Illustrated type

A combination of two things i love...'titties and beer' but that's another post altogether, and will no doubt have to include some psychodelic sounds supplied by Frank Zappa!

Back to these other two loves of mine; illustration and typography. Inspired by the poem 'Maj' (meaning 'May') by the famous Czech writer an poet, Karel Hynek Macha, each of the letters represent a portion of the narrative, according to creator Jakub Konvica. Enjoy.

Maillot Branding

Since I'm on a phase of branding perving, I thought it best to share this elegant morsel. Developed and created by Los Caballos, an Argentinian based design studio, this beautiful example of brand identity is for a company called Maillot is a make-up artists group. Without even knowing that, however, there's a definitive and unmistakable fashion industry flavour to this; A great choice of colour palette and the elegance of the mark do nothing but help re-enforce the theme with concrete solidity. Have a look through the rest of their Behnace portfolio here

B-A-S branding by Studio Otwarte

Enjoying the cohesive and fresh approach by Cracow based design house Studio Otwarte for B-A-S architecture bureau branding. Always been a fan of clean logomarks and this ranks right up there for me; there's a well thought-out visual language here too that effortlessly ties the brand together. You can check out more of their work on their website or on Behance.

Seasonal seasoning

Time to endulge in a little more deliciousness!Tis Christmass eve after all.Thanks to Annie for this!Loving the taste and the packaging!

In the words of Jonathan Ross...this could be 'whiskey'!

Happy Christmas and a very joyous and creative new year!

Insane in the membrane...

Ok, that's not completely accurate, as they're called chromataphores; pigmented cells possessed by squids (not exclusively), allowing their spectacular colour change. Each cells is lined with 16 muscles that contract and expand, revealing or hiding a specific colour. Here's what happens when a squid listens to Cyprus Hill!

Bear in mind squids do not possess ears. The sound in this case has been converted to an electrical signal and gently applied to the squid tissue. As cool and mind blowing as this is, I was saddened to hear the squid was not alive, this experiment involves dissected tissue. At least there's no further stress caused to the squid.

You can read more about it on it's ok to be smart

'The video is a view through an 8x microscope zoomed in on the dorsal side of the caudal fin of the squid. We used a suction electrode to stimulate the fin nerve. Chromatophores are pigmeted cells that come in 3 colors: Brown, Red, and Yellow. Each chromatophore is lined with up to 16 muscles that contract to reveal their color.'

Anamorphic Type

A fantastic example of anamorphic set design...and typography rolled into one. Photographed for PwC Magazine by Christian Stoll.

Figured this was as good a message to mark the fact I'm just about to leave the office on Christmas Holidays!

Have a great one, or several!

Oona... rocks!

What a pleasant surprise to stumble across! Some seriously good craic editing here...and don't worry..they have the technology, they can rebuild her!