http://www.dionstar.co.uk Dion Star Studio Tue, 14 May 2013 15:18:44 +0000 http://www.dionstar.co.uk en http://www.dionstar.co.uk/Western-Light-Pictures http://www.dionstar.co.uk/following/dionstar.co.uk/Western-Light-Pictures Tue, 14 May 2013 15:18:44 +0000 Dion Star Studio 4611391 Western Light Pictures is an independent UK film development, production and distribution company. More on this identity project soon. Western Light Pictures is an independent UK film development, production and distribution company. More on this identity project soon. http://www.dionstar.co.uk/Benzanoe-Magazine-65 http://www.dionstar.co.uk/following/dionstar.co.uk/Benzanoe-Magazine-65 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:42:33 +0000 Dion Star Studio 5394483 Benzanoe Magazine Issue 65 A process workshop with Dion Star. 10 students* (from stage one Graphic Design at Falmouth University) collaborated over a 3 day period to design Benzanoe #65. They were asked to set the agenda by stating what they were hoping to gain from the three day workshop. They discussed Benzanoe's history† and were exposed to Walter Leachman's original manifesto‡ from 1914. The group then distilled this history into a new set of brand values and designed the magazine around the central idea of documenting their whole process (borrowing, then adapting the traditional design process to form 4 distinct sections: Define, Discover, Develop, Deliver). Content for #65 had been previously collected based on this theme. The Future Is Only Present Hope With contributions submitted by: Becca Allen, Tom Baker, Elise Boularan, Paul Cummings, Kieran Haynes, Charles Jay, Mark Jenkin, John Kerrison, Anna Maria Murphy, Jane Pugh, Beau Scott, Carolyn Shapiro, Oliver Udy. _____________________________________________________________________________ * Sam Bennett Rachel Chambers David Davies Jon Epps Malin Persson Jarskar Adam Peacock John Primmer Helen Salter Catherine Jane Swan Simi Zeko † Walter Leachman originally formed Benzanoe Magazine in 1914. He then went on to produce 62 issues of the little known journal, which regularly explored both the process and practice of creativity. In 2011, 98 years on from it's first issue, the magazine was re-launched adding another chapter to it's history. The reigns have been passed onto a group of forward thinking designers, artists, thinkers, writers and image makers, yet the magazine's manifesto remains the same. ‡ “Harnessing the spirit of the dawn, and with heads full of utopian dreams, we go in search of Benzanoe. Forever correcting our course, with no accordance with commission or compromise. Ignoring the lag between memory and vision, we continue. Though we may never find it, imagine what we will create along the way.” Benzanoe Magazine Issue 65 A process workshop with Dion Star. 10 students* (from stage one Graphic Design at Falmouth University) collaborated over a 3 day... http://www.dionstar.co.uk/Stranger-Collective http://www.dionstar.co.uk/following/dionstar.co.uk/Stranger-Collective Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:25:40 +0000 Dion Star Studio 3354420 <img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_00_CARD_A_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_00_CARD_A_o.jpg" data-mid="17249309" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_01_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_01_o.jpg" data-mid="17249311" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_02_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_02_o.jpg" data-mid="17249312" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_03_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_03_o.jpg" data-mid="17249314" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_04_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_04_o.jpg" data-mid="17249315" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_05_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_05_o.jpg" data-mid="17249316" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_06_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_06_o.jpg" data-mid="17249318" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_07_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_07_o.jpg" data-mid="17249319" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_08_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_08_o.jpg" data-mid="17249321" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_09_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_09_o.jpg" data-mid="17249322" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_10_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_10_o.jpg" data-mid="17249324" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_11_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_11_o.jpg" data-mid="17249325" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_12_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_12_o.jpg" data-mid="17249326" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_13_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_13_o.jpg" data-mid="17249327" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_14_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_14_o.jpg" data-mid="17249330" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_15_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_15_o.jpg" data-mid="17249331" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_16_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_16_o.jpg" data-mid="17249333" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_17_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_17_o.jpg" data-mid="17249335" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_18_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/3354420/SC_18_o.jpg" data-mid="17249338" border="0" align="left"/> Stranger Collective rebrand: Stranger Collective is a writing agency. Their identity needed to demonstrate the coming together of different individuals to create a stronger core. This Collective element is fundamental to how they operate. Approach: Focus on what they do best, by putting words at the heart of the brand and celebrating the nature of collective strength. Taking collective nouns that are used to describe gatherings of animals to describe the gatherings that Stranger Collective offer. A kaleidoscope of writers (derived from a kaleidoscope of butterflies) A bazaar of talents (“ guillemots) A shiver of ideas (“ sharks) A smack of instincts (“ jellyfish) A kindle of relationships (“ hares) A thunder of successes (“ hippos) stranger-collective.com Stranger Collective - Looking the busines Stranger Collective rebrand: Stranger Collective is a writing agency. Their identity needed to demonstrate the coming together of different individuals to create... http://www.dionstar.co.uk/Graphic-Design-Pilgrimage-2010 http://www.dionstar.co.uk/following/dionstar.co.uk/Graphic-Design-Pilgrimage-2010 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:10:10 +0000 Dion Star Studio 2970132 A graphic design pilgrimage to Amsterdam & the Graphic Design Festival Breda (GDFB) in 2010. A graphic design pilgrimage to Amsterdam & the Graphic Design Festival Breda (GDFB) in 2010. http://www.dionstar.co.uk/Happy-Christmas-Film http://www.dionstar.co.uk/following/dionstar.co.uk/Happy-Christmas-Film Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:10:38 +0000 Dion Star Studio 2469233 <img src="http://payload8.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/2469233/happyxmas_01_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload8.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/2469233/happyxmas_01_o.jpg" data-mid="16794141" border="0" align="left"/> Poster for Happy Christmas Film. _ An interwoven seaside hymn to gift-wrapped promises and unwanted presence. Poster for Happy Christmas Film. _ An interwoven seaside hymn to gift-wrapped promises and unwanted presence. http://www.dionstar.co.uk/Asparagus http://www.dionstar.co.uk/following/dionstar.co.uk/Asparagus Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:27:35 +0000 Dion Star Studio 1551738 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1551738/Test_crop_-127_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1551738/Test_crop_-127_o.jpg" data-mid="16431285" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1551738/Test_crop_-148_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1551738/Test_crop_-148_o.jpg" data-mid="16431292" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1551738/Test_crop_-156_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1551738/Test_crop_-156_o.jpg" data-mid="16431004" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1551738/Test_crop_-129_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1551738/Test_crop_-129_o.jpg" data-mid="16431287" border="0" align="left"/> A raunchy poem using found words and borrowed type from; adverts, packaging and promotions for - and interviews about - asparagus from the 1920s to the modern day. A collaboration with Clare Howdle for 26 Flavours of Cornwall*. _ Oh sparrowgrass, Sweet river maid, Oh yes! It’s a delight, to go down deep, To please milady. We’re wet, surely a-flush, This air of stiffness, This sensory power. We mustn’t let it go too far. Spring up, Put up, you King-o-hearts, Stimulate tender freshness, On my pantry shelf. You go very well, I’ll take what comes, Nor need you ever hesitate, Joy bountiful! Crown me, my dear, Lead the way, Plunge succulent spears, Tips and long, Your skilled touch, Enthusiastically welcome, Two or three days in a row; Back breaking. Eat. Eat. Eat. Gosh. We grow the best. _ *26 Flavours of Cornwall paired 26 writers with 26 designers, matched each team with an item of Cornish produce and challenged them to come up with pieces of art that combine words and design in the form of paper table-settings. The exhibition is at Trebah Garden every day from Friday 1 July to Tuesday 26 July. Organised by the national writers’ association 26, working with the Cornwall Design Forum and University College Falmouth. Clare blogged about the 'Asparagus team' here, and you can order an A2 print here. A raunchy poem using found words and borrowed type from; adverts, packaging and promotions for - and interviews about - asparagus from the 1920s to the modern... http://www.dionstar.co.uk/Ceci-N-est-Pas-Une-Manifeste http://www.dionstar.co.uk/following/dionstar.co.uk/Ceci-N-est-Pas-Une-Manifeste Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:27:58 +0000 Dion Star Studio 1303208 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/ManifestoCrop_01_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/ManifestoCrop_01_o.jpg" data-mid="16795875" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/ManifestoCrop_02_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/ManifestoCrop_02_o.jpg" data-mid="16795881" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_01_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_01_o.jpg" data-mid="16795849" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_02_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_02_o.jpg" data-mid="16795851" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_03_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_03_o.jpg" data-mid="16795853" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_04_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_04_o.jpg" data-mid="16795855" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_05_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_05_o.jpg" data-mid="16795857" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_06_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_06_o.jpg" data-mid="16795861" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_07_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_07_o.jpg" data-mid="16795866" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_08_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/manifesto_08_o.jpg" data-mid="16795869" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/ManifestoCrop_03_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/ManifestoCrop_03_o.jpg" data-mid="16795885" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/ManifestoCrop_04_905.jpg" width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303208/ManifestoCrop_04_o.jpg" data-mid="16795891" border="0" align="left"/> Research project on Design Direction. This is not a Man­i­festo, it is a state­ment of intent. It is not about what I have done, it is about what I pro­pose to do. After all, my inten­tions are far more inter­est­ing than my achieve­ments to date. I don’t need a busi­ness card for what I’ve already done, but I need one for what I want to do. My Design Direc­tion is moti­vated by pur­pose, oppo­si­tion & self-initiated reform. Com­pren­hen­sive & appropriate. _ Be an Artist, Designer & Scientist The spheres of Art, Design & Science are all concerned with trying to make sense of the world around us. Design could be described as being halfway between Art & Science. At the end of the 19th century these spheres were much closer together. It was in the early period of the 20th century, with industrialisation and political upheaval, that saw many key representatives of the avant-garde position themselves away from the sphere of art, in favour of various pragmatic forms of design. Over the course of the following hundred years these spheres pulled further apart. We need to pull them back together. It is human nature to try to understand what is around us. Our curiosity is our primary driver. Art & Science are interrelated because they both have the capacity to improve the world. By bringing them closer together we not only increase our understanding but by allowing them to react with each other we also increase our ability to succeed. Designers need to be good observers, as Design relies on cultural references, therefore it is vital for designers to open up their horizons. If you only look at one sphere then your output will always result in the very same thing. It is important to continually move your points of reference. ‘Is it Art or is it Design? The thing called creativity cuts right through that argument.’ Gordon Young _ Define the purpose Art’s role is sometimes defined simply as 'raising a question', whereas the role of design is seen to be to provide answers. When viewed as just a problem solver, the designer is not in a position to define the purpose. Only by creating new opportunities or initiating projects can a designer reposition themselves away from working in accordance with commission. 'Practice has shown that the work of true artistic worth can be created only when the artist sets his own objective (the internal social commission).' El Lissitzky _ Think comprehensively We can characterize the way people think using these terms borrowed from evolutionary biology, you are either a lumper or a splitter. Lumpers will tend to look at a problem holistically while splitters try to pick apart the smallest detail. There is no right or wrong way, it is possible to make breakthroughs in our understanding of the world either way. However if you do not know which one you are, it is probably a good idea to work it out. Being a lumper is about joining the dots and thinking comprehensively, this is the type of thinking that exists between the spheres of Art & Science. 'I refuse to treat diverse subjects as specialized areas of investigation, because it inhibits my ability to think intuitively, independently, and comprehensively.’ Buckminster Fuller _ Use all modes of expression Human Intelligence begins with conception; it is our prime mental activity. A concept is only fixed when it is embodied in a symbol, It is the culmination in some form of symbolic expression that we as designers need to understand and explore. We must learn the various modes of expression ie; language, myth, audible, artistic, mathematical etc. It is in the difference between the concept and the symbol that we find the grey area, this difference is where we find the poetry. ‘The magic of the concept and the charm of the real.’ Jean Baudrillard _ Research project on Design Direction. This is not a Man­i­festo, it is a state­ment of intent. It is not about what I have done, it is about what I pro­pose... http://www.dionstar.co.uk/Big-Idea http://www.dionstar.co.uk/following/dionstar.co.uk/Big-Idea Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:14:08 +0000 Dion Star Studio 1303297 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303297/idea_close_1_905.jpg" width="900" height="598" width_o="900" height_o="598" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303297/idea_close_1_o.jpg" data-mid="15122488" border="0" align="left"/> Cen­tre spread instal­la­tion for issue 64 of Ben­za­noe Mag­a­zine. Part of my final MA project. “The Idea is made vis­i­ble through the Craft.” <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303297/idea_close.jpg" width="510" height="339" width_o="510" height_o="339" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303297/idea_close_o.jpg" data-mid="6315067" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303297/BZ64_IDEA.jpg" width="510" height="360" width_o="510" height_o="360" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303297/BZ64_IDEA_o.jpg" data-mid="6315073" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303297/idea_wide.jpg" width="510" height="339" width_o="510" height_o="339" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303297/idea_wide_o.jpg" data-mid="6315074" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303297/idea_spread.png" width="640" height="360" width_o="640" height_o="360" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303297/idea_spread_o.png" data-mid="9883347" border="0" align="left"/> Cen­tre spread instal­la­tion for issue 64 of Ben­za­noe Mag­a­zine. Part of my final MA project. “The Idea is made vis­i­ble through the Craft.” http://www.dionstar.co.uk/The-Design-Process http://www.dionstar.co.uk/following/dionstar.co.uk/The-Design-Process Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:04:56 +0000 Dion Star Studio 1303289 “Sim­pli­fi­ca­tion, ie. dia­grams, cor­rupts our think­ing…” Mat Hunter — Design Coun­cil. Part of an ongoing study. Here; after a year of attempting to redefine the design process, the resulting diagrams were taken from my notebook and simplified even further by removing the words. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_05.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_05_o.jpg" data-mid="6314990" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_01.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_01_o.jpg" data-mid="6314986" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_02.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_02_o.jpg" data-mid="6314987" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_03.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_03_o.jpg" data-mid="6314988" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_04.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_04_o.jpg" data-mid="6314989" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_06.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_06_o.jpg" data-mid="6314991" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_07.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" 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src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_11.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_11_o.jpg" data-mid="6314996" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_12.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_12_o.jpg" data-mid="6314997" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_13.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_13_o.jpg" data-mid="6314998" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_14.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_14_o.jpg" data-mid="6315000" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_15.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_15_o.jpg" data-mid="6315001" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_16.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_16_o.jpg" data-mid="6315002" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_17.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_17_o.jpg" data-mid="6315003" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_18.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_18_o.jpg" data-mid="6315004" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_19.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_19_o.jpg" data-mid="6315005" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_20.jpg" width="425" height="325" width_o="425" height_o="325" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303289/designprocess_20_o.jpg" data-mid="6315006" border="0" align="left"/> “Sim­pli­fi­ca­tion, ie. dia­grams, cor­rupts our think­ing…” Mat Hunter — Design Coun­cil. Part of an ongoing study. Here; after a year of... http://www.dionstar.co.uk/Prelude-To-A-Broken-Back http://www.dionstar.co.uk/following/dionstar.co.uk/Prelude-To-A-Broken-Back Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:52:27 +0000 Dion Star Studio 1303256 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303256/CornishShovel.JPG" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303256/CornishShovel_o.JPG" data-mid="6314851" border="0" align="left"/> Corn­wall Design Sea­son, a 9 week, multi-site cel­e­bra­tion of Cor­nish cre­ativ­ity and inge­nu­ity. The spine of which is an exhi­bi­tion of Cor­nish design sto­ries, inter­preted as an instal­la­tion by an artist or designer in fif­teen dif­fer­ent ship­ping con­tain­ers through­out Cornwall. I was given the story of the Cor­nish Shovel to bring to life. Nom­i­nated by: Paul Mas­ters, Assis­tant Chief Exec­u­tive, Corn­wall Coun­cil Exhi­bi­tion designed by: Dion Star Loca­tion: Car­bis Bay Beach, St Ives / 19 Feb – 2 Apr A Libra, a Lur­gan, a Cardi­gan, and a Pasty. These names are all asso­ci­ated with a design more com­monly recog­nised as the Cor­nish Shovel. This hum­ble tool’s sim­ple but life-changingly effi­cient design has made hard phys­i­cal labour that much more bear­able – from 18th-century mines to 21st cen­tury gardens. What­ever you wish to call it, this device was devel­oped in the early 1700s to help Cor­nish min­ers dig in cramped con­di­tions with min­i­mal back-lift. Unlike the unfor­giv­ing Eng­lish Spade, the Cor­nish Shovel spared unnec­es­sary back strain – its long, arc­ing han­dle and pointed head allowed the user to dig and twist the shovel, loos­en­ing the rock or soil while keep­ing an upright pos­ture and pro­vid­ing enough lever­age to prise open the hard, rocky ground min­ers had to dig through. As Cor­nish min­ers migrated in the mid-19th cen­tury, escap­ing mining’s decline at home and fol­low­ing the min­eral bounty in the New World, so their supe­rior shov­els joined them and their rep­u­ta­tion spread. Sto­ries tell of min­ers using their Cor­nish Shov­els as makeshift oven trays to hold over camp­fires, as well as impromptu pasty-flinging com­pe­ti­tions with their shov­els in their spare time. Whether this is true or not is up for debate, but one thing is for sure – their cre­ation has made dig­ging a whole lot less painful for dozens of gen­er­a­tions of peo­ple. Gar­den­ers the world over will be nod­ding their heads. Story writ­ten by: Stranger Col­lec­tive <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303256/brokenback_1.jpg" width="640" height="427" width_o="640" height_o="427" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303256/brokenback_1_o.jpg" data-mid="6343517" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303256/brokenback_2.jpg" width="640" height="427" width_o="640" height_o="427" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303256/brokenback_2_o.jpg" data-mid="6343518" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303256/brokenback_3.jpg" width="640" height="427" width_o="640" height_o="427" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/11441/1303256/brokenback_3_o.jpg" data-mid="6343519" border="0" align="left"/> Photos 2, 3 & 4 courtesy of Katrina Aleksa Corn­wall Design Sea­son, a 9 week, multi-site cel­e­bra­tion of Cor­nish cre­ativ­ity and inge­nu­ity. The spine of which is an exhi­bi­tion of...