Yesterday I took a trip up to London to explore some of what the LDF had to offer...
We began at Trafalgar Square to see the giant chess piece, designed by Spanish artist Jaime Hayon - inspired by English Culture and London City. Then on route to the V&A we stumbled upon the Young Creative Poland exhibition and The Incidental studio where I got to chat to the team members about how they were recording peoples perceptions of LDF.
At the V&A we saw the London Posters commissioned by a number of big designers, as well as Telling Tales - an exhibition of Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design, and the Wallpaper* Chair Arch.
Then onto Shoreditch to see the Typographica exhibtion at the Kemistry gallery, and then to Emerge - a selection of talented graduates work. I absolutely loved the work of Richard Carey, definitely some high standards to reach next year - and had an opportunity to chat to some of the exhibitors for some hints and tips! For the exhibition they were set the same brief as the for the London Posters which I saw at the V&A - definitely an interesting comparison between them and the professions...
