This week Brad and I went to a talk at the Wellcome Collection titled “Christ to Coke - How Image Becomes Icon” given by Martin Kemp, the Emeritus Research Professor in the History of Art at Oxford University.

The talk focused on Martin Kemp’s book of the same name - Christ to Coke - and he discussed some of the icons which made it to the book. My sketchnote of the event is below… 

If you are interested in hearing the lecture, Martin Kemp is speaking at the National Portrait Gallery about Iconography on the 22nd March. Tickets cost £5 / £4.

If I haven’t said it before, then I’ll say it again, the RI — Royal Institute of Great Britain — in Mayfair is one of my favourite venues for talks - great venue, fantastic speakers and always thought provoking.

This week I went to a talk by Professor Raymond Tallis, who has recently written a book called Aping Mankind - Neuromania, Darwinitis and the Misrepresentation of Humanity, the talk was on the same subject. Although the talk was very fast paced, it was very insightful, although some of the questions were rather interesting. 

If you haven’t been to the RI, definitely check out their programme of talks. As usual, my sketchnote is below - Enjoy!

A few weeks back, I attended a talk at the Design Musuem, as part of the Pioneers of Industrial Culture. The talk featured Wim Crouwel in conversation with the museum’s director, Deyan Sudjic.

I can only hope I am as witty and coherent when I reach Wim Crouwel’s age — 83 according to Wikipedia — He was such an insightful and engaging speaker. The talk and the exhibition left me feeling refreshed, it reminded me of my heady days studying graphic design, back when I wasn’t so cynical. My sketchnote from the talk is below, hope you enjoy!