely, receptive clients at IAM and excellent editorial collaborators, in particular Richard Brent, it’s been a
BCFA Design Insider entered for IoIC Awards
You wait ages, and then two come along together. Design Insider, for the BCFA (British Contract Furnishing Association) and IDA (Interior Design Association), art directed & designed by Jason Regan while at Agency Publicom, has been entered into the Institute of Internal Communication‘s 2013 awards in the categories of Best Membership Publication and Best Relaunched
The ten greatest looking films ever made, Part 2
More of an outdoor flavour to this post, in contrast to Part 1 which featured a lot of artificially lit interiors. There’s no particular theme, although with a Road movie and two Westerns, there are three examples of non-US directors tackling some classic American movie staples, plus three mythic characters who have had multiple films
Anatomy of a cover image
In the heady jet-set media world of contract publishing, there’s rarely the opportunity to commission original photography or illustration. Consequently, there’s a heavy reliance on stock imagery which can very quickly look a bit samey. I always like to go the extra mile, particularly on cover images, and really sell the story with something more
The environments of 2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. There are so many incredible images associated with this film it’s difficult to know where to start or stop, but the ones that generally stick in my mind are those that highlight the amazing set design, and the lovely update of the 60′s air travel experience to space. One
Nuts & bolts and incredible colour: Syd Mead
Syd Mead designed the world I want to live in – a beautiful retro-futuristic mash up of Mid 20th Century Modern and Jetsons-style sci-fi. He is one of those talents that come only once or twice in a generation. The best of his images blend a 60′s creative optimism, with his industrial designer’s understanding of
Kraftwerk live at Tate Modern
Back in early December, the Tate Gallery’s website crashed due to huge demand placed on it by music fans trying to get tickets to the Kraftwerk shows to be held in the Turbine Hall – 8 shows on consecutive nights, each focusing on a different album from their history. With only 700-odd people allowed in
The ten greatest looking films ever made, Part 1
Ok so how can you really say what the ten best looking movies of all time are? Of course you can't. But these are ten that have resonated with me for various reasons. Far from a comprehensive list and in no particular order, the link throughout is an appreciation of production design, cinematography, or any
Dan Flavin & light as art
Dan Flavin's neon art Light Show, the exhibition about to open at the Hayward Gallery on the South Bank, reminded me of another exhibit there from 2006, a retrospective of the work of neon artist Dan Flavin. Flavin was a New Yorker, born in 1933, who moved from Abstract Expressionist drawings & paintings,
