Coins

I have to say even though these coins have been in circulation a while it was not until recently when they won a D&AD that I came across them. Designed by Matthew Dent a London based Graphic Designer to replace the current designs which have been in circulation for about 40 years, they are a simple sleek deign which incorporates tradition in a contemporary context. Very nice.

Topshop NewYork

Topshop has opened its first American store in its shopping capital, New York. They have gone all out with the funky innovative interior, keeping a strong British motif throughout the design concept and used Kate Moss a great British Icon to launch the great British Iconic Brand of Topshop. Simply sublime!

Pepsi Rebrand

This rebrand has been done by Arnell Group in a bid to update and reflect the brand by tweaking the logo to look like its a smile/grin. Personally I am unsure of the logo, initially to me it looks like it has been butchered, maybe just because I am used to the more symmetrical predecessor. Pepsi has always had a strong brand but has constantly found itself battling with CocaCola perhaps this is its latest efforts in the battle!?

Alison Charmichael

I have recently discovered the work of Alison Charmichael, I realise I may be somewhat behind on jumping on the bandwagon for this successful 'Handlettering Artist' but none the less I thought I would share.

Some of her work is clever, some commercial, but all if beautifully crafted. For more of her work visit her website www.alisoncarmichael.com it has become a favourite of mine.

Thoughtful Ballet Poster

This is such a great little poster, simple clever and eye catching. Would have been cool to see maybe a few more layers so it doesn't diminish quite so quickly. Although maybe that would have made it to complicated!

Kate Moss is Golden

This 50kg, £1.5 million gold statue of Kate Moss was recently unveiled at the British Museum in London. The statue, entitled 'Siren', is by artist Marc Quinn and is said to be the largest gold statue created since Ancient Egyptian times. The gold statue is of the supermodel in a yoga pose and joins a series of contemporary sculptures in the exhibition, called Statuephilia, with the works intermingling amid pieces from the museum's permanent collections.

Perhaps most interestingly it has been described by the British Museum as an "Aphrodite of our times", Moss' statue sits alongside sculptures of famous Greek beauties in the Museum's Nereid Gallery. An interesting concept that a drug and alcoholic addicted frightfully skinny supermodel, however pretty she may be has been immortalised a modern gold goddess statue.

Illustrator 88

After my recent rant about Adobe releasing CS4 only 2 months after I finally got CS3, my teacher at UF told me that he used to use Illustrator 88, so I had a look on YouTube and found this.


Its hard to believe how far we've come n such a short time. Now we live in age where we get frustrated if it takes more than 3 seconds for a website to load I cant imagine not having this high tech software, however I having witnessed the progression from Illustrator 88 to now it makes me appreciate it a little more.