Best bit of the web

A lot of the internet is ugly – busy, cluttered and unimaginative. Every now and then though, you come across something really, really good…

Posted on: 7th February 2012

Tales from the design desk

Today it is freezing in studio (well, not literally – there isn’t ice forming on the inside of the windows and my diet Coke hasn’t frozen solid but it is distinctly chilly and we’re all huddled over heaters) and I am trying to design packaging concepts. This is fun but complicated. I have the company’s logo to work with, so I have a basic colour scheme to base the designs on, and I have some sample packaging I’ve rounded up to show to the client to see what sort of approach they prefer. I’ve selected some paper stocks that I think are rather spiffy (unusual, fancy paper is like cat-nip to designers. You should see Paula sniffing magazines, hoping for a whiff of Munken Polar, or just stroking a sample book with a wistful look on her face) and am considering the use of screen-printing, spot UV, debossing, embossing and laser-cutting

Posted on: 17th January 2012

Doodlers anonymous

Hello. My name is Sarah and I am a doodle addict. There, I’ve said it. Phew! There isn’t a support group for doodlers but there really should be. It is an addiction, a compulsion that is beyond my control (though it’s not as embarrassing as the mild OCD which compels me to repeatedly check I’ve locked the front door, much to the bemusement of my neighbours. “She’s checking the door again, Stuart. She only locked it ten seconds ago.” “She’s mental, poor thing.”) Be warned – if you leave a piece of paper near me, you may get it back covered in meaningless scrawls, scribbles and sketches. I’m sorry. If it’s any consolation, most of it will be in pencil (pens don’t last long around here as several other members of staff belong to kleptomaniacs anonymous) so if I’ve drawn penguins, octopi and whales all over your report, at least it’s

Posted on: 5th December 2011

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