On this Day, (Belated) February 24

Almost missed this one.

1948: The Communist Party seized complete control of Czechoslovakia.

2012: The Australian Breastfeeding Association held their annual seminar series.

2014: We celebrated Mother Russia...er...  Jeff's birthday!

CG

Yeah, but is it any good?

Here's a handy little check list in case you were wondering about your latest idea. It's for movie manuscripts but the same rules apply for most client work.

A Sweet Tweet

At South by Southwest, Oreo partnered with Twitter to create custom cookies based on what was currently trending. It's a fun video showcasing some TD work...that then it ends on an oddly abrupt commentary.

Link: http://adage.com/article/special-report-sxsw/video-taste-tested-3d-printed-oreo-cookies-sxsw/292062/

CG

A Dummy's Guide to Art History

Next time you are in an art museum, this is a surefire way to create the impression that you know what you are talking about.

More here: http://themetapicture.com/the-best-way-to-recognize-the-artists-of-paintings/

CG

Fieldwork's Guide to Making Things

Digital and branding design agency, Fieldwork, has animated a short booklet that illustrates the principles for their work. It's great inspiration and they clearly articulate much of what is evident in our own design.

Link: http://volumes.madebyfieldwork.com/making/

CG

Happy to see the first U.S. commercial featuring our newly released Lancaster soft cremes!

http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7Bg3/lancaster-soft-cremes

TAP

PACKAGING ON THE CATWALK

Packaging design has been making a statement on the catwalk at both London Fashion Week and Paris Fashion week recently.

At London Fashion Week designer Anya Hindmarch took retro packaging from everyday household items as the starting point for her autumn/winter 2014 accessories collection. The show was like 'a very stylish trip to the supermarket'

A smorgasbord of cereal favourites - Tony the tiger, the Kellogg's cockerel - were plastered across Anya's Featherweight Ebury totes, as London's most beloved bag lady made the ordinary very extraordinary indeed. Daz and Ariel washing powder packets found their way onto Hindmarch's Georgiana clutches, and even a packet of Swan matches managed to look chic when sitting against a backdrop of chalk goatskin.

Highlights were the metallic bourbon and custard cream evening bags, which followed a couple of Hindmarch's previous crisp packet clutches onto the catwalk. And who could have guessed that the humble digestive packet would replace Fendi's bag bugs as the coveted autumn 2014 tote accessory?














Then, yesterday, Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld continued the trend playing to the industry’s consumerist heart by parading his autumn/winter collection down supermarket aisles. Well-heeled shoppers, including singer Rihanna and British models Cara Delevingne and Stella Tennant, filled their baskets with groceries – all Chanel-branded, of course – as they pranced along in Lagerfeld’s latest creations.

Shelves stacked with everything from washing powder to chainsaws adorned the makeshift Paris fashion week catwalk at the Grand Palais, as the 80-year-old designer showed off his urban dweller range, which included knitted sneakers, baggy trousers and leggings filled with holes. Although I'm more interested in the packaging than the clothes.



























Its great to see packaging design causing a stir in the fashion-world and as a packaging designer, its great to think what we're designing now could end up on a riduclously expensive handbag one day.

JS

Andy smith

Andy Smith studied illustration at the Royal College of Art, London. His work is print based and often combines lettering with drawn imagery. His clients include Nike, Sony and Orange. He currently has an exhibition based on jokes at the soma gallery in Bristol

more here http://somagallery.co.uk/somashop/category.php?id_category=28

CH