The not so new craze – Pinterest
I wrote a post just over a year ago about my love for pinterest, I started using it quite early on when it was in beta stages of development. It seems to have taken the world by storm now and there have been a lot of people commenting on how it is good for business,...
On finding my voice and not panicing
[Pocket Planner by Jessica Hische, writter of the blog post featured in this post and inspirational typographer and designer, I have this planner and carry it with me everywhere, wouldn't be without it!] Recently, I have been trying and trying to draw more, write more, sketch more, read more, lots of things…more and better. I’ve...
If 2011 were a typeface…
…It would be Bernard Condensed. Alix asked on Twitter a while ago ‘If 2011 was a typeface, which one would it be for you?’ and yesterday seemed to be the perfect day to think about this kind of thing (but I’m a bit late). So, this is what I think, generally speaking 2011 was a...
This made me smile then wince in pain slightly…
I was searching istock for some sort of healthcare images and these images appeared next to each other in the results, made me feel a bit queasy…
Kern and Shape Type
I’m a bit late with this one but a couple of weeks ago, everyone across the internet was trying their hand at a bit of kerning. It was made by a company called Method of Action which is a peer-to-peer education for people who want to get things done. KernType is a game that will help you understand...
300 in 3 years
I can’t believe I whizzed passed 3 years and 300 posts without even realising! Thank you to everyone who has supported, commented, read this blog and just been generally awesome over the last 3 years. It’s mad to think that it was 3 years ago since I was at the beginning of my second year...
Is there anybody out there?
I use Google reader to keep track of blogs which are being updated, just to keep up with current design news and hear about what others are up to. The thing is, I follow 274 different blogs and they have been added to my list over the last 2 years. Google reader tells me daily...
In other news…
So, it has been a while since I’ve posted properly on here. I would just like to do a little update on what I’ve been up to over the last few months. A few days ago, it was exactly a year ago since I started my Graphic design placement, which then became a full-time job....
World Oven’s Make Something by Cowan
I think the concept of this World Oven packaging is great. It’s fun, clever and yet I think to myself, I wish I’d thought of that. Designed by Cowan, New Zealand. The brief was to move World Oven into a more daring space and appeal to the consumer’s sense of adventure, while retaining international influence. Cowan...
Notebook&Me
Inspired by Sandy Suffield’s Things&People. I’ve created one of my own: This is my notebook. I’ve got an amalgamation of notebooks: big ones, small ones, squared ones, plain ones, ones for doodles, ones for lists and one for diary writing. But this one is slightly special. It is filled up to the brim with notes,...
Creative Mornings
Creative mornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge, and includes a 20 minute talk, plus coffee! You can currently join us in New York, Zurich, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and soon Chicago and London. A while ago, I saw that these Creative mornings took place in New...
Pantone Postcards
Three of my absolute favourite things: 1. Pantone – since when was it cool? 2. Stationery – not quite sure why I love it but anything I can write or draw on, I’m there! 3. Colour – I just love the colours, so perfect and bright! These would make me want to send notes to...
