古城伦敦 创意新裳 London: A Creative Capital

简介∶英国伦敦以浓厚的人文气息闻名，人文底蕴也让伦敦成为文化创意产业人才培养的摇篮。随著我们逐渐重视文创产业的经济潜力，姊让我们深入研究伦敦这个他山之石所能带给我们的启发。

London: A Creative Capital

London has long been considered one of the world’s creative capitals. Students from across the globe compete to get into the top art and design schools like Central Saint Martins, London College of Fashion and Goldsmiths. This year, a variety of showcase events have put London’s creative prowess in the spotlight once more — and we’re not even counting the Olympics!

In April, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II gave London’s creative talent the opportunity to show what they were made of in eye-catching fashion. Two London-based firms had a hand to play in the spectacular technology known as projection mapping, which appeared to make Buckingham Palace come alive. For the new kids on the block, there was the 27th New Designers exhibition in June. The competition featured work from 3,500 design graduates from fields as diverse as animation and product design and is seen as a springboard to launching the careers of budding designers.

Then, this month, the 10th London Design Festival will see design-related events taking place across the city over a 10-day period. The centerpiece of the festival is the Landmark Designs project, where world-famous architects are commissioned to produce works for some of London’s best-known public spaces.

London, it seems, is at the pinnacle of its creative evolution. How could it possibly get any better?

古城伦敦 创意新裳 伦敦长久以来被视为世上的创意首都之一。全球各地的学生争相进入中央圣马丁、伦敦时尚学院以及金匠学院这类顶尖的艺术与设计学校。今年，各式各样的展示活动再次让伦敦的创意能力受到万众瞩目—— 我们甚至还没有把奥运涵盖在内呢！

四月时，女王伊莉莎白二世的钻禧庆典让伦敦的创意人才有机会以抢眼的方式展现他们的能耐。两家伦敦公司展示了名为光雕投影的惊人科技，让白金汉宫彷佛活了起来。对於新进的设计人才，则有六月的第廿七届新生代设计人展览。这场竞赛展示了 3,500 名设计毕业生的作品，参赛者擅长的领域从动画到产品设计应有尽有。这项活动被视为新进设计师开展事业的跳板。

接著，在这个月，第十届伦敦设计节将在十天的期间内於伦敦各地举办许多设计相关的活动。设计节的重点活动是地标设计计画，世界知名的建筑师获委托为伦敦一些最广为人知的公共空间设计作品。

看来伦敦正处於其创意演化进程中的顶点。伦敦还有可能有更出色的表现吗？

2012/09/10(一) We can pay by direct deposit once we receive shipment.

只要一收到货，我们就直接存入货款。

2012/09/11 (二) What kind of discount can you offer?

你们能提供什麽样的折扣？

2012/09/12 (三) This is the best deal we can offer.

我们最多只能出这个价钱。

2012/09/13(四) I think we're agreed on everything.

我想我们在每件事上都达成共识了。

2012/09/14 (五) Am I allowed to bring these items in my carry-on bag?

我可以把这些物品放在随身行李里吗？