Blonde Redhead

Design
Design for Blonde Redhead's new album - I love this hand manipulated type. It is almost a stencil which I think adds a really nice asthetic to it. 
Below is another interesting design for an album cover. I love the use of vintage imagery contorted into something strange and thought provoking.

Tag design

I like the simplicity of this clothing tag - the monochromatic colour scheme and the use of grey card. This is something that I am considering for my tote bag tags. I like the use of a small button bag as part of the actual structure of the design.

'Paris' typeface

Paris is the new typeface by Moshik Nadav, who is one of my favourite type designers of the moment. Paris is apparently inspired by the world of fashion - intended for fashion magazines and super luxury brands. What I love most about this typeface are the flamoyant ligatures and just the completely decorative nature of the typeface. It reminds me of Art Nouveau styles.

Paris typeface include 9 different styles: Paris Regular, Paris Regular Exit, Paris Regular Strip, Paris Regular White, Paris Ultra Light, Paris Bold, Paris Bold Exit, Paris Bold, Strip, Paris Bold White.

















Ligature examples :

Product sourcing

Today I have been out looking for products to include in my picnic set for my Olympicnic brief. I want the colours of the products to reflect the colours of the brand identity - which at this stage are either going to be the colours of the olympic rings or the red blue and white of GB. I bought these red white and blue cups today from clas olsen which are perfect.  Because I want these colours to be so specific I am starting my product search now.

Clas Olsen picnic hampers :

Kath Kidston shop : outdoor croquery/camping/picnics section

Logo design

These two logo's stood out to me because of their simplicity. I think that the balance between image and type works really well. This is something I want to achieve with my Olympicnic logo.

Article on the new Olympic park

The London 2012 Games are the catalyst for transforming 2.5sq km of land in east London. What was once industrial, contaminated land has been rapidly transformed over the past three years.
The Olympic Park will create a green backdrop for the Games and a new green space after 2012 for people and wildlife living in and around the area to enjoy.


The southern part of the Park will focus on retaining the festival atmosphere of the Games, with riverside gardens, markets, events, cafes and bars. The northern area will use the latest green techniques to manage flood and rain water, while providing quieter public space and habitats for hundreds of existing and rare species, from kingfishers to otters.

Around 2,000 semi-mature British-grown trees have been hand-picked to form the roots of the Park’s green spaces, which will be enjoyed by spectators and become a home for wildlife. There will also be a further 2,000 trees planted on the Athletes' Village site.

The trees have been carefully selected to ensure they are ‘future proof’ against climate change. They are mostly native species, such as ash, alder, willow, birch, hazel, cherry, poplar, London plane and lime.

More than 300,000 wetland plants will also be planted in the Park. It will be the UK’s largest ever urban river and wetland planting. It will help create a colourful riverside setting for the London 2012 Games.

Stretching for half a mile between the Aquatics Centre and Olympic Stadium will be an area of gardens that will celebrate centuries of British passion for gardens and plants. They will trace the journey of the UK’s plant collectors around the world through more than 250 species of plants, trees, meadows and herbs.

It will also be a highly accessible Park. The gradients of the paths will be accessible to everyone and views will be maintained of the new venues and landmarks in the surrounding area. ‘Henman Hills’ will be created so visitors to the Park during the Games will be able to watch live action on large screens.

Read the big build: Completion (PDF 12.96MB) document to find out about progress on the Olympic Park.

plaid samples

I want to create a plaid out of the olympic colours (the rings) to apply to the brand identity of the olympicnic set.