Archive for the ‘Innovation’ Category

Design Bridge Student Awards 2013 – the results!

Another fantastic response to this year’s DB Student competition. The work was at such a high standard we have three winners: gold, silver and bronze, plus three runners up. This time we were also lucky to have Design Week Editor Angus Montgomery as our guest judge. Check out the winners and runners up here!

Friday Favourites

A hand cut paper leopard, a Coke can that splits in two, edible jelly letters and playful signage for the National Trust, all on Friday Favourites.

At the Bar with King Adz

Our Thursday night talks ‘At the Bar’ invite talented individuals to inspire and enlighten. Recently we had the chance to meet ex ad man (hence the name), artist and author, King AdZ, who specialises in creating content for the youth, street, and creative cultures. Robin, designer at our Amsterdam studio writes about the highlights from the talk.

Friday Favourites

Si Scott’s pen and ink illustrations, Hälssen & Lyon’s calendar made of tea, food cut in half, manipulated portraits and fur made of paper, all on Friday Favourites.

Friday Favourites

The sound of new Heinz Beanz, famous quotes as typographic artworks, embroidered newspapers and a Pantone book for beer, all on Friday Favourites.

Friday Favourites

The Lullaby Factory, illustrated kids’ sandwich bags, portraits from Rubik’s Cubes and Sy’s polygonal street art, all on Friday Favourites.

Friday Favourites

The whisky tornado, great copy from Frozen Dutch, a neat colour picker tool, Nadine Boughton’s vintage collages and more on Friday Favourites.

Friday Favourites

Noisy Jelly, hand made kinetic typography, digital paper cut landscapes and travel photography, all on this week’s Friday Favourites.

Design-led sustainability – Zedfactory at Ecobuild

Our sustainability expert Helen Hughes visited Ecobuild in London, where she was inspired by how the design-led approach of Zedfactory encourages trade and consumers to get involved in the sustainability movement.

Friday Favourites

Hessian – a brand without a product, Vine does Valentine’s (or Valenvines), print your face in 3D chocolate, and more on Friday Favourites.