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How to create an advert that makes you hungry

Fish and chips newspaper ad

“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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Gui Boratto CD cover design

Gui Boratto CD

With a CD cover as nicely designed as this, I wonder if the music lives up to expectations.

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European logo design awards

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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Pulp Fiction in typography

Here’s a nice example of typography, designed around a scene from the excellent Tarantino movie, Pulp Fiction. Please be aware that there’s some harsh language throughout the video clip.

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Focus on art: Icaro Doria

Angola flag

Here’s a superb graphic interpretation of country flags that really got me thinking. The text is a little difficult to read so click on each flag to open a larger version in a new window / tab.

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How to use typography in music videos

The Child

Typography can be seen all around us, in almost every aspect of our lives. There’s a music video, called ‘The Child’ for French DJ Alex Gopher, which was created back in 1999 and it’s definitely worth a look if you haven’t seen it already. In fact, even if you have it’s still enjoyable.

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Movie title sequences

Movie title sequence

How big a movie fan are you? Do you get to the cinema early so you can watch the trailers or do you leave it until the last minute?

I’m a big movie lover. Especially those films with an added design element at the beginning.

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What is the graphic design process?

graphic design

A good graphic design process is structured around ensuring the client gets the highest quality solution and service appropriate to their business, marketing or communication problem. There are four major steps involved in graphic design.

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