Archive for May, 2008

Think Inside the Box

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Original Post: Think Inside the Box / 2modern This inverted construction, by the name of Fractal 23, was designed by Japanese designer Takeshi Miyakawa.  My assumption is that the number 23, within the title, stands for 23 various-sized compartments.   Such smart use of space is really useful in urban living quarters,  I ...

Honda goes live

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Original Post: Honda goes live / creative review Honda ad originally shown live on Channel 4 The first UK live television ad played out last night on Channel 4 - it was a three-minute spot for Honda, featuring a team of sky jumpers spelling out the brand’s name to promote the ‘difficult is ...

Found Type Friday #50

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Original Post: Found Type Friday #50 / it's nice, that Charlie Chambers has sent me these amazing images. To put them into context, he say, "I am currently making a short film about Maritime Pilots and so have been around lots of big ships. I have become interested by all the painted markings on the ...

Found Type Friday #50

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Original Post: Found Type Friday #50 / acejet Charlie Chambers has sent me these amazing images. To put them into context, he say, "I am currently making a short film about Maritime Pilots and so have been around lots of big ships. I have become interested by all the painted markings on the side of ...

Alex Parrott

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Original Post: Alex Parrott / the serif Alex Parrott has some beautiful brand work on his website. Look out for the wedding invite logo, the wine merchants, and the painter decorator.

Winning is Everything?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Original Post: Winning is Everything? / tokyo art beat My first experience of the Turner Prize was at the Southampton City Art Gallery in the UK in 1996. The work of the four nominated artists was being showcased around the country, and I found myself glued to a Channel 4 documentary that ...

Fresh meat

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Original Post: Fresh meat / we made this   Summer's almost here, so it's time to go check out the fresh meat being served up by the country's design colleges. There are 984,623,888 Art & Design students graduating this year in the UK alone (probably), and it can be tough to find the best ...

4th of July Traditions Contest!

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Original Post: 4th of July Traditions Contest! / 2modern CLICK HERE TO ENTER! >>>>

Fresh meat

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Original Post: Fresh meat / we made this   Summer's almost here, so it's time to go check out the fresh meat being served up by the country's design colleges. There are 984,623,888 Art & Design students graduating this year in the UK alone (probably), and it can be tough to find the best ...

Shiny Happy Logos

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Original Post: Shiny Happy Logos / brand new With title apologies to R.E.M.. Yes, you are correct, there is not much new to this logo, and it's quite likely that you didn't even notice the change if you happen to be a DIRECTV subscriber. But I find this to be an excellent example ...