Poetic, melancholic and insightful.

I've only just discovered the work of Robert Montgomery and find it in turns unsettling and beautiful. His reversed-out billboard poems are simple acts of social and cutural comment.

He has a show on right now at the KK Outlet in Hoxton Square and has three billboards under the railway bridge where Old Street meets Shoreditch High Street.

Tagged Poetry Typography art situationalism

Fizz on metalic peacock

The Spritza, a piece of unashamedly aspirational car branding which would have surely broken laws of taste in any era other than the 1980's.

I'm assuming designer had been watching Miami Vice videos and wound up thinking that yellow script with *hand-drawn* stripes and a drop shadow on metalic peacock blue was a good idea. It may have been just that in Florida circa 1986 but 25 years later in a south London housing estate car park it comes across as a bit shit.

Tagged Branding Moveable Type Typography

Hold tight to the Daily Drop Cap

These drop caps are from one of Jessica Hische's blog the Daily Drop Cap. The Brooklyn based illustrator/designer posts a new ornate, quirky, illustrative or plain weird drop cap every day. She also gives away the code so you can embed each drop cap into your own site which is rather kind. She does lots of great work for all kinds of clients, here's her site and portfolio packed with typographic treats.

 

 

Tagged Design Typography illustration

Greenpeace CONNECT cover

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I've redesigned the Greenpeace supporters magazine Connect. I'm pleased with it, and so are the Fundraisers at Greenpeace which is nice/essential. Here's a snap of the cover, look out for a longer and more detailed post which follows soon.

 

 

 

 

Tagged Art Direction Connect Greenpeace Publishing Typography

Moveable Type update

It's been a long while since I posted any Moveable Type images - photos of peculiarly named vehicles. The delay isn't because I've not seen any of the aforementioned wheeled tings, no. Oh no. Rather, I've been a bit tardy and busy. Enough blah, here are some cracking examples of shite type on wheeled metal.

Tagged Moveable Type Typography vehicle

'Gipsy', Authentic or Incorrect?

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Was this a serious attempt to leverage the nomadic traits of the Romany people onto a holiday van or something far darker? I prefer to the former explanation which is far more convincing than the deep red, beige and rootless script.
Tagged East Dulwich Moveable Type Seen Typography van vehicle

'Real' in Peckham

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A fantastic example of proud but aimless type. Real what? The cheap, machine rendered retina damaging 'handwriting' in red on yellow is a foul joy. Only let down by an overall coating of London filth. Well done van owner, I feel more real already.
Tagged Moveable Type Peckham Seen Typography red van yellow

Hello 'Kamper'

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Admirably strident drop shadows and a simple colour scheme mark out this VW van, it's sure to stand-out in a busy campsite, if it makes it that far.
Tagged Moveable Type Typography type vehicle

Not feeling the 'Vibe' myself

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This car was so vibey I've completely forgotten the make and manufacturer. Job done there then naming and graphics bods. Nice rippled metal effect helps.
Tagged Moveable Type Typography type vehicle
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