Nike: Write the Future

If Carlsberg did Teamtalks

Not sure how much I like this really, just had to post it because its World Cup related. Phil Taylor's cheeky dart is a bit naff...i'm assuming they did it so everyone knows know he is, and Tevor Brooking's little quip just sounds forced. o well.

My World Cup 23

Barry in for Parker if he's fit

Siggi Eggertsson at Pick Me Up

Went to Pick Me Up the other day at Somerset house, and I thought it was quite good, it was a really interesting exhibition...if you can even call it that, because it was a little bit more.
Screen printing workshops from Print Club and the ‘It’s Nice That’ cinema, nicely broke up the work on display, all of which was available to purchase. It was also nice to see an exhibition that was purely graphic ART, no major concept, no problem solving; just pretty things, and sometimes that’s all you need.
This piece above was my highlight though, a huge 2x2.5m quilt by Icelandic Siggi Eggertsson, made out of a massive 10,000 pieces.
Somerset House was also a very nice setting, Pick Me Up is on until 3 May.

Opposites Attract

WorDing

A dingbat typeface based on word association. The dingbats are based on the most commonly occurring words during word association experiments undertaken by the University of South Florida in 1973.
More than 6,000 participants produced nearly three-quarters of a million responses to 5,019 stimulus words. Participants were asked to write the first word that came to mind that was meaningfully related or strongly associated to the presented word.
For example, if given BOOK _________, they might write READ on the blank next to it. This procedure is called a discrete association task because each participant produces only a single associate to each word.

See if you can get what they are, R is probably the hardest, but they are very common words. Probably need to redo 'i', don't think its quite bright enough, if you catch my drift.

The Election Debate

why so blue?

So the first ever live election debate was on last night, and overall I thought it was quite good, I didn't feel the need to switch channels at least. No idea who i'm voting for, to quote Victoria Coren on Have I Got News For You last week; "you know those really great tennis matches where you think it's a shame that any player has to lose? Well it's the exact opposite of that."
Also was it just me or did the blue team visually stand out over the others? And thought it was quite interesting that in the edit of the closing statements put on ITV's YouTube channel (below), they've edited it so Nick Clegg speaks last, when on the Live broadcast he spoke first...why would they do that?

2012 Logo 1972

I've always really liked the London Olympic logo, I think it's the most original since Munich 1972. And these new badges posted on It's Nice That today are also very cool.
http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/2609-london-2012-logo

Four Letter Words

Four Letter Words from Rob Seward on Vimeo.

it's nice when you come across something that's relevant to work your doing.
Word association is something i'm exploring to further 'Words of Numbers'

"Four Letter Words is an installation made by Rob Seward. It consists of four units, each capable of displaying all 26 letters of the alphabet with an arrangement of fluorescent lights. The piece displays an algorithmically generated word sequence, derived from a word association database developed by the University of South Florida between 1976 and 1998. The algorithms take into account word meaning, rhyme, letter sequencing, and association."

taken from: http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/

HG Wells book covers

Brief:
Design a stunning and contemporary cover look for one of the 20th Century’s most acclaimed authors, HG Wells
Creative Challenge:
Known mostly for his Science Fiction writing, HG Wells also wrote incredible social novels that are still relevant today, covering topics such as the mid-life crisis, class, feminism, materialism, consumerism and love.

Description:
I wanted to strip the books down to their bare bones and effectively re-title them. The new ‘titles’ are well known sayings that give a prospective buyer a very basic idea of what the main plot is about. As HG Wells is predominantly known for his science fiction writing, I felt that this would be an appropriate method to clearly show they were not from this genre. It also aims encourage a new reader base for Wells’ novels.

The dust jackets are double sided, the front being treated typographically in relation to what the book has been ‘re-titled’ to. The back is more illustrative, reflecting another element of the story the main character has to deal with or is involved in.

JR - Women Are Heros - Paris

from: http://blog.vandalog.com/2010/03/jr-women-are-heroes/

PUMA Hardchorus

Bring on the World Cup!
http://www.pumahardchorus.com/

OXO not cube

This is one of the stingiest pieces of "design" I have ever seen. I'm not sure how long oxo "cubes" have looked like this, but it is such a blatant attempt at cost cutting. I know we're in a bit of a financial black hole at the moment, but seriously, shaving off what cannot be anymore than half a gram of dust is just crap.
Whoever said "...I know, lets make the cube into an 'X' cos there is an X in our name and it saves us 8 quid a year!"...fucking genius. They probably had to change all there equipment in oxo land so they can make these grooves, money well spent when there isn't much about...i think not. Change for change sake. No doubt the suits think it's 'a bit of fun', not sure i've ever been that bothered about having a laugh when making gravy? maybe some people have.
If they're going to be that pedantic about things, then they should change the brand name to EX-O and find out what a 3D 'X' is actually called so you can bung that on the end of the title.

Flutes des Monts Mandara

African Music Packaging - Flutes des Monts Mandara
October 2009
Joint project with: Ed Baigrie

Brief:
A project from Andersen M Studio. Design and create the album cover for an LP of the album Flutes des Monts Mandara, a compilation of traditional music from Cameroon in Africa.
The design must make the music appeal to a young, artistic and open minded audience in the UK/Western world. The essence of the music must be depicted in an authentic West African way, but with a modern artistic approach.

Description:
We looked at how the music was recorded, all the songs were played outside and directly recorded with microphones, very low tech and uncomplicated. This recording is essentially a one-off copy of the music, that could never be repeated exactly, there is little or no production and it’s raw.
To access the music the outer sealed layer must be ripped off, the inside of this layer is a three colour screen printed poster, so depending on how you’ve opened the packet, will determine what your poster looks like. The ink on the centre of the vinyl is made to come off when rubbed (like a scratch card). This way every time you open the case to play the music, the disc itself becomes marked, changing the appearance; further enhancing the one off concept.

Words of Numbers

Self Initiated
November 2009

Description:
I was looking at the relationship certain words have with a number, more specifically 0 to 9, as these are the fundamental digits for every number.
This specific 0 to 9 are things that should be understood by everyone over the age of sixteen, and if not then you might learn something as it will give the viewer provocation to understand why a certain word is used.
It still needs some work as some are perhaps not as clear as they should be and I don't think 'A' sized paper is the best format. Eventually I want to collate ten 0 to 9's in a book, each set based on a specific subject.

If you have any suggestions for words you think could be associated with a number feel free to leave a comment....and be the firs person ever to do so at the same time. x