This Plus That

I don't tend to repost other people's blog articles up here, as I prefer to focus on the comings and goings of me and my friends. That said, Gary Warnett's incredibly well-researched ACG retrospective merits particular attention. While I've gradually jettisoned the majority of my ridiculous collection in order to make room for 'tasteful grown up stuff', my old mocs are just the thing for a wee jaunt in the country.

Fresh from yet another trip to the land of 6 days and worryingly strong beer, here are some more cracking images from threepockets. He basically invented the bike you've got tastefully positioned in that reposted tumblr pic of your open-plan design studio.

A rather nice brand identity and website we created for Burt Greener. The logo is a work of genius and the copy ain't so bad either, if I do say so myself. And yes, that is Archie Gemmil!

Some love for The Honours website over on Site Inspire. I named it you know, yet I still haven't been for my dinner!

I'm flying solo at the next Braw Gigs night, armed with the usual array of electric things, in support of Alan Courtis. Cheers to Mr Nick Herd for putting me on, he is a veritable champion of all things DIY.

Many wonderful things have come from Dundee: Jute; Desperate Dan; Discovery; half of my family; to name but a few. Add to that already impressive list Andrew Cook, who makes cool rainyface music under the codename Samoyed. He has a new EP out entitled Spit, one can only presume as a tribute to the spraycan-wielding baddie from Beat Street. Anyway, you should buy it immediately, as it sits perfectly on the intersection between happy and melancholy. The below photo was taken many moons ago in Pageant where Andrew and his friend built a light installation and then he promptly played a live set using his own software, just like that.

A nice little write up for Herman Brown in the Guardian.

Exciting news! My friends Christophe and Gemma are making their first foray into independent publishing under the Lawson's Books moniker. Being the switched on sorts that they are, their inaugural release is from their good buddy, Mr Brian W. Ferry. Although I have only had the pleasure of meeting Brian a couple of times, I feel like I know him well, thanks to his acclaimed blog, the Blue Hour. For those unfamiliar with the site, it's a beautifully-shot photographic archive of Brian's work/life balance, hence the title of the book. I've had the privilege of seeing the preview spreads and can confidently say that this work should be high on your Christmas wish list.

Thanks again to Platform for inviting us to Eastern Promise. All round good peoples. Thanks too to the Skinny and Alex Woodward for the kind words and flattering pics.