David Hieatt talks about his new company Hiut Denim. Photograph ©Davy Jones 2013.

At the beginning of May we attended London’s latest design conference POINT. Boasting some big names from the design world including, Erik Spiekermann, Morag Myerscough, Jonathan Barnbrook and video interviews from Alan Fletcher and Milton Glaser the bar was already being set pretty high. POINT took place over two days at Royal Institute of British Architects in London’s west end, the choice of venue (with it’s wooden panelled theatre walls, grand entrance stair cases and architectural-orientated bookshops) and list of speakers set an intellectual and academic tone to the conference.

With just one theatre for all the speakers there was a lot of speakers to get through in both days. For the most part this meant short 30 minute talks in order to stick to a tight formal schedule which kept talks concise and focused. Unfortunately this didn’t leave much time for questions both from the live audience or via Twitter. As both days progressed speakers towards the end of the day were given hour long slots which, for the like of Morag Myerscough and Matt Webb gave the audience a much deeper insight into their work.

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Gentleman Scholar’s work was brought to our attention recently because of their intense neon typography for Spring Breakers movie. And the rest of their folio, predominately in motion graphics and live action, is equally captivating and pleasing to the eye. Highly detailed, stylised and super slick we were very impressed with just how good this LA based collective are.

LongLunch has teamed up once again with The Design Museum in London to host a talk with the brilliant StudioMakgill. Taking place on Tuesday 16 April 2013 the talk will presented by founder and creative director Hamish Makgill talking about his work.

Like always LongLunch have worked with their speaker to produce a limited run of screenprinted posters (hand screened by long-term collaborator and talented designer Dan Mather and paper provided by GF Smith) which are then given away on the night, first come first serve. So remember to get there early and bring a poster tube. There’ll also be a Q&A at the end of the talk with prizes up for grabs for questions so get thinking now.

Tickets are on sale via The Design Museum website £17 adults / £12 NUS / £8.50 Museum Members. Doors open at 7.30pm / 8.00pm start.

It’s also a great opportunity to announce and congratulate FormFiftyFive’s Emma Laura Jones and Sean Rees who have taken on the reigns of LongLunch and have help made this talk possible. In addition FFF’s Ryan R Thompson is helping to host LongLunch’s programme of Scottish talks with the next one scheduled for April 25 2013 at The Lighthouse, Glasgow with Ken Garland which should be amazing! Unfortunately the Ken Garland talk has now completely sold out.

We wish them all the best of luck and keep your eyes peeled for other talks coming in the coming months.

Photographer Victoria Ling specialise in producing beautifully stylish still life composition bursting with colour and geometric shapes. Collaborating with set builders like Kyle Bean and brilliant prop makers such as Anna Lomax to produce captivating and witty images.

London’s latest design conference POINT, taking place in 2-3 May 2013, aims to explore the power and value of great design within communities and the power it has to change the rules.

Boasting an impressive list of speakers for it’s inaugural year including Erik Spiekermann, Morag Myerscough, Jonathan Barnbrook and film interviews from Milton Glaser and the late Alan Fletcher and will be chaired by inspiring practitioners including Patrick Baglee, Henrietta Thompson and Patrick Burgoyne. With a list of names offering such a wealth of experience we expect POINT will deliver on their aim.

POINT has also set itself the ambitious goal of being the sibling to Frieze and TED in an effort to increased awareness and credibility of design in the wider community. With that in mind the theme of the first POINT conference will be “Authenticity” presented over 25 lectures, screenings and performances and supported by curated online resource open to all at the POINT website.

POINT will be taking place over 2 days at RIBA in London’s West End and tickets are on sale through the POINT website.

You’ve probably seen The Found Collective’s work before but perhaps never knew it was them. Merging disciplines of film, animation, music, illustration and interactive developers to produce captivating work for big brands like Sony, McLAREN and BBC.  

They recently visited us to talk us through some of their most recent inspiring work and about their recent merger with the folks at Studio Output. Hopefully we’ll see more brilliant collaborations between the two over the coming years and wish the lovely bunch of people at both agencies the best of luck.

Bringing together a mix of isometric inspired lettering and photographic and illustrative textures from London based illustrator and designer Jing Zhang.

We’ve showcased some of Tim Reynolds’ work previously via his work with Poolga however his work deserve recognition in it’s own right. Showcasing a contemporary trend in 3D for low-polygon modeling and taking cues from from paper sculptures, Tim’s work showcases some of the best examples of this technique. Colourful, textural and fragile they create the feeling of tiny captured worlds.

Have a look through lots of his work including some sweet little animations on his website Turn Is Left Home and his latest work in progress over on Dribble.

A brand new documentary titled Sign Painters looking at the resurgence in hand painted signage. Following two dozen sign painters working in cities across the USA.

We can’t wait to see it. A new Helvetica type documentary?

Mr Kaplin, made up of Robert Glassford and Daniel Zucco, have updated their folio and showreel to include plenty of new motion work. A really lovely graphic style!

For those in of you who are in Edinburgh or London, LongLunch have an up coming talk with the multi-disciplinary Intro. The London talk will be taking place on the 12th November 2012 at The Design Museum followed by a talk at the Edinburgh College of Art on the 15th November 2012.

Tickets are available to purchase through LongLunch for the Edinburgh talk and The Design Museum for their London talk.

As always Long Lunch through collaborations with the speaker, printer and paper partners have done a great job of producing a stunning poster which you can pick up for free on the night.

Back for a third year running, next Thursday (22nd March 2012) see’s the UK’s annual contemporary graphic art fair and festival Pick Me Up opening it’s doors to the public. Opening for 11 days the exhibition at Somerset House in London will play host to very best illustrators, graphic novelists, cartoonists, and graphic designers from around the UK.

Peepshow collective will be taking up residency this year with their Museum of Objects and Origins as well as running workshops throughout the fair. All the work on display throughout the fair is available to purchase ranging from just £10 to £500.

We’ll be making it along to the Private View next week and expecting to see some great work if it’s anything like previous years.

If you’re interested in visiting the fair one day tickets are £8/£6 concessions and the show runs from 22 March – 1 April 2012, open daily from 11.00 to 20.00. Visit www.somersethouse.org.uk for more info and advanced tickets.

Charmingly crafted set designs from Owen Gildersleeve. He’s also a member of the Evening Tweed collective. Lots of lovely examples of precisely cut paper type and well positioned invisible string. Be prepared to waste some time going through his folio.

I’m particularly keen of a recent video Owen’s worked on for Motilo demonstrating the concept behind their collaborative shopping experience.

A charmingly executed printed newspaper for Mulberry’s Spring Summer 2012 collection created by Construct captures the quintessential British sea side. Arriving wrapped in cellophane and a twisted stripped card looks like a huge stick of lovely sweet rock and then finished off on recycled stock with lovely scalloped edges.  

If you’re interested in getting your hands on a copy, the newspapers are available in selected Mulberry stores for a limited time.

It’s hard not to fall for Nick Meek’s atmospheric and beautifully saturated photography. An interesting mix of landscapes both populated and sparse, but with a feeling of human presence.

Represented by Siobhan Squire.