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MadeInEarnest

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About Me

graphic designer based in hoxton square > www.madeinearnest.com < oh, and i sometimes DJ under the name of Sid Ford and at the moment i have TWO monthly nights with Adam Scrimshire (of Wah Wah 45s fame) called 'Ain't No New Thing' at the infamous Filthy MacNasty's Whiskey Cafe and 'SHINGALING!' at Barrio North.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People in need of some design help... If you need any design done, then send me a message so I can send you samples of work or a direct link to the website.

Music:

You can check out my 'File Under Jazz : The Funky Kind' mix at http://www.cosmicsounds-london.com/RADIO/radio.html

Heroes:

Not heroes by inspirations include... Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto and Saul Bass and Jacob Jensen and Josef Müller-Brockmann and Massimo Vignelli and Wim Crouwel and Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann and Alberto Giacometti and Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehry and Reid Miles and Francis Woolf and Arne Jacobsen and Lucinenne Day and Charles and Ray Eames and Luis Barragan and Bob Noorda and Otl Aicher and Eero Saarinen and Tom Dixon and Thomas Heatherwick and Swifty and ...

My Blog

soul-identity music v aint no new thing

Hosted By: soul-identity music When: 06 Jun 2008, 20:00Where: Barrio North45 Essex RoadLondon, N12SFUnited KingdomDescription:soul-identity music Click Here To View Event...
Posted by MadeInEarnest on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:19:00 PST

MadeInEarnest CityGuide 002 Buenos Aires

We gone and done another one!This time it's the Argentine capital Buenos Aires; UNESCO's first City of Design and home to some of the best beef, wine and ice cream in the world!Once again the guide is...
Posted by MadeInEarnest on Wed, 07 May 2008 03:51:00 PST

MadeInEarnest CityGuide 001 Helsinki

As we are keen travellers (and not very talented photographers), we had decided to launch a series of MadeInEarnest CityGuides.These will obviously be focussed more on the art and design side of each ...
Posted by MadeInEarnest on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:48:00 PST

File Under Jazz: 2007 review

Thought I would say some official thanks for what was a very enjoyable year for me musically, and it all started because of the Big Brownswood Musical Bonanza!I did my - to date - only proper mix this...
Posted by MadeInEarnest on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:26:00 PST

Feedback Brother

New tune added today - and what a tune!! Fuck me. Total genius from Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass. It's Feedback Brother from the I Hear Voices album on Polydor from 1978. Possibly th...
Posted by MadeInEarnest on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:49:00 PST

2008 MadeInEarnest calendar

Every year we produce a promotional desktop calendar. To celebrate the 2008 Beijing Olympics and to herald what is surely an historic moment for the world, this year's MadeInEarnest calendar celebrate...
Posted by MadeInEarnest on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:22:00 PST

from file under jazz to fickle formula

there was no file under jazz this month. which was a real pisser as i had john bailey lined up as special guest. john had come over from australia for a few weeks and after quite a few emails we got a...
Posted by MadeInEarnest on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:23:00 PST

file under jazz: 14.07.07: tracklisting

I had the pleasure of Dom Servini as my guest at File Under Jazz on Bastille Day. We did nothing particularly French, but we did have a lot of fun. I played from 8.45 to 10.30 then Dom did till midnig...
Posted by MadeInEarnest on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:25:00 PST

Helsinki: one hell of a city

HELSINKIWhat a city! Easily rivals Barcelona as the best European city I have been to. Has everything I want a city to have; beautiful and varied architecture, great restaurants and bars, friendly loc...
Posted by MadeInEarnest on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:04:00 PST

file under jazz : 12.05.07 : tracklisting

Bit late on this one, but better late than blah blah.May's special guest was Petester and he was superb. Good enough to keep his wife from her scheduled early departure - no mean feat - and a nice upt...
Posted by MadeInEarnest on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:39:00 PST