I have an essay due in tomorrow and it has become apparant that putting these photographs of my holiday in Andalucia on my blog is a much more crucial task… huh…
Archive for November, 2008
Procrastination
Supreme Love
A caffeine consignment from down under. My other half’s spanning knowledge of weird and wonderful facts landed us a kilo of aromatic brewing beans all the way from the O-Z. Thank you Coffee Supreme, some blog love from Manchester. We especially draw a big heart around your brown paper packaging and logo design… if it didn’t smell so good we’d find it mighty difficult tearing the pretty paper. Aircraft appreciation scooped us some supreme sipping!
I’m online, Ma
Never thought the day would come. Yay, my site is up so let’s all eat ham sandwiches and wheat crunchies, because we are just thrilled.
Kaleidoscope eyes
Went to see the Alan Aldridge exhibition at the Design Museum on Saturday. After a series of jobs like being a chicken plucker, fruit vendor etc he eventually worked his way to senior art director at penguin books. Talk about having good connections: this guy luckily made friends with the Beatles, who needed a design consultant and the rest was history… The attention this guy paid to detail puts Mr Where’s Waldo illustrator to shame…
Credit crunchy
My ‘nonessential goods’ weekly supermarket expenditures are bad enough without unneccessarily aesthetically pleasing packaging on jars of pickled goods.
Here’s one she made earlier
If China doesn’t want to buy our cardboard, I suggest this creative chick get her pennies out while the price is right. With a mountain of card for a real steal, Ana Serrano could get right to work constructing cardboard country… go have a look at her cereal box creations.
Body Language
Not sure if it makes my skin crawl but you’ve got to hand it to them. Typeface in Skin by thijsverbeek
Morning walk to work
Ahhh, there are reasons to be happy and mornings like this are on my list.
The Economist Style Guide
If you’re going to use Americanisms, make sure you follow the rules. Based on the style book which is given to all journalists at The Economist.
