isometric flashback

A while ago I tried a bit of isometric type and my mate reminded me about it so I'm going to try it again. Unfortunately this example isn't mine (it was done by a guy called Stu McAdam) but I love it. When I've played around with the idea I'll post some photos.

ambigram

This is a logo for Sallys club by Paperjam Design. It's an ambigram, meaning it can be read exactly the same when reversed. I love the simplicity of it and also the feeling you get from it - sophisticated but not too serious. I also like their thinking behind it, they say "SALLYS is an ambigram, as you can never be sure that printed matter in clubs will be viewed the right way up". Lovely.

rhoost packaging design

This is product packaging designed by a Boston based American company called Alphabet Arm. I really like a lot of the stuff they do, especially their CD art. These packaging designs caught my eye though as I really like the logo - its got a lovely flow to it - and also the direction illustrations on the back of the boxes. They're so simple and clear, but are also really visually pleasing.

storm thorgerson

Storm Thorgerson is in my opinion the greatest CD artist ever. If you've heard of him its probably because of this:

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Although it's his most famous and iconic album sleeve design, I don't think its even near his best. These are some of my favourites by him:

Audioslave - Audioslave

Biffy Clyro - Puzzle

Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy

Muse - Absolution

The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium

Coincidentally all of these albums are among my all-time favourites.

john stark

This is a wonderful oil painting by artist John Stark. I originally came across his work as he was commissioned to do a painting for Crystal Fighters' latest album 'Star of Love'.

I really like his style of painting - it's really original and looks almost like he did it on a computer. I'd love to see some of his work up close as I can imagine he uses texture and brushstrokes nicely. I also really like the nightmare-ish feel of his paintings, there's a lot of emotion and mystery within them. It reminds me a lot of Storm Thorgerson. I'll do a post on him tomorrow.

isklar n kettle chips

I've always loved the bottle design for Isklar, ever since I first saw them working in Waitrose. Blue Marlin is the guilty party and I like a few of their other brand designs too. Like what they've done for Kettle Chips:

They speak about how the brand was becoming over-run by new products entering the luxury crisp market so it needed a small re-vamp and de-clutter of the packaging. They've done it perfectly in my view.

lava's style: good

This is one of my favourite identities by Lava - a dutch design company - and one of my favourite design companies. I love the mix between the very rigid, geometric type and the free, 'hand-drawn' chocolate text. The colours work really well too. When I come to apply for a placement Lava will probably be my first choice. Partly because the opportunity to work in Holland excites me and also because I absolutely love their work. It's all so different. If I were to label Lava with a style of design I'd say 'good'.

here's a diagram

This is my final piece for our diagrams project. It's not too easy to read at this size but it shows what the title says! It's an A2 poster that would be displayed in hospitals and doctor's surgeries as a warning about the amount of alcohol we consume as a country.

graph - ic - t - shirt

T-shirt design based on one of my graphs I made for my latest uni project.

apparently drinking alcohol makes pianos go wonky...

This is my first idea for my diagrams project at uni. The brief should be reflected in the graph so I hopefully don't need to explain it. Unfortunately Adam pointed out it looks like a wonky piano - not exactly the look I was going for...