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Old News: Four columns ago...

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: For some time I’ve been deeply fascinated with all things retro and vintage; and in this case … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, typography, type, fonts, Design, Nostalgia, Retro, vintage, Old School

Retrospective: Game Over...1 comment

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: This is going to be a fairly small blog about what was a bit of a let down in the Norwich events and … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Arcade Games, Classic, donkey kong, Exhibit

Crafty! Neo-Craftism is in...

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: A while back I made an article about an obscure shop in London called ‘Lik+Neon’, famed … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, Art, Craft, Hand Made, Hand Produced, Illustration, Independent publishing, Indie, indie products

Inked: my un-tattooed opinion...2 comments

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: Norwich Body Arts Festival enjoyed it’s second year on the weekend of  14 – 15th August … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, photos, COLLECTIONS, Rock, Punk, Design, Nostalgia, Retro, Exhibition

Books that aren't exactly new...

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: This is my second old books blog, this time featuring only 2 titles. Both of these books were bought … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, typography, flickr, type, Nostalgia, Retro, vintage, Books, Graphic Design

Exposed: when pop was dangerous

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: This article is a piece in acknowledgement of the dual exhibition at the Norwich Castle Museum & … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, photos, Rock, Photography, Nostalgia, Retro, Music, vintage, Norwich Castle Museum

Snapped: a minor update of sorts...

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: This is going to be a short blog just to update you on a couple of things in my world and so forth. … more →

Tags: 3) Work & Play: work, musings & other stuff, typography, photos, flickr, type, COLLECTIONS, Photography, Nostalgia, Retro

Notable

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: To say the least, Moleskine has been a totally beloved brand of designers and creatives for many yea … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, Design, Books, Graphic Design, Niche Retail, Moleskine, pantone, Penguin, behance

Diamonds in the rough1 comment

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: This is another entry that sort of fits with my D&AD New Blood 2010 saga, only this time its not … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, brick lane, Cats, dad, D&AD New Blood 2010, Design, doc martens, Dr. Martens, Independent publishing

Blood Clot1 comment

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: This is another post about my experiences with the D&AD New Blood 2010 & NUCA exhibitions an … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, Exhibition, D&AD New Blood 2010, nuca, Graphic Communication, Norwich University College of the Arts, The Truman Brewery, brick lane, London

Bloodshed: The long hard road to Brick Lane...2 comments

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: Here begins the tail of one battered goldfish; myself Number 11 the racer that never quit or made ot … more →

Tags: 3) Work & Play: work, musings & other stuff, Exhibition, D&AD New Blood 2010, nuca, Graphic Communication, Norwich University College of the Arts, The Truman Brewery, brick lane, London

Ye Olde Twitter & The New/Old Technology Boom

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: Source: gizmodo.com Source: The Guardian, UK. As if this existed; back in the 1930′s when Face … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, twitter, Social Media, Tweets, Nostalgia, Retro, vintage, technology, Typewriters

Old books galore: the nostalgia journey rolls on...

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: Like my dearest friend Coffee Stained Papers, I too have a habit of hoarding and collecting old stuf … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, COLLECTIONS, Design, Nostalgia, Retro, vintage, Books, Old School

#CREATISMS: Inciteful Philosophy... 1 comment

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: Anybody who knows me well enough are aware that I have an indecision complex that is exacerbated by … more →

Tags: 3) Work & Play: work, musings & other stuff, twitter, Tweets, #CREATISMS, proverbs, Philosophy, Haikus, Poems, Prose

Lip Up: Bad Manners badass-esque vinyls...

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: “A pound doesn’t get you much these days…” is the rhetoric to the McDonald … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, Ska, 2-tone, Nostalgia, Retro, Bad manners, vintage, vinyl covers, Buster Bloodvessel

London Called: The Mick Jones Rock 'n' Roll Public Library...

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: Source: Norwich University College of the Arts The exhibition promo flyer I recently went to the rat … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, photos, COLLECTIONS, Rock, Punk, Mick Jones, the clash, Nostalgia, Retro

This desk used to be white...1 comment

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 2 years ago: But now it isn’t basically, and it hasn’t been white for maybe about 3 years now. Essent … more →

Tags: 3) Work & Play: work, musings & other stuff, photos, my work, Photography, graffiti, Doodles, Drawing

Cool as mint conceptual chewing gum packs, by me...1 comment

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 3 years ago: A while ago I got the idea of branding my own chewing gum, and by that what I actually mean is I had … more →

Tags: 3) Work & Play: work, musings & other stuff, chewing gum, concepts, Design, my work, Thoughtful Design Manchester, James Graham, Work, Stuff

Joining Twitter: One week after the 2.0 awakening...

(NEXT GREAT) ARMSTRONG wrote 3 years ago: Yes, it has indeed been a whole week since I became one of the Twitterati and I can safely say it ha … more →

Tags: 2) Look & Think: articles, finds and writing, twitter, armstrong_gcd, web 2. 0, armstrong 2.0, Comics, Satire, twitterati


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