Such a clever idea – punctuation earrings designed by Tom Paul Carey.
Filed under: Graphic Design, Shopping, earrings, Punctuate everything you speak, Tom Paul Carey
November 29, 2009 • 4:56 pm 0
Make some noise!
Loving the typography on this bag, designed by Wyeth Hansen for Part Of It.
Filed under: Graphic Design, Shopping, Typography, Make Some Noise, Part Of It, tote bag, Wyeth Hansen
April 3, 2009 • 12:19 pm 0
Type coasters
I saw these awesome type coasters in the latest copy of Creative Review. I went straight on to the Veer website to buy some, only to be told they only ship to North America. Boooooo.
Filed under: Graphic Design, Shopping, Typography, Baskerville, coasters, Creative Review, Typography, Veer
March 2, 2009 • 5:35 pm 1
City Fonts – the t-shirt
I’d forgotten about the old Mac Chicago font! That takes me back to the old B&W Macs I used in first year at secondary school. The ones with the tiny little screens.March 2, 2009 • 5:08 pm 0
Emily Hogarth’s papercut designs
I’m in awe of anyone who can be in this much control of a scalpel!
Filed under: Greeting cards, Illustration, Shopping, Emily Hogarth, papercut design, scalpel
February 28, 2009 • 8:14 pm 0
The Thrift Book by India Knight
I borrowed this from a work colleague and really enjoyed reading it.
It’s packed with thrifty hints and tips and the design is great too. I love the gold foil-block on the cover – although don’t know how much it says “thrifty”!
The quirky illustrations were created by Debbie Powell.
Filed under: Book Design, Illustration, Shopping, Debbie Powell, India Knight, The Thrift Book
February 27, 2009 • 1:15 pm 1
Queen Nigella
Ok, I know Christmas is long gone but one of my favourite presents was the Nigella Christmas cook book.
The layout was beautiful and the food photography stunning.
I have now decided that my dream design project would be to be art direct a Nigella Lawson cookbook! What about one on summer picnic food? Lots of gingham prints, outdoor shots of picnic blankets and hampers laden with Nigella’s finest…
Now I’m confused – is it the prospect of the design or the prospect of the food that’s got me so excited?
Filed under: Book Design, Books, Cooking, Graphic Design, Photography, Shopping, Book Design, layout, Nigella Lawson
February 27, 2009 • 11:54 am 0
Eggpress stationery
I’m a bit of a card snob ie I’d never buy one from a supermarket, Clinton Cards or Hallmark.
I tend to favour the more individual designs you can find in Paper Tiger or the Red Door Gallery.
If this sounds pretentious then fair enough, but I don’t see the point in giving one unless it’s right for the intended person.
Eggpress stationery has long been a favourite of mine. I love the texture of the paper and the slightly grainy, faded imagery.
Above is a thank you card I bought for a friend.
Filed under: Greeting cards, Letterpress, Print making, Shopping, Stationery, Eggpress, Letterpressing, Print making, Staionery
February 27, 2009 • 10:51 am 0
London exhibitions
One of the reasons I sometimes really wish I lived in London…
I was down visiting my cousin at the beginning of the month so took the opportunity to visit the Design Museum again. I love this place! And not just for the amazing gift shop and the beautiful building. The featured exhibition was fashion designer Hussein Chalayan (who I admit I had never heard of before going) and I found it really interesting. Some of the fashions were really off the wall but I spent at least an hour just watching the videos of his catwalk shows.
I had been hoping to catch the British Insurance Designer of the Year 2009 again (I saw it last year when I was in London briefly with work), but I missed it by a week. At least they have a photographic record of everything here.
And while I’m at it, the Tate Modern’s has just opened Rodchenko and Popova – Defining Constructivism. I’m really drawn to the constructivist style of graphic design with it’s abstract collages and striking typography. Last year I went to Foto – Modernity in Central Europe 1918 to 1945 at the Dean Gallery in Edinburgh and found it particularly inspiring.
Anyway, I think I’ll need to find an excuse for another trip down there before the end of May.
Filed under: Exhibitions, London, Shopping, Brit Insurance Designer of the Yea 2009, Constructivism, Design Museum, Hussein Chalayan, Popova, Rodchenko, Tate Modern, The Dean Gallery
