Yeh, so, firstly a small apology, beloved readers. We’ve been a bit quiet of late. And by of late we mean last few months. No real reason other than life just takes over sometimes and it so happens for the three of us that throw this site together lovingly dedicate our time to curate content, lives just went wild simultaneously at our different corners of the globe. Well the good news is this; we’ll be back, […]
London studio Build has recently launched its take on an Animal A-Z, and it’s all kinds of delightful. The colourful and charming set of prints feature a host of mammals, birds, reptiles (and a solitary crustacean), each having their way with their corresponding letter of the alphabet. Fancy the Flamingo for yourself, or if you have interest in the Iguana for a friend, the prints may even make an excellent yuletide gift. Michael C. Place from […]
When Swansea based graphic designer Martin Grugel, of No Sugar Studio fame, wanted to expand his portfolio, he naturally returned to his love of portraiture and painting. Now, after six hard months, Martin has launched the product of his talents in the form of an online print shop called Hard Artwork. Among the portraits available from Hard Artwork are sporting heroes such as Bradley Wiggins, pop icons including Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson and even contemporary political figures like Barrack Obama. Martin says, “I have […]
Well Made Studio have been getting their Merry Berrys on, courtesy of The Meringue Girls Cookbook, published by Random House. The book design itself takes its lead from the centrepiece – an enormous Rainbow Meringue Layer Cake – taking cues from this colour palette to split the sections and applying it to full colour pages for maximum impact. To add more depth and avoid flat colours, illustrator Kenn Goodall was commissioned to paint large, sumptuous […]
The task for Wellington-based London Studio was to develop a new brand for a range of New Zealand wines that could be sold internationally. The branding needed to be identifiable and unique enough to stand out in a cluttered international market but still be expandable for future additions to the product range. The concept the guys created originated from the clients’ two great loves; namely painting and the French language. The Aquarelle Estate (french for […]
Barringtons is a Perth-based firm of chartered accountants, operating for over 20 years and renowned for their entrepreneurial and progressive approach to dealing with their clients’ business. Unfortunately their original corporate identity didn’t fully match their thinking so, Designers Journal favourites, Zebra were engaged to provide an update. Says CD Martin Maher; “We started by developing a new symbol, a hexagon that forms the shape of an open box. This symbol is made up of inter-connecting […]
Creative member network YCN has launched a brand new Members’ Magazine. The inaugural issue of You Can Now Magazine is designed & art directed by Matt Willey and edited by YCN Founder Nick Defty and fittingly takes the theme ‘begin’ as its editorial starting point, following on with a visually loaded series of ideas, essays and inspirations. “We want to make the most of the printed format to feed the curiosity of our members, in […]
Creative branding and design agency and packaging favourites of DJ, Edinburgh-based threebrand, have designed shelf candy for a new cheese product launched by Scotland’s largest independent dairy company Graham’s The Family Dairy’s new Scottish cheddar cheese range ‘Graham’s’, which officially launched at the Royal Highland Show last month. The brief was to create impactful packaging for the new cheese range of mild, mature and extra mature cheddar that communicates the brand’s core values of family and farming. […]