ridiculousdesignrules.com

"Like it or love it, we all have rules that help us at work. "Leave it until the last minute." "Never use a PC." They make sense because they work for you, and you alone. When you try and make someone else follow them, they stop working and become a joke. The problem is that every rule related to, or governing, design is ultimately ridiculous. Ridiculousdesignrules.com decided to give you a place where you could unload those pretentious sound bites about design you've heard from colleagues, clients or anyone else who thinks they know more than you. Designers don’t need anybody else to make us laugh, when we do it so well ourselves."

Has the LHC destroyed the earth?

Haha, this made me laugh.....even if it is a tad pointless!

Thanks again to Luke

Post Secret

My work colleague (and award winning web developer!!!) Luke, has just shown me this fantabulous site, that I simply had to share straight away!!!

PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. All genuine too. Some cards inparticular are very emotional. I think that this is a great outlet for all those things that would never tell anyone unless you could remain anonymous....maybe I'll send a few in.

Below are a few of my favourites:









Thanks Luke!

Photoshop Disaster

"Smile for the camera baby.... yeah!..... Don't worry about the shark...... Smile.... yeah..... the camera loves you baby! ............lean a bit darling.......... nah the sharks going away....... What?..... it bit your leg off? .......Really? .............Well lets try doing something with a surfboard, hope nobody notices. Lovely!"

I love this blog: via photoshopdisasters.com

a favorite design

I love the letterpress work of amber favorite of a. favorite design...so cheery and happy.

Olympic logos from 1924 to 2012.

As you may gather, I've become a tad obssessed by the Olympics this year. I came across this link, showcasing the Olympic logos from 1924 to 2012. Some good, some very bad...my fave is by far the Mexico 1968 games, maybe because the retro style has bacome fashionable in recent years, but I just love the type, and this identity seems so much more adventurous than others.

Breakfast

Considering I rarely eat breakfast, I surprised myself with how much I liked this site...it's probably because I'm nosey! Simply a peek at what lots of different people eat for breakfast...lovely!

As I was scrolling through the pics, I found myself covering the breakfast image, looking at the person, guessing what they would eat, then checking to see how close I was...not very most of the time. I guess what you eat for breakfast can say very little about the kind of person you are, or maybe alot, who knows!

Very nice photography too. Take a look at http://jonhuck.com/breakfast

A Map of Olympic Medals

Nice visual by Lee Byron, Amanda Cox and Matthew Ericson of The New York Times.
Visit this link and click on a country on the map for more info.

Sweet Gifs

I was shown this website a few days ago. The low-tech aspect of these animated gifs is just something really different and fun. Set up by a couple of american graphic designers in Portland, SweetGifs is a treat for your eyes!

http://www.sweetgifs.com

I can't believe that there were people in there!!

Anyone of the 4 billion of us who watched the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony would have been left speechless after the unsurpassable and magnificent show. However, I'm currently in disbelief; I've just been informed by my boss, John, that the 'movable boxes' part of the ceremony was infact created by three-thousand people jumping up and down inside columns (as seen above). The illusion they created was phenomenal, and I was convinced this was all down to digital enhancement; definitely my favourite part of the ceremony. Apparently the chinese practiced this routine again and again for....wait for it....five years!!!!! what amazing dedication. As John said, "its easy to see why, when china can produce something like that, that communism clearly works." Hmmmm..not sure about that one!

I've also just come across this site, with some great photography of the ceremony:

Face Your Manga

faceyourmanga.com allows you to create a cartoon version of yourself, much like simpsonize me. This is mine!

BBC 'the journey to the East'

By Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.

Artist, illustrator and writer Jamie Hewlett first joined forces with Blur's Damon Albarn to create one of the world's first virtual bands 'Gorillaz'. Albarn would work upon the music, while Hewlett would come up with character designs, and both came up with ideas for the members of the band.

Their latest work 'the journey to the East' is the BBC promo advert for the Beijing Olympics 2008 coverage. There has been mixed reviews of the ad, which can be seen at brand republic. I quite like the ad; I like that it is centred around china's culture and hertitage. The artwork is really vibrant and has an energetic quality which is obviously reflective of the Olympic games.

The 100 Most Common English Words

This is soo hard! You have to guess the most common words in the English language, and you are given 5 mins to do so; I did apallingly, just 36 out of 100! It's quite fun in a nerdy way. Play it here.

Atmostheory Command Posters

This makes me feel slightly superior, knowing what 's' stands for. Ofcourse, there are very few mac users that wouldn't know this too , but knowing all the keyboard shortcuts is like being fluent in another language in my opinion, so this makes me feel less guilty about my inability to speak any other language other than english!

MY LITTLE UNDERGROUND is the online shop of Christopher David Ryan, a Brooklyn-based graphic artist, and founder of the one-man design studio, Atmostheory. See more prints at: http://www.mylittleunderground.net/products

Mathilde Aubier

Illustration, web design and animation by french designer Mathilde Aubier, based in Paris. More work at: http://www.mathildeaubier.com

Web Without Sense

Brilliant site. "web without sense" is a platform. Essentially a blog, it is a gallery of common place website design/layout/marketing/general annoyances on the Internet. Equally, it is satirical dialogue aimed to get a message across while being frank and outward. Made me laugh on this monday morning!

Custard Factory Flea Market

This weekend I went to the Custard Factory flea market in Brum, which is held every Sunday from 11am-4pm. I've been to flea markets before, usually the kind where there's only a couple of stands worth lookin at amongst another hundred or so sellers, however, at this flea market there are only a hand full of sellers, most of whom are artists/illustrators/photographers/fashion designers, all trying to promote themselves by selling canvas', postcards, handmade jewellery or antiques. I was pleasantly surprised! Well worth going to, if only to meet the friendly faces. One leaflet I picked up led me to http://www.wonderleague.co.uk, also worth a look!

It's Jello time!!

www.jellotime.com

Telescopic Text: I made tea

An interesting little web toy by Joe Davis called Telescopic Text: www.telescopictext.com

Linda & Harriet Stationary

Lovely stationary by Linda & Harriet. Great website too: http://www.lindaandharriett.com