Logo Impressions by a 5-year-old
2nd February 2012
This video by identity designer Adam Ladd is amazing. He asked his 5 year old what she thought about the logos he showed her.
Have you ever looked at the Olympic logo as though it were a baby’s toy? Now you will.
Gorgeous and insightful.
(via swiss-miss)
CommentShine Shine
1st February 2012
Oh! The crazy illustrations and gorgeous colours of Shine Shine fabrics are bea-ut-i-ful.
Shine Shine graphics are designed by Heidi Chisholm, a South African who now lives in Brooklyn. Check out stores like Heartworks and African Image in Cape Town for their products.
All You Need Is Love
1st February 2012
The fine folk over at Smashing Magazine have released their pick for February’s Desktop Wallpaper Calendar series.
Lots of very Valentine’s Day (read: Wedding!) appropriate ones. I like this one by Allison Brown.
Check out the rest here.
Reality TV
1st February 2012
This Reality TV venn diagram designed by Vulture made me laugh this morning! Especially the intersecting ‘Cake’ ‘Weddings’ and ‘Wars’ overlap!
(via LaughingSquid)
Kama Sutra
30th January 2012
Part of Penguin’s Graphic Classics series, where every classic re-edited is paired with an artist to produce collectable works, the cover of this new edition Kama Sutra has been illustrated by vector queen Malika Favre.
A playful, bold alphabet makes up the words Kama Sutra, while the colours are a nod to the books Indian origins. With original text by Vātsyāyana and no pictures inside, I think in this case you can definitely judge a book by it’s cover. Sexy.
(via Core77)
Oh Expletive!
25th January 2012
Oh Expletive! is a project by Safwat Saleem about “ass kicking and mayhem.” Unicorns, Zombies and 8-Bit creature fights – what more could you want?!
The Kickstarter project has already been fully backed and after asking for $3000 for screen print and t-shirt production costs, pledges so far have raised $22,655 which is incredible.
The video explaining the project is awesome – take a minute to watch it – and you can check out the rest of the designs over on the Oh Expletive! Kickstarter page.
(via DesignWorkLife)
Southern Ink Xposure
23rd January 2012
This weekend coming is Southern Ink Xposure, Cape Town’s 4th International Tattoo Convention.
I really like the Vintage Soviet inspired branding and advertising. Very cool but completely expected from people who ink skin for a living. Tattoo artists are usually a pretty talented bunch.
Get your tickets from Computicket.
The Right Year for Children
17th January 2012
Last month I was lucky to be able to work with my friends over at PhotoVoice (and Action For Children) to help them design and build an online site and resource booklet to launch Rights! Cameras! Action! - a project that uses photography and video to explore young people’s views on children’s rights.
2012 is The Right Year for Children (RY4C) and aims to develop and strengthen children’s rights and awareness in the UK. Launched on December 16th to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the signing of the UK’s United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the project is being introduced into UK schools this year to help kids learn about the right’s they’re entitled to.
Any project that uses photography as a way to express yourself is awesome in my opinion and Rights! Cameras! Action! is super interesting and well worth checking out.
Smashing Magazine
10th January 2012
Smashing Magazine is awesome. I always love getting their selection of cool, new free fonts.
Alexander Girard
9th January 2012
A couple of months ago I signed up to Fab.com. They feature and sell all kinds of awesome things. They do daily updates of products from prints and furniture to clothing, jewellery and homeware. I love this Alexander Girard print on wood. Love. Love.
Request membership here.
