Euro RSCG C&O - EDF: Clap Clap

Cracking double page spread here. I really didn't think that you could do too much with print adverts to make them amazing. I've had my head up "Ambient Advertising's" ass ever since two years ago.

“This double page print is destinated to celebrate the success of the EDF athletes in 2010: 16 medals at the World championship, 8 medals at the Europe championship and 9 world champion titles.”

www.ibelieveinadv.com/2011/01/edf-clap-clap/

JANUARY TIP #1

Proof read your work.

You might be a touch typist when it comes to facebook chat and MSN but you're certainly not when the guy reading what you write is paying you.

I made that mistake.

Scissor Sisters - Invisible Light

Exploitation themed music video by Scissor Sisters directed by Dilly Gent. I learned that scissor sisters is another term for lesbians. This was a profound moment in my life. It also took me 3 attempts to spell the word lesbians correctly as I was giggling too much to type properly.

Starbucks Rebrand 2011

Oh holy shit. They're ruining everything.... get over it. This brand identity is a really good, clean and modern turn for 2011 which I hope is a trend setter unlike some other things... I posted late in 2010 about the work of ANTREPO and how his self initiated work of simplifying well known brands was pretty much the best piece of work I had seen that year. Well looks like it could take off. I really want to see more brands that simplify their logos. Not just well established brands but maybe new comers too just having nice, simple, clean logos.

Also... who knows? (Small LOL here)

Dentsu London - iPad Light Painting

This has been out for a while and I didn't really think about posting it but I keep coming across it and it still blows my mind. A really awesome use of shutter speed settings on cameras and using and iPad. Sweet idea by Dentsu London

www.dentsulondon.com

Jordan Walker - Jacob Bailey Furniture Poster

The place i'm interning at is moving to a smaller office in Zetland House, Shoreditch. The place we're in at the moment, The Tea Building has a huge office space. Like seriously big so back when Jacob Bailey moved into here they thought it'd be cool to buy sofas and bean bag chairs which, to be honest is pretty awesome but the Zetland House office is pretty much half the size so we had to shift the old furniture. I got asked to make the poster and for once I actually got completely free reign with design which I was glad with and this is the out come. Shamefully it's not hand drawn outlines but a bit of pen work in illustrator... shame that.

Two Thousand and Eleven

New Year. Let's do this. Ermm resolutions. My new years resolution is to take better care of my teeth because the night before 2011 I had a dream my teeth were falling out so I got freaked out and bought floss and shit. As for my design resolution. more illustrated hand drawn stuff would be stella. Oh and more use of 3D, I'm talking old school blue and red here, not your James Camereron blockbuster. My christmas was great got a lot of good stuff and New Years from what I can remember was pretty good. Nothing like forcing a cab driver to bypass from the route home and go into the McDonalds drive through. Shame the fare wasn't paid in Egg McMuffins. 2010 was a good year. Nothing Great, nothing special. Lets just get on with things.

Oh as for news. I'm making a website. Will come out late February probably. Also how's the new blog theme?

ANTREPO // A2591

Seriously. This year has been sick for design but right at the end of the month when I'm struggling to find the stand out design of 2010. This comes along and leaves my jaw on the floor. It's so simple and probably so easy also but it just looks so damn sick. There's a few more of these on the website linked below. I really wish that brands had the balls to make their new products design-savvy and make them nice for a change instead of throwing all sorts of effects and graphics on their products. Pointless. Apparently in Australia they're actually going ahead with a nice clean re brand of them cigarette brands. If I see any pics I'll keep you posted. I like that because like a friend of mine said about fag packets, "You don't have pictures of liver failure and jaundice on beer bottles do you?"

www.a2591.com/2010/12/minimalist-effect-in-maximalist-market.html

NO SPOILERS BUT...

...guess who got in the annual Christmas eCard video for Jacob Bailey this year.
BIG HINT. It might be who you- ah fuck the picture's above anyway.

Eric Yahnker - Delta Force End Credits

Why? Because there's no fucking reason not to. That's why. Inkjet on paper, 225 x 11 inches if you gave a shit.

www.ericyahnker.com

Little White Lies Tron Foil Block Print

Little White Lies have released this limited edition foil blocked print of Flynn from Tron to promote the new Tron: Legacy film coming out in 7 fucking days. It's a really nice piece and I've ordered my copy. yeah yeah, fair enough it's not official merchandise but who cares? It's freaking awesome.

shop.littlewhitelies.co.uk/product/little-white-lies-issue-32-the-tron-legacy-issue

Grafik Magazine are back... sort of.

So Grafik kinda died a while back but they're coming back slowly. Studio Outpost posted the PDF version of the new magazine and it's well worth a read. Download here.

grafikmag.com/system/pdf/Grafik-187.pdf

City of Melborne by Jacob Little

Some cracking modern work here from Jason Little. This really modernizes something that is so old fashioned this day and age; City identities. He worked on this with a few other designers and it really has pulled off. I love how the same simple logo, minimal yet easily recognizable can be modified still using the same outlying design and yet show off so many other concepts. The guy shits awards by the way. If you go on his behance he doesn't mind boasting about how many are on his bookshelf.

www.behance.net/JasonLittle
level11.tumblr.com

Branislav Kropilak

I'm surprised I haven't posted Branislav's work before. I've followed him for a year now and I think his photography seriously leaves me stunned. He takes these phenomenal, symmetrical photographs which are so colourful yet maintain a dramatic look. I really would love to follow this guy round and know how he does this.

www.kropilak.com

Domestos Flush Tracker

Follow shit. No... seriously. And I aint talking Katie Price's twitter.
This fun media piece shows you where you're flushed waste goes to and how fast. Interesting.

www.flushtracker.com

Brit Awards Rebrand

This is the new logo and award for the Brit Awards coming up in 2011. I've got to say I like he sleek new award and applying it typographically to the logo is indeed clever. In contrast, I've seen so many people using serifed classic fonts in typographic exercise so this idea isn't new but just conformist.

www.designbymusic.com

Facebook: The Book

Bouygues Télécom released the chance to have your your entire (or portion) of your facebook history offline in hardback format. They were limited to a 1000 print pun and they all got snapped up in just under half an hour. It sort of makes me want to do it myself but I'd probably just go about screenshotting all the pages where these guys actually designed layouts similar to what facebook had. it looks really great.

www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2010/november/facebook-book-ddb-paris

Jacon Bailey Intership

I'm currently working at London/Ipswich based designers Jacob Bailey. It's a small agency based in Shoreditch. I had the interview on the Friday and thankfully they liked my work so much they wanted me to start as soon as possible. I've already been thrown into some work but am sworn to secrecy so I can only post my work up when it's been release... or when I leave. Top people here. Hopefully more about this will follow.

www.jacobbailey.com

Graduation Round: 2

2010

2009

So I graduated yesterday... for the second time.
Can't have too many graduations can you?

Arcane Roots - Left Fire

Great typography work on the debut album "Left Fire" from Surrey Three piece Arcane Roots. I've been listening to these guys non stop and loving the album. You can listen to the album for free on here.

arcaneroots.bandcamp.com/album/left-fire