Alan Rickman worked as a graphic designer before becoming an actor. David Bowie studied layout and typesetting before becoming, well, David Bowie. On this episode, Michael and Jessica discuss the British art school tradition and the difference it made for so many.
"Rickman, Bowie, John Lennon, Keith Richards. A whole long list of people were able to go through a trap door and end up in a completely different world."
Also mentioned:
Simon Frith, Art Into Pop
Mark Banks & Kate Oakley, The Dance Goes On Forever? Art Schools, Class, and UK Higher Education, This Tortoise Could Save a Life
Kiva Confections
White House chief digital officer Jason Goldman on digital strategy for the State of the Union
Join Design Observer for Taste, a symposium on food and visual culture at the Los Angeles Theater Center on February 12.
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