Design in the fishbowl

Missing the obvious

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:13:15 +0000

Like many other graphic designers around the world, I was rather excited to see the...

JELLY not Jell-O..

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:00:00 +0000

I love this neat redesign** for America’s iconic ‘Jell-O’ brand - really...

Lego Revival

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:27:31 -0100

Lego Revival: Iconic retro brands possess strong currency right now. The latest hails not from the...

Live what you love

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:56:00 -0100

I’ve just treated myself to a lovely little letterpress print from Hijirik - although I...

Paper type

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:46:00 -0100

Gorgeous handcrafted typographical illustrations with a character and depth you don’t get even...

Style is not just for Christmas

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:55:00 -0100

It’s a well known fact amongst beloved friends and family that I am somewhat of an odd...

Amazingly clever logos

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:27:40 -0100

Amazingly clever logos: A nice post on some ‘amazingly clever logos’ over at Abduzeedo....

lunchbagart: Red XIII I adore these amazingly illustrated lunch...

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:34:32 -0100

lunchbagart:

Red XIII

I adore these amazingly illustrated lunch bags - my favourite so far is Red XIII (from the Final Fantasy game series). Great style, and I’d go crazy for these with my lunch every day!

Aardman's dark side...

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:32:07 -0100

Aardman's dark side...: A new YouTube channel from the fantastic Aardman Animations - the beloved...

melaniecolburn: contemptslot: via deltafoxtrot, maddux:...

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:14:55 +0000

melaniecolburn:

contemptslot: via deltafoxtrot, maddux: ffffound

Disney/Pixar comics

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:12:00 +0000

I was very excited this morning to find a recent post at Newsarama announcing that Boom! Studios...

Movie Poster Quiz

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:39:00 +0000

Over at Empire magazine they’ve put together an infuriating little quiz on poster...

10 ways to become a better designer

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:55:14 +0000

Over at VCC Graphics today an interesting post caught my eye, and it’s definitely something...

7 Random Things (or, A Designer's Favourites)

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:14:00 +0000

Inspired by the lovely CJ.ESQ and his ‘7 Random Things Game’ - because I’m trying...

WALL•E poster design

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:52:33 +0000

I’ll admit, I’m slightly obsessed with WALL•E - and I haven’t even seen the film...

"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the..."

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:52:07 +0000

“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let...

The right light

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:50:42 +0000

For the foreseeable future I will be refurbishing my new home, so the last few months for me have...

One Word Blog Day '08

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:45:43 +0000

Crestfallen

Tag! I'm it!

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:36:00 +0000

I decided to take up the tag from the lovely Life in a Venti Cup, so here goes: What did you do 10...

Brand omnipotence

Sun, 18 May 2008 19:25:00 +0000

Thursday’s new Google logo, to celebrate the anniversary of the first laser, got me thinking....