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Wednesday 30 November, 2011
Philosophy on the wall
Socrates, Aristotle, Nietzsche… YAWN! Sounds familiar? Philosophy might be boring to some, but certainly not to Genis Carreras, an award winning graphic designer from London. Taking profound ideas and concepts that have shaped the collective thought of the modern world, Genis explains them in a minimalistic fashion through a series of posters. He touches upon [...]
Tuesday 20 September, 2011
The history of English
“English, motherf*cker! Do you speak it?” The language that we use, and abuse, everyday, the one that Samuel Jackson’s Jules very evidently is passionate about has quite a history. The English language’s past and how it came to be is quite an interesting tapestry of ideas and influences. The Vikings, Saxons, Romans and pretty much [...]
