This is my little place where I post a collection of inspiring design and news that I feel is worth sharing. See if you agree. And another thing... The work featured on this page is not my own, and some wording is pulled from other sites, (because it's written so well)

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RISING SEA LEVELS AWARENESS

Posted 10 February 2012

Design by - Ogilvy Group
The eye-catching swimming pool in Mumbai, India, has been built to raise awareness about the threat of sea level rises as a result of global warming. It was constructed by attaching a giant aerial photograph of the New York City skyline to the floor of the pool. The idea was conceived by advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, who were commissioned by banking giant HSBC to promote its £50million project tackling climate change. The Ogilvy team came up with an innovative way to show the adverse impact of global climate change. They glued an aerial view of a city to the base of a swimming pool. When the pool was filled with water, it gave a shocking effect akin to a city submerged in water. The visual of a sunken city shocked swimmers and onlookers, driving home the impact of global warming, and how it could destroy our world someday.

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HP - MOVING BRANDS

Posted 15 December 2011

Nice collection of images from an article on Moving Brands, about the evolution and future of hp as a brand.

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JACKSON GILMOUR: REBRANDING

Posted 10 December 2011

Design by - Magpie Studio Focusing on their unique offer as a chef-led catering firm - Magpie devised a brand language reminiscent of cookery books and recipes. Add a dollop of typography inspired by copper pot hallmarks, a twist of the diagramatic language of family trees, a tablespoon of very luxuriant print techniques, heat at a high temperature and enjoy.

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KNIGHT FRANK: CREATIVE PRESS AD

Posted 10 December 2011

Design by - Magpie Studio Creative and strong press ad campaign for Estate Agents, Knight Frank. Knight Frank wanted to create a strong press ad campaign to put The Buying Solution front of mind. The approach was to communicate their creative problem solving through use of a tangram puzzle. Employing a model maker to create a beautiful oak brainteaser, they art directed a shoot with a range of iconic shapes used to express the many strengths and virtues of their service.

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FONTSMITH: 10 YEARS IN TYPE

Posted 31 October 2011

Design by - Thompson Beautiful set of books from Fontsmiths. Ordered my copy!

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COLDPLAY - XYLO MYLOTO ALBUM ARTWORK

Posted 27 October 2011

Design by - Tappin Gofton Seasoned artists Tapping Gofton have worked again with Coldplay on their new album Xylo Myloto. I think the bold colours exciting name and unique personalised typeface come together to give a great album cover for Coldplays latest hit.
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TWO FINGERS TO HEALTH & SAFETY

Posted 11 October 2011

Photography - Old v New Good to see these workmen on the Shard sticking 2 fingers to Health & Safety to reenact the classic photo from 1932.
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STEVE JOBS 1955 - 2011

Posted 06 October 2011

Obituary - Steve Jobs “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me... Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me."
Steve Jobs
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LIAM BRAZIER ILLUSTRATIONS

Posted 05 October 2011

Project - Liam Brazier Cubic Illustrations
Illustrations by Liam Brazier
I have come across these brilliantly abstract illustrations by Liam Brazier, who has had illustration and animation work displayed in and at the likes of Dazed & Confused, Creative Review, Design Week, Glastonbury, the Museum of London, London tube platforms, international film festivals, Virgin TV, and nationwide cinemas.

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NY INTERSECTIONS FROM HIGH ABOVE

Posted 04 October 2011

Project - NY Intersection Photography
Photography by Navid Baraty

Taken from high above, Baraty gives us incredible views of New York City - its historic buildings, its legion of taxis and and its very busy people.
"Watching a city from above can reveal so much about its character," he tells us. "I think that the pace of New York City is best seen from high above: the constant flow of taxis, the merging of traffic, the waves of pedestrians crossing at the change of traffic lights, and the sounds of honking horns and sirens."
Just how did Baraty take these shots? By "leaning over the edge of buildings," he says, and "by extending my arms out if necessary."
Makes me want to return to New York with my camera, and take it from a new angle to when I went my photos of New York
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THE WAY RETRO SHOULD BE

Posted 04 October 2011

Project - Ducati Sport 1000
Design by Ducati designer Pierre Terblanche

Ducati showing other manufacturers exactly how retro should be done.
The Sport 1000 is a café racer-style machine based on Ducati's 750 Sport, in production for five years from 1973 and selling on the success of the V-twin race bikes, the first of which was Smart's Imola machine.
Two things are striking about the 2005 version: one is the balance Ducati designer Pierre Terblanche has struck between adherence to the look of the original and modern-day performance expectations, and the second is the unprecedented attention to detail and quality of finish.
Even the tyres are Pirellis, commissioned by Ducati to mimic the look of the epochal Phantoms of the late 1970s, except these 21st-century versions come with modern sizes, construction and levels of grip. Their only quirk is to be fitted with inner tubes, necessary to allow the use of gorgeous Ceriani-style alloy-rimmed wire wheels, with stainless tapered steel spokes.

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JOHNNIE SAPONG

Posted 04 October 2011

Project -Johnnie Sapong Identity
Design by Birch

The internationally renowned hair stylist Johnnie Sapong came to Birch as he was planning to open his studio. Whilst working internationally for the majority of his time Johnnie decided that he needed a base for his team in London.

As much as an art gallery for conceptual experimentation, Birch developed a visual identity for The Studio with the logo and stationary. Using detailed typography, the identity works seamlessly against the ever changing background of The Studio as it is redecorated every month.

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BT VISION REBRAND

Posted 04 October 2011

Project - BT Vision Rebrand
Design by ManvsMachine and Proud Creative



With the identity rebrand of BT Vision in their hands, Manvs Machine and Proud produced the solution of creating a V-shaped portal that while representing the V of Vision is also a play button. This device can adapt different colours to represent the different genres of content available – and also adopt different behavioural traits in motion idents - it can float, bounce, skip and jump etc. Here are some of the idents created for the service, three of which (Bubbles, Paint, and Powder) were shot by photographer Jason Tozer:
While ManvsMachine worked on the filmed and animated idents, Proud Creative worked on the graphic design elements of BT Vision's new identity, including the logos, a typeface and colour palette for the identity.

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DUCATI 1199 PANIGALE LAUNCH

Posted 20 September 2011

Ducati 1199 Panigale


The 2012 release of the next Ducati bike is getting ever nearer, and another teaser has been released. As much as the bike itself is a beautiful machine I think that these decal lettering on the fairings are actually a piece of beauty in themselves.

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A PRETTY ROUGH GUIDE TO SCREENPRINTING

Posted 20 September 2011

Project - A pretty rough guide to screen printing
Design by Andrew Bell




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MATTHEW HILTON WEBSITE

Posted 19 September 2011

Project - Matthew Hilton Website
Design by Spin

A new website for furniture designer Matthew Hilton. Taking advantage of Matthew's own photography, the design of his website is centred around a full-screen gallery. Controls are simple - keyboard navigation is also built in - and extraneous detail is kept to a minimum. The Index acts as a complete list of the site's contents and gives access to Matthew's Journal and list of stockists. The mobile version of the site gives an even more fluid experience - visitors can swipe through through the gallery, while the Index is viewed simply by rotating their phone.

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DE LA RUE - REPORT

Posted 18 September 2011

Project - De La Rue Annual Report
Design by Bostock & Pollitt

Working on several Annual Reports, I have seen a wide range, from the ludicrous to the plain boring. It is so important to keep a consistent balance between the professionalism of the company and the attractiveness of the design, whilst making data and figures interesting and appealing, emphasising and expressing the successful results to the audience. This is a well designed report, with a clean structure, and a visually interesting layout for the information.

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THE AVENUE - MANCHESTER

Posted 18 September 2011

Project - The Avenue - Manchester
Design by Bostock & Pollitt

The Avenue is Manchester’s new high-fashion address in Spinningfields for international design houses and cosmopolitan restaurants. This elegant and sophisticated promotional material for The Avenue, created by Bostock & Pollitt rewards the brand a striking image to help the launch.

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WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE

Posted 31 August 2011

Project - Wonders of the Universe
Design by Studio8 Design



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EMBASSY

Posted 29 August 2011

Project - Embassy
Design by Muggie Ramadani Studio



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V&A ANNUAL 2010/11

Posted 29 August 2011

Project - V&A Annual 2010/11
Design by V&A in house design team
Print by Generation Press



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ANTHONY FRANKLIN

Posted 29 August 2011

Project - Anthony Franklin - Swiss design studio
Design by Anthony Franklin Design Studio




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BOX CAFE

Posted 29 August 2011

Project - Box Cafe
Design by Alt Group



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ACCENTURE INNOVATION CENTRE

Posted 26 August 2011

Project - Accenture Innovation Center Branding
Design by Exit Design



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MONO APP

Posted 25 August 2011

Project - Bella Sky
Design by Mono-Kultur



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BELLA SKY

Posted 25 August 2011

Project - Bella Sky
Design by Stockholm Design Lab



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RIVERSIDE MUSEUM

Posted 24 August 2011

Project - Riverside Museum
Design by Marque & Zaha Hadid



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W&Cie Branding Video

Posted 24 August 2011

Project - W&Cie Branding Video
Design by - W&Cie

W&Cie - Lion d'argent from W & CIE on Vimeo.

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Injustice TV ad campaign

Posted 24 August 2011

Project - Injustice TV ad campaign
Design by - BBH

Ad Agency BBH teamed up with ITV's new drama 'Injustice' to produce the teasing print campaign leading the audience into curiosity. To me this is one of the most memorable tv series campaigns I have seen. Good work ITV/ BBH.



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Senna Movie Poster

Posted 24 August 2011

Project - Senna Movie Poster

I recently bought this poster, after seeing it everywhere, seeing the film and being a petrol head myself I needed to get it, looks great in a black frame on the wall too.