Boxer are a creative design agency based at Fort Dunlop whose web presence is a great example of the sort of thing I’ve been banging on about recently. Their corporate face is all slick and professional while their nascent blog, Soak It Up is a mad pile of bonkers that makes my head spin in … [Read more…]
Still on the subject of the Plus+ Festival, 383 Project have posted up some photos of their rather impressive stand. “See how we’ve grown” indeed!
Couple of things from Sam and George at Stereographic. They’ve released a series of limited edition prints for sale from their site. And in looking at that I belatedly noticed their video of their fantastic stand at the Plus+ festival is up.
The Graphic Auteur – Expressive Graphic Design is a show at the BIAD Department of Art on Margaret St curated by David Osbaldestin and Paul Slocombe. The Graphic Auteur presents a diverse range of creative approaches and graphic responses, to contemporary graphic design and politics. Through a series of personal issue-based communications and expressive graphic … [Read more…]
My partner in bloggery-crime Stef Lewandowski explains what he’s up to at great length. In short, 3form is now just him and it’s all about the ideas.
Post journalist Joanna Geary is interviewing Trevor Beattie soon and is soliciting questions from the public on her blog. Beattie was responsible for inflicting FCUK on us but let’s not hold that against him. Too much. Questions about branding Birmingham will no doubt occur.
The Flair Designer Maker Fair takes place at Light House in Wolverhampton on Saturday November 17th from 10am – 3pm. Festive Flair returns for another Christmas season offering some of the region’s best contemporary and unique craft and designer wares. Soak up some festive cheer and stroll around over 40 stalls in the courtyard of … [Read more…]
The Birmingham Post’s interview with designer Michael Wolff (who did a very interesting Q&A at the Plus festival) appeared online on Monday. The hook is his opinions on Birmingham’s branding which he describes as “like a bus stop without the details of the bus service”. The article goes on to get responses from Debra Davis … [Read more…]