WHY PAY?

A test run for a potential school project which I'm thinking of starting.
CAD template + lazer cutter + coloured acrilic sheet + strip heater = homemade ipod/phone docking station.... to think I was going to buy one.

WHAT'S YOUR TYPE?

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, 'If I was a font, what would I be?'. I can tell.
Well now you can find out, with Pentagram's What type are you?
I was/am Perpetua Titling Light...

"Designed in 1928, this font is influenced by Roman stonecutting, “with a very measured differentiation between its thick strokes and thin strokes, and with delicately bracketed period serifs. If you're a quiet, old-fashioned sort of person who'd secretly prefer shoed stability to barefooted liberty, Perpetua Titling Light is your type.”

I saw myself as more of a Lubalin Graph, but I'll settle with Eric's work.

Find out yours here. (if you need a password, it's character)

BURGERVETICA

Yes. Another Helvetica t-shirt. I know that's what you were all waiting for. I'm as happy as you are. From threadless this time, go buy yourself one here! Tastey.

Designed by David Schwen. See more about him here!

HOW THINGS PROBABLY WORK

Recently finished an extremely rushed uni 'hand-drawn' project. Getting it printed with blurb.com (on demand book printing, at a pretty reasonably price). If anyone wants to take a look there's a preview here. There's no need to point out all the mistakes, thank you.

EVOLUTION OF TASTE

YES PLEASE

Once again, I found myself perusing ffffound. I can't begin to imagine how much inspiration* I've got from that site (*stealing ideas)... Now, until recently, I've never really been that into motorbikes. I know nothing about them, and always assumed they were uncomfortable, windy death traps... A few years ago I had a change of heart, and I fell in love with the Vespa. (I'd like a red one please). Anyone could look cool on one of these, even without a greasey pony tail and unbottoned shirt.

Then I wanted a Black Bomber. I can't remember where I first saw one, but I wanted it immediately. They look so sturdy and almost compact. No silly bits of body work hanging off, or rediculous handle bars two feet above your eyebrows.

Anyway, back to ffffound. Was just looking through, and came across this! Dear god, that's sexy.

Check out the designers website, it's not what I was expecting.

INGREDIENTS

Was killing some time in the ol library the other day, flicking through some design magazines. Found something I definitely need more of in my life - t-shirts covered in Helvetica! This one is pretty quirky.

Really cool idea. People seem to be going nuts at the moment over what's in their food. Nutrients, fat, salt, is it organic, how many e-numbers. All that nonsense. Do you think all those health freaks know there's a certain amount of Arsenic inside their little pedantic bodies??? I didn't. Buy yours here. Only twenty quid I think. Bargain. More from the same designer here.

Running with that theme. I was recently in Iceland (very cool place), and wanted a souvenir.

It says 'I don't speak Icelandic'. It's one of the few places I've been where people don't automatically assume you're a tourist and speak to you in English. Mine's in red!

NATURE AND THAT

Was just browsing through ffffound, and saw a few of these.

National Geographic's International Photography Contest 2009. Thought I'd grab a few of my favourites to share with people.

Here's a few more.

I WANNA C-U-P

Twas on a plane back from Iceland the other day (which, by the way, is an awesome country). I was busy sleeping and trying not to choke on my own knees, while my girlfriend was taking advantage of the free bevvies. I woke to find she's nabbed me this sexy little number.




She knows me so well. Shame it got a bit bashed. Daisy thought it was helvetica, In my sleepy state I thought some form of Din... Maybe Akzidenz? Either way, nice idea, cool little cup.

END OF THE NAUGHTIES

Well, I just finished my first graphics uni project. Sadly it was based on typography and photography. Blast.
We had to come up with some kind of quote to sum up this decade, and represent that through a physical medium. Or something. Here's what I did.
Head on over to my flickr page for the hi-res versions.