Self

The author. It shouldn't look unhappy, but somehow ended up melancholic. I thought it might also seem like I was wearing makeup, in a way I am glad that didn't happen…

News just in: Branded

News just in; Smoothfluid has been selected to join 130 other designers in a showcase of branding, published by Début later this year. Details on the release date will follow.
I went to hear and see Matt Pyke from Universal Everything show off some eyekandy at the Apple Store last night. Witnessing their work is like injecting E-numbers straight into your eyeballs; a giddying assault of sound and vision, with some gloriously rich tapestries of weirdness. Big fan. Very.

Bergen; a fact

There has been over 80 consecutive days of precipitation in Bergen, Norway, to date (left). It's a small wonder that the place doesn't smell of damp socks. More to follow.

No31

Lovely stuff.

Kites

Nice bit of swashing going on here.

Wacom welcome

I've been toying with the idea of buying a tablet for a while, but was always put off by my quick 1 minute trials that left me feeling devoid of all hand-eye coordination. Recent blogs on the topics spurred me on and I am now the proud owner of an A4 Intuos3 thanks to shopping around online. 24 hours in and I feel I've got the hang of it. Admittedly it is a bit too big to carry around with me (but I could always get a smaller one too!). I have a feeling there is change in the air with regards to some of the output of Smoothfluid. This is the first piece I've created with it and it was remarkably easy to work on.

Posters

A collection of posters seen in Bremen/Hamburg over the holidays that caught my eye.

Street Art

Some of the more interesting pieces of wall art seen on my recent trip to Germany.

German Road Sign

Seen in Bremen.

The Reeperbhan

I'll let this picture tell the story of my recent trip to the Reeperban in Hamburg. It sums it up the vibe of the place nicely.

The Eszett

My gut reaction to the eszett (the German ‘ss’ or more particularly ß) has always been one of discomfort. Its shape, size, proportions seem typographically clumsy. While I was in Germany over Christmas I have attempted to get a greater understanding of this peculiar character, and it’s variations I saw day-to-day. Here’s the first set: street signs.