design

Revolutionary Pantone Inc. launches a colourful new realm to their colourful universe.

Introducing The Pantone Hotel™ Brussels…

Pantone Inc. revolutionised the graphic arts world by introducing their globally recognised colour matching system some 40+ years ago. Continuing with their innovative approach, the company have just added to their growing consumer offerings with the recent opening of first Pantone Hotel™ in Brussels. Read more…

Jones Soda Co. Halloween Edition

Those bonkers guys over at the Jones Soda Co. have yet again injected a little humour into their packaging to create a rather spooktacular line of Halloween Edition 8oz cans.

Halloween Edition soda flavours include: Candy Corn, Buried Pomegrante, Lemon Drop Dead and Spooookiwi Soda. Read more…

The all-nighter is something that many people (particularly creatives and nerds) find themselves having to contend with. I prefer to work at night; I find I get more done in the hours of 12pm – 5am than I will most days. No phone calls, no emails, no meetings. Silent. Bliss. Having pretty much mastered the art of the all-nighter over the last few years, I figured I’d share some pointers. Here’s my Official All-Nighter Survival Checklist: Read more…

Irié Wash Fluo

Designers are well versed at looking to other designers for ideas and inspiration. From time to time you are fortunate (albeit slightly envious) to stumble across something that envokes the simple reaction: “I wish I had designed that”. For me, that is Paris based Japanese fashion designer, Irié Wash. Known for his cutting edge designs Read more…

The inner workings of a creative mind

Creative minds are not always… how can I put this politely? Well, perhaps not as stable as they could be! Inspiration can sometimes be elusive, slipping through our fingers like sand or like a half remembered dream that fades away after your first coffee/fag of the day. But, how do we open the door to inspiration? Do we really have to suffer for our art? Is it really, as Edison said, “1% inspiration, 99% perspiration”? Read more…