Following on from the success of winning a place in “Market Smart” by Harper Collins publishers in 2008, I’ve just had confirmation that my design for Hello Beads (I also named the company), will feature in “Logolicious”.

Logolicious describes itself as “A fantastic pocket-size guide to logo design, Logolicious is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in logo design, branding, or merchandising.”

*CHINK*

I recently won a Pantone Color Cue 2.1 that whilst I was delighted to win, I actually don’t really have any use for, so it’s all sealed in it’s shiny box still, unused and waiting to be purchased at a highly discounted price on Ebay.
Go and get it!!!! >>>

About Pantone Color Cue 2.1>>
(more…)

This is a little awareness/news piece for designers with regards to copyright theft.

Rachel Taylor, who is an exceptionally talented artist, recently found her pattern design work copied line for line by a Shutterstock artist. See below how badly she was ripped off…

Original Work

(more…)

‘I Heart Wood’ just followed me on Twitter and so I landed on their website, because, you know … I do actually *heart* wood, my house is full of the stuff

Their blog is amazing, look at this!

Suddenly I stare down at my dirty grey tawdry plastic keyboard and it feels VASTLY lacking. I wonder how that wooden one would look encrusted in things that I eat over my desk?
(more…)

A Truly Ace logo design is due to feature in the new Harper Collins ‘Logolicious’ book this year! This following on from the success of winning a place in ‘Market Smart’ in 2008! (Read all about it).

(more…)

A few days ago I was harping on about receiving really really boring postal and emailed CVs from students wanting either job or work experience placements.

Expressing wonderment as to why on earth I was receiving sheets of white paper with black writing all over them; no attempt at ‘design flair’ in their application/CV and a complete absence of portfolio to show me either.

(more…)

Yes, I know it’s not Ebay, but I’m afraid ‘needs must’ … You may have read pre-Christmas that I was fortunate enough to win a beautiful HP Netbook, well it finally arrived last week

(more…)

I’ve had about five applications through the door, not to mention the emailed applications. Applications for jobs sometimes (sorry I don’t have a job for you!) but also applications for work experience placement from students. Those coming though the post are mainly for work placement.

Now work experience placement I’m actually interested in and I’ve twice now had students in. It could be useful for me to have some fresh eyes in the office looking at projects this summer, but when I’m getting several offers I want to pick the person with the best attitude and if I’m shooting from the hip with total honesty, I also want to pick the best designer.

(more…)

Been getting arty with my camera in the garden round the office over last 2 weeks… few more pics….

(more…)

My Facebook account has been disabled… I have no idea why, I’ve sent my begging message to them to find out. Apparently I’m looking at up to a week for a response.

Well it might be because it was hacked Saturday morning and might be whatever the hacker was up to before Brett White of fab design firm Peekaboo Design kindly phoned me and let me know that I’m there telling him on their instant messenger that I’ve been mugged at gunpoint in London and am stranded and he please send me ‘$$’

(So funny on Saturday morning to find this out…. but obviously not funny now my account has been disabled!)

So if you are wondering why I’m no longer your ‘friend’ or seem to not exist any more, that’s why. If you want to beg on my behalf because you cannot bear to not to hear my witty Facebook rapport this week please kindly email disabled@facebook.com with your outrage ;-))

Sigh

Ho hum… seems like I will actually get some work done this week then, ha ha ;-))