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40 Watt — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:40:26 -0800

UK design studio The Designers Republic has apparently gone out of business after 23 years. Highly visible throughout the 1990's and early 2000's, tDR's work tended towards flashy, blocky shapes, tech-heavy styling and deconstructed images that spawned a host of imitators and influenced the look of the early phase of the web. Perhaps best known for their work on the Wipeout series of games, it was tDR's close association with fellow Sheffield residents and electronic music purveyors Warp Records that gave them heavy exposure to a generation of consumers and produced some of their most memorable designs. Some images from the Designers Republic(mostly album covers, as it's the easiest to link to): Aphex Twin - On EP Autechre - Basscad EP Autechre - Chiastic Slide Autechre - Envane Autocreation - Mettle B12 - Time Tourist tDR in Emigre Magazine Fluke - Risotto Gas - 0095 Joey Beltram - Caliber EP LFO - Advance Locust - Weathered Well Plaid - Spokes Pop Will Eat Itself - This Is The Day...This Is The Hour...This Is This! Seefeel - Starethrough EP Speedy J - Krekc Sweet Exorcist - C.C.C.D. Various Artists - Blech Various Artists - Blech II Various Artists - em:t1197 Various Artists - Ischemic Folks Various Artists - We Are Reasonable People Wipeout 3 Woob - 1194 If you hurry, you might still be able to score some tDR goodies from thepeoplesbureau online shop.

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Blazecock Pileon — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:01:19 -0800

The bespoke generative design system at the heart of Forever will spawn unique audio-visual films everyday, forever. This winter the V&A John Madejski Garden will come alive with the latest digital commission by Universal Everything, a multidisciplinary design studio founded by creative director Matt Pyke in 2004... Working with a wide range of media from pencils to generative design, Universal Everything is a UK-based studio at the crossover between art and design.

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