Published on April 14th, 2007 39 appreciated comments »

Your feedback is much appreciated on this live logo design project. It’s for a company called Circle and they primarily offer web hosting. They’re undergoing a complete re-branding, branching out to offer addtional services, such as design, fax2email, servers, ADSL — a “complete solution” in their words.
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Published on April 10th, 2007 36 appreciated comments »

I’d like to give you credit for implementing what I believe is an excellent design element into your website or blog. Be it a great logo, footer, use of imagery, or something unique that I’ve not seen anywhere else. Hence my humble Creative Design Awards.
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Published on April 2nd, 2007 179 appreciated comments »

When it comes to seeing a logo that makes you wonder, “Why didn’t I think of that?”, what is it about the design that gives that impression?
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Published on March 28th, 2007 18 appreciated comments »
Are you a smoker? Would this cigarette packaging (above) put you off smoking? I bet Marlboro are loving this government addition to their cigarette packets. Pitcure the facial expression of your date, when you calmly light up a cigarette before flipping the packet onto the table where she sits opposite. I think it’d be a [...]
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Published on March 27th, 2007 18 appreciated comments »

Just how different is graphic design in the United States when compared with that of the rest of the world?
From the above image I think you’ll agree the difference is quite striking.
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Published on March 25th, 2007 15 appreciated comments »
Forget Apple. Forget Adobe. The three most important design tools known to man and woman are (in reverse order of importance): A nutritious breakfast A sketch pad (pencil included) Your brain Budding designers take note, a computer does not enter the top three. What’s up there in your top tools?
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Published on March 22nd, 2007 10 appreciated comments »

“You’ve got to wrap ‘em up in newspaper, not brown paper or white.”
How about this newspaper ad for a fish and chip shop? The lime segment is one I haven’t seen before. Lemon, yes, but lime? It even makes me think this particular chip shop is a little different to normal ones. First they show you a clever ad, then they introduce lime juice with your meal.
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Published on March 21st, 2007 9 appreciated comments »

With a CD cover as nicely designed as this, I wonder if the music lives up to expectations.
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Published on March 1st, 2007 6 appreciated comments »
The only award scheme in the world that is endorsed by over 50 national and international design associations is now open for entries. It’s called Eulda 2007 (European Logo Design Awards) and European designers, studios, agencies and their clients are all invited to enter. Any logo printed, published, broadcast or visible online between 1 January [...]
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