Buy this: Vormator released at last

It must have been over 2 years ago that the guys behind the Vormator project sent out their brief. It has just gone on sale so grab yourself a copy and be part of history. Oh, did I mention that my work is featured inside?

Read this: Wikinomics

You might have heard a rumour that I have been hanging about in Malaysia for most of October. It wasn’t all white sandy beaches and cocktails at sunset, I also did some serious reading in between. One of the books I have been pushing on just about everyone I have met since is Wikinomics. If you haven’t heard of it read this. If you have heard of it buy it (although I prefer the UK cover, as it was orchestrated by my friends at We Made This). It is the first book on economics I have read. It could be the only one, but it is brilliant, and while they didn’t predict the current collapse of the stockmarket they are on the money for every other page.

Hello Print

This handmade screen-print all about me is now available. If you would like one just leave a comment or drop me an email.

What Paul Rand says goes

I regularly dip into John Gruber’s excellent blog Daring Fireball which often offers tasty nuggets to line my creative stomach, as well as technical wizzardry that confuses the pants off me. This one was a goodie, and I quote:

“The odd saga of Microsoft’s nascent $300 million rebranding campaign brings to mind this nugget of genius from Paul Rand:

“A logo is less important than the product it signifies; what it represents is more important than what it looks like.”

This holds true not just for logo marks specifically, but also in the broader, more abstract sense of brands in general. No brand is better or stronger than the products and experiences it represents. A good brand is strong because it is true, not because it is clever.

I realise I’ve quoted Rand before, but he is that good.

Subliminal behavior modification

I was on the London Overground the other day and had a revelation as to the reason for the increase in knife crime in the city.
Subliminal behaviour modification? You decide...

Handmade Typeface

The excellent Bittbox has initiated the development of a community font. This is my submission. Quite literally hand made.

Brand new work

VCT AIM, originally uploaded by smoothfluid.
We’ve been busy working on some fresh new illustrations for the re-brand of venture capital trust company Baronsmead.

Swype me!

Interface design is definantly a subject that I readily admit is not my specialism. However, I do recognise a great idea when I see one, and I am pretty sure that Swype is it. Have a look at this demonstration and make your own mind up.

HSBC Lumberjack

High speed painting

This has to be seen to be believed.