Goodbye Oliver
Posted by DocDelete in People, TV, movies, books on 11. Dec, 2008 | No Comments
If I consider for a moment that a fair proportion of my childhood was gainfully employed watching quality television, then I must owe a debt of thanks to Oliver Postgate. Put simply, the man was the creative powerhouse behind 90% of the programmes that left a lasting impression – Noggin the Nog, Bagpuss, The Clangers, [...]
Gone Fisking
Posted by DocDelete in Music, People on 06. Jun, 2008 | No Comments
Chum Mat Ranson has been creating some very atmospheric electronic music for some years. His project, Fisk Industries, features some free downloads to picque the curiousity, and links to the record label that supports his work. Mat also happens to be a graphic designer, so the images are all his own, and display a playful [...]
Thank you Sir Arthur
Posted by DocDelete in People, TV, movies, books on 19. Mar, 2008 | 1 Comment
Sir Arthur C Clarke died today, at the age of 90 at his home in Sri Lanka. No doubt the internet will be loaded with many tributes for him by now, so I’ll not try to re-invent the wheel. You can read more by starting here. I’d simply like to say a big “thanks” to [...]
Carol Mansley
Posted by Ken Davidson in People on 13. Nov, 2007 | 4 Comments
Many moons ago I worked at a graphics bureau in Brum called Scintilla. I was there for just over five years, and for most of that time I had a colleague called Carol Mansley. At the outset she was employed as production manager, but her style was completely dissimilar to her predecessor: Carol’s blended management [...]
Angus McBride 1931-2007
Posted by Ken Davidson in People on 10. Jul, 2007 | No Comments
I’ve brought this over from my personal blog as it’s well within the remit of graphic design and marketing… A recent mailshot by military publisher Osprey brought to my attention the recent death of illustrator Angus McBride. My experience of his work is limited to the few military uniform books that I have seen, and [...]
