BxOxTxC

I made the blue/red BxOxTxC image from my previous post (based on Alex's original awesome T-shirt design) into some some desktop backgrounds for my laptop.

They are in 1280x800 resolution.

BxOxTxC Tees

Am compelled to endorse this as it is well good.

Head over to this blog and keep an eye on this upcoming new brand of awesome. Remember, when the end comes, you'll want to be wearing something stylish. I intend to be wearing BxOxTxC.

Nuff said.

Scoobilicious

My most recent video...

Decisions, decisions

Here we find ourselves once more - the dilemma of which pair of trainers to purchase.

Our choices:

1) Etnies Digit II - available for £30. At present I do not own any skater-style trainers, so they would fill a gap in my collection. I like the pink/white/black colour scheme, although I'm usually not a massive fan of wearing black. I do rather enjoy the bright coloured soles however.









2) Gola Eboy Hi-Tops - available for £40. I'm not sure how I feel about these - on the one hand, I'm not a massive fan of high-tops, nor a particular fan of these trainers' retro stylings. That being said, I am a fan of Eboy's designs and the opportunity to own a pair of limited edition Gola/Eboy collaborative trainers does interest me considerably - especially given their recently discounted price.









As always, your input is appreciated :)

Glitch

I just watched the new advert for Glitch's new album. I have this album and I fully recommend it to anyone who feels they would enjoy some pounding Italian electro beats; it is fantastic. You can listen to the entire album here.

Anyway, back to the advert. This is brilliant, original and, above all, shocking. I just watched this by myself in a dark room after midnight and it totally freaked me out. Enjoy :)

The big leagues

Tom has given me some direction for my creative aspirations. It transpires there are websites where companies who are looking for new logos or some form of creative input list their needs and then freelance designers, or indeed anyone, can submit designs for and compete for cash prizes. What a fun idea. Great for the companies who need some freelance work done and great for me as I can tinker away making random designs, improve my skills and very possibly win a bit of cash at the end of it.

I have registered on a website called 99designs.com and have already submitted my first design. The brief was for a logo for a new software company that manufactures 3D rendering software for architects and landscaping companies. They wanted the logo to be either typographic or symbolic (or a hybrid of the two), preferably monotone (for faxes etc) and to encompass a 3D element. I have tried to stick to the brief as best I could, but see what you think.

I have no expectations to win this time around as there are already better designs than mine and 4 days still to go for further submissions. However it's all good practice and it keeps me off the streets. Below is the design I have submitted - I will continue to post any of my further entries to 99designs.com or any other design websites.

New banner

I have redesigned the blog yet again. Below you can see alternate versions of the new banner, as well as the old 'clover' style banner at the bottom.

Sirens of the sea

For those of you who enjoy some wonderful trance, I wholeheartedly recommend 'Above & Beyond presents Oceanlab - Sirens of the sea (remixed)'. A brilliant album from start to finish. Below is a taster for you; track 4 from CD1: Oceanlab - Lonely Girl (Gareth Emery Remix). Enjoy :)

Nose Weavels

Inspired by a passing comment on George Lamb's show today about the infamous 'Nose Weavel'...

EMParr

Once again, I was astounded by Ian's incredible ability to destroy any electrical item he comes into contact with and remarked that he is the human equivalent of an EMP. The following image ensued.

BoxhEd

A random skewed box-head that I created. Just somthing that popped into my head today while I was learning the more complicated aspects of Fireworks and Illustrator.

Kebadge

Do your part. Enlist today.

Buttons

This was my original idea for the banner, before I decided upon the 'clover' theme. I originally started off with some red circles, scrapped it in favour of the green squares, but then decided that as I had already part-made the circle banner, I should atleast go back and finish it off; to enjoy what might have been.

GRUM

It seems Yorkshire is full of surprises; this Leeds-based DJ has been around for a while and is absolutely brilliant. I've included some tracks below for your enjoyment, or you can check out his MySpace page, LastFM profile or browse some of his tracks on HypeMachine.

Out of the tracks below, I particularly recommend the TADT remix of Grum's WOAH. It's full of energy and just what you need on a Friday after work.


GRUM - WOAH


GRUM - WOAH (TADT Remix)


Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy (Grum Remix)

Give it a restival

As you may be aware, I am a regular listener of George Lamb's radio show on BBC Radio 6. Recently they have been playing around with their idea for a ficticious festival event called 'Give it a restival' (which didn't occur last year) and this week they have asked their listeners (largely composed of graphic designers supposedly) to come up with a logo for this non-event.

Now I'm not a graphic designer, but I like to dabble. So, below are some designs that I came up with.



The first design with the headphones is the design that I submitted to their website, which you can see here. There are some really good other entries there as well which are worth a gander.

A change of pace

I have decided to give my blog an overhaul. The old blog and all the posts have been moved to here. This blog will now be a place for me to upload random designs, post links to music I've been enjoying and for any other points of interest.

Enjoy :)