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BARTHOLOT

Check out the website of Bartholot a Berlin-based freelance designer with an emphasis on photographic illustration and art direction. Striking use of colour and unusual composition. www.bartholot.net

Love Star Wars. Love Typography. You'll love this.

Congratulations to all of our current graduates... May the force be with you.

H-57 is an Italian Advertising Agency, you may need to brush up on your language skills to visit their site : )

H-57

A short walk through the history of a brand.

Being a Scots fellow born on the doorstep of the birthplace of this fine golden dram, I was almost brought to tears over its delivery.

We overlook the the role of story telling when discussing brands but it has a great deal of significance in alluring customers. The truer the story, the more compelling the brand and the closer our relationship to it.

When designing, (in particular for packaging) researching a products history, or where its from or local yarns or even tall tales may lead to interesting solutions for the name, the packaging, the design.

And... GO SCOTLAND!!!!

Design Currency: Icograda Design Week, Vancouver

Nice little ad for Icograda Design Week that took place in Canada last month!

Up There - hand painted billboards

Up There from Mekanism on Vimeo.

Short documentary piece about the dying art of hand painted billboards and advertising. Shot by Mekanism's Macolm Murray in conjunction with Mother New York and Stella Artois.

Junior presents - Art & Copy

Junior (lifeatthebottom.com) is screening the advertising doco Art & Copy in Melbourne, April 26.

The film, directed by Doug Pray, profiles several living icons of the U.S advertising industry since the '60's. The likes of George Lois, Dan Weiden and Lee Clow.
This is a must-see for anyone interested in ideas and creativity.
Tickets are limited.
Full details, tickets and trailer at http://lifeatthebottom.com

Ingenious Advertising: 12 ideas that never ran

This article from The Telegraph in the UK showcases some ingenious advertising concepts that were never realised.They were among campaigns honoured at the Chip Shop Awards.

This is why I am a graphic designer.

As my aim is to reach the lofty heights of the designer who produced this magical poster! Imagine you are at the brief and you ask the client what the name of the movie is?

I also love that he has mini dolphins swimming in his goggles – brilliant!

London is full of vegies and I love it!

Carl Warner and his team of five model-makers spent three weeks crafting the famous London landmarks out of foods ranging from melons and tomatoes to asparagus. Check out the Youtube video below for their process:

What employers love and hate in a graduate.

You really are hearing it from the horses mouth in this recent CR blog item. Plenty of creatives adding their two bobs worth on what they really want and don't want in a graduate creative. READ IT! 

From what I understand this relates to the printed Creative Review August 'graduate' issue.