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City Guides: Yes, We Still Need Them

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Herb Lester Associates in London recently introduced a wonderful series of quirky and hip pocket guides and maps to some of the world’s great cities (with more to follow). These tres-retro little guides and maps are created in collaboration with a … Continue reading →

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London by Bus

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

If you’re like me, you love to wander through cities the lazy way : by public transit. It’s always a bit surreal to take-in the city as it swims by a bus or tram. This excellent short film of London … Continue reading →

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London Riots : Two POV

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

VisitBritain, the official British Tourist Authority, has hastily pulled its current tourism marketing campaign. But mashup artiste Ben Churchill has single-handedly revived it with updated visuals. The local residents of London’s Peckham neighborhood had a very different response to the … Continue reading →

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All The Time In The World

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The London-based design group Troika has created a marvelous “world time clock” for London’s Heathrow terminal 5. The sublime electroluminescent installation, which is nearly 65 feet long, displays both London GMT and the time for changing exotic locales around the … Continue reading →

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Visit London (then & now)

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

These little BBC Motion Gallery videos offer a glimpse of London 50+ years ago and now.

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London Walks

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

“London Walks!” by illustrator/writer Joanna Walsh – aka Badaude– offers a fresh angle on 22 city walks, 3 bus rides and a boat trip, reframing the capital’s streets into a set of kooky cartoons and providing the London-weary with an … Continue reading →

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Van Gogh Goes Green In London

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The world’s first living wall replica of a painting masterpiece, Van Gogh’s A Wheatfield, with Cyrpresses, is now “hanging” in Trafalgar Square, London at the National Gallery. Working with GE and ANS Group, the museum designed, grew and installed the … Continue reading →

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More Maps, Yes More Maps

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The clever Seoul-based design group ZeroPerZero is reimagining subways and railway systems from around the world for a brilliant set of travel maps. Here’s their offerings (so far):

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Britain Luvs Ice Cream

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

HMS Flake 99, the world’s first amphibious ice cream truck, took its maiden voyage on the Thames in London this week. Captained by comedian David Mounfield, who won a contest for the post, the sea-going ice cream truck was commissioned … Continue reading →

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Glamorous London (circa 1880)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

 

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