Finish Your Self - Cardboard chairs
Lovely, 'make-your-own' chairs made from their own packaging, created by Dutch designer David Graas. Great idea, and looks like it'd be a lot of fun too make!
(via Cubeecraft)
Checking in...
I guess it's been a while since I updated here. Life has well and truly been getting in the way for the last couple of months, since I finished working at K and decided to go freelance for a while. So, a quick status update...
Videogame Classic Covers
Amazing, witty reimaginings of classic video game covers by Olly Moss.
(via Kotaku.)
semiBadboy
A little idea that I had a while back for the semiBad logo. This'll probably be my test image for screenprinting — the halftone in this sample is faked for effect. Full length image in the full article.
Business cards
Thought I'd better put some business cards together before I start applying for jobs. I just wanted something simple for potential freelance clients, to slip in with CVs and stuff for permanent jobs, and just for when I'm out around town taking photos. Put these together pretty quickly, using the new 'logo' — there's ten different versions of the front logo, in a really wide range of different typefaces. I got them printed by Moo, which meant that I could get a really short run (I only got 100 done) and I could get the different fronts done in the same run. They're also printed on 100% recycled paper, which has a really great texture and the sort of matt finish I like for cards.
There's a couple more images in the full article.
You are quite positive there has never been a gun in your office, and never will be.
MS Paint Adventures is a mix of webcomic, graphical text adventure, and genius.
Idiot level photography (I bought a camera)
We only did a small amount of photography during my degree, and frankly, I was shit at it. I always enjoyed working in the darkroom — I'd had a bit of experience developing black and white back in sixth-form thanks to my old friend Ed's dual-purpose studio/laundry room. But the actual camerawork — no chance.
Anyway, my last project at K was to put together the annual calendar which is sent out to customers and friends of the company. Long story short — this ended up involving a bunch of low-budget food photography, which meant I had to face how terrible my photographic knowledge is. So I decided I needed to get myself a proper camera so that I could learn at least a bit of photographic technique.
My previous experience of SLR photography was before digital became standard — I'm shocked by how much easier DSLRs make photography. Whether that's good or bad, I'll leave to the fields' experts. I'm grateful, to say the least.
Short short version: I now have a Flickr stream (feel free to add me as a contact), and have been carrying my camera wherever I go. Enjoying it a lot — it certainly makes you look a bit more careful at the world around you. There's a couple more pictures in the full article — or head to my Flickr page for a whole bunch.
Skate decks; a sneak peek
I've always wanted to paint up a few skate decks, so I've decided to laughingly refer to it as a new year's resolution. Looking into some homebrew screen-printing at the moment, which is part of a more serious resolution — to get back to making a few 'physical' objects again. The sneak peak, incidentally, is at the new semiBad branding — a simple little logo that I'll be rolling out pretty soon. More on that shortly.
Happy new year, by the way. I'm starting the year dazed, displaced, and (voluntarily) unemployed. Hopefully it's all uphill from here.
Merry Christmas everybody!
Okay, so it's actually Boxing Day by this point — but Merry Christmas anyway. Had a brilliant day with family, a lot of very thoughtful gifts, and some great food. I hope everyone else had as good a day!
Helvetica (fuck yeah) - now in the flesh
Sometimes a dude just <3s Helvetica. The lower back in question belongs to Glenn Sorrentino, a US Marine turned Graphic Designer who is clearly fond of the classic typeface. His portfolio of design and photography is also more than worthy of a few minutes of your time.