Jan 25, 2012

If you could create your dream home, your own private fortress of solitude, what would it look like? Big, small, colourful, clinical, the choice is yours. With all the ideas running through your head, it’s probably quite difficult to pinpoint exactly what you want and what you’d like to put in there. Take a look at the houses below to give you an...

Jan 16, 2012

Never judge a book by its cover. That’s what everyone says, but to be truthful, we as creative designers will almost always judge a book by its cover, especially when they are as beautifully designed and packaged as the ones shown below. After all, the cover is usually all we have to go on when we’re deciding what will enthrall and excite our...

Jan 5, 2012

Your Business Card is the window to your business, occupation and personality. It’s usually the first thing a client or colleague sees so first impressions really do count. Many business cards follow the same format, showing company logo, person’s name and contact details. So how can you make yours stand out from the rest and become a memorable...

Dec 29, 2011

Below are a collection of advertisements and in-store promotional material for Adidas, the largest sportswear brand in Europe and the second largest in the world (after Nike). Known worldwide for their 3 stripe brand, adidas have developed their identity over the last fifty years and their recent marketing and advertising campaigns have been some of the most...

Dec 27, 2011

These limited edition tents by Field Candy will really make you smile. Same shape and format as the traditional camping tent but the waterproof flysheets that cover the two-person tents have been designed by a select group of designers, photographers and illustrators who have created some quite eye-catching and unique pieces of work. These tents inject colour...

Dec 24, 2011

In conjunction with Deglon, industrial designer Mia Schmallenbach has created this beautiful nested knives set that could grace any kitchen. The Deglon Meeting Knife Set includes a paring knife, a utility knife, a chef knife and a slicer. The set won first prize in the European Cutlery Design Awards and it is a work of art created from a single piece of...

Oct 31, 2011

A great example of themed design for Fanta in their latest packaging for the Halloween festival. Using the Fanta Crew characters, such as Kimmy the Witch and Andy the Vampire, posing in their Halloween costumes, it brings out the fun of the Fanta brand and is a great marketing strategy for one of the world’s premium brands. Designed by Stag & Hare of...

Oct 6, 2011

McCann Worldgroup has released a fantastic series of posters in their campaign to promote ticket sales for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. These are great examples of the beauty of using illustration, movement and energy to bring an extra dimension into an advertising campaign. The posters perfectly illustrate the feeling and emotiuon that will be present at...

Sep 13, 2011

In these times of economic uncertainty, designers are finding more and more creative ways to recycle old or junk items and turn them into new and exciting products. The examples shown below illustrate the ingenuity of these designers in producing ideas which could easily be produced for the mass market. Everything from brick bookends to bird houses have been...

Sep 12, 2011

The packaging shown below is for 3 different types of parmesan cheese from the ‘The Deli Garage’ range, a food label that supports small manufacturers of delicacies with a whole range of really creative packaging ideas. The cheeses are shaped like oversized pencils, where the “leads” contain three different flavours of cheese. With the sharpener...