Pictures of Sheffield in the Design Cities photography competition

16 10 2008

Is Sheffield a design city?

People have been submitting pictures of Sheffield for the Design Cities photography competition set up by the Design museum, Flickr and magazine Don’t panic.

The idea is that people submit urban photos of contemporary design, architecture, furniture, vehicles, technology or fashion to the Design Cities Flickr group. 20 photos from this group will then be printed and exhibited in the Design museum in January next year, with one also being printed on 80,000 Don’t panic posters to be put up in cities around the world.

The Sheffield images are generally what you would expect, mainly covering the new bits of architecture in the city centre, with some photographers trying to find new angles on some of the classic shots.

The competition doesn’t close until 1 December, so there is still plenty of time to get your entry in. Surely we can do better than 17 submissions?


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Photos from a Sheffield crane

2 10 2008

What would you risk to get the perfect shot?

I stumbled across this wonderful photo of the Peace gardens the other day, taken from an unusual elevation:

Sheffield Peace Gardens by night

Sheffield Peace Gardens/St Paul's square, image by The Revolution and used with permission

It is part of a set by a photographer called The Revolution who appears to have scaled one of the cranes adjacent to the Winter gardens in order to take some shots.

I’ve no idea whether they had access or permission to climb up there, but the results are stunning and the residents and workers of the St Paul’s towers will be in for a treat if these are the views that will be on offer when the development is complete.

The full set of Sheffield photos also includes an impressive one of the illuminated Winter gardens from the same angle.


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Sheffield on Twitter - an update

28 09 2008

Who’s new?

Back in June I did a round-up of how Sheffield people and organisations are using the micro-blogging site Twitter, which became the basis for the Sheffield Twitter users page.

I’ve had another look to see who or what else from the city has popped up in Twitter. Some of these accounts seem a bit stagnant, but then you never know when they might spring back into life…

radio2XS (Sheffield-based online radio station, set up by Jeff Cooper, formerly of Hallam FM)
http://twitter.com/radio2xs

RPG photography (award-winning Sheffield photographer; this may be a personal Twitter account)
http://twitter.com/arepeejee

Studio dust (a small, creative studio specialising in design; also on Flickr)
http://twitter.com/dustcollective

UK logo design (the design studio of Taylors graphic design, offering logo, web and print design)
http://twitter.com/designforum

Joining more dots (a Twitter account in its infancy; the website says that this company ‘looks to imaginative ways to use digital media and web services to enhance communication and collaboration, in business, education and health care’)
http://twitter.com/joiningmoredots

Plain advice (boutique marketing agency; looks quite new - the impression I get is that digital marketing is not their background)
http://twitter.com/chrisbell

Learning, teaching and assessment in higher education (again, looks like a personal Twitter account, however the accompanying blog features and interviews about innovation in learning and teaching from Hallam university)
http://twitter.com/amiddlet50


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City of Sheffield walkabout - a photo tour (photos)

20 04 2008

A collection of images comparing 1970s Sheffield and the city centre in 2008

I previously wrote about the fascinating 1970s council publication that I got my hands on a few months ago. Produced by the Sheffield City Promotions Committee, it offered visitors a guided tour of the town centre featuring commentary, photos and a map, all for just 25p (around £2.50 at today’s prices).

Though all black and white, the photos give an insight into how the city used to look and I thought it would be an interesting exercise to take comparative shots in the present day and put them side by side.

The photos are below. I’ve tried to frame the 2008 shots as closely to the originals as possible, although I think a wide angle lens was used on some. The modern-day shots have also been converted to black and white.

The shot of the registry office, or “wedding cake” as it was nicknamed isn’t here, and due to the BBC outside broadcast units, the image of the Crucible isn’t really a fair comparison. I will revisit Tudor Square when the snooker is over and also when the theatre has been redeveloped.

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