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Brill Brits
Did anyone watch the Brit Awards last night (Tue 21 Feb)? I was quite impressed with the look and style of the Brits event identity this year – from the staging to the trophy design.
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Selling and smelling like hot potatoes
You are waiting for a bus, its finger numbing cold, you skipped breakfast and your tummy is rumbling like a Japanese earthquake tremor, the last thing you probably need is the mouth-watering aroma of a jacket potato.
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The progression of Windows
With customers dropping Microsoft Windows and moving to more appealing alternatives such as Apple iphone, OS X and Google Android, Microsoft has been trying to address by reworking their products.
Starting with their range of mobile phones, Microsoft introduced the Metro UI (User interface).
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Chalk art… more than just Pub signs
Eating in a favoured cafe today, I was analysing how effective hand drawn chalk displays are, especially in building some brand values (food so fresh our signs can’t be printed etc). Then, in browsing the online world of design, looking for an interesting story I discovered the work of Dana Tanamachi, a Brooklyn-based graphic designer and “custom chalk letterer”.
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Obama fever again?
Four years on and camp Obama is once again getting ready for the grand election event.
While looking through the campaign identites for the current election candidates I found some of the unselected campaign ideas for Barack Obama back in 2008.
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Design Museum’s Design Awards
The Design Museum’s Awards, ‘Designs of the Year 2012’, showcase some of the most innovative and imaginative designs from around the world, covering seven categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Product and Transport. The 100 shortlisted entries will be on exhibition from the 08 February until the 15th July and the winners will be announced at an Awards event on 24th April. Here are a couple of my favourites… but I am sure you will all have different views?
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Royal Mail honours the life of Roald Dahl
Royal Mail has released a new set of stamps to celebrate and honour the work of classic children’s author, Roald Dahl. According to their website – “Royal Mail showcases – in tribute to one of the world’s greatest storytellers, this unique collection celebrates his most famous works, his best-loved characters and tales of his extraordinary life.”
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For people who use their hands as their eyes: Braille-iant
Wimpy have released a video to promote the restaurant’s Braille menu for sight-disabled customers.
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Cathedral of Lights
The Light Festival Ghent is a event held in the town centre of Ghent Belguim. In the event the town is transformed into a magical display of lights performances and projection shows.
One of the highlights of this event was a creation by Luminarie Cagna, a Catherdral of light.
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