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We like this 2009 We like this 2009
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  We've started a new blog for December. This one's getting uncomfortably long. For our picks of the end of 2009, see here.
  
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  This is a new group that sir_stevus has set up. It has nothing to do with furniture. It's for 99 Hanover Projects which is a new serious of exhibitions springing up in Edinburgh as you read this. Have a look. Join the group. Etc. (Nov 30)
  
  Today is furniture day. Check out only joking's showcase. Beautiful things made from wood. And if that's not enough to sate your needs, Johnny G's also a furniture designer. His work is currently featured on our Community Homepage. (Nov 30)
  
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  Some of you may have missed this when it was uploaded 2 months ago. This is slightly nepotistic of us, but no matter. It's a gloriously good piece of work by Mark Breslin who just happens to be the man behind the design for Central Station. It's called Identity in motion and sound and it's the new identity for Savalas. (Nov 27)
  
  fruitcake_seeks_icing has uploaded our chosen profile picture of the day. Good name too. Looking forward to seeing more work... (Nov 27)
  
  Bonjour. Today's first something we like is 15% off at Brazen for Central Station members in possession of a limited edition Central Station badge. Until the end of the year. Not strictly speaking something posted by you. But there is a picture you can look at if you like. In case you've forgotten what said badge looks like. (Nov 27)
  
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  Lindsay Grime is the winner of our Made in the Shade exhibition competition. Here's her showcase. And there are many more beautiful things on her profile too. Ceramics, illustration and cardboard installations too. (Nov 26)
  
  Both Suzy and Heidi would rather like one of these. Ceramic lamp made by Antoinette Parrau. Gorgeous. (Nov 26)
  
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  Extract from a lovely piece of film-making by danielwarrentv. It's called Mercury. It's a superlative blend of interesting and beautiful. Have a look at what happens about 2 minutes and 15 seconds in. (Nov 25)
  
  Ah, we're not entirely sure which piece of work to pick from iede reckman's profile. Have a look at all of them. Iede, if you read this, put some of your pieces in your showcase - edit and select showcase from the category dropdown. (Nov 25)
  
  gemsgrotto has uploaded our new favourite profile picture. More bastardisation of the default yellow and grey icon. V Good, like it A Lot. (Nov 25)
  
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  Natsuki Otani is from Tokyo. Her illustrations are beautiful. Take a look, go on. (Nov 24)
  
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  Nice concept, nice edit. The video's called Kelakovski - Storm, and the member's name is ab0181. Synaesthesia and music and editing = interesting stuff. (Nov 21)
  
  Britain is thriving, it would appear, with grassroots creative entrepreneurialism. Here's another place for you to sell your wares, this time in Edinburgh. Read more and get in touch with the organisers if you have something the world at large might like to purchase for Christmas. (Nov 21)
  
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  This is confusing in the most beguiling of ways. The cartography of sleep from Emerald Maybe. She would like to build a blanket fort with us. She says so on her profile. (Nov 20)
  
  We've just heard that Birds Eye View are offering 2 for 1 deals on their masterclasses tonight and tomorrow. At the CCA in Glasgow. Get booking if you're a film-maker and you're in the vicinity. More info about the masterclasses here. (Nov 20)
  
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  Briliant Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant. We applaude you briandickson, that's our favourite profile picture thus far. We want to see more playing around with the Central Station identity. Come on folks, get creative. And post a link at the bottom of this blog to let us know what you've come up with. (Nov 19)
  
  This is a showcase of beautiful work by Armando. Including photography for a Nike Football campaign and some personal shots taken in a deep dark forest from the looks of things. (Nov 19)
  
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  This we like a lot. Critical discourse of a socio-geographical and potentially political (small p) bent. Artists claiming and interrogating their local area. First up, a messageboard posting from Roderick Buchanan about the East End of Glasgow (the group does exist by the way Roddie, it's here.) Swiftly followed by a blog from Alburt about the Southside of Glasgow. Anyone anywhere else got anything to say about their particular locale? (Nov 18)
  
  Happy November the 18th. Here's a super showcase from David McNeil for you to feast your eyes on. Very intricate pencil drawings, such patience... (Nov 18)
  
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  An opportunity for you to get your teeth into. Go Reborn are looking for artists, designers, crafts-people, creatives generally to promote and sell their wares through their pop-up store in Edinburgh. See Here. (Nov 17)
  
  Fully handstitched boarding passes from Lemonart. Now that's a labour of love. This piece is called Collective Destinations and the example is boarding passes 33 to 40 of 80 in total. Tis worth clicking on View Full Size so you can see all the detailing. Lovely. (Nov 17)
  
  Here's a video that LesleyBarnes made for the charity Tommy's. Tis a super little animation. (Nov 17)
  
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  Busy site today. Lots of new work going up, including a huge showcase of consistently excellent and impressively varied photography from Susan Castillo. Nice. (Nov 16)
  
  We got a textiles showcase to start the week with. This from Anghy, who makes amazing things from beautiful materials. Anghy spoke at launch yesterday. If you weren't there, you can see pics of the day in our launch group here. (Nov 16)
  
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  Official Launch Day 02. Come and join us for talks and meeting other members at Sloans, details here. First up on the We Like blog today - engraved initial brooches at Brazen, spotted on yesterday's cultural bus trip round Glasgow. (Nov 15)
  
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  Good Morning and Welcome To Official Launch Weekend. Hopefully we'll be seeing a fair few of you today and tomorrow. If you're not here, join our launch group, post your pics and blogs from wherever you are, and join us virtually. To get us going with our picks of the day, here's some lovely typography from Stephen. It's called Stufe. We Like Your Style. (Nov 14)
  
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  Govanhill Baths ART are talking at our launch event on Sunday. Here's an image they've uploaded. It's an installation by Anne Gray. Called Untitled, simultaneously heart-breaking and hopeful. (Nov 13)
  
  Friday 13th. What does that herald then? For starters, a poor fish that's been caught by a heron (is that a heron?) It's called Caught and it's by libby. (Nov 13)
  
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  Reel to Reel is good. Cardboard reel to reel is potentially even better. Check this from Leckieland, along with various other tools of musical consumption uploaded to his / her / his / her (??) profile. Leckieland, are you a he or a she? (Nov 12)
  
  Scott Jarvie says this about today's first pick: "Languoreth is a sculptural installation that engages with the architectural fabric of Partick Interchange in Glasgow, Scotland. The piece is clad in transport tickets harvested from the very space that the piece now inhabits." He's uploaded lots of images through from conceptualisation to installation. See more in his showcase. (Nov 12)
  
  What Do You Like? We want people to join in, set up their own I Like This blog. Go on, do it. It's fun. We're looking for members to set up their own parallel selection blogs. The best one wins...well, the glory of being the best one. And probably a big old push on the homepage. Let us know if you're playing by commenting on this. Remember to tell us what the name of your blog is. (Nov 12)
  
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  A lovely mainly blue showcase, late on a Wednesday evening. Well done piplessjam for all that uploading earlier on today. Like the profile picture too. (Nov 11)
  
  WE ARE BUSY. Preparing for launch weekend. Are you coming? In the mean time, we've spotted this on the site today and want to see more of it. It's part of the Hanging Rubber Shadow Screen System. From Paul Kerlaff. (Nov 11)
  
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  A suit made of many tiny squares of newspaper, oh yes. louisel made this and we like it a lot. (Nov 10)
  
  Happy Tuesday. Here's a blog from paddymac, the winner of our Make A Film Festival trailer competition. Many congratulations to him. (Nov 10)
  
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  Collaborations are good, aren't they? This is what happened when member fortsunlight worked on an animation project with Michael Visocchi. It's called Repose Still #3 - you guys got anymore we can see? (Nov 9)
  
  It's nearly next year. With that in mind...this is the most useful thing you will ever own. Fact. Apparently. And great looking too. 2010 Year Planner from crispinfinn. (Nov 9)
  
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  This prompted a little chuckle. We'll not give it away by telling you the title. Thanks to Andy Cogdon in Derby for brightening this somewhat gloomy Friday in Glasgow. (Nov 6)
  
  Lovely Lovely Lovely. Glass Museum. From patrickjameson. (Nov 6)
  
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  gordonburniston's been busy. His showcase looks ever so good, populated with lots and lots of images. Mind you, it helps that they're rather beautifully composed photographs... (Nov 5)
  
  More opportunities for a rainy thursday. Space in Brixton up for grabs, 3 months rent free, make a temporary project. Seriously, you can do anything. Find out more here. (Nov 5)
  
  This one's a great opportunity for you. Here's a link to info about an 8 minute slot to speak about yourself and your work to an audience made up entirely of people who count. Artists, designers, film-makers, producers, curators, journalists, bloggers... It's part of our launch weekend and it's a brilliant chance to raise your profile a bit, meet some interesting people, possibly find some collaborators, commissioners etc etc. All we need is a 200 word proposal. Deadline on the 8th. (Nov 5)
  
  Happy Bonfire Night Day everyone. Is Icarus at all relevant given the flames and burning theme? Regardless, here's some interesting work from Parc-graphic. (Nov 5)
  
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  Large format polaroids rock. This is part of a series of photos by harska about animal statues at the entrances of domestic properties. It's called Collie Guardians. (Nov 4)
  
  Here's a handsome graphic design showcase from Rydo! There's more work on his profile to peruse too. (Nov 4)
  
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  A rather seasonal piece of work from ryansmall. It's called reflection. Worth checking out the rest of his images too. (Nov 3)
  
  This is another lovely showcase from member kheesiong. Interesting stuff. Question: what is psychogeography? (Nov 3)
  
  Two Central Station members (both previously featurees here on this blog) have been chosen as November residents at new gallery Welcome Home. More to read and then link through to here. (Nov 3)
  
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  What would a Magical Vectorland look like? This apparently. Untitled by respeezy. Ah, to live in a world where rain falls from multifaceted multicoloured clouds. (Nov 2)
  
  Rightyo. A beautiful showcase to kick us off this week. Leah Black's jewellery design looking just lovely. Leah's currently designer in residence at Brazen Studios who we've previously mentioned in this blog of ours. (Nov 2)
  
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  Here's a piece of work by Ellie Royle called The Impossible View No.3 "staff quarters". She describes it as a Duotone photo etching on 'found' metal. We're intrigued... (Oct 30)
  
  This is wonderfully odd. It's from kepa_ and is titled 3.jpg. Not giving much away there then. You'll just have to go and see for yourselves. (Oct 30)
  
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  paddymac's looking to collaborate. We REALLY like that. Anyone know any sound designers - read this blog for more info. (Oct 29)
  
  Right then Grant McPhee, how have you made this? It's a rather beautiful image of Leith in Edinburgh. Hmmm, maybe abstraction's a better word than image... (Oct 29)
  
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  A little bit of animation to brighten up a Wednesday afternoon. This is called Table Top and it's made by ali_campbell. (Oct 28)
  
  What happens if you mix New Zealand with Glasgow? Something like this. Gouache and pencil on paper from amilsom, rather loving the outfits. (Oct 28)
  
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  What a lovely showcase. Jonathan Hall, we are thoroughly enjoying your stuff. (Oct 27)
  
  The Central Station team are getting in on the blogging act. Our very own Collections Producer Tulta Behm talks about working on the project and her thoughts and plans for the future. Have a read, let her know your thoughts. (Oct 27)
  
  Our members seem to be doing a fine line in album cover design. Here's another one. This time from mecheer for rain-cloud. Maybe we should launch a label?? (Oct 27)
  
  So, there's some interesting thought gone into this. Posted by Govanhill Baths ART, and made by Marielle MacLeman. It's called Immediate Extract / Passive Resistance and is an on-site installation looking at concepts of disrepair versus original period splendour. (Oct 27)
  
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  Loving Julia Smith Ceramics' profile picture. Tis making us smile. Upload some more work Julia? (Oct 26)
  
  Monday morning. Hullo. Here's a debate for the Scottish contingent to get teeth into - peterbrown asking why Scottish Design Week doesn't exist. Let's use this as a forum, why not? Maybe we can lather up some ideas, start making them tangible... Go. (Oct 26)
  
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  He's not told us much about himself, but James Lapsley's putting some pretty interesting images up on his profile right this very minute. Would be good to see them in the Showcase part of Central Station if you can find the time James - we're just lining up the next selector and he'll only look at work that appears there. Edit images and choose showcase from the category dropdown. (Oct 23)
  
  More album design this morning. A detail from Gordy Carmichael's design for Repointed. (Oct 23)
  
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  We all collectively agree that this is a lovely piece of work. It's an illustration by Hanna Tuulikki who's new on the site today. It's called The Sirens Wave. (22 Oct)
  
  We're slightly overwhelmed. Some pretty amazing new work's appeared overnight. For starters: have a look at Marija's profile. Marija, if you're reading this, you need to go in and edit photos, select Showcase in the category dropdown. There's nothing in your Showcase at the moment, which is a crying shame. (22 Oct)
  
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  A hand-knitted Spiderweb. It's rather lovely. Thanks to WildCat Designs for uploading. (Oct 21)
  
  We featured Ruth Parker yesterday. Lucky lady also gets a mention today. She's the gal who built Central Station's Cardboard Living Room for Plus / Frieze. "The what?" we hear you cry? Quite. Here are four installments of her blog by way of explanation: one, two, three, four. (Oct 21)
  
  For those of you who have been using Central Station for long enough to remember the rabbit. Wireframes and general weirdness from John Butler. (Oct 21)
  
  Good morning all. Today's first posting is a link to the Art/Roc/Doc group. Find out more about what happened during our first project shoot at Plus and Frieze last week. Winner Tom Duncan's blogs from the frontline are all worth a read. (Oct 21)
  
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  Have a look at Ruth Parker's showcase. There's some lovely work in there, really interesting. (Oct 20)
  
  Here's the 1418th piece of work that's been uploaded on Central Station. Sweet. By Cut Copy Create who's the 556th member on the site. (Oct 20)
  
  This is genius! We love it. A storytelling machine involving a suitcase, a gramaphone horn and some marbles. Thanks to Alburt for a) designing, b) making and b) uploading. (Oct 20)
  
  Just spotted this. Architect Judith Wylie's uploaded some images, models and progress photos from work she's done for artist Toby Paterson, take a look at her showcase. Tis an interesting behind-the-scenes glimpse into making a piece of public art - more on her blog here. Anyone else got any interesting process stuff they'd like to share with other members? (Oct 20)
  
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  Ah, a good day for member Ciara Barry, producer of Henry Coombes' The Bedfords. The film just got nominated for a Scottish BAFTA, pats on backs and a raised glass full of bubbles. (Oct 19)
  
  We've enjoyed browsing through dstitch's lovely Showcase. We also like the Liberty Spoon which for some reason hasn't made the leap from Profile to Showcase. (Oct 19)
  
  Hamish Bigg's Ico Lamp grabbed our attention. It's a prototype. Anyone know any manufacturers he can talk to? (Oct 19)
  
  We're not entirely sure what this is, but it sounds like a nice place to hang out. Tom Warren blogging about Reimagining Blbliotheque nationale de France. (Oct 19)
  
  Today we're applauding member Johanna Basford who managed to stay sane through 48 hours of twitter suggestions for her #twitterpicture project. Have a look at the final product here. And Johanna's blog about the project here. (Oct 19)
  
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  This is a rather lovely video from James Houston, the man behind the brilliant Radiohead remake Big Ideas (don't get any), remember that?
  
  Spotted this nice member project from cheeseontoast - one iPhone, one Photo, one SnapPerDay. Brave man, using the iPhone camera, we applaud him (Oct 16 2009).
  
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  First thing we like today is member BrazenStudios. Wonderfully cool, inventive little space in Glasgow's Merchant City. Go there to buy mainly jewellery, but just as importantly to take a peek at a thriving hub of activity and a lovely workshop space. It's great. Tis worth clicking through to their website to see more (Oct 15 2009).
  
  Also enjoying Stuart Cosgrove's blog The Art School Band Thread. Does what it says on the tin. Be sure to view all comments. Some pretty good chat going on there. Volunteers for the making of Emlyn's family tree gratefully received (Oct 15 2009).
  
  n.b. Emlyn's just pointed out it's not his family tree he's after. Grammar, it's a misleading beast. Read these comments for a bit of an explanation.
  
  Photographer Christina Kernohan just came in to show us her portfolio, including this image she's been working on for Mary Anne Hobbs' Wild Angels. (Oct 15 2009).
  
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  This is a sweet blog Joanna Susskind posted about a weekly life drawing class in Glasgow at the Flying Duck. Get down there if you live up here. (Oct 14 2009)
  
  And this is the 1000th piece of work that was posted on Central Station. Bizarrely it's also Joanna Susskind's. That's a total coincidence, promise. (Oct 14 2009)
  
  n.b. Ha. That's not the 100th piece of work. We, it seems, have trouble with both grammar and numbers. That was the 1000th piece of work listed of roughly 1150 pieces of work that had been uploaded yesterday. So in fact it was probably the 50th piece of work... (Oct 15 2009).
  
  Here's our 500th member. Olli Hellmann. London-based photographer. (Oct 14 2009)
  
  Worth taking a look also at Edwin and Genevieve's showcases - typographic designer and illustrator respectively. (Oct 14 2009)
  
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  This is a place where we point you in the direction of things we like. We keep stumbling across work, profiles, blogs that catch our interest here on Central Station. We thought we'd start telling you about them. This, we suppose, is a snapshot of Central Station Team Taste. A collective blog of what it is that catches our 10 (sometimes 14) eyes.
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Project: Vacant Lot Project: Vacant Lot
- From: tom warren
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  Opened up discussions from Bill Millett about creative uses for empty shop fronts.
  
  This reminded me of this proposal for Glasgow. Anyone got any feedback on this process? - or interested in collaborating to take a project forward then get in touch or post a comment back.
  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7700418.stm
  
  A motion by Bailie Dr Nina Baker, supported by Councillor Philip Braat, to provide short term public green space on vacant development sites in Glasgow was passed at today's (30 October 2008) Glasgow City Council meeting.
  
  The global financial situation has put a small number of developments in Glasgow on hold, and Bailie Baker's motion proposed that the Council works with site and property owners, to lay grass on vacant ground to provide short term public green space on the sites until development conditions improve.
  
  Bailie Baker said: "Although there is a substantial amount of new development activity underway in the city, it is recognised that the current financial downturn will put a number of planned projects on temporary hold. This is regrettable, but entirely understandable given current market conditions. Some developments will be delayed, undeveloped sites will be fenced off and buildings awaiting redevelopment lie empty until market conditions improve. In the meantime, it is important that Glasgow presents a good environment to residents, visitors and potential investors.
  
  "The Council's City Plan 2 encourages the use of vacant and derelict land as temporary greenspace. I am delighted that the Council has resolved to work with site and property owners to temporarily landscape vacant sites to create simple and well-maintained grassed areas that will be open to the public, and also to use empty buildings' windows for displays of Glasgow's commercial, innovation, art and design capabilities."
  
  Councillor Philip Braat, one of Bailie Baker's co-councillors in the Anderston / City multi-member ward, supported the motion at the Council meeting. This was agreed to be a practical workable solution and a number of potential sites in the city have been identified.
  
  Councillor Philip Braat said: "While Glasgow is well-placed to resist the worst of the global credit situation, it must be recognised that nowhere will be immune to its effects. This motion will help improve our city environment and will also encourage empty buildings to make suitable window space available to our universities and colleges to display student work and research projects. We should be clear that these green spaces will be short term in nature, and will be redeveloped as market conditions improve."
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We Like This in February We Like This in February
- From: CenSta
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  February is finished. March has commenced. For more of Central Station's picks of the work the community are uploading, see here. Ciao.
  
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  This may well be the last of the picks of February. And end of February means end of Sound Month. So to tie these two things together we've got a whole bundle of vinyl and CD covers by hanna tuulikki. Chosen also for the intricate detail and delicacy of drawing. So then, bye for now, see you in March. Which is Process Month. By the way. (Feb 25)
  
  Fly Away is by lizzystewart. It's screenprint and oil on aluminium. It's texturally intriguing...on a lot of levels, a whole world of mystery within process as well as subject matter. Are there close-ups we can see? (Feb 25)
  
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  Graffink's given us choice two of the day. We're enjoying both palette and forms. (Feb 24)
  
  DavidCoyle, recreating stills from Kubrick films is a good idea. This one's 2001 A Space Odyssey / B5. (Feb 24)
  
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  Central Station's on steroids today. So much good work to choose from. First pick of the day, Aller Park Open-Air Cinema from WillFoster. A cinema in a swimming pool, it's close to heaven. (Feb 23)
  
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  And now it's time for our afternoon choice: Pin Ritual by KirstyHall. She describes herself as an artist and purveyor of Mad Obsessive Projects, what's not to like about that? This is an image from a performance piece. (Feb 22)
  
  Monday. Morning. Voodoo Girl (full costume). By kwallbanks. Photograph by Ina Halsor. We like most things that reference Tim Burton. (Feb 22)
  
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  Final pick of the week is The Systematic Scoring Out of Guranga's Book of Life by Ross Hamilton Frew. What's this about then? Frustration, futility and waste? Or have we got that totally wrong? (Feb 19)
  
  There's a lot to like about this piece of work by Ciara Phillips, called ciara_phillips.03. The photography's pretty good for starters, and we're enjoying how the image punctures its own frames in a totally understated way. (Feb 19)
  
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  why sheep? is by alexbastard and was part of the diesel dreams campaign for kellseskra mer. It's a good question. Why sheep? (Feb 18)
  
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  This giant pencil installation is called 'Neo Pavilion - Yielded Parallel' and is by jamesmclardy. What an intelligent piece of work, brilliant stuff. (Feb 17)
  
  Kicking off today is ... by Neil_Nodzak. We like the the combination of confidence and delicacy. Nice. (Feb 17)
  
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  A Post-it book, now that's a good idea. This is by Trickartt. What do you do with the books when they're full? (Feb 16)
  
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  Pick number two is Merging by onesidezero. Fantastical monochromy (is that a word?) to distract us all from the slight woefulness of a drab Monday afternoon. (Feb 15)
  
  Maybe it's because it's lunchtime and we're hungry, but pick one of the day involves bread-art. This is Push by lgault who's currently exploring the properties of handmade bread by making sculptural forms. (Feb 15)
  
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  This is Lacus by N C K R S S. It's an actual representation of a scanned lake. That's rather cool. It's also very beautiful. (Feb 11)
  
  gemmavalentine's being making work on milk bottles. This is Milk Bottles2. Ah, to start the day with those on the kitchen table, that would be nice. (Feb 11)
  
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  This is Spillage Stool. It's by Fraser. Partially cast foam, nice stuff. (Feb 10)
  
  Collage is by cleathem. We like its absolute anachronistic stubbornness. (Feb 10)
  
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  This piece seems simultaneously to manage to be both charming and a little desolate. It's by dustcollects. It's called whiteboulder122009. (Feb 09)
  
  This is a Detail of 'Omar's Spuriosity Shop' by OmarZingaroBhatia. One installation, over 200 paintings & drawings, 3000 objects... (Feb 09)
  
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  Pick number two on Bright Day is a project rather than this specific image. The Art of Ping Pong (this is the logo) is something jono.sandilands is working on, he wants collaborators. Basic premise is: create artwork by playing table tennis. Oh yes. (Feb 05)
  
  Today is Bright Day, pick number one is piano mask. It's by schmelfhelp. We're attempting to neutralise the dingy, grey, horrid, wet, dull outside we can see from the studio window. p.s. there's also a blog about masks you can read here. (Feb 05)
  
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  A6 notebooks made by pumkinsputnik. It's a good bit of photography too. (Feb 04)
  
  This is just a charming lovely little piece of film-making. It's called Seagull & Snow and it's by fortsunlight. (Feb 04)
  
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  Great image. Great conceptual approach to all things art. This is curated by ... and it's by donnaholfordlovell. (Feb 03)
  
  Genevieve Ryan's in the studio at the moment, we're about to go and do a radio interview about Strawberry Fields. So we've roped her into choosing the first pick of today. And this is the work that's grabbed her attention. It's Book Skirt it's by Kylaa. (Feb 03)
  
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  First photograph of February. This by Garrod.Kirkwood.Photography. It's called Hands. (Feb 02)
  
  We've chosen this as our first pick of the day because we agree entirely with the sentiment. It's an intriguing project too. By Rosie, and called Sometimes it's nice to have something to put down in front of you. (Feb 02)
  
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  Choice number two of February comes from SandyBouttell. This is Peeling Skin. (Feb 01)
  
  Welcome to February. We're kicking off with an ampersand, part of RachelSaysHello's Daily Ampersand Project. This one's Baskerville ITC Italic, rendered in pencil. (Feb 01)
  
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  Interested in stuff we've liked in previous months? Why not browse our We Like This in January blog?
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We Like This in March We Like This in March
- From: CenSta
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  Au revoir March. Bonjour April.
  
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  Our last pick of March is textile test design by stirling. It's an enticing view of the piece...what happens at the edges? As with yesterday's workinprogress, we're enjoying how pieces, ideas and items meld and overlap into one another. Over and out. Good bye March. (March 31)
  
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  As we're nearing the end of Process Month (1 day to go until we launch our next theme in your general direction), here's workinprogress from vulnerablethreads. Ideas from ideas from ideas. Always fascinating. (March 30)
  
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  Buwert gives us Berlin monument 1. It's a distinctly obtuse piece of photography. So many possible stories. Beautiful for its conscious imperfections. (March 29)
  
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  This is Arrow Grid. It's by cecilia.stamp. When you click through, enlarge it - it has more impact. It's a curious piece of work, hypnotic. Understated, but giving the impression of complexity. (March 26)
  
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  Ah, the land of the free. Don't you just love it? New York New York, by Adrian. This one's actually called Sunrise Brooklyn 2. Fascinating blend of almost cliched landscape photography and narrative social history, all captured just there in that one shot. (March 25)
  
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  Looks Like Rain is by libby. Why did we choose it? Mostly because of the way it subverts mundanity. And because of the finesse and delicacy of delivery. Very charming. (March 24)
  
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  This is Lisse Rug by LEDesign. Loving the fun of this: great idea, re-creating natural landscape in rug form. It's inspired by tulip fields in the Netherlands. (March 23)
  
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  StephenCappello, this made our day. This is called Twit_tit. It's funny. For the record, we have a lot of time for Twitter. But it's still very funny. It's good-looking too. Nice type-setting. (March 18)
  
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  Here's Lycra Floor by anthonyshrag. We like it so much we're considering commissioning one for our meeting room. Fun Fun Fun. (Or is it actually a very serious statement about the state of being a consumer of art...?) (March 17)
  
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  Jenny Baynes is responsible for this little treat here. It's called Untitled (tweets dear thing) 2009. We're tormented by the pathos. And loving the mixed media-ness of the thing. (March 16)
  
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  This is called weave sample 3, it's by Plimjim. We think (think) it might have been picked up by Habitat last season and used for their kitchen textiles. Are we right? Either which way, there's something infinitely pleasing about the textures butting up against each other, the thread versus the cloth. (March 15)
  
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  Tiny little mountainous huge things. Isn't photography just brilliant for that? This is Still by SimonaSchirru. Fabulous distortion of scale. Plus it's technically a super piece of work. (March 13)
  
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  Here's a piece by Lynne Mackenzie, it's called Some still dream 2. Enjoying the overlaid hole, the entry point from a line-drawn environment into a world of detail. Plus it reminds us of that A-Ha video. Always a good thing... (March 11)
  
  This is a detail from an installation called Blind Spot by Moray Hillary. It's worth clicking through and taking a look at all the images from the exhibition here. Enigmatic stuff. Chosen for the textures and the intrigue. We wish we'd seen it for real. (March 09)
  
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  This is Gramophone by Alan_Scott. Chosen because it's thoughtful and cross-sensory without being obvious. And with that...tomorrow we're looking for films and photos. Not enough of them being liked thus far this month. Any suggestions? (March 08)
  
  We're big fans of embla quickbeam's Sir Richard Bishop poster. Tasty stuff. What's not to like? Mainly we're into the anachronism of the whole affair. (March 08)
  
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  This is The End. We chose it partly to be able to write that. Also because it's a very smart piece of work - good idea, good execution. It's by Jonathan Hall. (March 04)
  
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  This is Leaves white by Kphoto_1. Delicate and bold in equal measure. We like it for that. (March 03)
  
  ENSIGN [1] is by Baconfry. We're not entirely sure what it is. We're pretty sure it's a camera (?) - we think it's a camera being used in a way that's not wholly camera-like. Different ways of looking, that's what it's all about. (March 03)
  
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  Welcome to March. Here we are, tumbling head-first towards spring. We're kicking off with an appropriate first pick of the month, by KateR, called Collision. We're enjoying its contrary nature, particularly the way the curves flow against the grids. (March 02)
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Tasty twEATs! Tasty twEATs!
- From: CenSta
- Description:
  
  Central Station are joining up with Landshare and River Cottage to bring you 'twEATs' - a live cooking Twitter challenge taking place on the night of 16th August. It's all for NVA’s Glasgow Harvest, a couple of weeks later at Tramway’s Hidden Gardens on 28th August. If you haven’t read about it yet, it’s a celebration of urban farming aiming to educate and encourage people to grow their own food.
  
  This is our rolling blog, which we update with news, info or just general excitement that we want to share.
  
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  17.08.10
  
  twEATs 2: The Leftovers
  
  The smoke has cleared, the dishes have been collected, there’s a faint tang of lemon and garlic in the air, and all around the country people are looking forward to twEATs 2: The Leftovers – we think it’s fair to say the night was a delicious success. Check out our special picture blog here...
  
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  12.08.10
  
  Tasty TwEATs Ingredients Revealed
  
  We can now reveal the ingredients for our twEATs event - a live cooking Twitter Challenge- giving you plenty of time to shop and harvest over the weekend.
  
  Have your ingredients ready and be set to start cooking from 7pm!
  
  75g pumpkin seeds
  
  Large bunch of parsley
  
  50g parmesan or matured goat's cheese, finely grated.
  
  8 courgettes, about 1kg
  
  4 cloves garlic
  
  300ml of rapeseed or extra virgin olive oil
  
  20 basil leaves, cut into strips
  
  Salad leaves for 4
  
  200g crumbly goats cheese
  
  1 lemon
  
  8 thick slices bread
  
  Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  
  Hot tip: Have a food processor or blender to hand.
  
  So that's it. The above will feed 4 lovely friends, if you are cooking for more or less, just adjust to suit. Make sure you follow River Cottage on twitter, and be ready for the cooking instructions to start at 7pm on Monday 16th August. It's going to be tasty.
  
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  06.08.10
  
  BREAKING NEWS: The chef taking part in twEATs is revealed! We’re incredibly excited to announce that Tim Maddams, Head Chef at River Cottage Axminster Canteen and Deli will be cooking the secret dish on 16th August. See Landshare's announcement or read on…
  
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  twEATs!
  You’ve cooked along while watching on telly, you’ve even cooked along to a blog on the net, so now Central Station, Landshare and River Cottage are hosting a live cooking event of our own… on Twitter! To find out the ins and outs, check out our twEATs event listing here.
  
  Basically, it looks like this:
  - Tim Maddams, Head Chef at River Cottage Axminster Canteen and Deli has selected a dish (vegetarian) from one of their fantastic seasonal recipes for you to cook up.
  
  - Next week the ingredients you will need to cook this mystery recipe will be revealed, giving you a few days to get yourself organised. How you get the ingredients is up to you – you could pick them from your garden, barter with other keen growers for ingredients, visit your local grocer or go out foraging in the wild. What ever floats your boat.
  
  - on the day itself the chef will give step-by-step directions over Twitter - @rivercottage - on what to do with your ingredients, with the odd picture to keep you on the right track. It’s going to literally be a twitter FEED (see what we did there?)
  
  - you send us your own twEATs and pics as it all happens, letting us know how your culinary skills have held up. And chef will be able to answer any relevant queries as the feed continues. Then we’ll put it all together in an exclusive publication available only at Glasgow Harvest on 28 August.
  
  How can you get involved? We’re glad you asked…
  
  1. Source your ingredients:
  In the spirit of NVA and Landshare, we encourage you to find your ingredients locally, if at all possible; perhaps you already have your own windowbox or herb patch, or know of a veggie-growing neighbour who you could trade with. Check out your local farmers' markets to find a variety of fresh produce, or head out into the countryside yourself, to forage for your food! If you feel inspired to begin growing your own food but don’t have access to a garden, check out Landshare’s programme matching growers with spare land in their area.
  
  2. twEATs aplenty:
  This is when you get to eat what you tweet!
  Collect together your ingredients and utensils; keep the evening free in your diary, have your computer or phone charged and camera to hand.
  Then prepare to cook a dinner you could tweet home about.
  
  3. Go to Harvest:
  Pick up a copy of the twEATs’ publication, eat good food, get a punk herb hair-do, check out the jam wall & have a hoot!
  
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  05.08.10
  UPDATE: WE HAVE A WINNER!
  
  Central Station is chuffed to announce that Hilary Grant (hilarygrant) is the winner of our twEATs design competition.
  
  Here are the winning entries:
  
  POTTED SALAD
  
  and
  
  ICED TEA
  
  Hilary is one half of art collective Edible/Wearable, which she formed with Mahala la May, a fellow student at Duncan of Jordanstone College. Since graduating in 2007, Hilary has designed textiles and accessories for Alexander McQueen, Clare Tough and Tait & Style. She spent the last year working with creative research group Distance Lab and is currently a freelance illustrator and designer.
  
  Angus Farquhar, Creative Director of NVA and one of the judges for our competition said: "I chose Hilary out of a really diverse field with many strong contenders, as I liked her clear and bold style; it is uncomplicated but lively and capable of lifting a simple recipe off the page."
  
  His fellow judge, Mark Breslin from ISO Design, agreed: "Both of Hilary’s entries have a strong graphic feel, they were really appropriate for the scale and production qualities of the newspaper format. I really liked the contrast between her two entries (yes, two entries – one isn’t enough these days), the first being a sequence of frames illustrating the process, the other a strong single image."
  
  We can't wait to see what she does with our limited-edition publication, available only at NVA's Glasgow Harvest Festival on Sat 28th August.
  
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  NVA:
  NVA is a public arts organisation founded in Glasgow in 1992. Our practice is directly engaged in the wider world of urban and rural landscapes. We use a collective approach both in terms of artistic development and also to encourage audiences to participate physically and creatively. We take what is ‘there’ as a starting point to uncover complex underlying realities and to reveal how places shape and are shaped by their inhabitants.
  
  Landshare:
  If twEATS and Harvest have got you hankering after the good life, Landshare is the place to find a plot to grow some veggies on. Landshare is an online network where you can look for land to grow veg on, offer their spare land, or get help and tips from Veg Doctors and Helpers supported by Garden Organic, the Royal Horticultural Society and the National Trust.
  http://www.landshare.net/
  
  River Cottage:
  Tim Maddams, Head Chef from the River Cottage Axminster Canteen and Deli, will be cooking one of River Cottage’s great seasonal recipes. If you just can’t wait to see what he has chosen, take a peek at some of the fantastic meals in their Everyday Cookbook. Or if you’re passing by, drop in and visit the fantastic new Deli counter at the Axminster Canteen.
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Mix-Blog: Intro (looping) Mix-Blog: Intro (looping)
- From: emlyn
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  > Outro: 28 days later, our final mix-blog is about a love for Movie Soundtracks. It's Mix-Blog 25 [I know we technically promised 28, well, technically, there were actually 30 if you count them, or maybe even 30 and a half]. If anyone feels they would like to bump up the 'official' mix-blog score, go for it – we'll be sure to promote it as such.
  
  We've all really enjoyed this series, it's made for some fascinating and stimulating reading, and it's up there now as a valuable resource.
  
  All that remains is to thank everyone who took the time out to write a mix-blog – fantastic contributions one and all.
  
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  28.2.10 / Mix-Blog#25: Kurtis 'Best Supporting Role': Movie Soundtracks Kurtis has always been into movie soundtracks, ever since he nicked his mum's vinyl copy of the OST to Midnight Express by Giorgio Moroder...
  
  27.2.10 / Mix-Blog#24: From A Stolen Sea "...is a new recording company based in Glasgow, Scotland. Our intention is to release music primarily concentrated on but not limited to Scottish musicians in the fields of Musique Concrète, Electroacoustic, Noise, Ambient and Improvisation..."
  
  26.2.10 / Mix-Blog#23 : C4's Stuart Cosgrove knows a thing or two about sound and creativity, having previously worked for the NME and The Face. Here he talks about the nature of appropriation, cut & paste, and theft with reference to a previous blog about Chris Ofili.
  
  26.2.10 / Mix-Blog#20 : Loudspkr – experimental sound/media explorers give us the launch of new online documentary following Sound in Context (2009) - Exploring the presentation of sound in the visual arts world.
  
  25.2.10 / Mix-Blog#19 : Remote Location are behind some of the freshest (can I say that?) developments in music and design at the moment, collaborating with the likes of Warp and Lucky Me, and here they showcase some of their recent outputs, alongside some amazing influences and more top linkage. And yet another great example of weegie boys made good in the big smoke...
  
  25.2.10 / Mix-Blog#22 : YuVA's very insightful post on VJing, with a host of great links to explore.
  
  25.2.10 / Mix-Blog#21 : Daniel Padden, film composer, musician and Wire magazine contributor, gives his personal 'simplistic and unconnected' stance on sound and music
  
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  Mix-Blogs are like buses. No.23 is on it's way, and the late arriving No's.19 and No.20 are en route...
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  24.2.10 / Mix-Blog#18.5 : Biotron Channels of Sonic Warfare. Not content with slipping us the largest link-sausage-blog-roll we've ever had, Mr Biotron has helpfully digested the new tome on Sonic Warfare book for us. Hope you don't have plans this evening.
  
  22.2.10 / Mix-Blog#18: Paul Welsh: Digicult film supremo Paul Welsh talks music imagery, mythology... and Hendrix ... and asks you to add your own favourites too
  
  21.2.10 / Mix-Blog#17: louiserossiter: Exploring the personal process behind 'Projekt Berlin' – acoustic ecology, sound walks. A sonic postcard might be in the pipeline too...
  
  19.2.10 / Mix-Blog#16: TaytoetTayto [aka Neil Mulholland] riffs on the art of the mash-up...
  
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  Rrrrrrrrrrewind... number 9. number 9. number 9, eh, number 9? hold-up, wait a minute, I thought we were at Number 17? Yes we are, but we skipped #9 last week. So here it is now. It's too boring to explain why, just enjoy it. Cheers...
  
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  17.2.10 / Mix-Blog#9: Patricia Fleming: Curator Patricia Fleming discusses an upcoming show for GI with French Sonic Artist Damien Marchal and Glasgow based artist Katy Dove.
  
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  16.2.10 / Mix-Blog#15: Tulta Behm: CenSta's own Tulta Behm gives her 21st Century deconstruction of Luigi Russolo's Futurist Manifesto 'The Art of Noises', with reference to Toop, Cage, Stockhausen amongst others, and a university degree's worth of links to seminal texts.
  
  14.2.10 / Mix-Blog#14: Kim Walker: Field Recordings – Friend or Foe? Artist Kim Walker poses some questions, in relation to her own practise, about field recordings in a gallery context.
  
  13.2.10 / Mix-Blog#13: (NB in 4 parts) : Biotron – Channels of Sound. A huge, rangy, persona primer on Sound – so huge in fact that it's deiivered in 4 separate blogs. How's that for generous Sunday reading material? Best put the kettle on. Part 1 (Patronising and incomplete overview of communication history) Part 2 (Vibrations – automata, visualisation) Part 3 (Inscription – all noise is music... ) Part 4 (Transmission / Conclusion)
  
  12.2.10 / Mix-Blog#12: Jessla – More than a Music Video
  11.2.10 / Mix-Blog#11: Hanna Tuuliki – Singing as a Sculptural Process, Song as Sculpture
  10.2.10 / Mix-Blog#10: Colliderscope – Audio Visual Synergy
  
  8.2.10 / Mix-Blog#8: Konx-Om-Pax – A Display-Copy Blog A/V Top 3
  
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  Week 2: We appeared to have some technical difficulties this week, and apologise for any breaks in transmission.
  Central Station engineers have been working through the night, using a state of the art HB Pencil to wind the tape back in place after
  it was partially eaten by the 3D Super Woofer's Cassette deck. There may be some slight reordering, but anyway, on with the show...
  
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  7.2.10 / Mix-Blog#7: Dougal – Spog Rock Blog – An 'experimental art experiment' – taking the stage in front of 100 under 5's. Brave man.
  6.2.10 / Mix-Blog#6: Matty Samuel – Design for Sound – Matty's definitive take – or rather opening statements in a big debate on – design for sound
  5.2.10 / Mix-Blog#5: James Houston – Disposable Media / Death of MTV ...
  4.2.10 / Mix-Blog#4: Andy Connor 'Soundings...' The categorisation of Sound, plus details of Soundings Festival
  3.2.10 / Mix Blog#3: We Sink Ships 'Casting Off' We Sink ships present their podcast. Featuring us in there as well, nepotistically ; )
  2.2.10 / Mix Blog#2: pennywrite I Can Hear You... personal recollections of the Manchester scene...
  1.2.10 / Mix Blog#1: Brian from 2 Open Ears challenging designers to consider sound and how it shapes the everyday experience.
  
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  > Intro:
  
  Apparently, writing about music is like dancing about architecture. I did google to check this long-held-dear quote, that I thought had been coined by Lester Bangs, but it turns out it might have been first muttered by Elvis Costello. Or Zappa. Or it possibly might have been Laurie Anderson and she actually said "writing about art...".
  
  Thankfully, this thing I'm making a pigs-ear of introducing is neither specifically about music or architecture, though they both come in to it. I'm hoping there might be some dancing, but it's probably more dominated by 'art'. With plenty of film and design thrown in too.
  
  The next 28 blogs – one each day in February, under the slightly dumb banner of 'MIX-BLOG' – are dedicated to SOUND, and where it intersects with creativity.
  
  We've asked our expert, passionate, insightful members to explore a panoply of good vibrations – from Sonic Art to Synaesthesia via the complex aesthetic codes of Subcultural Style. There are projects, podcasts and plenty of personal perspectives, hopefully with less alliteration and a lot more inspiration.
  
  Anyway, I'll shut up now and let the main acts take the stage. Just one last thing: we want you to get involved too. Our 28 members are bravely taking the floor and putting this brand new material out there, just for you. We'd like you to comment, contribute, collaborate, corroborate. Sound-off, or show your appreciation. Just make some noise.
  [thanks for listening...]
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We Like This in January We Like This in January
- From: CenSta
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  We have stopped liking in January and are now liking in February. See here for more of our selected highlights.
  
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  This here image by JonGill is our last and final We Like This of January, featuring work by hellojenuine. We admit to slight bias on this one. Jon's been working on a dispersed fly-poster exhibition in Dundee, inspired by and advertising our first Pop-up of 2010. The project's called Superfly, it's live now. Goodbye January. And we'll see you all next week in February. (Jan 29)
  
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  This is Girl On Fire by s_b_g. Fashion polaroid, shot on expired sx-70. Interesting. (Jan 28)
  
  We don't know much about Leanne Hopper, but we like her work. This piece doesn't seem to have a title. (Jan 28)
  
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  Choice two: portrait 4 by Irvpenn. That's a super bit of lighting that. Lovely. (Jan 27)
  
  5 more days of January We Like This left. Not many more choices. Here's number one. It's called Take Shadow Home and it's by hannah harkes (Jan 27)
  
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  Mimetics, we're liking this. It's called Electrochemical Glass and it's a 12 years old evolving electrochemical work of copper, aluminium and iron in conductive liquid. It's beautiful. (Jan 26)
  
  This was much more fun when she was here. By yhighf. One of a serious of images in an exhibition exploring the turbulent lives of the robots living in our neighbourhoods. Bless. (Jan 26)
  
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  This is what you get when you're putting wristbands on festival-goers. Apparently. It's called Handies. It's by alicebee. (Jan 25)
  
  We're kicking off the last week in January with Home Sweet Home by LGentry. Not that we're at all missing our beds and pining for the weekend on this grey, desolate, murky Monday... (Jan 25)
  
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  This is our favourite profile picture of the week, if not all time. Nice CannibalDuck, very nice. (Jan 23)
  
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  Welcoming Mr briansweeney to Central Station. Photographer Extraordinaire. Here's a lovely example of his work - it's called Backstage Fashion Malarky. (Jan 21)
  
  Mr Funny Face is making us smile on a slightly chillsome Thursday morning. Lovely, ta to LucyMunro for making and uploading. Nice work she's got going on generally. (Jan 21)
  
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  Second pic of today: a soapy installation from nikkimcwilliams. Check out the whole set of images in her showcase. This is Untitled, tis one of our favourites. (p.s. Nikki, where's your profile picture? Upload one? We've got yellow and grey slashes fatigue...) (Jan 20)
  
  Liking Ladyface's work a lot this morning. Particularly this image. It's called Kiss My Ass. Nice. (Jan 20)
  
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  This is 3. A wonderfully delicate image by Heidi.Kuisma. Beautiful. (Jan 19)
  
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  This is Untitled. It's by imurchan. Drawing and ceramic pieces installed in Bilbao. (Jan 18)
  
  Happy new week. To kick us off, here's an Owleo by NeilMPerry. Responses, anyone? Perhaps an Eageopard or a Flamiger... (Jan 18)
  
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  And this is Fore Head. "This gentleman has a large forehead" says BenjaminCullimore. "Indeed" says Central Station. (Jan 15)
  
  bigbulb01 is a photogram-contact print. It's pretty cool. Nice work from spuddographic. (Jan 15)
  
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  This is Photo13 from sarahconnolly. Super stuff. (Jan 13)
  
  Take a look at this showcase from Lindsay Gardiner. Rather lovely. We're particularly enamoured of Do not approach. (Jan 13)
  
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  And now some graphic design. MTV is a Virus - the MTV logo grown from e.coli bacteria. Nice work rosscolquhoun. (Jan 12)
  
  Some painting. This by Juliet Fellows-Smith. It's called Three Men Moved by a Splendid Painting. Who are those three men? What are they doing? It's great this one, chock full of unanswered questions. Juliet...? (Jan 12)
  
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  This is a simultaneously glorious and tragic image (thought?) from SarahTJ. It's called Annie Lecroix, lovely stuff, part of a book called Folks Nonsensical. (Jan 11)
  
  Interesting work from sophiegetseverywhere. We particularly like collageface. Who are you Sophie? Tell us things about yourself and your work. (Jan 11)
  
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  LEMcLennan says Hipsters get over-excited too easily. That's a good name for a band. This is Hipster Grail. (Jan 07)
  
  bear by Lily Johnson. Nice boots. (Jan 07)
  
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  Tis a good month for landscape photography. Here's Multiple Sheep by Photocal. (Jan 06)
  
  Helen Shaddock's got a number of interesting projects in her showcase. Worth a look. This is a still from Tidal, animation projected onto material. (Jan 06)
  
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  Pick number two of year 2010: Rannoch moor from adelinesuvdal. Lovely. (Jan 05)
  
  This is Origami lampshade_3. Made by Kylaa, 'tis very beautiful. Kylaa, who are you, where are you based? Tell us more about yourself and your work. (Jan 05)
  
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  2010, a whole new year of things for us to like. Bookmark this blog to keep up to date with our daily choices. And if there's not enough in here to sate your needs, why not peruse December's picks.
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Reveal your process... Reveal your process...
- From: CenSta
- Description:
  
  Process Month Update:
  
  We've had a fantastic response via blogs and images, revealing practical and theoretical approaches across a host of different disciplines.
  A massive thank-you to all those who took the time to share these stories, images and films.
  We've put together a comprehensive list [in no particular order] of what you, our members have posted.
  (and if we've missed something off, please tell us!).
  
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  Retchy – Animation / VJing. Including a great live animation performance: http://bit.ly/retchy
  VanillaInk – Silversmith: The Story of a Shiny Heart: http://bit.ly/silversm
  ReCoat – Gallery Promotion. Street-Art supremos ReCoat Gallery share their promotion ideas: http://bit.ly/gallprom
  jonosandislands – Handmade Graphics. Jono's step-by-step guide to handcut graphics for a commercial job: http://bit.ly/shetpro
  jonosandislands – How we (screen)print. Amazing stop-motion film of screen-printing collaboration: http://bit.ly/co-lab
  
  Jo Basford – Great new project from Miss Twitterpic herself, illustrating the Edinburgh Fringe via Twitter: http://bit.ly/jobasford
  Kirsty Hall – Artist – 4 Process Blogs. Kirsty Hall is an artist who makes using an obsessive, repetitve process: http://bit.ly/kirstyhall
  N C K R S S – Mapping as Process – Incredible use of cartographic data to make sculptural products: http://bit.ly/maplake
  Neil McGuire – Link Haiku – sharing a wealth of graphic design ideas via daft condensed poetry: http://bit.ly/linkhaiku
  jessla – Writing for Film. How do you start to outline sripts and development for shorts? – http://bit.ly/writjess
  
  Gregor Johnstone – Filmmaker musing on the notion of "Pure Process" – http://bit.ly/pureproc
  rosscolquhoun – The amazing story of making beautiful design from a virus in a petri dish: MTV Virus – http://bit.ly/mtvvirus
  Klingatron – Great wee film about the intricacies of cutting stencils for street-art. Stencil cut: http://bit.ly/stencilcut
  Grant McPhee – A step-by-step guide to developing movie-film at home: http://bit.ly/devfilm
  Stephanie Spindler – An artist details a collaborative process over several blogs showing the progression of her drawings: http://bit.ly/recycsel
  Lynn-Sayers-McHattie – Stepahnie's collaborator on "Dealing with Compexity" – http://bit.ly/cmplxty
  
  Ric Warren – Conceptual cartography – mark-making on maps: http://bit.ly/markmap
  --AVA-- – Xeroxography, or designers playing with a photocopier: http://bit.ly/alchemco
  Omar Zingaro Bhatia – "Process Schmocess" Conception, acceptance, money, shame: http://bit.ly/schmocess
  Alburt – How a design competition – attempting to rethink political process – is born: http://bit.ly/cmpttn
  Trickartt – Great stop-motion film from a designer titled "What I do all day": http://bit.ly/allday
  
  Daniel Montesinos Donaghy – Folded drawings – the importance of doodles and sketches: http://bit.ly/foldedman
  alicebee – Creating 3D animated models from drawings – Process images: http://bit.ly/prcssimg
  Max Swinton – Beautiful pre-production drawing and ideas for a dark new film: http://bit.ly/flmprdct
  Skeeter – Is there a value in the instanst idea, in relation to great art? Instant Art – http://bit.ly/instantart
  Wealth_of_the_Commons – Scotland the Creative – examining cultural and governmental process: http://bit.ly/culturalp
  
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  March is Process month. It's about how you do what you do.
  
  To start unravelling process, what process can mean, from documenting techniques to the process of transforming an idea into a work, here's a stream of thoughts that got us thinking about what process can be. We'll be adding links to examples, featuring blogs, sketchbooks and discussions on process.
  
  What does process mean to you? Will you reveal your process to us?
  
  Creative Process
  
  Technical Process
  
  Day-to-Day Process
  
  Thought Process
  
  Conceptual Process
  
  Experimental Process
  
  Research Process
  
  Business Process
  
  Collaborative Process
  
  Cross-disciplinary Process
  
  Digital Process
  
  Design Process
  
  Editing Process
  
  Storyboards
  
  Brainstorms
  
  Crits
  
  Critical Process
  
  Littoral Process
  
  Auto-Pilot
  
  Altering your Process
  
  Learning from mistakes & Happy Accidents
  
  Residencies
  
  Teaching as Process – Unravelling
  
  Techniques
  
  Tools
  
  Crowd Sourcing
  
  Idea>Finished Product
  
  Lost / Forgotten Process [eg dying crafts]
  
  New Processes – eg Transformation Design, Crowd-Sourcing
  
  Process of Elimination
  
  Work Ethic
  
  Sustainability
  
  Gerhard Richter:
  
  When I first painted a number of canvases grey all over I did so because I did not know what to paint, or what there might be to paint: so wretched a start could lead to nothing meaningful. As time went on, however, I observed differences of quality among grey surfaces, and also that these betrayed nothing of the destructive motivation that lay behind them. The pictures began to teach me. By generalizing a personal dilemma, they resolved it. Destitution became a constructive statement; it became relative perfection, beauty, and therefore painting.”
  
  From a letter de Edy de Wilde, 23 February 1975
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Heroism in Contemporary Art an Heroism in Contemporary Art and Cinema
- From: TheMutual
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  Art collective The Mutual presents a day of screenings and debate in CCA5 for the Glasgow Film Festival. From ﬁlm aﬁcionados to aspiring Spielbergs our event unites a broad cross section of the city’s vibrant and proliﬁc creative practitioners. Presenting the freshest ﬁlm work by emerging artists alongside wonderful works from LUX, the day comprises a staggering nine ﬁlms and one preview. Thrown into this scintillating cinematic experience audience members also enjoy a Dram (courtesy of Laphroaig), a Debate and a DJ. (You can see full details of the event here.)
  
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  Led by John Calcutt, an informed and charismatic panel of artists, ﬁlm makers and critics including Henry Coombes, Gregor Johnstone and Gail Tolley discuss Heroism in Contemporary Art and Cinema in homage to the Festival’s icon Cary Grant.
  
  We're delighted to join up with Central Station as we limber up online. We would like Central Station members to use this blog as a chance to post questions they would like posed to the panel, or as a space to discuss and debate Heroism in Contemporary Art and Cinema or maybe just a quiet spot to confess to their personal Hero. Post your responses below...
  
  The panel will then use Central Station member’s posts as a starting point for their discussion on 25th February.
  
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  We would also like to invite all Central Station members to submit images of their heroes, drawing from personal art practice for the chance of a prestigious screening of their hero alongside one of ours, Konx-om-pax, whose DJ set highlighting heroism will draw the filmic frenzy to a satisfying close in the CCA cafe. Still images, any discipline, no ripping images off Google please (you have to own the copyright to the work). Go to our Project page for more info.
  
  Look out for our next project update blog here on Central Station!
  
  The Mutual
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We like this in December We like this in December
- From: CenSta
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  Here are the images and videos you the community have liked most so far this year - jameshouston's Big Ideas (don't get any), ciarabaz's The Bedfords, eggmachine's cluc cubes and Ellie Royle's Impossible View No.3 (staff quarters). We thought it rather a fitting way to say au revoir to Two Thousand And Nine. The We Like This blog is off for a wee holiday, we'll be back in early 2010. Happy New Year to you all, have fun. (Dec 28)
  
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  Today the theme is dogs. To complement Grant McPhee's photo of A Border Collie's dream..., currently residing as featured work on the Community Homepage. Here are a few of our favourites. Thanks to simon_p_gowing (West Highland Terrier), Showpony (hot dog) and mark mcevoy (the stray dog cafe I). (Dec 27)
  
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  It's boxing day, so here are some pictures of birds. Yes, that's tenuous. But they're all really good, so we wanted to feature them. From top to bottom - Bird Parade by Emily Chappell, Salutation to the Sun (Replica) by Hanna Tuulikki, Birds.. by Mark Osborne. (Dec 26)
  
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  Emmamacleod's showcase is interesting. Here's an image from it, entitled Resident Only (series2). Emma describes herself as a visual artist, photographer, installation artist, digital printer, printmaker... We like people who defy categorisation. (Dec 24)
  
  John Butler's back with new Rabbits. This one's entitled last year. Please see comments and add your own thoughts... Happy Xmas Eve everyone. (Dec 24)
  
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  Thought we'd share this with you. Christmas foutering from danielwarrentv. (Dec 23)
  
  Ha. This is good. All the rushes from a 16mm doc called Motion/Static squeezed into 1/10th of their full duration. Uploaded by Aandy. (Dec 23)
  
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  Can't get to Glasgow to visit the Welcome Home exhibition that's on right now? Take a look at some of the work they've been exhibiting here. Personal favourites include Zoe Cook's Quail, Kezia Lewis' Dandelion and Ashley Tierney's Lomography Diana Camera Illustration. (Dec 21)
  
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  we sink ships is a collaboration between a finnish photographer and a scottish. They've been posting some Interesting images. This is 2 (3). If you're interested in collaboration generally, why not join this group? (Dec 18)
  
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  Here is an Elk at Dusk. It seems vaguely seasonal to us up here in snowy Scotland. Thanks to MoonApe for posting, do check out the rest of his work too. (Dec 17)
  
  Cluc Cubes from eggmachine. Yum Yum Yum. Beautiful furniture design / woodwork. Who are you eggmachine, what do you do and where do you do it? Tell us more... (Dec 17)
  
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  Nice photography showcase from Peng gao. Worth a look. (Dec 16)
  
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  Kim Walker has posted an image of cows on the beach. Cows on the beach are great. It's called Cows. It's from an installation which sounds pretty cool. (Dec 15)
  
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  neblo peklo aka Natalie Tweedie your work is wonderful. Have a look through the showcase, really really lovely. And this seems to be the image that we're all liking most of all, it's called drip1. (Dec 11)
  
  Leigh Anderton makes painting installations. Beautiful. Here's her showcase. (Dec 11)
  
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  A thought-provoking set of musings from p.boutsikakis. The blog is called nature in the design of a city. Read more, comment perhaps? (Dec 10)
  
  Cotton Petal has uploaded this rather beautiful screen print. It's called No Love. Cotton Petal, who are you? Tell us stuff. Is there more work for us to see? (Dec 10)
  
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  High Five paddymac. Here's the trailer that Patrick made for the 2010 Glasgow Film Festival. He was the winner of one of the first projects we announced, this one a collaboration with the Glasgow Film Theatre to find someone to conceptualise, develop and produce a piece of work for use online and in cinemas to promote GFF 2010. (Dec 09)
  
  Here's an opportunity we like the sound of. Vcheka are a band looking for creative people to work with on visual / audio projects. Anyone know anyone who wants to talk ideas? (Dec 09)
  
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  Beto2009 has uploaded this triptych, Sea Song Set - screenprints. Rather beautiful. Who are you Beto2009? Tell us a little about yourself. (Dec 08)
  
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  Here's an opportunity to exhibit. Lovely. The guys at cut-click are theming their next exhibition around mail art. Want to be part of it? Read more here. (Dec 05)
  
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  Take a look at Bill Millett's work. He says his work attempts to take the camera out of its usual context. The images remind us slightly of Northern Lights. What's the process Bill? How are you doing this stuff? (Dec 04)
  
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  Take a look at some charming photography. This is WELSHPHOTOGRAPHER's profile. He tells us he has a passion for geometry, form, shadows and texture. Quite. (Dec 03)
  
  Lauren Black has been posting work in progress. Have a look at Vincent-Development, it's a construction drawing for a stop motion character. We like this very much. More please, it's the stuff the world never gets to see and it's often as interesting as the finished item itself. Anyone else got any process / practice images or videos they can upload? (Dec 03)
  
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  Ellie Harrison needs you to help her find a space for her Vending Machine artwork. Come on Community, mobilise. Read more here. (Dec 02)
  
  Want to see a good showcase? Click Here. Cara Fairbairn is a jewellery designer from the looks of things. Anything to add Cara? (Dec 02)
  
  Cake Magazine, interesting. Founded in Aberdeen in 2005. Here's a group to join. Fraserdenholm's the man who created and oversees it. (Dec 02)
  
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  To kick off December: This is image number 2846. (Which is a little like a drunk version of 2468. The number rather than the image.) It's called P. It's verging on seasonal. It was created by Seila. (Dec 01)
  
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  New month, new blog. Please adjust your bookmarks accordingly. See here for our selection from Sept, Oct and Nov.
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The Day Democracy Died in Aber The Day Democracy Died in Aberdeen
- From: JohannaBasford
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  Yesterday, Aberdeen City Council agreed to Sir Ian Wood’s proposal to suffocate the last green space in the city centre under tones of concrete. Buried with it are Peacock Visual Art’s plans for a brilliant new Arts Centre which would have acted as cultural beacon in the city, a resource which would have enticed talent and commerce into the city long after the North Sea lies empty and barren.
  
  More details of the campaign here.
  
  As one Aberdonian commented this morning on Twitter: “It’s disgusting. ACC sold our integrity, our reputation, our culture, our heritage, our green space and democracy yesterday.” (JackKeenan)
  
  The general feeling in the City today is one of deep-set frustration and despair. The campaign to save UTG and the Peacock proposal has been high profile and bitterly fought in the North East for months now. The culmination of which was a £300,000 public enquiry (paid for by the tax payer) to discover what Aberdonian’s wanted the space to be used as.
  
  Despite a majority being in favour of saving UTG, the council made the highly questionable vote of 20 to 7 in favour of Sir Ian Wood’s concrete tomb. 12 Councillors chose not to vote, a decision which is both disgusting and disgraceful considering the monumental impact of the outcome.
  
  As the decision stands, the concrete will start flowing, our green space will be lost, our hopes for a cultural centre in the city will die and Aberdeen's faith in democracy and our council has been shattered.
  
  The mood in Aberdeen is one of despair and heartbreak.
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Member treats Member treats
- From: CenSta
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  EIFF have 10 tickets to give away to Censta members for various films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. To win yourself a pass just send Censta message with the title of the film you want to see from this list:
  
  Great and Small 24th June 16:00 (3 tickets)
  Mark 24th June 18:15 (3 tickets)
  Time Travel 26th June 16:00 (4 tickets)
  
  It's first in best dressed on these folks so get messaging...
  
  Plus...
  
  Answer this question to get yourself tickets to see Woody Allen's latest Whatever Works at Glasgow Film Theatre: Who played Christina in Vicky Christina Barcelona? Send glasgowfilm a message with the answer to be in the draw.
  
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  Who played The Lietenant in Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant? If you think you know the answer you could win yourself a pair of tickets to see Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call: New Orleans screening at the Glasgow Film Theatre Friday 21 May - Thursday 3 June. To win the tickets just go to the glasgowfilm profile page and send them a message with the answer before midnight Thursday 20 May (winners will be notified on Friday 21 May).
  
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  The lovely people at Cryptic have a set of tickets to give away to the next Cryptic Nights event on May 6. After the sell out success of onedotsero_adventures in motion at Cryptic Nights in 2009, onedotzero return with Craftwork. To be in the running for the tickets, just visit the Cryptic profile page and send them a message answering this question: When and where does Cryptic Nights take place? You have until the end of the day on May 4th to answer. Good luck!
  
  Plus...
  
  The Glasgow Film Theatre are offering a set of tickets to see Dogtooth by Greek filmmaker Giorgos Lanthimos (winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival). Answer the question on the glasgowfilm profile before midnight Thursday 6 May to be in the running (winners will be notified on Friday 7 May).
  
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  Two tickets to see Life During Wartime could be yours. Click through to GFT's profile, read the question, send them a message answering the question, and (perhaps) bingo... The film screens from Friday 23rd - Thursday 29th April. Deadline midnight on Thursday the 22nd April (winner notified Friday 23rd). Good Luck.
  
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  Today we're announcing a whole bundle of new treats for you lucky boys and girls.
  
  > First up, the DCA are offering two pairs of tickets to see the film guest artist Martin Boyce has selected for a screening in their cinema this Saturday the 6th of February. L'inhumaine will have a live soundtrack from saxophonist Raymond MacDonald. It's a first come, first served deal - be quick. Read here for more info about how to grab tickets.
  
  > While we're on Dundee, the Rep are giving Central Station members 20% off at their restaurant on the 6th Feb. Lovely people. You also get 20% off drinks in the bar upstairs. Show your Central Station badge to claim your discount. Don't have a badge? Find one of us Central Station team members in the bar and we'll hand one over.
  
  > In Glasgow this weekend, Digicult are offering 15 seats for a private cast and crew screening of their Scottish Digital Shorts 2009 programme. It's on the 7th February. And it's another first come, first served affair. Read here for info.
  
  > Central Station are premiering Art/Roc/Doc (finally!) at GSFF this month. And we'd like to give 5 of you folk a pair of tickets each. On the 21st we're holding a screening of the film, plus also showing work by other Central Station members who've been submitting their films throughout January. It'll all be followed by a social session. You have to watch the trailer and answer a question to win these ones, deadline's Wednesday 17th Feb. See the Art/Roc/Doc event listing for more info.
  
  > And finally, we've the GFT fortnightly competition for you to enter. Answer the question on their profile page by sending them a private message, win yourself a pair of tickets to see A Single Man by Tom Ford. Deadline's midnight on the 4th of February. Quick Quick Quick.
  
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  Christmas means Prizes. Win a 5 ticket pass to the Glasgow Film Festival. Oh Yes. Click here, send them a message with the answer a really straightforward question about In The Loop... By midnight on Thursday 7th Jan. Good Luck.
  
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  New Friday, New GFT Offer. Two tickets for Departures up for grabs. It won the Oscar for best foreign feature this year. Click through to GFT's profile, read the question, send them a message answering the question, and (perhaps) bingo... Deadline midnight on Thursday the 17th December.
  
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  Soda Pictures are offering a couple of pairs of tickets to a Very Exclusive Party celebrating the release of Unmade Beds. It's at 93 Feet East on Brick Lane. Much much more info on their profile, click through. Answers to their question needed by midday on Friday 4th December.
  
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  Me and Orson Welles is this week's GFT film. Two tickets up for grabs ladies and gents. Click through to their profile, send them a private message, preferably containing the answer to their question. Deadline for this one's the 3rd December. You've got until Thursday.
  
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  OH WRONG DATE - mistake, mistake. That's midnight on the 26th November. That's tonight. Get your answers in pronto...
  
  Want to win tickets to Cold Souls at the GFT? Send the answer to the question on their profile by the use of private message pigeon. By midnight on the 3rd December (yes, it's nearly December) p.s. Cold Souls features Paul Giamatti starring as Paul Giamatti. Confused? Best win tickets and watch the film to clarify things.
  
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  This week the GFT are giving one of you lucky folk two tickets to see Welcome. It's French, it involves swimming and love. What more could you ask for? Answer the question on their profile by sending them a message. Simple. Do it by midnight on Thursday 12th November.
  
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  LAST CHANCE to win tickets to Jane Campion's latest.Bright Star is about John Keats' love affair with Fanny, the girl next door. Go here, send the GFT a message with the answer to their question. Deadline's midnight on Thurs 5th November. Just time to squeeze an answer after a night of bonfires and fireworks.
  
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  Citizen Kane on the Big Screen. That's the GFT ticket giveaway this week - two seats for the lucky winner. Check out the details in the About Me section of their profile. Open to all members, deadline's midnight on the 29th Oct. Good luck.
  
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  Street Level have two tickets up for grabs for Central Station members to go and see the John La Rose tribute at the CCA. It's part of Document 7 and is on in the afternoon of the 25th October. Just send Street Level a message through their profile - all is explained in their About Us section. Lovely.
  
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  Win tickets to see The Cove at the GFT. See the GFT profile for more info. Deadline's midnight on the 22nd October. p.s. best to send a private message rather than posting your comment, don't go giving the answer away...
  
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  Have a look here if you want to win one of three pairs of tickets to see the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble in Glasgow. All you've got to do is be a member, and send a message through to the Central Station profile before midday on the 19th October - more instructions at the bottom of the event page.
  
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  So then. For starters. If you're in Glasgow, get your hands on tickets to the GFT to see The Cove, deadline for entries is midnight on the 22nd Oct. Have a look at the GFT profile for more info about how to apply.
  
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  We're going to update this as and when we get new offers and treats through that we can offer to our members.
  
  There are a few things in the pipeline, so keep checking back in.
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Mix-Blog no. 19: Designs for M Mix-Blog no. 19: Designs for Music, and other random stuff
- From: remote-location
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  Here's some music X design creativity that we're into. Thought we'd start with a couple of projects we've recently produced...
  
  Hudson Mohawke - Butterstar Galactica
  
  Play the game...
  
  Promotional game for Hudson Mohawke's recent album 'Butter' on Warp Records.
  We produced this in collaboration with Thomas Traum, Mike Tucker, the guys at Warp, Hudson (Bespoke sounds & beats), Wednesday Nite (Voice-over). It also uses some of the Konx-Om-Pax / Dom Sum album art. Bit of a team effort really. The music is full of hyperactive energy, pulling together a wide mix of sounds. We took the playful smorgasbord vibes from the album art and ran with them, creating a series of worlds each sound-tracked by different songs from the album.
  
  LAZER SWORD Presents Low Limit vs Lando Kal - The Golden Handshake EP (NMBRS1) by Remote Location & Thomas Traum
  
  EP art for the forthcoming release on the label we co-run with others called Numbers.
  
  We chose to create an image based on a literal interpretation of the title as this approach gave us the iconic imagery we needed for the first release in the catalogue. We commissioned a photo-shoot in New York with one of our regular photographers, Sam Robinson, then enlisted the skills of our friend and studio-mate Thomas Traum. Tommi re-modelled the hands in poser, then added flowing gold liquid using a fluid dynamics application called realflow. The collaborative process was super fun and we're really proud of the final outcome.
  
  The Golden Handshake EP is released on Numbers in Mid March
  
  And here's some designing for music we like by other people :
  
  North / South / East / West by Shaun Bloodworth, Give Up Art, and Bleep.com
  
  Great collection of artist shots from Shaun Bloodworth and Give Up Art. They photographed artists involved in the bass and beat culture in Glasgow, London, NYC and LA, designed the sleeve art, and Bleep.com sorted out compiling an accompanying CD with tracks from each artist. Really striking shots, moody stuff. The three portraits above are of Hudson Mo, Rustie and Taz Buckfaster. Interview with Shaun and Stuart here.
  
  Cornelius - Fit Song (Video by Koichiro Tsujikawa)
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu9_HN-1AYQ
  
  A lot of fun this video. Koichiro Tsujikawa has worked with Cornelius on a number of projects and done some other amazing stuff but this one is a fav. There's humour in the music and the video does the job of representing the playfulness and instantly engaging you.
  
  Prince - Raspberry Beret
  
  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-196646101143773778#
  
  Prince in soultrain type live escapade. Love the synchronised dance at the start and the look he gives the girl who hands him the guitar :)
  
  And here's some bonus ball links & mixes:
  
  http://dvdp.tumblr.com/
  'Visual Chinatown of davidope'
  
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/may/26/rappers-wear-fake-bling-recession
  Credit Crunk
  
  http://alinear.tumblr.com/
  Crazy Random blog/feed of inspiration
  
  http://objection.joelevey.com/
  'A collection of well designed things that can be bought and sold'
  
  http://www.zhoufanart.com/
  Chinese contemporary artist who produces amazingly detailed illustrations reminiscent of the Studio Ghibli output.
  
  http://v1kram.posterous.com/liu-bolinthe-invisible-man
  An oldie but a goodie, still makes me laugh though. The ultimate stalker.
  
  http://www.everythingisterrible.com/
  Generation stupid. Loads of daft pop-culture gems.
  
  http://www.factmag.com/2009/11/24/fact-mix-103-king-midas-sound
  King Midas Sound mix
  
  http://wireblock.com/tweak-a-holic-2
  Jackmaster mix
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Fancy some time in Central Sta Fancy some time in Central Station
- From: yvonnebray
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  Central Station is looking for Interns.
  
  Get in touch if you are interested in hands-on experience working behind the scenes here at Central Station.
  
  As an intern you will have the opportunity to gain experience across both the community and the content elements of the best creative social network in the world (yes, we are biased.) You will be mentored by our Content Producer, Project Manager and Community Manager.
  
  You will gain valuable experience in social media, learn how a network works. Plus you will get to grips with how we run our Projects fund, our development process, how we plan events and curate collections.
  
  Here are some of the qualities we are looking for in an intern:
  
  - You are a member of Central Station.
  
  - You are interested in art, film and design and keep up-to-date with new discussions and news in these areas.
  
  - You already use Facebook, MySpace and / or other social media sites.
  
  - Ideally you are on twitter or you write a blog.
  
  - You enjoy reading blogs in particularly art, design and / or film ones.
  
  - You enjoy linking up with people, provoking discussions and debating how things work in the creative industries.
  
  - You have great research and organisational skills.
  
  - You have an ability to work independently and with others in a fast-paced, open, and creative environment.
  
  Interested? Send us your CV and maybe a paragraph or so telling us who you are, which of the key qualities you think you have, and why you want to spend some time in here with us.
  
  Email yvonne@thisiscentralstation.com
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Vintage iPhoneography: The Bes Vintage iPhoneography: The Best iPhone Apps for Nostalgic Photographers
- From: rebecca.teee
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  You see, you shoot, you post. Photography is just too easy now that our palms come equipped with combined camera and Flickr-uploader gadgets. Super-sharp quality has been available on tap for years now, and photographers long ago began to yearn for the particular hues, tones and contrast of low-fi photos. In a search for authenticity, Polaroid and Lomo photography was fetishised. We loved those accidental angles and over-exposed beach shots. There was something romantic and nostalgic about the particular brash, yet faded, colours. But then suddenly, the honeymoon with low-fi-fo was over. We still liked it, but we didn’t want to devote all our time to making it work. And then in walked the iPhone with all its brilliant tricks, including apps for making new pictures look vintage.
  
  There are various apps that allow you to place filters – and sometimes combinations of filters – over new, digital photos to make them look like old, vintage ones. Some of them really do replicate the look and feel of film. Here are some of the best ones.
  
  * Hipstamatic has a self-consciously funky moniker and was recently featured in Boing Boing. It’s actually a really nice app, resulting in some dramatic, and some just beautifully-captured, photos.
  
  * Lo-Mob does something different – you take a shot, and it offers you a selection of various different treatments of that shot, which you can then save and upload.
  
  * ShakeitPhoto also has a clever gimmick. Once you’ve taken your photo, you have to gently shake your phone to let the photo develop – just like with an old Polaroid. It’s a lovely use of the iPhone’s functions, and you get some really cool old-fashioned looking shots.
  
  * Lofi is a free app (the ones above are £1.19 or 59p), and does a decent, basic vintage job on your pics.
  
  * Camerabag is a really popular one, probably because it has a selection of different filters to choose from, including the Polaroid-style ‘Instant’ option.
  
  The iPhone is fantastic for photographers in lots of ways. The first and most obvious way is that there’s something that’s in your hand all the time which happens to be able to take up to 5 megapixel images. The second (and second most obvious) is that it’s just so easy to email or MSM those images or upload them to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Blipfoto etc. There’s also loads of other stuff that the iPhone lets you do, such as create montages of photos, do a bit of instant Photoshop-style editing, stitch panoramas, and distort you and your pals faces so you look really freaky. I quite like to make new things look old.
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Brixton empty shops project - Brixton empty shops project - get involved!
- From: dougald
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  What would you do with a shop in a 1930s market arcade in Brixton? If you have an inspired idea, you could get up to three months rent free to try it out - and be part of Britain's biggest slack space project.
  
  Space Makers Agency is a new organisation dedicated to rethinking the spaces in which we live, work and play. We're working with the owners of Brixton Village indoor market (aka the Granville Arcade) to find imaginative, enterprising projects for twenty shops.
  
  Maybe you have an idea for a temporary use that would grab people's attention - or maybe you've been selling your work over the internet and want to try expanding into First Life. If you've got the commitment and energy to make things happen, this is a great
  opportunity to dip your toe in the water.
  
  Ideas we've heard already include an edible garden centre, a letter-writing lounge and an urban climbing supply store. But there's still time to get your hands on a shop - and if you're not sure about doing it single-handed, we'll do our best to match you up with people
  with complementary businesses.
  
  To find out how to get involved, come down next Tuesday (10th Nov). The available spaces will be open for viewing from 4.30pm - then from 6.30pm there will be a meeting with all the information you need about applying for a space and workshops to help you develop your idea.
  
  After the event, you'll have a week to write up your proposal and get it to us. We'll pick the most promising projects and, if yours is selected, you'll be able to set up shop in time for the Christmas shopping season. Some of the projects we select will be temporary, but we're also looking for new businesses and organisations which will become part of the long-term future of the market.
  
  So if we've set your imagination running, sign up for the event on the Space Makers Network:
  
  http://spacemakers.ning.com/profiles/blogs/uks-biggest-slack-space
  
  And we'll look forward to meeting you on Tuesday.
  
  Image:Brixton Village, photographed by Space Makers Associate Sara Haq
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Audio-visual synergy Audio-visual synergy
- From: colliderscope
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  This blog was originally intended to be a post about sound, language, and identity, but I am going to take a slight detour via Central Station - and something that struck me about the Dundee pop-up networking session last weekend....
  
  I'd just given a presentation in the Pop-Up tour, showing a couple of Colliderscope's music videos, and a little introduction to our work.. a great afternoon - lots of really vibrant, exciting work and interesting presentations.. then to the networking and nibbles afterwards - great setting, lots of fascinating stuff on show, and people eager to mix and mingle and network... but what did strike me as something a little odd about the networking event in the Hannah Maclure Centre was the lack of music, soundtrack, background ambience - zilch... just a slightly awkward silence and polite mumbings until the room filled up a bit and people were more relaxed, and their individual conversations not so starkly highlighted against the silence and white walls...
  
  Which leads neatly onto the important relationship between space and sound, visual and aural, concrete and abstract - we need each other, music and vision! Goethe said that architecture is frozen music...and sound, consisting of intangible vibrations, needs the architecture of a physical resonating chamber before it can be heard. The abstract nature of music needs the concrete form of visual imagery to bring it down to earth, otherwise its just free floating in the ether... Which is why, given the demise of the medium of album cover art , with the canvas of visual identity for a piece of music now reduced to the size of an iTunes thumbnail, why audio-visual collaboration is such an exciting area to be working in...I remember the days when sitting on the floor listening to your favourite album and pouring over the artwork on the gatefold sleeve, was like a magic gateway into another mysterious world....flicking through postage stamp sized images on iTunes or Spotify doesnt really err, hit the spot...
  
  After my presentation, I had quite a few people ask if I had any CD's - "I would just love to listen to your music on my iPod while working away in my studio" a comment which emphasised to me how art and music are so intertwined.... and so it still surprises me when music is seemingly added as an after-thought, rather than being an integral part of the conceptualisation of an event. When I suggested to the Censta organisers at the networking session that maybe some sounds might be nice, we found out that there were no facilities rigged up... come on you art folk - we musos want to come to the party too!
  
  In fact, our wee patent leather shoes and frilly frocks are being dusted off as we speak... we soooo cant wait, that we decided to throw one of our own... Colliderscope are putting in a proposal to the Central Station Members' fund to produce a collaborative audio-visual event with films and music, audio-visual installations, music videos, VJ's and live performances... so all you Central Stationers who would like to contribute to an event "celebrating the collaborative synergy of music and moving image" *get in touch with us! You heard it first here....Lots of love from Colliderscope. xx
  
  * this luscious phrase courtesy of Willie Richardson of iMan4D - thanks Willie!
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We Like This in April We Like This in April
- From: CenSta
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  This is Combing - Tools by Ryan-Gibson, part of a set of slick black and white photographs of grouped items.
  
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  Reality meets fiction in this evocative photograph entitled superimpose1 by Amsterdam member pussydomesticus.
  
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  This is Bunting by clarenicolson it combines geometric designs with a vintage feel.
  
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  We like this disorientating yet elegant video, After Esher, from reneejdacey.
  
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  Eggmachine makes furniture from his studio in South Glasgow. This is Arches bar - part of his elegant wooden bar at The Arches which is brightened up with eye-catching strips of colour.
  
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  Naked Alloy Lamp is a simple and elegant piece of design by bevan.
  
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  This is Kelvin Meadow 3 in situ by grahamlister. It's part of an installation in North Kelvin Meadow that is running as part of Radius.
  
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  This is Risk, Regret, Reward by FraserSim - a splash of colour for the middle of the week. It's a combination of spray paint and silkscreen on reclaimed steel shelves.
  
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  Slaing's detailed ink drawing, New Ground caught our eye. It makes us think of shifting land masses, how topical.
  
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  This is Dialogue of economical structure 2001 by Lee.Muir. It conjures up thoughts of old and new and utility and function.
  
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  Untitled is a photograph by Dasha. We like the way she's captured a look of both defiance and disregard from her model.
  
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  This is 2G Foundations by Ganghut. They're an art collective founded upon utopian ideology, the psychology of social structures and friendship. They will be taking over Southside Studios with a site-specific structure for the GI Festival.
  
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  This image of fragmented bodies, entitled Tangle Bitty Blue by Greer Cummiskey Pester caught our eye.
  
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  We like these curious creatures in The Title Failed Me But It Was Stolen - characters from a strange fairytale, drawn by alicebee.
  
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  Grass Routes is by LibbyDay. We like the intricate shapes and warm glow of this pendant light.
  
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  040410 1.jpg is by vulnerablethreads. It references situationism, all the rage. We like that. Space, place and movement. All good things. (April 09)
  
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  This is shed series 2 by jessicawolfson. Calm, oasis. It's busy in here. We're attracted to the calm oasis. Super textural confident painting. (April 07)
  
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  FrancescaNobilucci has made this rather beautiful little seat. It's called Methods of Killing 2009. As well as being an attractive and comfy piece of furniture on which to recline, it's also a pie chart of the most popular methods of homicide in Scotland. Number 1? Sharp instruments. Beauty and the Beast, no? (April 6)
  
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  headed south is by sam_hart who's in LA. It's unbelievably evocative. We like it for being emotionally stimulating and textually granular. It's up there as one of the picks of the first 6 months, very very very good. (April 05)
  
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  Ah April. The start of Spring. And another month of stuff the team here at headquarters have spotted from within the immense amount of work Central Station members are uploading. Enjoying this? You might want also to take a look at last month's picks too.
  
  To kick us off, here's The man has fallen over by satdown. We're enjoying the grubbiness of the whole affair. Death and retribution - what's not to like? Somehow fitting for a sunny Good Friday, no? (April 02)
  
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  Want to see more great work from great members of a great creative community? You'll probably want to take a look at our We Like This in March blog then.
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The Art School Band Thread The Art School Band Thread
- From: Stuart Cosgrove
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  No one can silence the art-school band
  
  This thread is dedicated to great art-school bands across time, from The Rolling Stones (Richmond) to Roxy Music (Newcastle) and every beautiful child that has ever donned vinatge clothes and turned their lower-second degree at St Martin's into a career.
  
  The rules are simple - to be a true art-school band, at least one member must have graduated from an art-school, some of the band's imagery must descant on fine-art history and most important of all, the band must have surrendered to acts of louche pretension on at least one reportable occasion.
  
  If you are unsure check out Simon Frith's seminal Pop into Art (1987)
  
  And never forget the words of Green of Scritti Politti - "I'm in love with Jacques Derrida, I'm in Love with the Mona Lisa, I'm in love." - "excruciatingly brilliant" (NME)
  
  The accompanying image is from Detroit '67 and features the work of the artist Gary Grimshaw and his poster-art, mostly for MC5 and the Trans Love Energies collective. Also see the photographs of Leni Sinclair at the same destination.
  
  (c) permission granted and rights reserved (credit: http://www.thegrandeballroom.com/)
  
  More Art School bands please....
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Unpaid Work: Where To Draw The Unpaid Work: Where To Draw The Line.
- From: gailtolley
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  Image: my_dog_sighs under Creative Commons
  
  Yesterday we posted an opportunity on Facebook calling for voluntary contributors to a dance publication that will be published during the Edinburgh Festivals in August. It sparked a few angry responses from some of our members who were, quite frankly, fed up of opportunities asking for free contributions. "Designers, writers and artists cannot live on good will alone." wrote David Murphy.
  
  I wanted to add a couple of my own thoughts to the discussion as like a lot of people I've done my fair share of unpaid work. Firstly, in journalism, this trend is becoming more and more common. There are several well-respected national magazines who have built their whole business model on not paying their writers and contributors. With the rise in popularity of online content, journalism is struggling - it hasn't worked out how to make money from the web whilst also being hit by falling sales and advertising. This means that increasingly publications aren't paying for web content and many are resorting to not paying for those writing articles for print either. This is a strange time for journalism and it's impacting writers, photographers and illustrators the most.
  
  Yet there are also a huge number of people who want to get experience and so are willing to work, initially, for free to get that. This to me makes sense. Where it gets complicated is when that initial experience doesn't lead to paid work or when those who have reached a professional level have no option but to carry on working for free due to lack of opportunities.
  
  I'm not sure what the solution is but I think that individuals have to draw a line, for themselves, at what they're prepared to do without monetary remuneration. Will the exposure or experience you get be worth the initial expense?How and where you draw the line is up to you.
  
  Let me know your experiences in other fields and where you think that line needs to be drawn.
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- 3 months ago
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