Happy Birthday to Me

It was my Birthday on Monday, and Kyle Harvey posted this lovely video of me on LS6.

I don't normally mention BMX on this blog. Not sure why, I just don't. But I'm making an exception for this. Here's me hurting myself and destroying a pair of jeans:

Kyle O Mans Bday from Ls6bmx on Vimeo.

PS. Don't worry, we put the slabby thing at the bottom of the ledge back when we were done...

Second food post today...

I spent about 3 hours today attempting to make vegan ricotta and sun-dried tomato tortellini with vegan pesto.

The ricotta worked a treat (honest)—it was mainly made from tofu with some basil, lemon and nutritional yeast, and is based on a recipe by Isa Moskowitz.

It was my first attempt at making pasta from scratch and it very nearly worked. In fact, I would go as far as saying it did work, except I didn't have one of those pasta manganel things so the past was a bit thick and in places was more like dough balls than pasta.


I am now feeling very satisfied, if a little sick...

Mark Bittman

I found this really interesting TED talk by Mark Bittman about whats wrong with what we eat. Have a watch:



Told you meat was bad...

Chartered Institute of Marketing

The LCA prospectus Merlin and I have done has been shortlisted for a CIM Marketing Excellence Award. That's pretty big time.

Graduation

Last week I was honoured to graduate in the first graduation ceremony that Leeds College of Art have organised independently from the University.

I was also honoured to design all the venue dressing and printed material.



Here I am holding the ceremonial staff, trying my best not to do Gandalf impressions ("You shall not pass!"), standing with Chloe and Rose from the LCA marketing team in front of one one of the banners Merlin and I designed.

Far From Home?

Me, Tom Bing and Sally McGee have put together an exhibition for The Manuel Bravo Project called Far From Home? in The Light Leeds. It was hard work but we got there eventually—I think were all pleased with the outcome. Below is the poster and some initial photos that Tom took today.







PS farfromhome.org.uk coming soon!

For Print Only

A little late I know... but design blog/website For Print Only were kind enough to feature mine and Merlin's LCA prospectus design. Check it out here (its prob a few posts down by now).