1st Base

Much like all 1st bases this one is just as exciting. After a few months disguised as a full-time freelancer I have joined forces with the notable Base One Group. Commuting has its moments although I intend to put a stop to that with a bike before too long. 2 hours training every day will soon offer me other firsts no doubt.

Quiksilver, original thinking

Quiksilver used to have this reputation for pushing the boundaries. David Carson certainly had a lot to do with it, but recently they haven't been up to much that extreme. Until now. Or have they...

News just in: Vormator

I have just heard that my submission will sit alongside those of a very notable bunch of designers in Vormator's The Elements of Design book, to be published later this year. More details as and when I know them. Suffice to say I am chuffed to bits.

Dolk

Another tit-bit from my recent trip to Bergen: the work of Dolk Lundgren first-hand. Other bits and pieces can be seen here There is always going to be a debate about art/strencil/graffiti here. I am not going to go into that but instead say that all the pieces I saw in Bergen were on street furniture, or modern structures which, as Bergen is a World Heritage centre goes to show that the two can co-exist without it being historical destructive.
There were a couple of other interesting pieces that look familiar, and then there is the ear…

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.