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April 18th, 2008 by kittylaboom
Berlin has been the capital of something or other for 400 odd years now. Started with the Kingdom of Prussia and on to the German Empire, famous for its handsomely mustachioed heads of state. This spring, Berlin will also be the capital of Finnish music.

HelsinKissBerlin brings Helsinki - the capital of the country with the thousand lakes and the finnish culture to Berlin. In collaboration with the Finnland-Institut in Germany, the embassy of Finland, the city Berlin and other co-operation partners a multiplicity of Events is shown, what the Finnish capital region has to offer within the cultural, economic and scientific range.
The goal of the project is to make the region Helsinki in Berlin and Germany public, and to deepen the relation between Berlin and the capital region of Finland within the ranges economics, science and culture.
In connection with the HelsinKissBerlin there is the Helsinki in Berlin, an unprecedented push to get quality Finnish music the kind of attention it deserves.
Check out the dates & venues for 50 different acts on myspace.
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April 18th, 2008 by kittylaboom

The album cover is a subject of perennial interest among graphic designers. Sleeve design remains a popular subject for college projects, and many young working designers aspire to design for the music industry. Revealing state-of-the-art contemporary music graphics, Cover Art By: is packed with more than 400 examples of sleeve art. As well as CD and album covers, the insides of CD booklets and the backs of vinyl sleeves are shown. The book opens with an in-depth essay reviewing the current scene, then focuses on the work of 30 international designers/labels who are the most influential in the field, making this a must-have for designers and students, as well as music industry professionals and fans.

Cover Art By:
Adrian Shaughnessy
320 pages
250 x 195 mm
ISBN 1 85669 527 1
paperback
£24.95
Available at Laurence King
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April 18th, 2008 by kittylaboom

Isn’t it time we all agreed that no one really enjoys, nor ever has enjoyed the antics or mere presence of a clown?
It’s true and research at the University of Sheffield says it’s official - clowns suck. Since the ‘80s, Hollywood has consistently portrayed clowns as nothing but creepy. And despite the indisputable power of tinsel town, there’s probably a list of rent-a-clowns a mile long in your city’s phone book. Yes clowning is still going strong, it’s the audience that’s becoming extinct.
So do we hate clowns because we never liked them from the start, or is it because decades of movies have turned us against them?
(More>> www.t-post.se)

This issue of T-post was designed by London-based, Finnish illustrator and graphic artist Klaus Haapaniemi. One of the hottest British fashion illustrators at the moment, his work seems to be everywhere; from a crockery range for Iittala to prints for Levis, Cacharel, Topshop and D&G. Not to mention the illustrations he did for the storefront windows of Selfridges department stores and the special edition Christmas storybook he made together with celebrity writers such as Madonna’s daughter Lourdes and…eh..David Hasselhoff.
Have a look at more of Klaus’ work at klaush.com
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April 1st, 2008 by kniepuder

ITSNONAME is the office of Brooklyn-based (by way of Minneapolis) husband-and-wife, aspiring multi-disciplinary designers, Joe Johnson and Jeanju Choi-Johnson.

Ag Silver Periodic Ring: $205.00 USD
Au Gold Periodic Ring: $2,200.00 USD
Pt Platinum Periodic Ring: $6,500.00 USD
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purchase @ http://itsno.name/