Being a designer unfortunately means long hours at times. We all know the situation, that brief which you were supposed to have a few weeks to work on suddenly gets turned upside when the client announces they need it right now. Preferably yesterday…   Although there’s no denying this is stressful and tiring can we [...]

‘The physical form of language is a record of collective memory’.   Caspar Lam and YuJune Park make up Synoptic Office and have a clear passion for experimental, innovative typography. Their collective input for latest project ‘Alphabet Typography’ shows keen dedication to the physicality of graphic design and offers a rather unique, elegant outcome.   [...]

Adobe has recently announced its latest product offering; the Creative Cloud.To be released with the launch of CS6, could the Creative Cloud be an affordable solution for the creative market?   For £38 a month Adobe are offering creatives access to the traditional desktop CS6 Master Collection and Lightroom 4 offering a new way to [...]

The radical redesign solution of Facebook’s home page, ‘Facebook Timeline’, has been around for several months now. Time has passed for the users to acclimatise and the hype (or otherwise) of a new addition to a social media giant has died down. In addition the opportunity for Facebook to update any compatibility issues and listen [...]

With its swaying, Latin sounds and voice over by Bebo Valdes and sensual moods by Tito Puente, amongst other musical talents, the animation doesn’t fall short in its portrayal of seductive love scenes either.  An adult animation treat, Javier Mariscal Errando will be worthy of rave reviews.  The renowned Spanish artist is not short of [...]

I’m sure you all have your own childhood recollection of the kind of food you had to eat in school.  The peanut butter and jelly sandwich traded for a chocolate bar, the egg sandwich that would make the whole room smell, pie and mash or fish and chips with peas set aside?   Whatever you [...]

Following on from “You can do it” – here’s some tips on Creative Writing. You’ve probably seen adverts for games that train your brain. There is the idea that the brain is similar to the muscles and needs to be exercised. However in my opinion this is true of both the logical part of the brain [...]

Today’s post is by one of our new bloggers – Rob Turner.   In some respects I was born lucky. My Dad was self employed and ran a business from a store opposite our house. This meant that every day I saw how he operated his business and from time to time I helped out. [...]

Perhaps the most famous face in the art world, the Mona Lisa has kept crowds from all corners of the world visiting the Musee du Louvre, Paris, since she first went on permanent public display.  Leonardo Davinci’s subject, Lisa Gherardini – wealthy Florence silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo’s wife – has been the intrigue of [...]

Just about every business of significant size uses a logo. In a design world full of style and color, it can be a challenge to make your work stand out from the crowd. Here are five fundamental characteristics of an excellent logo design: 1. Capture the Identity of the Business If you’re designing a logo [...]