Unboxing HardGraft

Beautiful delivery mechanism by Hardgraft, especially when you consider that almost all of their products are not breakable and will fit in a standard FedEx envelope.

Adobe vs Adude

A while back I stumbled across the observation this simple letter change: Adude. And what with CS4 being so similar to C4S (CAS)… I probably had been up too long.

RedRam

Having kept my mouth shut for ages about this 'secret project' I was working on at Icebreaker I can now reveal what it was all about. RedRam. Not as premium as Icebreaker but if you love merino this is where you can start…

Art imitates life imitates art

As designers I believe we have a certain responsibility, or at least we ought to. More a best practice than a code of conduct, self regulating rather than a book of rules. Like not misleading the audiences, or promoting behaviours that one might find morally objectionable. Or this, seen on the back of a truck about 1ookm south of Dubai. Try as hard as I can the only message I can see here is “to hell with the red light, let’s rip!” And if you ever decide to investigate the number of pedestrian casualties on the roads in the UAE you’ll see that this message is getting through.

Environmental Graphics

I've been meaning to put this up for ages. On the way to work, a month or so ago, I saw this box on the street soaked from the continual rain that is becoming a bit tedious. The interaction between the environment and the graphics I doubt was seen by anyone else. So I grabbed it and continued on my way. The graphic is brilliant and I love how the water actually got in the glass and left it's mark.

Shamelss plug (for kittens)

Keep an eye out for this unusually named new drink in a bar near you. I'm looking forward to the evening when I hear, over a crowded and noisy bar, “…and a vodka n’pussy please mate.” It's all natural too which I guess is one less thing to worry about. Nice.

Discarded design

The design tastes better than the contents ever did. Cast aside design in Whitley Bay.