North v South

“Communication let me down, And I’m left here.” So said Spandau Ballet. It was about the only time they ever made any sense. Good video too. Where was I? Oh yes, this week the chaps are talking about how they communicate with clients – or not as may be the case.

Rob hobbles into the studio this week clutching a swollen jaw. No, we didn’t have a fight. We just went for a little walk along a riverbank.

News this week looks at the proliferation of a side of lifestyle images with everything. Easy on the Dachshund, Luigi. Rob looks into eerie images of apartments in New York’s libraries while waiting for his wireless kettle to boil.

Grids are the main topic this week. We ask “what is a grid?”. It's hardly All the President’s Men is it? Jon gets confused as per usual. Rob gets riled about post-rationalised grids.

Pies fare a bit better this week apart from some copywriting issues.

Rob hobbles into the studio this week clutching a swollen jaw. No, we didn’t have a fight. We just went for a little walk along a riverbank.

This week Rob & Jon take a look at what could be an instant hit for Leica, Natwest’s new logo and an honest look at pricing in design agencies.

Our dialectically-opposed hosts then pick three of their favourite paintings and talk about them. Which is ideal for an audio-only podcast. Isn’t it?

Jon reviews another frozen second-hand pie. It wasn’t frozen like ice cream. He had defrosted it first. He’s not an animal.

This week Rob & Jon take a look at what could be an instant hit for Leica, Natwest’s new logo and an honest look at pricing in design agencies.

Our dialectically-opposed hosts then pick three of their favourite paintings and talk about them. Which is ideal for an audio-only podcast. Isn’t it?

Jon reviews another frozen second-hand pie. It wasn’t frozen like ice cream. He had defrosted it first. He’s not an animal.

Another episode of Rob’s mum’s favourite podcast* looks at why news gatherers are so lazy by reading out news from news aggregate sites. What is the relevance of 117? How many spoons can a spoon whittler whittle? And why on earth is there a tank on top of the South Downs? Jon then gets all regionalist when he forgets the names of large swathes of the beautiful North. Typical.

This week the Gents talk about dream houses. Where would you live and what would you live in? Moats, Mulberry trees, billiard rooms, gold banisters and mountain top observatories are just some of the ideas bandied about.

Pies arrive and pass without much of a fuss, as they continue to dream…

*At time of last survey.

Another episode of Rob’s mum’s favourite podcast* looks at why news gatherers are so lazy by reading out news from news aggregate sites. What is the relevance of 117? How many spoons can a spoon whittler whittle? And why on earth is there a tank on top of the South Downs? Jon then gets all regionalist when he forgets the names of large swathes of the beautiful North. Typical.

This week the Gents talk about dream houses. Where would you live and what would you live in? Moats, Mulberry trees, billiard rooms, gold banisters and mountain top observatories are just some of the ideas bandied about.

Pies arrive and pass without much of a fuss, as they continue to dream…

*At time of last survey.

The news this week seems to be full of Kickstarter projects. The chaps also look at a new approach to kickstarting your design education in just three months.

The book of the month is Bill Drummond's 45, a memoir of his life at that point in time and a truly great book about art, music and the perception of truth. NVS thoroughly enjoyed it and urge you to read it.

Rob returns to a fertile pie source while Jon ferrets around in the freezer for yet another disappointment. Beer is also drunk.

The news this week seems to be full of Kickstarter projects. The chaps also look at a new approach to kickstarting your design education in just three months.

This week NVS is out about in at The V&A in the first field trip. The boys review its new show with the snappy title of “You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966 - 1970”.

With a fair bit of news to catch up on, the chaps inevitably talk about Apple’s new offerings, as well as the Tank’s 100th birthday and an alarm clock that wakes with a whiff.

Rob and Jon end up in a Mayfair pub eating pies and drinking beer, while the rest of London melts in an unseasonal heatwave. Such is our commitment to the noble pie, dear listener.