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We all love a good infographic, and here's one from Rackspace, detailing the time companies spend maintaining servers, when they could be in the cloud!The reality of cloud storage use infographic by Rackspace UK. > read more

The Rather Splendid Gif's of Mr Div

Published on 2012-05-11 03:29:00

I'm loving the Gif work of Mr Div at the moment, check out his Tumblr for more animated delights! > read more

Illustrations by Smithe

Published on 2012-05-10 07:34:00

Loving these works by Smithe, Mexico. > read more

24hr Bag In Town Competition from Eastpak

Published on 2012-05-03 07:58:00

Eastpak have recently teamed up with The European Design Institution to launch a new competition to design an all purpose 24 hour urban bag. The winner of the competition is set to win a whopping €5,000 and see your creation hit the market in 2013.The Bag in Town competition is open to designers of all levels and experience, from the world of fashion to design & communication - It's all about having the best idea for a 24 hour bag. So break out that sketch pad and start thinking. What's it goi [..] > read more

Do You Have A Hidden Talent?

Published on 2012-04-28 05:54:00

Channel 4 have just launched an intriguing new program called 'Hidden Talents', inspired by American Express. The program is hosted by Richard Bacon, and sets out to discover the many hidden talents the public have, but may not even realise it yet themselves. The first of 6 programs aired at 9pm on 24th April, so you'll have to catch the first one on 4OD. You can take a the tests featured on the show on Channel 4's website, to see how you fare, currently there are two tests to take from the firs [..] > read more

Pantone Swatch Album Artwork by David Marsh

Published on 2012-04-27 06:53:00

I'm really loving these 'swatch' artworks by David Marsh, such a good idea! Here's what Marsh has to say about them in conversation with DesignBoom'The purpose of this series is my own exploration and development along with the satisfaction I have when I complete an image I like to experiment with image creation and will stumble onto a technique and develop that and then archive it and resurrect it when I have a purpose for it. I will develop this idea into various new directions, the next bein [..] > read more

Black & White Photography : Pierre Pellegrini

Published on 2012-04-20 04:29:00

Pierre Pellegrini is a minimalistic photographer who was born on September 7, 1968, in Sorengo, Switzerland. I love the minimalistic style of these images, so still and silent, but very powerful.Black and white photography doesn't allow pictures to hide behind flashes of colour. The stark black and white tones of Pierre Pellegrini's work are key to making it so powerful, these striking, polished images somehow feel right on black and white prints.Black and white photography is a great way to pro [..] > read more

Non-Latin Versions Of Famous Logos

Published on 2012-04-11 14:15:00

These non-Latin versions of global brands are great! It's interesting to see how each brand's style translates into the different languages and still retaining instant recognition. I love the way the arrow in the FedEx logo has been worked into the Arabic typeface, reading from right to left and therefore pointing the wrong way to Western eyes! > read more

Envelope Drawings by Mark Powell

Published on 2012-04-02 07:48:00

These lovely 'envelope drawings' are by Mark Powell, a London based artist from Leeds. Each image is drawn simply using a Biro pen. Take a look at Mark Powell's website to see more examples of his work. You can also buy the work here. > read more

Hipster Branding : Logo re-design

Published on 2012-03-15 08:42:00

I'm loving these 'hipster' re-designs of famous brands, created by Dave Spengeler. Check out the full set at hipsterbranding.tumblr.com > read more

Jimmy Turrell & Primitive Heritage

Published on 2012-02-12 15:43:00

I'm really loving the graphic style of Jimmy Turrell's work. An amazing combination of bold statements, colour, composition and style. Turrell is also a part of a collaborative group called Primitive Heritage, check out their stuff. 15% DISCOUNT!To get your hands on a 15% off discount, be sure to mention #designlondonblog when purchasing any print from Primitive Heritage > read more

Tasting Hastings : The Seaside Comes To Shoreditch : YCN

Published on 2012-02-04 14:40:00

Throughout February, a collection of Hastings-based artists and designers will be offering their wares for sale in the YCN Shop & Library at 72 RivingtonStreet.YCN curator Lucy Kenyon says: “We visited Hastings last year as a team, and were dazzled by the output of its artists and designers. Hastings is one of the most curious and charming of England’s seaside towns. It’s an honour to host this group, and we hope to please as many people as possible with their products ”.All products can [..] > read more

Meek FM Typographic Synthesizer

Published on 2012-02-02 08:15:00

I love this short film showing a 'typographic synthesizer' at work! The film was created by Meek FM"The Typographic Synthesizer was developed by Rob Meek and Frank Müller. The combination of a custom built hardware controller and software generates new shapes and sounds out of pre-installed typeface vectors.Like a real musical synthesizer the Meek FM can shape and modify forms (+ sounds) with several parameters. This device shows that there are still a lot of untouched possibilies in realtime g [..] > read more

Plant For The Planet : Leaf cut illustrations

Published on 2012-01-30 16:04:00

A lovely campaign by Leagas Delaney for Plant For The Planet, a German charity fighting against climate change. The ads highlight the value of trees in combating climate change, stating 'every leaf traps C02' with illustrations cut into leaves... Great stuff! (not the C02, the ads!). > read more

Rackspace's Infographic For The Correct Hosting Package

Published on 2012-01-26 07:48:00

I'm a fan of the info graphic, they seem to have become a lot more popular recently which is a trend I'm happy to see! Here's a nice one by Rackspace clearly explaining how to determine the kind of hosting package which would be needed for any kind of website.Infographic by Rackspace Hosting > read more

An Idea Everyday by Bram Vanhaeren

Published on 2012-01-12 08:08:00

I really love this work by Bram Vanhaeren. An idea everyday shows off some brilliant typographic style with the daily musings of Vanhaeren. Great stuff! > read more

Melbourne Dance Company - Typographic Advertising

Published on 2012-01-12 07:56:00

I've just seen this great piece of typographic work via Josip Kelava. Lovely work! > read more

Dan Cassaro - Young Jerks

Published on 2012-01-05 16:09:00

I'm loving the typographic style of Dan Cassaro - Young Jerks."Dan Cassaro is a designer, animator, and illustrator living and working in Brooklyn, New York. He puts words on paper so that they might be accountable for themselves. Young Jerks is his one-man design studio specializing in custom type, illustration, logo design, and powerful 70's rock and roll". > read more

London Chicken Shops : Archive

Published on 2011-12-20 07:45:00

We all love a good chicken shop, at least it would appear so judging by the work of London Chicken Shops - an amazing collection of chicken shops from across the capital. The archive shows a wonderful, yet grimey, collection of signage to sell the finger lick'n chick'n! Take a look at londonchickenshops.tumblr.com to gaze at the full collection. And follow @LDNChickenShops to keep up with the latest chicken shops! > read more

Veer Creative Catalyst: Design For Change Competition Results

Published on 2011-12-15 14:12:00

Veer.com recently launched 'Creative Catalyst' to generate a piece of artwork in support of a great global or local cause.The winner got a £2000 donation for the organisation they chose, as well as their piece displayed in London and Berlin, a Computer Arts feature and 2000 Veer Credits for their next creative projects.The competition was won by Barton Damer, with his piece on Malaria in Africa. Watch the video below to see more and hear more about the competition. > read more

Hannah Rollings - My Travel Journal

Published on 2011-06-28 07:19:00

My travel journal is the perfect kids travel book, packed full of exciting and thought provoking activities."Hannah is an illustrator who loves to draw from her holidays. She has created this book for the young explorer"The journal is divided into ch > read more

Honda's new 2011 TV ads sponsoring Channel 4

Published on 2011-06-13 07:04:00

I'm a big fan of Honda's advertising and TV idents, and have posted about them in the past, so I'm pleased to hear that a whole new series of mini-documentary style idents are about to be launched sponsoring Channel 4 documentaries.The new set of sho > read more

Today's Google - Play a Les Paul Guitar!

Published on 2011-06-09 03:13:00

If you have a look at Google today you'll be delighted to see Google have made you you're very own Les Paul guitar! It's pretty good too, you can swipe your mouse across the strings or use your keyboard to play individual notes. The Google Doodle is > read more

International Digital Art Competition by INFINITI in collaboration with DesignBoom

Published on 2011-06-03 08:21:00

We all like a good old competition to get the creative juices flowing, and here is a great competition backed by big names and with the potential of the massive coverage for the winning entry. Here are the details of this great competition:This compe > read more

Thursday by Matthias Hoegg

Published on 2011-04-03 03:31:00

Thursday from Matthias Hoegg on Vimeo."An everyday love story set in the not so distant future sees blackbirds battling with technology, automatic palm readers and power cuts."This animation was directed by Matthias Hoegg at the RCA and has been rece > read more

The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll - Illustrated by Tove Jansson

Published on 2011-03-29 02:28:00

The Hunting of the Snark is a wonderfully illustrated story about the Bellman and his eccentric crew as they follow their quest to catch a most mysterious creature called the Snark.I've always been a fan of the Moomins, the world that Tove Jansson c > read more

Win 6 Stella Artois Glasses : Jacques D'Azur Audition Film

Published on 2011-03-23 04:31:00

If you haven't heard, Stella Artois are currently holding an audition competition to find the smoothest of smoothies to play the role of Jacques D'Azur in the 2011 Cannes Film Festival (See the original DL post).Win a set of 6 glasses!Courtesy of Ste > read more

Stella Artois competition - Are You Smooth Enough To Play The Role of Jacques D'Azur?

Published on 2011-03-10 16:30:00

Stella Artois are continuing their campaign, originally to find a replacement for Jacques D-Azur, now the campaign is to find a likely fellow, man enough to play the role of Jacques D-Azur that will premiere at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.So you th > read more

UP inspired house : National Geographic

Published on 2011-03-09 08:03:00

This life sized, UP inspired, 'house-ship' was created by National Geographic.The aim was to set a new world record for the largest balloon cluster flight ever attempted. The house was 18 foot tall with 300 balloons attached. The UP inspired 'house-s > read more

Cravendale - Cats with Thumbs

Published on 2011-03-05 11:57:00

I actually love this advert...Apparently cats with 'opposable thumbs' do exist! They are called Polydactyl cats. If you want to find out more about this, take a look at the Cravendale Cats website. > read more

3ERD : Photography in the third dimension

Published on 2011-03-02 07:19:00

Just saw these great '3D' images on 3ERD tumblr blog. They're amazing! > read more

Ernest Shackleton's failed business endeavours : Prints by Thomas Boswell

Published on 2011-02-22 15:06:00

I really like these prints by Thomas Boswell I spotted the link on It's Nice That, and they are! The prints are based on 'Ernest Shackleton's failed business endeavours'.(Click the images to view large). > read more

Walkers Clash of the Comics : Comic Relief

Published on 2011-02-21 07:33:00

Walkers crisps have just recently launched these adverts for their Comic Relief campaign 'Clash of the Comics'. Even Steven Fry has made an appearance for the good cause. Check out the campaign website for more details > > read more

3D Projections on buildings

Published on 2011-02-20 14:19:00

These animated projections were created by www.projectiononbuildings.com and are pretty cool! I love the way they use the building's features and then break the apart, or use them in specific animations, like the pin ball machine and the use of the c > read more

New Sony Bloggie™ Touch : Shape It. Shoot It. Share It

Published on 2011-02-17 07:34:25

Sony have launched a new video camera called the Bloggie™ Touch. The new product allows you to get great HD quality film on a really small handset. The video below shows some fun examples of what you can do with the new camera when a little creativ > read more

One Easy way to create a Twitter bot (ah ah arh)

Published on 2011-02-15 15:11:00

Today I decided to try my hand at creating a twitter bot, which would automatically tweet back at a fellow tweeter based on a keyword.What better bot to create than one for Count Von Count from Sesame Street? So now if anyone out there tweets the nam > read more

Part & Parcel : New York

Published on 2011-02-12 05:19:00

Nice set of illustrations from Damien Correll and Garrett Morin - Part & Parcel New York. The illustrations were created for GOOD and their guide for The University of Phoenix.And a video from their new website, partparcelny.comPretty cool stuff! > read more

An Amazing Collection of Letterheads - Thanks To Letterheady

Published on 2011-02-10 02:45:00

Here's just a few of my favourite letterhead designs from the blog Letterheady which catalogues letterheads from the rich and famous right down to gun manufacturers. There are some really interesting designs, some crazy, some totally understated, but > read more

Get creative with Veer.com and the Most Monstrously Inventive Activity Book!

Published on 2011-02-09 07:38:00

Are you monstrously creative? Then Veer.com have a great competition, for creative folk like you living in the UK.Veer.com have now made available - for the first time in the UK, "The Most Monstrously Inventive Activity Book For Creatives Ever" and y > read more

American Football Pitch Painting

Published on 2011-02-07 02:32:00

In honour of the recent Superbowl between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Stealers (31-25) in Texas yesterday, I was kind of impressed by the pitch artwork, the typeography and sponsors logos is impressively transferred onto grass for the game a > read more

The Adventures of Baby Darth... by Volkswagen

Published on 2011-02-03 07:29:00

Nice new advertising spot featuring a baby Darth Vader trying his hardest to use the power of the force. This is the lastest use of Star Wars™ in recent advertising, Curry's are currently using the film franchise to advertise their products. > read more

The Art Project - Powered By Google

Published on 2011-02-01 08:02:00

Wow. Google never stop working eh. He's the latest addition to their online empire; The Google Art Project. An amazing online collection of art work from museums around the world, allowing you to view the works in a detail never seen before on the we > read more

HTML5 White Collar ipad Advertising For The Online New York Times

Published on 2011-01-30 17:02:00

A nice example of HTML5 in use, and a great online advertising execution for the ipad! This banner ad created for USA Network's FBI show, White Collar, becomes an interactive game involving the whole web page. Users can drag a 'scanning' window acros > read more

C A R S O N : David Carson Returns!

Published on 2011-01-18 16:06:00

Well, he probably hasn't gone anywhere but...David Carson is pretty much a household name, that is when it comes to designer's house holds. So you can imagine people are excited to hear that a new magazine is about to be released with David Carson as > read more

C A R S O N : David Carson Returns!

Published on 2011-01-18 16:06:00

Giant Blue Cock (erel) To Take The Fourth Plinth

Published on 2011-01-14 15:51:00

Here are the next two commissions set to take the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. The first, a bronze boy on a rocking horse by Elmgreen & Dragset called 'Powerless' will be unveiled on the now famous plinth in 2012, and the second is a giant bri > read more

Giant Blue Cock (erel) To Take The Fourth Plinth

Published on 2011-01-14 15:51:00

Robert Tavener

Published on 2011-01-06 03:21:00

I came across Robert Tavener whilst browsing in the De La Warr Pavillion's art shop and was pleasantly surprised! I love the boldness of the work, lino cut printing has a read tactile element to it which really seems to come through in Robert Tavener > read more

Robert Tavener

Published on 2011-01-06 03:21:00

CSN stores : Home & Kitchenware

Published on 2011-01-05 07:39:00

CSN stores have a collection of online website stores providing the UK with great products from big brands like Alessi, Blomus, Calligaris and many more. They provide all sorts of nice kitchenware, lighting and homeware including furniture such as ch > read more

CSN stores : Home & Kitchenware

Published on 2011-01-05 07:39:00

The Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project : The party!

Published on 2010-12-28 12:21:00

Here are the results of The Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project which took place on November 27th, 2010 where 14 countries exchanged the best of their local nightlife as part of the Project. Smirnoff launched the project for the public to win place a > read more

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