Blog : Telegramme Studio

London to Brighton 2010

Listening to: one of the chaps from Jonquil’s new project
Sunday saw Chris and I take on the 100KM journey form london to brighton. Having only ridden a max of about 25 miles in one stretch. This was a little daunting. it didnt fail to live up to my fears.
Our group was a bit like a [...]

LP#2

Hi Folks, its been a week of mixed projects, LOTS of writing of proposals, articles and plans. With all this concentrating on words, we have had the studio stereo turned down…although only a little, have no fear.
There is a Slight theme running through this weeks musical choices, maybe its the heatwave making a comeback or excitement for [...]

SHHHHHHHHHshh not yet….

Listening to: The Gaslight Anthem – We Came To Dance
I couldn’t resist showing you a sneak peek of an upcoming, super fun project for Telegramme to kick start the long delayed ‘TELEGRAMME’s GENERAL STORES’, an ongoing series of projects creating lovely things for people to take home… a bit cryptic but i hope i can reveal all soon.

Bobby

Game Set and Match

Listening to: The Twilight Sad

Just finished this Otl Aicher inspired full page editorial for Ace Tennis Magazine. Great to get on a real editorial Stint this last week. Really been using these to try out a couple of new techniques and colour combos.

LP#1

HI GUYS, welcome to a new little item on our Blog, Telegramme listening post. At the end of every week We will choose some things that we have been listening to here in the studio. New bands we have come across, music videos that inspire, cover artwork to admire or just something to sountrack your [...]

EUROSTAR MAGAZINE PROCESS

listening to: The Smiths – Sheila Take A Bow

As a coincidence to the previous post i have just finished a couple of little editorials for the latest issue newly redesigned Eurostar magazine. I thought it might be nice to show a couple of pages of my sketch book and the finals to show how I worked [...]

BRAVO Nils Guadagnin

Listening to: the sounds of the cat snoring next to me.

HOVERBOARD – NILS GUADAGNIN from nils guadagnin on Vimeo.
The Hoverboard is a project born in 2008 for an exhibition named “Back To the future”. This work is a copy of the hoverboard from the movie Back to the Future II. Integrated into the board and the plinth [...]

GEEK CHIC

Listening to: LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening

An editorial, about the revenge of the nerds. Bit close to home this one. Might even become a print sometimes soon.

R KELLY

listening to: Broken Social Scene – Cause = Time
I forgot how good this is. i havent herd this is over a year!

Robert

EUROSTAR MAGAZINE

Listening to: Our last FM

I was Just looking for some files breifly on my frankly antiquated computer and came across a couple of illustrations i worked on last month for the newly redesigned eurostar magazine including the one above. Although it didnt quite fit in to the full portfolio section of the site there is [...]

LEAK

Youve Been Framed

Listening to: Tubelord

Just saw this framed version of our Moneen Poster ^. Always nice to see our posters finding good homes. Send us a picture of yours in its happy home.
Robert

www.NEWONLINEWORK.com

Listening to: LED ZEPPLIN
So we have been pretty busy here at Telegramme Working hard on the digital side of our output. Its kind of nice to sit back with a coffee and see whats been done of late and take stock. And stock taking (in a sense) is what we have here…
NEW SITE FOR THE [...]

UP THERE

Listening to: NEW HOT CLUB EP
Thanks to loligo for sending me a link to this Beautiful Film by Stella and Malcolm Murray.

‘ Shot high above the streets of New York City, UP THERE reveals the dying craft of large-scale hand painted advertising and the untold story of the painters struggling to keep it alive.
Capturing a trade [...]

AVI BUFFALO

Listening to:

Avi Buffalo – “Remember Last Time” from DUKE STREET on Vimeo.
Been listening to these guys this afternoon, and dug out this really nicely shot live performance from NY.
made a hectic day seem a little nicer!

POSTER ROAST 2010

Listening to: Beach House – Teen Dream

So i survived the first Camden Crawl based POSTER ROAST of hopefully many more to come! Live printing, 4 killer bands, 15 + artists, 50+ beautiful posters, strong rum, many beers, 2 days taking over the black heart pub in camden and much carnage. This years event felt like the start of [...]

plus the machine

listening to:

I didnt watch the brit awards last night. but chris just showed me this video. sooo big.

once, twice, again!

Listening to: Deep Elm Sampler

A couple of delayed things on the blog today. Firstly i saw this wonderful film By fellow Falmouth graduate and all round lovely guy Temujin Doran a little while ago. and meant to post it then. Better late than never. Brilliant music too. well done Tem.

Secondly just wanted to give an [...]

to the basement people to the basement

Listening to: Set your goals

Last night was a night of sign painting. Armed with projectors, redstripe, cupcakes make by loligo, giant peices of wood and the steady hand of Holly wales i started the 2 large signs that will be greating guests at the Percival launch on thursday. All outlines are done waiting for tonights [...]

DROP CITY

Listening to: The get up kids

On a massive research tip today, all about Buckminster Fuller, for a project that will hopefully become apparent late next week. I stumbled upon the the artist community ’drop city’ based in colarado from 1965 to the early ’70’s.
The Droppers’ vision of life-as-art was evidenced in their iconographic dwellings, which were based [...]

You diss man? Then I see you beggin for a wristband?

Listening to: freelance wales
Yeah ok lack of updates this week. appologies. But i have been SUPER busy. LOADS of mega exciting things happening here in telegramme towers.
First up, just got the sign off on our first New Scientist, Editorial Illustration. Really pleased with it. Was a great chance to explore a simple graphical direction [...]

Terrys chocolate onion

listening to: Chris’ choice. We now have the studio stereo back in action! Momford and sons currently soothing us through Tuesday morning.

Just found this video thanks to the always excellent musical choice of Bobby over at Kitsune Noir.
Its so dreamy and makes me look forward to running through the woods for the Percival clothing shoot [...]

Headbanging while making fire

Listening to: two door cinema club

I found this trailer on Fecal Face this morning and NEED to watch it! anyone know where i can get a copy from?
How nice was a taste of spring yesterday? It makes me begin to long for summer and swimming in lakes…

Loads of exciting projects really kicking off this week. [...]

man that snooker table is long!

Listening to: Hot Club de Paris – They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?

Wednesday i tottled along to a hidden gem with the award winning Art director and illustrator Holly Wales. The St Bride Library features books about every aspect of typography you could care to find. An over whelming array of books dedicated to printing and typography [...]

sodapopstop

Listening to: NOFX the Decline

LETS GET PASSIONATE about the things we love and make other people get passionate about the things they love! hell lets just get passionate!
x

BRUCE

Robert

FLOOD!

Listening to: Slow Club

Id very much like to live here please. Its the work of Architect Arthur Erickson. The Photos are just beautiful without even thinking about how amazing the work is. Thanks to the ever brilliant Grain edit for the tip off.
STUDIO FLOOD!

Our Studio is conveniently placed right next to the new eastlondon line tube [...]

MERRY CHRISTMAS

THANK YOU.
This has been Telegramme’s first full year, and we want to thank everyone who helped us along the way. To clients for putting faith in our work, to interns, friends and family who have all helped with various bits and pieces.
2010 will see lots of new screenprinting equipment being installed and a Telegramme Soloshow [...]

One two three for five six! a random collection

listening to: Mates of State.

For something quite differant…The increasingly brilliant KITSUNE NOIR blog has an interview with the ever brilliant Frank Chimero about his process on the new Poster project with Kitsune Noire. Read it HERE. It great to see an incite in to the workings of the man. Many people seem scared to [...]

cyclo killer ques que ce nah nah nah nah…..

Listening to: Owen Richards mixtape.
Just found this heroin skateboards video on youtube! amazing! i remember watching this so much, while waiting for the ground to dry up that my vhs wore out and i think at somepoint it got lost somewhere in southampton under a mound of cider bottles and paint. I forgot how [...]

I wanna know where the tonsie at

listing to: The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil
Monday saw Telegrammes first lecture. We rambled about ourselves to teh attentive ears of Winchester school of arts’s graphic design course. Big thanks go out to tutor, Tim metcalf who made us feel really welcome and relaxed enough to calm the coffee shakes i managed to [...]

‘… but I’ve never read a novel. I feel that I’ve been missing something.’

Listening to: John Keating – pretending im in a spy movie – from the 60’s – in space.
Thanks to everyone who has said lovely things about the new site. We’ve had some really nice feedback from everyone. wooo.
while lurking around the internet why not have a look at ‘Three sips of tepid ice tea‘ a [...]

HI HONEY IM HOME

Listening to: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 ORIGIONAL SOUNDTRACK
So the new site is now finally LIVE, as you can see.
LOADS of New work up here. huge updates to the design, illustration and posters sections. So please have a good look around.
Our online shop is also working like a dream.
Its still an early version of the site [...]