Mighty oaks from little acorns grow – Gumtree rebrand
Initially on seeing this new identity and rebrand for Gumtree it felt very much like an Estate Agents or Forestry Commission. Upon looking through the application of the identity across over media and seeing it ‘grow’ so to speak it really does come into it’s own. It feels both like it belongs online and also […]
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Logo Design
This work by Bond caught my eye over at logodesignlove a very simple but effective piece of design. Usually alot of detail in a logo design is a big ‘no no’ but here there are several versions the logo. The main one incorporates the names of those in the orchestra and another uses simple lines, such as […]
Great design I’ve seen this week – No:3
Spotted these illustrated numbers over at Skwirrol this week. Really well drawn and a nice balance between the design of the number and creating a character. Look forward to seeing the whole range.
Perfect valentine card design for the manically depressed?
Perfect valentine card design for the manically depressed? I stumbled across this excellent and very funny piece over at juxtapoz.com If anyone knows who produced the piece let me know as I’d be interested in seeing some of their other work and maybe feature it too. Thought it would make an excellent valentine card for/from […]
The Designers Republic has closed its doors
The Designers Republic has closed its doors Sad news this week as The Designers Republic closed their doors after 22 years of design work. The legendary design company who worked in many different sectors from music to video games to beer brands, created great design very much in their own style and will be very […]
Design Student Spotlight 1: Mike Messina
Design Student Spotlight 1: Mike Messina Like many designers and design companies I quite often receive CV’s and samples of work from design students. As much as I’d love to employ these designers I’m currently not in the position to do so, so rather than keeping hold of their work until the chance arises I […]
Artist / Designer Interview 6: Sara Blake
Artist / Designer Interview 6: Sara Blake 1. How long have you been an illustrator/designer? I’ve been drawing ever since I was a kid, but when I left my full-time job as an interactive designer last August I really started full steam ahead with digital illustration. As a kid and in college I mostly did […]
Is it fair to have public design competitions being entered by design professionals?
Is it fair to have public design competitions being entered by design professionals? After my post yesterday highlighting The Royal Mint’s new design competition to design a 50 pence for the 2012 London Olympics I came across a story on the Design Week website: Royal Mint to Launch Olympic coin competitions Which details that there […]
Design your own coin for the London 2012 Olympic Games
Design your own coin for the London 2012 Olympic Games The Royal Mint is currently running a design competition that’s open to everyone in the UK. The design competition involves designing the new 50p piece that celebrates the forthcoming 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games. The design competition is open to all UK residents aged […]
Artist / Designer Interview 5: Niki Brown
Artist / Designer Interview 5: Niki Brown 1. How long have you been a graphic designer? I would say that I’ve been dabbling in design since 1997 when I made one of my first websites with flaming text and geocities (ohhhh those were the days!). I went to school for graphic design and graduated in […]