June 11, 2011 • 7:15 pm 1
Awesome daily online sketch book by my mate Becky. She has set herself the challenge of creating a heart shaped ‘design’ every day for 2011. Each heart that is created has a lovely story with it. Check it out here.
Filed under: Blogs, Graphic, blog, design, illustration, Rebekah Lock
June 5, 2011 • 9:43 pm 2
Fantastic blog of Pia Jane Bijkerk – if you want to see lovely work and photographs. In Pia’s own words she is “an internationally acclaimed stylist, photographer and author specializing in interiors, still life & food. She continues to use her home as her workshop and her travels as inspiration and delights in stepping off the beaten path to discover the unexpected for her clients and readers…and divides her time working and living between Sydney, Parisand a houseboat in Amsterdam.”
To give a flavour of her and her work I have selected at random a post that looks great of window displays + installations that she worked on. Windows featured are: Better Read Than Dead + Newspaper Taxi (in Brisbane, I think), Shearers (in Leichhardt). (Have taken all the work pics out of context, which I hate to do…but if you want to read more check out the link here).
Like the pics of the work as much as the work itself…Words and images from Pia’s site.
Filed under: Blogs, Design, Photography, blog, photography, Pia Jane Bijkerk, typography
May 10, 2011 • 8:07 pm 0
Stumbled across this site when I was doing some research about branding – took me to a post from back in 07. Anyway always great to find new inspiration blogs out there esp from a pretty cool agency –
johnson banks Thought for the week blog here.
And for good measure here is a pic of their V&A map that is going to be included in Creative Review’s Annual – featured here on their blog. Have to say – love their work…
Filed under: Blogs, Design, Graphic, blog, design, johnson banks
May 9, 2011 • 10:27 pm 2
Can’t quite remember how I stumbled across this site – but anyway – awesome work on a blog called Birdwatching.
“Our common aim is to connect, support and promote female graphic designers everywhere. We do this through concrete actions such as initiating dialogue, curating showcases and arranging participatory activities.”
More to follow in the coming weeks.
Words: Birdwatching
Illustration: Julia Schonlau featured here.
Filed under: Blogs, Design, Graphic, Illustration, birdwatching, blog
March 20, 2011 • 9:57 pm 0
Love the simplicity and thought behind this.
“A small design studio needs many different office materials for its communication. In order to cut down on costs, resources and waste, I had to rethink the design of stationery. Plans of 9 different items are printed on one sheet of paperboard using only two printing inks. A paper with excellent environmental credentials from Gmund has been used.
The required item can be cut out on demand. From one sheet of paper you can get:
– two small folders
– one large folder
– 7 CD packages, 5 medium sized cards and one bookmark
– two small notebook covers and 6 small cards
– two large notebook covers
Variable information such as my logo and address are printed on removable stickers. Printing waste is therefore minimal as materials can be used in various ways, reused and recycled at the end of their lifecycle.”
Matjaz Cuk Visual Identity – words and images taken from here.
Seen via Behance twitter feed.
Filed under: Design, Graphic, Printing techniques, branding, design, identity, matjaz cuk, print
March 15, 2011 • 9:37 pm 0
Two of my favourite studios coming together here.
Designed by EHD and printed by SOF – Words EHD.
“We created this identity with the understanding that we would be traveling for a year…Instead of a standard letterhead, we opted for a postcard and notecard. We felt this was more mobile and highlighted the idea that we were on the road. We also use a stamp to pinpoint our location on a map on the mailing label…Our new blog was a large part of this trip…we wanted to have something to give people we met along the way, or those people or places we wanted to feature that wasn’t as stuffy as a business card. Our solution was the blog pog – a bit quirkier leave behind that let people know we were going to blog about them (EHD Likes You) or simply directed people to the blog to find out more (EHD Was Here).”
Eight Hour Day + Studio on Fire both awesome + both in Minneapolis…!
Filed under: Design, Graphic, Printing techniques, branding, design, eight hour day, identity, print, studio on fire
March 8, 2011 • 10:00 pm 0
I haven’t visited Studio On Fire’s site for a while – too much stunning print work on offer to even make an informed choice! Top of their blog seems a great place to start…
“These cards were letterpress printed in three colors on an appropriately sandy colored Mohawk Loop Antique Vellum Husk, custom pasted to a 220lb weight. Note how the island seal is printed in with just tonal transparent white ink. After the letterpress printing, these sheets were pasted back to back with digitally printed sheets (with the island beach image) for a 320lbC final weight. Those sheets were trimmed into oversize 4 x 2 inch business cards and edge colored in a matching blue.”
“This textural business card was designed by island director Cathy Daly for Musha Cay, David Copperfield’s lush 700 acre tropical retreat.”
Studio On Fire – words + work
Filed under: Design, Graphic, Printing techniques, paper, print, studio on fire
March 1, 2011 • 8:40 pm 0
“Graphic Design on The Radio is a radio show about graphic design. It features interviews with leading designers who talk about their work and play music that has inspired and influenced them.” Latest podcast with Nat Hunter (Airside) and John O’Reilly (Varoom)
Via Adrian Shaughnessy’s tweet.
Note to self: Pre-Order TD 63-73.
Filed under: Podcast / Seminars, adrian shaughnessy, Airside, design, Graphic Design on the Radio, John O'Reilly, Nat Hunter, podcast, talk, Varoom
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