Blog posts in category "Event"

After over a decade of travelling through Europe and offering up its unique and playful take on art, design and all things creative, OFFF Festival returned to Barcelona last weekend, and the whole Raw crew jetted offf (sorry it had to be done) seeking sun, sea and some fresh inspiration.Although we missed Thursday's heavyweight line up of speakers, we were treated to some incredible work and storytelling from Friday and Saturday's ste...

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Fridays are always a good day in the studio and once a month we've been taking the opportunity to kick back, make our own popcorn and watch all of those films that we've recommended to each other but never quite got round to watching. Four in and we've taken in a range of subjects from the New York underground art/illustration scene, factory life in China and the anatomy of a toothpick.Here's a round-up from the last four months, along with some clips for your viewing pleasure.

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We were asked by Mr Matt Booth, organiser of the ever-popular BLAB talks to create a limited edition print for BLAB 12 featuring photographer Kevin Meredith (lomokev) and founder of Poke London, Nicolas Roope.The idea was to represent the two speakers simply through the numbers 1 and 2. These numbers also made a nice referenc...

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On March 22nd Somerset House opened its doors once again to the graphic art Pick Me Up fair for the third consecutive year, showcasing a wonderful array of work from a diverse range of artists, illustrators and designers.I never fail to get excited when I see the dates appear for this art spectacle, I've been each year since it was first launched back in 2010 and it has never disappointed when it comes to great and inspir...

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After missing Blab 7 (which sold out in record breaking speed) we had all sat patiently around our Macs, constantly refreshing the Meetup page for Blab 8 to make sure we were one of the first to get our hands on those golden tickets.The event started out as one of our Raw family outings, but by the evening of the event it was reduced to a skeleton party of 2! Our grumbles were short lived once we realised we could take the others beer tokens which more than made up for their absence...

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It’s hard to believe that Raw is very soon to be 5 and the studio is currently a hub of activity as we plan and prepare for our impending celebrations. Throwing a party should be simple in theory, however a team of designers and other creatives were never really going to go down the easy route.We’ve been researching, posting canvases and creating a dedicated website for our Raw 5 party and exhibition which involves over

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It's almost the time for another wave of graduates to descend on the design community; smashing against design studio barriers and often ending up in the longshore drift of disappointment - ok enough with these geographical metaphors.Raw were once again invited to Designers Northern Alliance (DNA) to provide portfolio critiques to soon-to-be-graduates. It was held at The Soup Kitchen in Manchester's creative home, the North...

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