Brand Design for Museum of Arts and Design NYC – By Pentagram
The Museum of Arts and Design in New York has been recently rebranded by Pentagram Using the acronym ‘MAD’ as the identity has given it lots of uses and made it in my
Artist / Designer Interview 3 – Kim White
Artist / Designer Interview 3 – Kim White How long have you been an illustrator? I grew up in the mid-fifties the son of an illustrator. In my early teens, I followed my father and his promise of a career in commercial art that will be ‘fun’ and ‘glamorous’ and ‘rewarding’. This was about the […]
How to get a job as a Graphic Designer
Photo by ptobin Just the other day I received a question on Twitter from Adam at Design4Love: “Hi.. how are you? Do you have any tips for me how to get into the UK design industry (Other than sending applications to agencies). Thanks!” Which got me thinking about how difficult it was for me and […]
Design Book Review 2 – Logo by Michael Evamy
Logo by Michael Evamy The Blurb: ‘Logo showcases the greatest logos in use today. Whether it is the product of a flash of inspiration or a flood of research the logo remains one of the most powerful resources available to organisations for winning the attention of a global, time-poor audience. There is work by […]
Club Flyer Design: London Burlesque Social Club Flyers
Club Flyer Design: London Burlesque Social Club Flyers I received these club flyers via email as part of the new marketing campaign from Madame Jojo’s Nightclub and just had to post them up. They are in my opinion a good example of great flyer design. Using a pulp fiction / freak show style of […]
You have Beautiful Eyes: Eyescapes
I stumbled across a great set of photography which highlights something which most of us don’t get much of a chance to look at very closely (unless you’re an Optician!) and that’s eyes! Take a look at the link and I think you’ll agree there are some beautiful colours, you almost forget they are eyes […]
Artist / Designer Interview 2 – Oddhero
Artist / Designer Interview 2 – Oddhero This months artist / designer interview is with Oddhero a duo who design and sell Prints and TShirts … David Gray and Stewart Bremner are two of Oddhero’s founders. Gray is based in New York City, Bremner in Edinburgh, Scotland. How long have you been a graphic artist? DG: […]
Design Book Review – Hand Job : A Catalog of Type by Michael Perry
This is the first in a monthly series of design book reviews, where I’ll cover the books that really are inspiring to me or are just a great design resource. The books I’ll be covering will range in subjects from graphic design through to arts-related books. Hand Job : A Catalog of Type by Michael […]
Banksy reminds us of Hurricane Katrina
New painted murals by world famous street artist Banksy has been found in New Orleans to mark the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The street artist produced these pieces to remind of the devastation Hurricane Katrina caused and to pay respect to the people of New Orleans who
Can Twitter be used for Business?
This week I’ve been looking into the subject of Twitter and its possible use to market a design business. I have to say a thank you for to Nikki Pilkington for her great post about the subject Using Twitter for Business this post really inspired me to look into the possibilities rather than just writing […]