Land Securities 2

I've just received the second leaflet in the Land Securities series designed by Hat-Trick and printed on Colorset 100% Recycled.

This is a series of leaflets being produced to promote events over the Summer at New Street Square (details on previous post 20.07.09).

This is the "Ashes" event and is printed on Colorset, Spring Green 120gsm.


Thank you for the file copies and the note Alex!



http://www.hat-trickdesign.co.uk/

Out and about

I managed to get out of the office this week and went to see John Dowling who is based in Newark in Nottinghamshire.

I first met John when he was working at Pentagram in John Rushworth's team and since then he's worked with Sea and Vince Frost before setting up his own studio.

John (pictured left) has a lovely space in a warehouse on the River Trent. He combines running the studio with lecturing part-time at the University of Lincoln.

Whilst at the studio I also met photographer Andy Weekes with whom John has collaborated on work for many years, their work for THE COLLECTION [Art & Archaelogy in Lincolnshire] is well worth a look.

Pictured below is a poster John designed for a talk to Lincoln University (before he became a lecturer!) which features his four business cards from Area/Pentagram/Frost/Dowling.




And here below is a self initiated project (poster- A2 size) by John.


Just goes to prove (what many already know) that there is creative life outside the major cities....

http://www.dowlingdesign.com/
http://www.andrewweekes.net/

British Museum Review

I've just received some copies of the British Museum Review 2008/9. Although it is called a "Review" it is really an Annual Report - and what a shame that we don't see Annual Reports like this in the corporate sector (anymore!)

It is designed by McConnell Design and Zach John was the senior designer on the project.

Beautifully "printed and bound in England" by Gavin Martin Associates ...take a bow Mr Gary Bird!

The text of the review is printed on Redeem 100% Recycled 100gsm. The cover is on a light brown manilla board and the paper weight dividers are on "Sugar Paper"
http://www.mcconnellstudio.com/
http://www.gavinmartin.co.uk/

New Review from Crescent Lodge

Every year Crescent Lodge produce a Review of projects they have done in the the previous twelve months. It demonstrates a real diversity of work ranging from their work in education, the Royal Mail, the London Philharmonic Orchestra to a private bank.

This review is printed on StarFine Natural White 150gsm and has a MirriSilver cover (in Bookjacket style).

The A5 format follows previous years and I'm lucky enough to have been involved in the past reviews, so I'm building a nice set now!

A really lovely touch is the letterpress card which goes out with the reviews which is hand printed in the studio at Crescent Lodge as they have a Letterpress machine (an Adana I think?) with and a selection of woodblock and metal type.

Design is by Lynda Brockbank (Creative Director) and Andrew Collier.

Printed by Granite




http://www.crescentlodge.co.uk/

http://www.granitecolour.com/

ie

Today I received this poster in the mail from freelance designer Ian Estevens.


As you can see it's very clever (I am speaking to a clever aud__nce, I hope!) so I know you'll all get the idea.


Beautifully produced, well printed on our Offenbach Bible 60gsm (very nice solid). It was printed by Beacon Press.


So if anyone needs a freelancer - you saw him here first! (and I don't charge commission!)...and there was a nice little post it note as well!

















http://www.freelancer-ian.com/
http://www.beaconpress.co.uk/

Paper is still the medium!

I popped in to Sea Design last week.

Unfortunately Bryan Edmondson was tied up in a meeting, so couldn't join us, but he sent down a note with one of the guys - which is loads better than somone just saying "...oh Bryan says hi"

and it goes to prove that paper is still a fantastic medium (even though I am writing this on a blog!)

Anyway, thanks Bryan ...and keep up the good work for GF Smith!

www.seadesign.co.uk

10th V&A Fete 2009

This weekend was the tenth V&A fete and apart from the weather being a bit damp on Friday evening, the weather on Saturday really made it.

There were some fantastic stalls and there was lots to see and do.

As I mentioned in a previous post (17.07.2009) I was asked by the team at Johnson Banks to do a bit of guillotining. Anyway, all can now be revealed! The stall was selling recycled notebooks which were made up using all the old run outs from the last couple of years which they have been hoarding.

Combined with the corrugated packaging, they had also been hoarding and a wiro binding machine, they manufactured these recycled notebooks, which were then rubber stamped - to order.

Here's the set up...

The JB fete team and the rubber stamping table

and here's the tallperson (me) and slightly shorter person (Miho) who coordinated the notebook manufacture at JB.

Thanks to all at Johnson Banks for their hospitality and making me feel so welcome at their stall.

Check out the JB blog , for better pics and copy writing than mine!
http://www.johnsonbanks.co.uk/thoughtfortheweek/index.php?thoughtid=479

I also saw friends from Happily Ever After and Ico Design who both had stalls - I have some lovely badges from Leah at Happily Ever After, which I'll post once Mark has downloaded the images off my phone!

http://www.happily-ever-after.co.uk/
http://www.icodesign.co.uk/