The Dark Knight Rises

“If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal. Then you become something else entirely.” The Dark Knight Rises. Can't wait...

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Wallpaper* 15th Anniversary issue

15 years on, Wallpaper's been outshining the rest on the newsstands with a startling array of covers that mix bold creative briefs with the best photography and styling. So, for their September anniversary issue, they’re asking us to pick our favourite and they’ll reprint this slice of Wallpaper* history to grace our personal copy of the magazine. How cool is that?

Can’t decide which is your favourite? It’s a tough call. So they’ve made life easy by giving us a second option: a montage of multiple covers. Select the grid icon above the blank cover, then just drag and drop the different covers into place to create a one-off work of art. Now get your arse comfy and get your copy!

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WanderWonder - Music For The Masses Vol.1

An eclectic mix compiled & selected from my music-bag for my label WanderWonder.

This mix if anything, is mood-inducing with the highs & lows, showcasing the adventurous spirit of my
non-compromising DJ sets. The new mix is my least conventional, keeping a restraint from the recurring beats as I weaves through soundtrack, ambient, downtempo and rock pieces. By the end, though, it eases all the way into 'club mode'. Featuring a few early nineties gems and some recent standouts. Pretty much sums up to what the team listens to throughout the week.

Share, enjoy & thanks for listening.

WanderWonder - Music For The Masses Vol.1 by danielunit
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Tracklisting:
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01. Irene’s Theme - Michael Nyman (Virgin Soundtracks)
02. Aurora - Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto (Raster Music)
03. Leave in Silence (Claro Intelecto’s ‘The Last Time’ Remix) - Depeche Mode (Mute)
04. Zero G - Minus 8 (Inflamable)
05. Brown Sugar (Les Rhythmes Digitales Mix) - Akasha (Wall of Sound)
06. Wide Eyes - Local Natives (French Kiss)
07. Fly Baby, Fly - The High Llamas (Drag City)
08. People Make The World Go Round - Innerzone Orchestra (Talkin' Loud)
09. Taste - Ride (Creation)
10. Dominican Fade - Battles (Warp)
11. Rano Pano - Mogwai (Matador)
12. Look At Me - Mirrors (Skint)
13. When I’m Small - Phantogram (Barsuk/Ghostly Int‘l)
14. Where is Home? (Burial Remix) - Bloc Party (Wichita)
15. The Crutch - Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX (XL Recordings)
16. Operation - Claro Intelecto (Modern Love)
17. Takin’ U Back - No Regular Play (!K7)
18. Punch Up (Frankie Feliciano 12” original edit) - Laid (Symple Sound)
19. Over (President Bongo Acid Mix) - GusGus (Kompakt)
20. Buddies (Radio Slave Panorama Garage Remix) - M.A.N.D.E.A.R. aka M.A.N.D.Y. x Matthew Dear (Get Physical)
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Zouk Wardrobe presents Wardrobe 2011: Urban Dwelling with WanderWonder & OwnMuse

Our very first fashion show for WanderWonder. Join us as we unveil new styles from our 'Realism' collection, together with our friends at OwnMuse.

Kindly RSVP with us at info@wander-wonder.com to get free invitations to the show and after-party. We'd love to see you all there. This event is brought to you in partnership with Zouk Singapore.

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UNIT x Parris Wakefield

Having your work remixed by your favourite graphic design firm is a dream come true. Studio Parris Wakefield has created a new wallpaper background for June. This month's image was created from remixing the work I created for Front Row's anniversary book (See the previous post below).

The free download is now available from their homepage.

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Almost Everything

To mark Front Row’s fifth anniversary, the multi-label store launched ‘Almost Everything‘, a book-magazine that celebrates all that the store has come to be recognised for: fashion, eclecticism, lifestyle, art and design. They include 5Editors, 5Stylists, 5writers, 5designers, 5graphic designers, 5friends, 5artists, 5photographers, and 5more things. An eclectic collection of fashion pictorials, interviews, essays, poetry and even recipes separated into 15 chapters. More details of my contribution to the book here.

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The Design of Tron Legacy

Tron Legacy definitely left an impression on me, especially when it comes down to the special effects. Code-artist Josh Nimoy, together with Bradley Munkowitz, better known as GMUNK led a team of GFX all-stars who conceived, designed and animated approximately 10 minutes of UI sequences and holograms at Digital Domain for director Joseph Kosinski and visual effects supervisor Eric Barba. Here are some of the highlights and the interview with Bradley.

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Braun

Braun Watches, it's about time. Dieter Rams would be proud.

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The Tree of Life

Another cinematic feat from Terrence Malick, can't wait to catch it.

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Tom Darracott

Stunning work from Tom Darracott, ex-Village Greener. Darracott joined the design studio where he worked across the spectrum of graphic design, ranging from corporate branding to 3D illustration.

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Movies in brief

Rather than trying to write or sound like a Roger Ebert, here are some movies I've watched recently, highly recommended in my opinion. 'Loft' is on it's way to a Hollywood remake, what's new?

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UNIT

Thanks to David and QBN for the UNIT linkup. The site is finally done, presenting the hits & misses and most importantly, those work that pays the bills and the agencies I've worked with that provided all the opportunities.

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Design Culture

It’s a great feeling to know your efforts in promoting design literacy over the years is being commended. ‘Design Culture‘ is a section I created 7 years ago featuring an eclectic body of work from designers coming from different disciplines around the world. Recently, I recalled coming across this article about the site in Guy Julier’s book ‘The Culture of Design’, and my definition on 'design culture', and the site served a good case study.

Here are excerpts from the first edition:




Now into it’s second edition, the book is aimed at students of design studies, design history, cultural studies and sociology. ‘The Culture of Design’ offers a unique overview of design practice in contemporary culture and society. He’s pretty much summed up what ‘design culture’ in it’s context: “Design Culture is the study of the interrelationships between design artefacts, in all their manifestations, the work of designers, design production (including marketing, advertising and distribution) and their consumption.”

Dieter Rams is one great example.

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Joy Division & New Order - Ceremony remastered

The 'rebirth' of a classic record and artwork sleeve.

Studio Parris Wakefield were tasked to design the first ever joint Joy Division and New Order release. Only 1,000 copies will be available for Record Store Day, on 16 April 2011. New Order's version of Ceremony and In A Lonely Place is being backed with Joy Division's rehearsal sessions, featuring, for the first time, the full length version of In A Lonely Place.

More of the details at their blog.

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WanderWonder Flagship Store

Our pride and joy. The WanderWonder flagship store is now open for business at:
Parco Next Next at Millenia Walk #P2-30G. 9 Raffles Boulevard #03-02 Millenia Walk, Singapore 039596.

We will have the full collection of the Realism collection + footwear including our limited Wingtip Brogues. Join us on our official opening on the 16th April 2011, 3pm til late for a private & exclusive fashion show & tea party previewing the latest and hottest designs together with 13 new designers unveiled exclusively at Parco Next Next.

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