Inspiration: Custom Type for Middle East’s Largest Telco

on July 21st, 2010

Based on Zain’s corporate typeface, Avenir, and their request for a patterned headline font, Fontsmith came up with this beauty; created by Fontsmith’s Arabic specialist, Emanuela Conidi, this font comes in a single headline weight in both Latin and Arabic language scripts as well as a special weight for numbers (it is a phone company after all).

The Beauty of Ampersands

on July 16th, 2010

If you’re not familiar with 300&65, this is a blog celebrating the beauty of the ampersand. A new one is posted each day, and they are exquisite. I have wanted to blog about 300&65 for a long while now, so here it is, a small selection from the past 2-3 months.

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Featured Typography Artist: Jessica Hische

on July 14th, 2010

Jessica Hische is a typographer and illustrator working in Brooklyn, New York. She has “Type” tattooed on her left triceps. She is young, vibrant and enormously talented. Her work is stunning and inspirational.

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Adding a Custom Tab to your Facebook Page

on July 7th, 2010

I was doing this recently for a client, and I have to say I was amazed how EASY it is to get a custom tab on one’s official page, with just a bit of CSS & HTML.

Logo Trends of 2010 (so far)

on July 5th, 2010

After much browsing on logopond and behance, this is what this year looks like in logo design.

Awesome Logo for Sash Vet Clinic

on May 12th, 2010

Another logo I came across during my Sydney adventures; this one belongs to the Small Animals Specialist Hospital. Why it’s great Friendly, comforting and cheerful – and admire the distressed “a”, like a wounded animal, supported and aided by the other letters. Love it – if someone knows the designer let me know!

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How to write a Creative Brief for SMBs

on April 26th, 2010

If you’re a large company, you know the drill: you go to a large advertising agency, you get an account manager and a planner, they work with you to refine the creative brief for any advertising initiative and that, together with your years of marketing experience, ensure everything is swell. Sometimes at least. But what [...]

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Lovely Logo Design for Tribe Hair

on April 20th, 2010

I was cheerfully wondering through Chatswood Mall when I came across this beauty. Have no idea who the designer is – if anyone knows please leave a comment, would love to drop them a line of congratulations.

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