Monthly Archives: April 2008

Nice photography

Written by anthony. Posted on 28 April, 2008. Filed under Inspiration. No comments.
Holger Pooten and Lara Jade are two UK-based photographers whose portfolios have recently impressed me, specifically their personal work. I’m not sure what it is about having a disturbing element contrasted with a clean, fashion, styled aesthetic (like the image above by Holger) but for some reason I find it really engaging and comical - [...]

Functional, then beautiful, type

Written by anthony. Posted on 18 April, 2008. Filed under Inspiration, Opinion, Research. Tagged , , . No comments.
Jason Smith of Font Smith has just launched a new typeface for Mencap as part of their revised branding called FS Mencap. The face involved close development with focus groups over a 3-month period to ensure people with learning disabilities can see it clearly and are able to easily read it. I like that it [...]

2008 D&AD nominations (my vote)

Written by anthony. Posted on 16 April, 2008. Filed under Events, Inspiration. Tagged . No comments.
This website for UniQlo Japan has an amazing mesmerising appeal to it. Everything is based around a 5 second beat, and it’s been executed beautifully — especially the type and colour. It’s one of hundreds of sites submitted for nomination for a D&AD award this year and I wouldn’t be surprised if it not only gets [...]

China Design Now

Written by anthony. Posted on 14 April, 2008. Filed under Events. Tagged . No comments.
China Design Now is currently showing at the V&A in London. The exhibition covers design from 3 Chinese cities; Shenzen, Shaghai and Bejing. I went and viewed the exhibition last weekend and was quite impressed with the typographic experiments and use of colour, especially from Shenzhen. Shenzen is seen as the hub of graphic design [...]