British Rail : architecture, design and environment : Jacquey Visick : British Railways Board : London : 1989 : cover : Corporate Flexibility - Corporate Stability. The main design is white reversed from black with a white band to left edge upon which the outer edge of the symbol is reversed off.
An interesting booklet looking at the work of British Rail's Directorate of Architecture, Design & Environment that was led by Jane Priestman. As well as looking at the history and development of the 'new' BR corporate identity of 1965, based around a strict palette of symbol, new Rail Alphabet typeface and colours, the publication gives examples of how this was delivered in practice as well as how, with Sectorisation, it had been adapted for use moving forwards.
This is encapsulated on the cover with "Corporate flexibility and Corporate Stability". The new Intercity swallow motif makes an appearance.
I have scanned a few pages as examples.
1989 British Rail: "Corporate Flexibility - Corporate Stability". How that's been tested to near destruction over 30 years! @doublearrow64.bsky.social #railway #design #graphicdesign #transport
Some pages : Zoomable ↘️ flic.kr/s/aHBqjCwEXf
08.10.2025 12:53 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
metal mid-century sewing machine designed by FHK Henrion
Table with archival material laid out including photo albums, advertisements, books, draft artwork, textiles, newspaper clippings, photographs and magazines
two pages of a book of textile samples. Each swatch is a rectangle and has an ID number of some sort printed or stamped next to it. On the left-hand page are black, green, red and yellow plaid fabric swatches, on the right are multicoloured striped swatches
A selection of Council of Industrial Design / Design Council award winning fabrics from 1958 and 1960 including (top to bottom) 'Adam' furnishing fabric designed by Keith Vaughn which is olive green, black and white, a cream lace curtain, and 4 colourways - black, yellow, blue and pink - of the print Le Bosquet designed by Shirley Craven
A look a some of the material taken out for a special visit from the attendees of the Dress and Textiles Specialists (DATS) Conference 2025 including material from the FHK Henrion, Alison Settle, Dorrit Dekk, HA Rothholz, Vokins, and @designcouncil.bsky.social archives
26.09.2025 08:40 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
12 Sunsets: Exploring Ed Ruscha's Archive
Explore Sunset Boulevard throughout 60 years as photographed by LA photographer Ed Ruscha and archived by the Getty.
12 Sunsets: Exploring Ed Ruscha's Archive
"The more than 65,000 photographs selected from this archive present a unique view of one of Los Angeles’ quintessential streets, Sunset Boulevard, and how it has changed over the past 50 years."
07.10.2025 02:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Mattel Archive, a new book from Rizzoli New York, out Oct 14.
www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...
"An original and definitive illustrated history of Mattel, told playfully through the pages of the beautifully designed catalogs with which it announced the introduction of its iconic toys."
06.10.2025 17:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Image credit: Sheila Halsall
Image credit: Freedom Leisure
Image credit: Freedom Leisure
NEWS: C20 and @c20cymru.bsky.social are celebrating the 5th Leisure Centre to be listed as a result of our ongoing campaign, and the first example in Wales.
Wrexham Waterworld (1967-70) is known for its hyperbolic paraboloid roof, one of the largest ever built.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/wrexham...
20.02.2025 10:33 — 👍 42 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 2
YouTube video by Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour
The Polynesian Casa Bonita: Rescuing the Mai-Kai
In case you missed it, Spike filmed an amazing in-depth walk-through of the the Mai-Kai restoration with creative director "Typhoon Tommy" Allsmiller for Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour on YouTube ... youtu.be/kwdNdm715Z4?... #maikai #maikairestaurant #maikairestoraton #maikaireopening #tiki
18.08.2025 21:23 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
The Hour typeface from Federico Parra Barrios and 205TF.
"It proposes a contemporary interpretation of engraved letters, exploring how we perceive their forms based on the angle of incidence of the sun and the ambient light." www.205.tf/hour
via proofco.xyz
03.10.2025 17:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Baltimore/Washington waiting area (opened 1979), by Peterson & Brickbauer. 📷 via @bwiairport.bsky.social. #airportarchitecture
www.instagram.com/p/CFw3dXThcxq/
03.10.2025 13:42 — 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A massive assortment of Halloween masks. (2024)
www.flickr.com/photos/93779...
via @tinarotheisenberg.bsky.social
02.10.2025 22:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) Official Trailer
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) Official Trailer
Director: George Clooney, Screenplay: Grant Heslov
"Journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s."
01.10.2025 02:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The 1970s zodiac fad. (2018)
flashbak.com/whats-sign-l...
30.09.2025 02:03 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Vintage mid-century cocktail party photos.
www.vintageinn.ca/2025/09/vint...
29.09.2025 17:03 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
C20 in the FT on Margate’s Arlington House and the future of the UK’s Brutalist high-rises:
www.ft.com/content/ae73...
28.09.2025 08:01 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
A large, square, concrete and glass building with multiple floors, seen from the front. It has many windows, and a flat roof. Trees and other buildings are visible on either side under a cloudy sky.
Metal exterior staircase with three flights and railings attached to a brick building. Yellow caution lines on the middle stairs. A blue bicycle and various equipment are underneath. Grass, trees, and a fence are on the left; pavement and a road are in front.
A rectangular sign reading “Department of Engineering Science” is mounted above large windows on a concrete and brick building. Metal barriers are visible in front of the entrance, and reflections can be seen in the upper windows.
A multi-storey modernist building with large, rectangular windows and concrete columns. The facade includes areas of dark brick. An outdoor metal stairway is visible on the left side. The sky is partly cloudy in the background.
Thom Building, Oxford, 2025
📸 View HD images at modernistdelights.com/thom-building…
#photography #dslrphotography
28.09.2025 11:23 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Vladimir Tretchikoff and the Green Lady, the artist and his muse. (2021)
www.messynessychic.com/2021/06/23/t...
29.09.2025 02:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Historian of #architecture and #energy, at University of Liverpool School of Architecture. Author of Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency (Pelican, 2021), and Raw Concrete: The Beauty of Brutalism (William Heinemann, 2016).
Historian. Buildings, design, nature, landscape, gardens. Wrote ‘George Oatley: Architect of Bristol’, and ‘Fern Fever: The Story of Pteridomania’ among other books. Now writing social and cultural history of bracken in Cumbria. Mainly on Instagram.
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Antiquariaat Digitalis is an antiquarian bookshop in Amsterdam Noord, open on appointment and when we’re in. Lots of picture books, art books, graphic design, photobooks and more. And also some art.
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Designer / Developer | I make fonts at Lettermatic | 🔠 He/Him 🔤
Lettermatic.com
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https://zachmortice.com
The world's most influential architecture, design and interiors magazine.
www.dezeen.com
journalist covering design, architecture, cities, and culture. recent writing in fast company, wallpaper, the architect's newspaper, and untapped journal.
https://dianabudds.com/
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Type designer, fonts, etc — founder of typeverything.com & artist andreirobu.com
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Photographer | Art, exhibitions & architecture | Working with art galleries, curators and artists | Likes horror, art and brutalism.
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