It’s difficult to follow a strong brand identity, but London based ManVsMachine have done an outstanding job on rebranding UK TV channel More4

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Pooled oil paintings by Matthew Davis

Minimalist Lego characters campaign by Jung von Matt.

I’ve already missed the internet throwback as to whether the ideas were stolen from various designs previously posted on the internet. The article I link to I think sums it up fairly though: This fun series, though highly enjoyable for its nostalgic and stripped aesthetic, seems to have risen some controversy over its origins. Adland.tv has pointed out a fan-created Lego representation of The Simpsons appeared on the internet before the official ad campaign launched. There is an indisputable resemblance between the two images that has raised some eyebrows and caused bloggers to question whether the idea was flat-out stolen. Whether it was or wasn’t remains a mystery, but one thing is for sure: the minimalist design is a great and effective one. It really makes you want to fish through some legos and construct your own simplified rendition of your favorite childhood cartoon character.

Nice poster work from The Heads Of State.

George Tscherny’s 1968 packaging design for Lark cigarettes. Read more about the designs here.

George Tscherny’s 1968 packaging design for Lark cigarettes.

Read more about the designs here.

4CP/ ‘Four Colour Process’, is a site dedicated to high resolution scans of vintage comic books and the CMYK print process. It’s great to see how the incredibly systematic process of CMYK printing works in order to create drawn comic book artworks. Scroll through the site here.

4CP/ ‘Four Colour Process’, is a site dedicated to high resolution scans of vintage comic books and the CMYK print process. It’s great to see how the incredibly systematic process of CMYK printing works in order to create drawn comic book artworks.

Scroll through the site here.

Just came across this iPhone game Colorblind by Nonverbal. I don’t have an iPhone but judging by the videos showing off the impeccable design and great presentation it looks like it’s worth the dollar. The game asks the user to drag ribbon across their screen in order to match it to coloured dots and create patterns. One version if free, the full version will cost you $2. Check out more information here.

Just came across this iPhone game Colorblind by Nonverbal. I don’t have an iPhone but judging by the videos showing off the impeccable design and great presentation it looks like it’s worth the dollar.

The game asks the user to drag ribbon across their screen in order to match it to coloured dots and create patterns.

One version if free, the full version will cost you $2.

Check out more information here.

François-Charles (French design/everything blogger) has just put up this amazing piece of vintage car advertising… I found these vintage Citroën brochures in my father’s studio. He worked on them in the 60s when he was working at « Delpire », one of the most creative french agencies of that period. It’s interesting to see how pamphlets like these are just so different now. Incredibly glossy, with loads of close up shots of the car often driving in a desert or on an empty motorway. See more photos/scans here.

François-Charles (French design/everything blogger) has just put up this amazing piece of vintage car advertising…

I found these vintage Citroën brochures in my father’s studio. He worked on them in the 60s when he was working at « Delpire », one of the most creative french agencies of that period.

It’s interesting to see how pamphlets like these are just so different now. Incredibly glossy, with loads of close up shots of the car often driving in a desert or on an empty motorway.

See more photos/scans here.

Jude Steward has written a great article piece uncovering the history of the colour wheel. Check it out over at Imprint.

Jude Steward has written a great article piece uncovering the history of the colour wheel.

Check it out over at Imprint.