FURNITURE SKETCH.

Okay so I'm sorry for disappearing all of a sudden. I've recently moved from Dubai to the Asian front. Unfortunately, I'm not at liberty to say but obviously, career moves such as this takes a toll on my personal life and this blog.

In any case, I discovered this at my new office and I thought this was just brilliant and worth sharing. There is a design group in Sweden called "FRONT." 4 girls, Swedish girls might I add, run the place. That's hot...but their work is even hotter.

The video below is a mixture of illustration, industrial design and performance art. It's quite something and it's just hard to explain. Enjoy.

THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING A JOURNAL.

I'm quite fond of this message. A lot of creatives today don't seem to value the importance of having a journal. I see a lot of creatives walking around with loose leaf paper. What the f***? During the brainstorming process, you come up with plenty of ideas that may not be appropriate for whatever it is you're working on but dig back a few years later and I guarantee you will find a gem.

THE PERIODIC TABLE OF TYPEFACES.

This was sent to me by a good friend and I thought this was definitely worth posting. If you ever spend a lot of time doing any print work, you often find yourself stuck for fonts. I don't particularly enjoy searching for fonts and this could virtually end up taking you a at least an hour to find the perfect one. So I tend to stick to a set of 10 I've committed to memory. This is not a good thing. So the image above is a really useful tool if you ever need to look for fonts. I think it's a fairly good set of fonts. There are enough that aren't generic and default and large enough so you have enough variety. Of course, the best thing to do is probably grow some patience and dig through your library of fonts. But until then, use the above.

GET YOUR MOJO BACK.

Sagmeister is a master graphic designer but for me, I love his forward thinking philosophy on life. What's important to understand is that his philosophy actually works. The TED talk below is Sagmeister's view on taking regular sabbaticals (an extended leave from the office) and how important it is to gain some new perspective and how it improves your work. Sagmeister's work is always fresh so he can charge more.

Anyway, for those of you workaholics who manage to see this, you can thank me later.

THE DYNAMIC DUO OF DESIGN.

I give you Kjell Ekhorn and Jon Forss - the Frodo and Sam (from the Lord of the Rings...) of graphic design, illustration and custom typography. You can drool over their embarrassingly good portfolio here: http://www.non-format.com/profile/

Have a look at the FAQ section for some juicy interviews with Kjell and Jon, along with some tips and secrets.

Here's some of their work: