I BOUGHT #2

1. It's Nice That Vol. 7

Accidentally subscribed to this twice so my girlfriend will be getting a reoccurring christmas present for the next 4 months. It's always good this publication, just basically pops a months worth of quality posts into paper form, adds a few interviews and a spotlight on some other designers. Really good.

2. Loose Leaf Edition 1

Ok, I got this last month but I don't care. I've been wanting this for ages and they reduced the price a little a bout 6/7 weeks ago so I just couldn't say no. Haven't opened it because I want somewhere to put it first. Had a little fun trying to get a version sent to me that wasn't bent. They sent it out first time and the corner was crumpled so the next time it got sent out, the packaging was covered in "FRAGILE' warning stamps. Makes me feel like they care.

3. Wrap Magazine Issue Three

HUGE Elastic bound paper full of illustration. The paper promoted alternative wrapping paper and gives free samples of paper available to buy from either their website of from freelance illustrators.

4. Grafik 193

Sadly, the last we'll be seeing from Grafik magazine, for now.

I really enjoyed their rejuvenated publication. The new look, branding, art direction everything. It was new design, put onto paper. It's so sad to see it go under again.

Fingers crossed we'll be seeing them again but I wont be holding my breath.

5. Cairo Divided

Saw this on a design blog a while back. The broadsheet-paper design was straight away an attention catcher, i'd started picking up a few free newspapers by now. Speaking of free, this was free as well. Just had to pay for the postage which didn't bother me at all. Definitely worth grabbing.

6 & 7. Loud and Quiet

Free newspaper I picked up from a music store in Letchworth and now I get it every month. It's just a no nonsense publication talking about music with interviews and gig dates yet every page is designed so well. Every month they change the main typeface they use or body text of main colour, it never looks the same twice. It's almost just an excuse to execute modern design.

8. The Stool Pidgeon

I found this publication for the first time in a bar in Brick Lane. Quality independent music newspaper which follows the same renegade design lines as the aforementioned.

A2/SW/HK / GEETIKA ALOK - INDIA

I saw this font a while ago and it's just another piece I can add to the "should of blogged about it" pile. This font was designed by Geetika Alok in collaboration with A2/SW/HK specifically as a bespoke font for Wallpaper magazine to promote their "Reborn in India" issue.

It perfectly melds together traditionalism with modern design. it really caught my eye when I saw it back in May. The only thing that deterred me was the price I think but spending money on a font that only has one purpose, as a headline font. I can't justify it.

That being said, I wouldn't want to tarnish the fact it was designed specifically for a single publication.

www.a2swhk.co.uk

www.geetikaalok.com

playtype.com/font/india

CSU STUDENTS - OPPOSITES ATTRACT

The 18 students graduating from The California State University have got together to produce this eye catching design for their up and coming graduates show. Ultra modern and clean design that just looks brilliant  The website is a little clever piece too with a movie combining two of the students faces at a time in conjunction with the linar design shown throughout the colateral.

Really like this.

www.oa-show.co

GOFFGOUGH - GIF

Sweet .gif made by GoffGough

thenewblack.goffgough.com

TOORMIX - TOORMIX PAPER

My copy of Toormix's paper came through the door. A really nice publication, alsmost a zine, from a spanish design outfit called Toormix. Worth a buy.

toormix.bigcartel.com

232 MKSD

THIS FONT IS TAKING OVER MY LIFE!!!

Download it!

ALADDIN POSTER - JORDAN WALKER

Vector/type fun.

TOO TRUE

View the whole thing here. It really does hit a few spots.

HALLOWEEN

Halloween is coming up and I wasn't going to make a post about awesome outfits until I had put mine up. Slowly i'm thinking my ideas is less awesome and slowly becoming quite a feeble attempt after i'd seen some examples from our friends over the pond. Tyler Card, a photographer from Colorado made this awesome outfit.

 

A fully working Nikon camera. It's unbelievable. He has a making of video posted below which at the end includes pictures from the night he went out. Damn.

 

CARLSBERG - "LITTER"

Hahaha. No way. You've got to be kidding me.

INK ART

I don't know what company made this but it's seriously amazing. Even the cinematography of it just makes it perfect.

JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE DONE

Makes sense, trust me

FFFFOUND

THE BEATLES

STEVE JOBS

Steve Jobs dies aged 56. Going to be missed.

I'm truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs' death. Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and to everyone Steve has touched through his work. Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives. The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely. 

- Bill Gates

On a personal note, I hope to god people don't mourn him just because he's the creator of such symbolic items in peoples lives [iPod, iPhone, iPad] and that they actually mourns him for his achievements and his status as one of, if not the best inventer of the 21st century.

1955-2011

UNICEF - OWN A COLOUR

With the colour Grey, I just bought 400 bottles of water for African children.

www.ownacolour.com

ANYONE NOTICED...

...that the smaller letter in the Adobe Suite icons are always lower case apart from on InDesign and After Effects?

JUSTICE - AUDIO, VIDEO, DISCO

COREY HOLMS - THE BIRDS POSTER

Sometimes I don't need to write something to tell ypu how good a piece of work is when it speaks out for itself.

KYLE BEAN - POP UP DESIGN MUSEUM

www.kylebean.co.uk

TO ALL OF YOU STARTING YOUR FINAL YEAR OF GRAPHIC DESIGN AT UNI...

...a few kind words

EXPECT THE FOLLOWING:
ALL NIGHTERS
SCALPEL BLADE CUTS
CHEAP MEALS
LIVING OFF VENDING MACHINES
RELENTLESS ENERGY DRINK
CORRUPTED FILES
PROGRAMME CRASH
END PROCESS
MORE ALL NIGHTERS
CHAT ROULETTE
LOST MEMORY STICK
FORGOTTEN PASSWORD
NOT BEING ABLE TO LOG IN
PRINT CREDIT
FINDING IDEAS
TRAWLING THROUGH BEHANCE/FLICKR/BLOGS
HAVING NO TIME MANAGEMENT
COFFEE
YOUTUBE
HEADACHES
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISISM
GETTING PUT IN YOUR PLACE
STARTING FROM SCRATCH
LAST DAY RUSH

I bet you can't fucking wait.

JACOB GILLBREATH - CONAN O'BRIEN KINETIC TYPOGRAPHY

I really like this style of videography, a camera moving over a page or composition of text in such a way, it's really great. This may not be the best example but It still looks really creative, the use of minimal colour and the subject is just a all round excellent package in my opinion.

I LOVE REMOTE DESKTOP

JORDAN WALKER - STUDENT CREW LOGO EVOLUTION

This is the many stages I went through with one of my worst clients to make a logo for "NHC Student Crew" It was tough but I'm glad I went though all of that because the final result was well worth it.

JORDAN WALKER - KLAYPEX CAFEPRESS BRANDING

Oh yeah... ooops

I did this last week for up and coming dubstep duo Klaypex. This was basically a perfect opportunity to try out HTML and CSS.

Basically, designed the header and buttons and made everything functional.

I got into contact with Klaypex about 3 months ago after seeing this video:





Visual effects were done by Sam and Nico of CorridorDigital who have a massive subscriber base anyway and got this video a million views in no time. All music was done by Klaypex and was even said at the end of the video with a link to their personal webpage with all their current LP's music uploaded for free. not only that but they were advertising their free LP on their website as well which I downloaded straight away. I liked the music but saw that their marketing side was laking so I simply inboxed them asking if I could help. I thought that the message would be lost under the sea of "BRO SICK MUSIC BRO" messages so you can imagine how surprised I was when it said this:





Been talking to them for a while, got to speak to them both on skype. Really nice guys. A lot more work up in the mix so i'll keep you poster.

All this and i'm still working on London 2012 as well.

2011=Busy

www.klaypex.com
www.cafepress.com/klaypex

JASON LITTE - ONE DEGREE

I blogged about Jason Little almost a year ago now (Link here). I saw this piece of work a while back and thought it was very understated, alsmost too understated to post up here as inspiring but I came across it today and just thought the way he's presented his brand guidelines for his branding of the company One Degree was quaint. This idea of a plain CD being incorporated into a design on print has been stuck in my head since I first saw this a year and a half ago. It'll definitely be put to use by me at some point.