Last Wednesday, a couple of colleagues and I took a group of year 1 graphic design students on a gallery crawl around Nottingham.http://ceoec.ru/ It turned out to be a real treat, with visits to the Alan Kitching show at the … Continued
Last week, after a business meeting in Sleaford, I took the opportunity for another visit to the National Centre for Craft and Design (NCCD). I was delighted to see a truly brilliant exhibition of work by Michael Brennand-Wood. Ideas based on fusions of … Continued
Sinclair on The Lunch Bunch I’ll be back on the Lunch Bunch today! My seventh appearance on BBC Radio Lincolnshire. Why not listen in and tweet us a comment? As before, I’ll be discussing some of the day’s news stories alongside two other locally-based folk … Continued
David Kindersley Yesterday, as the weather promised to be good all day, we decided to head down to one of our favourite places – Cambridge. From our base in mid Lincolnshire, it’s about an hour and a half away by car, … Continued
Yorkshire Sculpture Park Yesterday saw my first visit to YSP. The park is a delight, even in the rain! Works by Brtish and international artists abound and seem to be perfectly situated within the stunning surroundings of the park. Pieces by … Continued
London Visit 2 Whilst in London, I caught up with a friend for lunch and a stroll around Tate Modern. Then, we headed over the Millennium Bridge towards St Paul’s Cathedral. Just opposite the cathedral, we spotted some familiar eyes … Continued
London Visit 1 The recent London trip wasn’t entirely about my Royal Academy submission. I also took advantage of the close proximity of London galleries to get along to some interesting stuff – at the RA, Tate Modern and the National Gallery. Richard … Continued
It’s Lunch Bunch time again! I’ll be back on the Lunch Bunch today, 9 February, on BBC Radio Lincolnshire! Why not listen in and tweet us a comment? As before, I’ll be discussing some of the day’s news stories alongside two other locally-based folk from the … Continued
Chunmei Liu at Project Space Plus Project Space Plus at The University of Lincoln is currently showing mixed media works by Chunmei Liu, in a show entitled ‘Entanglement’. I looked in on the show this past week, and was pleasantly … Continued
Sinclair back on BBC Radio Lincolnshire I’ll be back on the Lunch Bunch today, 17 December, on BBC Radio Lincolnshire! Why not listen in and tweet us a comment? As before, I’ll be discussing some of the day’s news stories alongside two other locally-based folk … Continued
Sinclair’s back for another Lunch Bunch appearance! I’ll be back on the Lunch Bunch tomorrow – yet another appearance on BBC Radio Lincolnshire! Why not listen in and tweet us a comment? As before, I’ll be discussing a few topical news stories from … Continued
BBC Lunch Bunch: July broadcast Next Monday, 21 July, I’ll be back on the Lunch Bunch on BBC Radio Lincolnshire for a fourth appearance. If you get a chance, why not listen in and tweet? Alongside two other guests, I’ll be discussing some of the day’s news … Continued
Reverse Talk today! Later today, I’ll be giving a talk and holding a mini design and branding workshop, organised by Fill The Gap Marketing. It’s all about helping small businesses get value for money out of their marketing spend. Where? The Think Tank, Ruston … Continued
Degree shows at the University of Lincoln If you haven’t already been down to the University of Lincoln’s 2014 degree shows, what are you waiting for? Get down to the art and design block to see Graphic Design, Creative Advertising, Fine … Continued
BBC Lunch Bunch: back again Tomorrow, I’ll be back on BBC Radio Lincolnshire’s Lunch Bunch – my third appearance. This time, Rob Underwood will be the presenter, as Nicola Gilroy is away. Hope you can listen in. As before, two other guests and I … Continued
Reverse Talk! On Friday 25 June (2014) I’ll be presenting another Reverse Talk! It’ll be on the importance of design and identity for SMEs, and how they can present their brands better, on limited budgets. There will be a talk, followed … Continued
Today, I’m planning on taking a break from graphic design, promoting Reverse Design or anything ‘serious’ like that. Today is Printmaking Friday!. I’ll be messing around with acrylic gels, crackle paste, sculpting tools, household filler and a whole load of … Continued
It’s ‘Lunch Bunch’ time again! On Friday 23 May (2014) I’ll be taking part in another of BBC Radio Lincolnshire’s regular ‘Lunch Bunch’ chats with other guests on the Nicola Gilroy show. Nicola selects a couple of the day’s topical news … Continued
My first trip to Scunthorpe’s very interesting 20/21 arts centre introduced me to some thought-provoking work. Most interesting we’re Alexis Rago’s intricate ceramic sculptures. These are elaborate constructions that reference ideas from life science, evolution, anthropology and sacred art, then … Continued
Professor Mark Hunt (University for the Creative Arts) has recently suggested that the UK’s traditional lead in design and innovation may soon be lost, due to an over-reliance on design using digital technology. He may be right. http://bit.ly/1cAf68k I have … Continued
I noticed that a new word marque has been created for the publisher Faber & Faber. They are at pains to point out that the famous old ‘ff’ colophon (or printer’s mark) is to remain – all that will be … Continued
Interesting to note that Google have now entered the market for consumer web design applications with a beta version of Google Web Designer. Clearly introduced as a ‘potential’ competitor to existing WYSIWYG products such as Adobe Muse, you should note … Continued
Just rediscovered this excellent talk by Naomi Atkinson on how creatives can and should stand out from the crowd, in terms of self-promotion. It’s made me re-think my attitudes to how I describe my skills, my work and the way … Continued
Interesting Guardian article this week on the Spanish artist Francisco de Pájaro. Having moved from Barcelona to London to escape the depressed economy and restrictive laws on street expression, de Pájaro’s work pokes fun at political and media figures and … Continued
Last week, whilst meeting a friend in London, we stumbled across the latest Artangel project, near Warren Street. Situated within and beneath an active building redevelopment, Daniel Silver’s ‘DIG’ takes you into a strange world of oddly-proportioned scultpted figurines. As … Continued