This Wednesday saw the launch of The Studio, a collaborative digital art project between Studio Output and Sony PlayStation. The project brings some of the world's most coveted creators of illustration, graphic and digital design including Jasper Goodall, eBoy, Jon Burgerman, Maharishi and Anthony Burrill who have created original works which will be available to download from the PlayStation®Network.
The converted Victorian warehouse of Village Underground in Shoreditch was the setting for the grand unveiling to a sold out crowd. Upon arrival, the guests were greeted with a cold beer, opportunities to have a go on some of the latest releases from PlayStation, and most importantly, a sneak peek at the original and exclusive work from some of the worlds most renowned creatives.
Our very own Dan Moore has curated The Studio and on the night introduced the project and hosted a series of inspirational talks based around the theme of digital art. Alongside Dan, Jasper Goodall, Tomato, Anthony Burrill, Mr Bingo and Marcus Tanner from Sony PlayStation entertained and amazed the audience who, surprisingly for a Glug crowd, were silenced by the content of this once in a lifetime line-up.
As if that wasn't enough, we had Ollie Munden, Will Scobie, Shahnaz Ahmed and Bob London flexing their creative muscle and supplying the live art twist.
The artists featured have created either static or dynamic themes which can be downloaded and used as a backdrop for PlayStation 3 and PSP.
Find out more here.
Studio Output and Glug launch The Studio
Sam Allen
‘The Studio’ Launch: final line-up
Ian Hambleton
It’s now just 1 week away from our next Glug @ Village Underground and we’ve yet more additions to the lineup for this. I'm afraid tickets are now sold out, but if you are already coming along here's what we've got in store for you:
LIVE ART
On the night we'll have live art from some of the artists involved in The Studio project. They will be bringing their work to life in a different, more analogue way.
Rexbox
Bob London
MegaMunden
Studio Output (Shahnaz Ahmed)
EXHIBITION
All around the venue will be an exhibition of some of the work from other artists involved in The Studio, as well as the opportunity to try them out and see them in action on a Sony PlayStation 3. Work on the night will include:
eBoy (GER/CAN)
Jon Burgerman
Johnathan Zawada (AUS)
Pete Fowler
Serial Cut (ESP)
Tom Hingston Studio
Craig Redman (AUS/USA)
Maharishi
Jody Barton
Hydro 74 (USA)
Happy Lovers Town (ITA)
Blind Salida (FRA)
Mr Jago
Andrew McAttee
Richard Woods
Cherry (ARG)
Sicksystems (RUS)
Magnus Voll Mathiassen MVM (NOR)
Kristian Hammerstad (NOR)
Madsberg (DEN)
Skwak (FRA)
Matthew Green
Check Morris (FRA)
Koa (FRA)
123Klan (CAN)
Cody Hudson (USA)
Bob London
Velvet Spectrum (AUS)
MegaMunden
Tom Sewell
Plus of course there will be the work from our speakers:
Jasper Goodall
Tomato
Anthony Burrill
Mr Bingo
Rex Box
And us!
Glug presents Things to Make and Do
Gemma Ballinger
We're back with the first Glug event of 2011 this Thursday at Cargo. Arts & Business are hosting and have pulled together a great line up of speakers including Eliza Williams of Creative Review, Toby Barnes of Mudlark, Catherine Lock, Mark Davy of Futurecity and Designers Block. Mr Smith has made a very special limited edition poster for all attendees. Unseen Agency have brought together three fantastic illustrators to create live artworks on the night - Henry McCausland, Cornelia O'Donovan and Cat Johnston.
Our lovely sponsors Source are also offering three free subscriptions to Creative Review for people who check in on the night. To buy one of the last few tickets for the event click here.
We're really looking forward to our programme events for the coming year and have some exciting plans, so check the Glug blog for regular updates.
Glug London ‘The Christmas Special’
Sam Allen
A massive thanks to all the guest speakers and everybody who braved the arctic conditions for Glug at Cargo last week.
The Design/Christmas themed festivities went on well into the night with novelty hats, tombola prizes and burgers on a BBQ giving the perfect start to the festive season
Another big thanks to Paul Bence, (the man with the cam) for photographing proceedings. You can see more of his work on his Flickr.
This was the last installment of Glug for 2010. We'd love you see you all again in the new year, so, please put a note in your dairies to check the Meet Up page for the next scheduled event in 2011. We hope you have a very Merry Christmas.
Glug vs. GameCity
Nihon, Nottingham
To celebrate the GameCity videogame festival, we've created a special Granimator™ pack, designed to tweak your competitive streak. Vs. Battle™ will be showcased at a Glug event at Nihon, Nottingham on Friday 29th October, as part of GameCity 5.
Granimator™ is an intensely visual wallpaper app for the iPad, created by London-based studio ustwo™. Starting with custom graphic packs, users can drag, pinch, push and rearrange their compositions to create personalised wallpapers that can be shared online at granimator.com. Download it from the App Store now!
Inspired by 8-bit video games and rendered in stark black & white, our pack features icons, lo-fi patterns and messages – with sound from legendary Japanese producer & multimedia artist Baiyon. The binary graphics are perfect to output your designs for printing on shirts, bags – in fact, whatever you can think of!
Obviously we'll be at Glug — hosting, talking about the project and giving you a chance to challenge your mates to a head-to-head Vs. Battle™ in high-pressure timed rounds. The best screens shared over the next week will even be used to print bespoke tees on the night, courtesy of Waste. Bring your own garments along, and we can print those too!
For more info about this event, join the Glug Nottingham Meetup group.
D&AD Student Awards After-Party
Glug, London
Last night saw Glug host the D&AD Student Awards After-Party – the culmination of three years' hard graft for the talented graduates who had earlier been exhibiting down at Spitalfields Market.
We hosted a 'Meet & Greet' giving graduates the chance to gain some invaluable inside knowledge from Dan, Tom and Gemma to help them on the next stage of their careers. As ever the event was fantastically attended and was a great opportunity for us to meet some talented new people. Special mention goes to Matt Turnbull who won the Interactive Design category and a 12 week placement working for Nokia – one to watch.
If you came along and we didn't manage to speak to you give us a shout on email. We're always looking to hear from interesting people with something different to offer. We get a lot of enquiries though, so be patient if you don't get a reply straight away!
Tour de Glug
Glug, London
We’re looking for riders to join us for the first annual Glug London to Brighton Bike Ride on Friday the 9th July . The bike ride coincides with our special Summer Beach Party down on Brighton Beach which we’re doing in association with Glug Brighton.
Entry to the bike ride is free! All riders will receive a limited edition Glug green jersey and the winner an orange jersey with free entry to the event and some free drinks and food when we get to Brighton. The bike ride leaves at 12.30pm from Clerkenwell Green.
Entrants will be asked to donate £10 on the day, which will all be given to the homeless charity Shelter . A map and suggested route will be provided and we’ll then try and make our way down there in convoy. Those wishing to attend only the evening party event can RSVP on the meetup separately.
To register for the ride, all you have to do is go to the following link and RSVP yes.
Glug and D&AD Student Awards Party – June 29th
Vibe Bar, London
For our next Glug we're excited to be at the D&AD Student Awards Party. The date for this is Tuesday the 29th of June at Vibe bar on Brick Lane. Weather permitting it looks set to be another fantastic summer bbq event and with their wonderful courtyard we’ll hopefully get to enjoy a bit more of the summer sunshine!
Instead of the usual talks format we’ve invited some brilliant London agencies from various specialisms, Digital, Print, Branding, Animation and Production along to sit on big picnic tables, drink beer and talk to whoever wishes to speak to them. Each agency will be signposted and are expecting people to come up and chat to find out what they do.
To buy tickets and for more information, please head to our Meetup Page. See you there!
Photos from Glug at Cargo
Cargo, Shoreditch
A big thank you to the speakers and everyone who came along to our first Glug at Cargo last night. The fun rolled on late into the night! Be sure to keep an eye on our Meetup page as there's more scheduled for later in the summer and we'd love to see people make it down again.
Paul Bence once more did us the pleasure of taking photos and you can see some of them, as well as his other work, on his Flickr.
Glug London – A Digital Barbecue
Cargo, Shoreditch
Our next Glug 'Notworking' event has found a new summer home in London, at Cargo on Thursday 20th May! Expect talks from greats of the Digital industry, stalls, a BBQ and plenty of Glug fun. Hopefully it's a really good fit for us as it offers a brilliant outside BBQ area, a great bar and – more importantly – a nice space to do the talks properly.
The full list of who's speaking and details on how to purchase tickets can be found on our Meetup Event. Hope to see you there.
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