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Books books books

Relational Aesthetics, Nicolas Bourriaud.

12 Gallerists: 20 Questions, Sarah Rowles.

Citizen Designer, Heller & Vienne.

The ABC's of the Bauhaus and Design Theory, Lupton & Miller.

Print and Finish, Ambrose & Harris.

Art Today, Brandon Taylor.

Good: An introduction to ethics in graphic design, Lucienne Roberts.

A selection of books that I'm dipping in and out of at the moment... and this isn't all of them! 

Today I have been mostly making...

Yes, I made my own body scrub today! The good part about making it yourself is there's no hidden, 'nasty' ingredients and it feels just as good as a shop-bought one. 

Tip all the sea salt in the glass jar and add 6 tablespoonfuls of olive oil (enough to cover the sea salt so that the lemon will not dissolve it!). 

Stir the oil through so that it covers the salt. 

Zest the whole skin of the lemon and add to the mix. 

Cut and squeeze the who;e lemon then stir thoroughly. DONE! 

Design Museum: Studio Culture

Friday: Studio Culture: Design Museum

A very valuable couple of hours! Spin and Build gave great all-rounder advice - from studio names, what to remember when setting up a studio, to how many internship applications are received each day (gasp!). I wanted to stay longer to see everyone but was too excited for my adventure to the bottom of the Shard to begin (pictures to follow soon). 

I couldn't leave without buying the Studio Culture book, above - its tasty isn't it! Its a good read and I like nosing through everyones studios very much. I've got to say, both Spin and Build didn't 'pretty' the industry up and I admire them for that. I felt quite motivated actually, and refreshed having been home from uni for around a month it was nice to hear and be in the company of designers again. 

Having trouble grasping what the word 'skill' means.

skill |skil|nounthe ability to do something well; expertise : difficult work, taking great skill.• a particular ability : the basic skills of cooking.

When skills come into play while writing a CV, its like it has to be official, certified for it to count as a skill. So, I can prove I have a clean driving license but saying I am proficient researcher and documenter is measurable... depending on who looks at my CV. BRAIN ACHE.

I have been working on my Cargo Collective site for quite a while now - Here it is guys!

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Paradiddle-diddle

Wish I could be in a drumline - miss practising my rudiments! Nice short film by Peter Crosby. Check it out....

http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/battle-of-the-drumlines