Studio Spotlight: Workshop

a chat with the young Harrogate-based design duo...

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Studio Spotlight: Workshop on The Import

7th December, 2010

Unfortunately it’s been a little while since our last Studio Spotlight feature, but we’re back with a bang – thanks in no small part to the brilliant Harrogate-based duo of Tom Pratt and Oliver Shaw aka Workshop, who’ve given us a fantastic insight into the way they work, their inspirations, influences and of course, themselves. It’s a great read, so, without further ado…

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DED Associates Ltd.

blurring the lines between art, design and communication...

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DED Associates Ltd. on The Import

16th November, 2010

Sheffield has long been a hotbed of cutting edge design talent – just take The Designers Republic for example – and the rather wonderful creative studio DED are just one of the number of agencies that are keeping the city’s reputation going. Blurring the lines between art, product design, graphic design, branding and so forth, DED have a pretty impressive portfolio of work to boast…

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The Import Is Back

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The Import Is Back on The Import

12th October, 2010

You may have noticed things have been fairly quiet of late, we’ve been working on some new We Heart related projects along with some exciting bits and bobs for We Heart itself – add to that being extremely short-staffed. The Import is finally gearing back up again, we’ve got some exciting things planned, and promise not to disappear again on you – we hope you didn’t miss us too much.

In the meantime, if you’re seriously passionate about contemporary graphic design, art and illustration and are interested in joining us in contributing to The Import then please get in touch – if you know anyone who may be interested, be sure to let them know where we are!

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8 Faces Typography Magazine

what if you could only use 8 typefaces for the rest of your life?

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8 Faces Typography Magazine on The Import

12th October, 2010

Unfortunately now sold out – apparently in a rather impressive 2 hours – the PDF version of this lovely new type-geek magazine is understandably a must for anyone with more than a passing interest in the world of fonts and typography. Asking eight high profile designers which typefaces they’d use if they could only ever use eight again, along with other questions on design, print and illustration, Elliot Jay Stocks’ lovingly produced 8 Faces looks set for big things…

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MR.FRIVOLOUS, My Favourite Photographers

a selection of my favourite current photographers...

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MR.FRIVOLOUS, My Favourite Photographers on The Import

17th September, 2010

Laura Encursiva

The fifth and final installment of my Import Takeover is a selection of photographers whose works I’ve really been enjoying of late…

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MR.FRIVOLOUS, My Inspirations

a selection of my favourite lowbrow artists...

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MR.FRIVOLOUS, My Inspirations on The Import

16th September, 2010

David Bray

This selection is slightly different… I’ve selected a few artists that have inspired me along the years to pursue what I’m doing today. I used to read about some of these guys years ago in magazines like Juxtapoz and online from sites like Fecal Face.

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