Published on March 22nd, 2007 Read the 10 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 Read the 7 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 Read the 5 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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Published on February 25th, 2007 Read the 7 comments »
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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Published on February 16th, 2007 Read the 15 comments »

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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Published on February 12th, 2007 Read the 9 comments »

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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Published on February 5th, 2007 Read the 5 comments »

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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Published on October 9th, 2006 View the comment thread »

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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