It came as no real surprise when Glasgow based studios Berg and Effektive – both close bosom buddies of Bitique – merged earlier this year. The result is Freytag Anderson, and by the looks of it their early work is every bit as good as you would expect.

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Our friends at Modern Designers have just finished this beautiful site for Slow Space Bjørvika, a public art space in the port area of Oslo. With initiatives ranging from mobile bread baking ovens to a hundred year diary of events.

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Watching Twitter explode this evening has got me thinking about iOS’s first major overhaul to the UI, is it good or is it bad? Jonny Ives is definitely someone who knows what he is doing when it comes to industrial product design but is he a user interface designer?

I know 3 years ago when Steve Jobs presented the iPad, people were laughing at him sat there with an oversized iPhone but look what happened, the tablet started a revolution on the way we consume digital content, throughout our daily life.

I have seen ‘Fisher Price’ comments and the obligatory “Oh dears” but one thing is for sure, Apple are market leaders who know what they are doing. Although I have been less than enamoured with iTunes 11; Jonny Ives first’s major attempt at a UI overhaul, finding it quite confusing to use, not feeling like I have the whole view of my collection.

I find the choice of Helvetica Neue Ultra Light a little strange though, seeing as Google seems to have adopted it for most of it’s apps and Google Glass UI. I personally find it a little flimsy at small sizes for screens and would have preferred something a little heavier but I’m not an Apple UI designer, just a consumer.

What do you think of the UI change? Do you think it will improve usability? Nice for a change? Will it improve performance on lower spec iPhones?

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New book from Mark Bloom aka Mash Creative available to pre-order now

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New website for screenprinter extraordinaire Kate Gibb.

Having followed her work since the late 90′s I’m excited to see Kate finally have a home for all her screenprints, her blog has been a great resource for inspiration and great to see all her work in one place. Check it…

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FontSmith – Emeric a new typeface available in 11 weights

Phil Garnham is a busy man, I had the pleasure of inviting Fontsmith last year to talk in Manchester but such is his commitment to work he sent founder Jason Smith and buried his head into more typefaces (and moving house). Looking at Fontsmith’s recent output you can see this commitment and new face ‘Emeric’ is the result of two years work, a simple but expressive sans serif that feels distinctly individual but still holds clarity.

To accompany the release of Emeric a host of creatives such as Build, Bibliotheque, Studio Dumbar & Pentagram have created posters screen printed by Dan Mather and available with limited purchases. A supporting print piece has lovingly been created by Exeter’s Believe In® showing the versatility of the family, I’m looking forward to getting my hands on a printed copy.

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A delightfully simple range of limited edition, screen printed ipad docks

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Stunning Fedrigoni product guide from local lad, Luigi Carnovale and his studio Design LSC.

At 464 pages this sourcebook uses mixed stocks, and various print techniques to present the entire range of papers, boards, envelopes and speciality print products from Fedrigoni. With each product displayed across a double page spread, specifiers, printers and designers are able to access, sheet size, colour, weight and price at a glance.

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I’ve loved the work of illustrator Kerry Hyndman for a while and one day I will get around to buying one of her “All hail real ale” prints. Until then however, I’m content to gawp at these wonderful London map illustrations — and gawp at them you can, as they are gracing the windows of London based large format print specialists Graphical Tree.

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Being a man who has done the odd bit of work for the property market in my life, I really like this project by Kevin Macey – for the Central Saint Giles development in London.

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