dontblogme http://www.dontblog.me Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:57:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Stuart Hobday http://www.dontblog.me/?p=923 http://www.dontblog.me/?p=923#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:07:28 +0000 Robert http://www.dontblog.me/?p=923 stuart_hobday

I’m just working on my own site at the moment (I’m updating to a cms) and was looking for inspiration. Really love this site from Stuart Hobday.

]]> http://www.dontblog.me/?feed=rss2&p=923 0 Lego Ads http://www.dontblog.me/?p=918 http://www.dontblog.me/?p=918#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:27:12 +0000 Seán http://www.dontblog.me/?p=918 lego

Great ads for Lego by Brunner. Pikeyed from swissmiss. More here.

]]> http://www.dontblog.me/?feed=rss2&p=918 0 Getting it right http://www.dontblog.me/?p=913 http://www.dontblog.me/?p=913#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:07:32 +0000 Seán http://www.dontblog.me/?p=913

A decent start to finish tutorial on creating a css layout. It’s been around for a while but it’s something I keep finding myself coming back to.

]]> http://www.dontblog.me/?feed=rss2&p=913 0 sea design http://www.dontblog.me/?p=904 http://www.dontblog.me/?p=904#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:15:28 +0000 Seán http://www.dontblog.me/?p=904 sea

Classic work for the paper manufacturer GF Smith by Sea Design.

]]> http://www.dontblog.me/?feed=rss2&p=904 0 Muggie Ramadani http://www.dontblog.me/?p=782 http://www.dontblog.me/?p=782#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:42:13 +0000 Seán http://www.dontblog.me/blog/?p=782 muggie

Some incredibly comprehensive brand identity projects. Really eye-opening stuff! Not much on his personal site but his behance is very comprehensive.

]]> http://www.dontblog.me/?feed=rss2&p=782 0 polimekanos http://www.dontblog.me/?p=775 http://www.dontblog.me/?p=775#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:34:38 +0000 Seán http://www.dontblog.me/blog/?p=775 polimekanos

Some great work from design studio Polimekanos. Unusual to see such high quality print and web projects.
Some very high profile identity work in there too.

]]> http://www.dontblog.me/?feed=rss2&p=775 0 New Serial Cut website http://www.dontblog.me/?p=754 http://www.dontblog.me/?p=754#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:49:50 +0000 Naoise http://www.dontblog.me/blog/?p=754
Serial Cut
I’ve been a fan of Spanish design studio Serial Cut for a long time now and I was dead excited last night when I surfed onto their new website. On first impression the site is a slick minimal creation finished in the trademark ‘Retro Chic’ aesthetic Serial Cut have become famous for; on closer inspection the site is a technical masterpiece of JQuery and CSS coding (for the unitiated this is real web design, not an Adobe Flash cop out).

Unfortunately, for me anyway, that’s where the fun ended. Looking through the selected projects there is a stronger emphasis on pure image making than before. I admit that I’m not necessarily the right kind of person to judge such work but I do get the feeling the ‘cardboard cutout mixed with retro bits and bobs’ approach is well past it sell by date by now.

The graphic design work on show is similarly stale. I was immediately stuck by the tacky branding job for Charada nightclub. This shiny ‘Web 2.0-ish’ identity looks to me like a lame rehash of earlier Serial Cut work. Their work for Springfield though is better. This well finished ‘look book’ would probably take pride of place in most designer portfolios, but remember, this was once a studio that was on the cutting edge of design trend, bright colours and clean type screen printed on uncoated card has been done countless times before, it always looks great but is ultimately now pretty safe design. The work in the images above I feel is the best of the new work. The ‘Akzidenz like’ style of typography is closer to the pulse of current typographic trend, yet still this is not really enough to inspire and excite.

Overall I’m disappointed with the latest body of work from Serial Cut. You may decide for yourself.

]]> http://www.dontblog.me/?feed=rss2&p=754 0 The Language of Things http://www.dontblog.me/?p=715 http://www.dontblog.me/?p=715#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:22:20 +0000 Seán http://www.dontblog.me/blog/?p=715 yes

I recently finished reading this book by Deyan Sudjic, Design Director of the Design Museum in London. Sudjic addresses designed objects and how particular objects invoke an emotional response. In the chapter on Archetypes Sudjic focuses on particular examples such as the Anglepoise lamp to inform about the origins, why the product was successful, and how these same principles can still be applied today. Overall he has quite a witty approach and uses Apple, the Walther PPK, a myriad of digital cameras and cars to contextualise his points.

I recently saw Objectified and felt both hit similar points. I’d recommend both as the ideas mentioned really make you conscious of the importance of design in this distinct field. The Guardian have a review of the book here. Also the lovely cover of the book was designed by the excellent Yes Studio in London who recently updated their website.

]]> http://www.dontblog.me/?feed=rss2&p=715 0 Mind Design http://www.dontblog.me/?p=692 http://www.dontblog.me/?p=692#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:10:13 +0000 Naoise http://www.dontblog.me/blog/?p=692 Mind Design

No website yet just this awesome PDF from Mind Design, London. Of particular note is their Bauhaus inspired Muggenburg Grotesk typeface.

]]> http://www.dontblog.me/?feed=rss2&p=692 0 Aires Mateus http://www.dontblog.me/?p=681 http://www.dontblog.me/?p=681#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:20:59 +0000 Naoise http://www.dontblog.me/blog/?p=681 Aires Mateus

Portuguese Aires Mateus has one of the slickest architecture websites I’ve ever come across.

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