Binky the doormat

Lord Of The Flies by Sam Weber, from Hey Oscar Wilde! It’s...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:37:21 +0000

Lord Of The Flies by Sam Weber, from Hey Oscar Wilde! It’s Clobberin’ Time!!!

Although their site is a bit too Flashy for my liking (but then...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:56:49 +0000

Although their site is a bit too Flashy for my liking (but then again, I’m a good old fashioned HTML stalwart fuddy-duddy, so what do I know?), the work of Sydnerian design studio Maud is jolly good. Go have a look. Go on.

And before you dare question me, yes, “Sydnerian” is a word.

Via ninedaysoff/baubauhaus.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:07:43 +0000

Via ninedaysoff/baubauhaus.

Everyone loves Non-Format’s typography, right? Well now...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:04:48 +0000

Everyone loves Non-Format’s typography, right? Well now you can get your hands on their latest typeface, Otto. It’s one of HypeForType’s new exclusive faces, and it’s just super.

"If clients are happy to refer to the output of graphic designers as ‘look and feel’,..."

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:47:49 +0000

“If clients are happy to refer to the output of graphic designers as ‘look and feel’, where’s the harm? Well, the harm is that it’s a euphemistic term that no better describes what good design can do that ‘nip and tuck’ describes the work of a skilled brain surgeon. We encourage its use at our peril. Resist, I say.”

- Adrian Shaughnessy

"I’ve always mistrusted ‘look and feel’ as a phrase — apart from sounding vaguely..."

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:44:00 +0000

“I’ve always mistrusted ‘look and feel’ as a phrase — apart from sounding vaguely pornographic, I think when you succumb to ‘look and feel’ you’re only a hop and a skip away from mood boards, and that really is the end of design as we know it. It’s the kind of phrase that researchers love to throw around in focus groups, a process almost always destined to remove the last hints of creativity from a project.”

- Michael Johnson

XKCD, profound and stickfigular as ever.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:25:11 +0000

XKCD, profound and stickfigular as ever.

This made me smile. Via baubauhaus/benjaminf.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:54:10 +0000

This made me smile. Via baubauhaus/benjaminf.

After twelve long years of loving them, I finally saw Wilco at...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:09:06 +0000

After twelve long years of loving them, I finally saw Wilco at the O2 in Leeds last night. Bloody amazing, well worth the wait. (Photo pinched from Nick Pickles.)

Day Of The Dead at The Big Piicture.

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:21:11 +0000

Day Of The Dead at The Big Piicture.

Anti, via ninedaysoff.

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:55:47 +0000

Anti, via ninedaysoff.

"No one thought people would want to follow strangers, or that celebrities would use Twitter to..."

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:04:31 +0000

“No one thought people would want to follow strangers, or that celebrities would use Twitter to apprise fans of their activities, or that businesses would use Twitter to launch new products … Essentially, Twitter left a ball and a stick in a field and lurked around as its users invented baseball.”

- Stephen Levy

Erola Boix, graphic designer. Via AisleOne/benjaminf.

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:01:30 +0000

Erola Boix, graphic designer. Via AisleOne/benjaminf.

Freaky. Via ninedaysoff/designboom.

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:35:42 +0000

Freaky. Via ninedaysoff/designboom.

Nice pic of the Barbican estate from Londonist (although still...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:51:00 +0000

Nice pic of the Barbican estate from Londonist (although still not as nice as this one). Hopefully dragging Dr B down there soon.

"To say a grid is limiting is to say that language is limiting, or typography is limiting. It is up..."

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:37:56 +0000

“To say a grid is limiting is to say that language is limiting, or typography is limiting. It is up to us to use these media critically or passively.”

- Ellen Lupton (found on Mr Claridge’s site).

Rather spiffing club flyer. Via benjaminf and larobotique.

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:18:46 +0000

Rather spiffing club flyer. Via benjaminf and larobotique.

More from Josef Hoflehner.

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:54:49 +0100

Just some of Josef Hoflehner’s stunning photography (via...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:52:00 +0100

Just some of Josef Hoflehner’s stunning photography (via Iain).

Awesomeness by the Swedular Lundgen and Lindqvist. Via...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:40:26 +0100

Awesomeness by the Swedular Lundgen and Lindqvist. Via @formfiftyfive.