From the reader #1
A quick roundup from my feed reader. Might be a regular thing. Might not.
This modular brand identity for Animodul (a brand of clothes and toys for children) caught my eye. Wonderfully crafted by Atipo.
Bernadette Jiwa writes about dealing with client fear. Good read.
Nikki at 300million got her hands on some Plopp chocolate and Spunk liquorice. Tasty?
Simon from Pixmac took time to ask me some questions and published my answers on the Pixmac blog.
“The mundane can be unspeakably amazing.” Khoi Vinh on parenthood.
I like the simplicity of the Five Details logo created by Hicksdesign back in April.
“Even the barcode, the style runt of product labeling, is getting gussied up.” Art in Aisle 5, on WSJ. And related, Talkable Barcodes, on Brand Autopsy.
Not every day you see a different idea for egg packaging (note the barcode, too).
There’s going to be a fifth season of Mad Men. We’re in for a wait, but good news.
The Basics of Typography, by Christian Bailey on Design Instruct, via Type for you.
A good quote:
“How do you know when it’s done? Of course, it’s not done. It’s never done. That’s not the right question. The question is: when is it good enough?”
— SETH GODIN
Lovely map of the British Isles created from text relating to the geographical location. You can buy a print from Theo. Via We Made This.
I’ll be back to slightly more regular blog action soon.
P.s. A quick “thanks again” to Miles.
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Hello, David.
Thank you for sharing these articles. I read four of them and liked them all. Animodul logo it’s just great!
Bye!
Wow…the Animodul logo and branding voice is just amazing. They took a shape I have often toyed with myself and took it a place I could only dream about…kudos!!!
Thank you David. I am an avid reader of your blog, I feel a little taller now to see my article linked from your site!
No probs, Christian. I’ve just added a link in the blog post to your personal domain, too.
Nice one! You are too kind!