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With host John Robb Martyn Ware will be discussing his collaboration with Illustrious Company and AMS Neve for Festival of Making. We will also explore the creative inspirations that informed his long and varied music career as a founding member of Human League and Heaven 17, as well as the new art and creative projects…
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Another opportunity to attend one of the special preview screenings for National Festival of Making plus Q&A with Dave Kirkwood, Ian Swift (AKA Swifty), Malcolm Garrett & Tash Wilcocks This documentary film by Briar Levit considers what the design industry looked like prior to the moment when the first Macintosh computer was introduced. Graphic Means…
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An intimate roundtable conversation with Ian Swift (AKA Swifty), a prolific artist and designer whose vast portfolio includes magazine covers, record labels, posters and more. Moderated by Dave Kirkwood In this Meet the Maker session, we ask Swifty about his process and thoughts around making, creativity and staying relevant to clients in a rapidly changing…
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ART IN MANUFACTURING Hosted by Jamie Holman – full line-up tba (All images by Richard Tymon for Festival of Making 2017) One of the highlights of National Festival of Making is Art in Manufacturing (AIM), a ground-breaking set of commissions pairing exceptional artists with leading Lancashire manufacturers. A Conversations in Creativity panel featuring the artists,…
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This extended roundtable discussion considers the creative process in relation to idea making and decision taking, with guest speaker Dave Kirkwood We look at how do you start making ideas? What is inspiration and can you improve your decision making or output of ideas, good or bad. How do you know if an idea is…
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