31.12.10

MUSIC OF 2010.

So much good music this year but I've tried to narrow my top albums down to five. In no particular order:
Soul Khan - Soul Like Khan (Hip Hop)
Sage Francis - Li(f)e (Hip Hop/Indie)
Grammatik - No Shortcuts (Hip Hop Breaks/Electronic/Dubstep)
Ratatat - LP4 (Electronic)
Your Demise - The Kids We Used To Be (Hardcore/Punk)
Do yourself a favour and listen to ALL of these albums.





CLEAN AS A BEAN IN A WASHING MACHINE.

An illustration I've just finished, given to my girlfriend for Christmas.

28.12.10

ANTREPO.

Minimalist effect in the maximalist market - A great project by design studio Antrepo.





22.12.10

PANTONE COLOUR OF 2011.

Pantone have announced their Colour Of The Year for 2011 - Honeysuckle!

20.12.10

14.12.10

GARFIELD X BUFF MONSTER.

Buff Monster for the new The Hundreds x Garfield project...

REDKROFT.

Another great portfolio, this time from Polish studio Redkroft.
Work for Absolut Vodka below.


SUMMER IN SF.

Prints by super studio Dowling Duncan. Check out their mammoth portfolio here.



9.12.10

VON ZIPPER MANCHU.

On my summer 2011 wish list...



8.12.10

OLIVIER VALSECCHI

Beautiful photography by French snapper Olivier Valsecchi.


POTION COCKTAIL BAR.

I recently completed branding and stationery work for Potion, a cocktail bar in London. See the project here.

4.12.10

SUPER MAMIKA.

French photographer Sacha Goldberger presents photos of his super grandma.




2.12.10

STEFAN SAGMEISTER 99%

Entertaining and interesting video of Sagmeister talking about some of his type-endeavours.

CRAZY HILLS OF SAN FRANCISCO.

Photograph by Hakan Dahlström which is not what it first appears.

1.12.10

OWLS BY JOSH BRILL.

Limited edition prints, signed and numbered by artist Josh Brill. Available from Lumadessa.




BLACKBOX CASE.

Wooden case for you Macbook from Blackbox Case.

30.11.10

GABRIEL DAWE.

The amazing work of Gabriel Dawe.



25.11.10

TURBACONEPIC THANKSGIVING.

Not exactly design related but definitely a must see for any carnivore...

JAY Z - DECODED.

Jay Z's autobiography and omnipresent advertising campaign.
"When I first started working on this book, I told my editor that I wanted it to do three important things. The first was to make the case that hip-hop lyrics-not just my lyrics, but those of every great MC-are poetry if you look at them closely enough. The second was I wanted the book to tell a little bit of the story of my generation, to show the context for the choices we made at a violent and chaotic crossroads in recent history. And the third piece was that I wanted the book to show how hip-hop created a way to take a very specific and powerful experience and turn it into a story that everyone in the world could feel and relate to."
Via Fubiz.





23.11.10

ELEVADOR.

A great way to display a great typeface - Oliver Hoffman's final year project.



22.11.10

ADULT DVD COVERS.

Adult DVD sleeves.


18.11.10

TYPE THE SKY.

Check out Lisa Rienermann's portfolio for all kinds of type goodness.

17.11.10

NIKE RUNNING.

Video for Nike Running by Spanish studio Home de Caramel.

HANNAH DOLLERY.

An original piece of self-promotion from New Zealand-born designer Hannah Dollery.

12.11.10

MACIEJ LESZCZYNSKI.

The work of Maciej Leszczyński - landscape and cityscape photographer, based in Poland.