First thing in the morning, before the tea has kicked in, I wake up slow by checking out DWB’s stats using Site Meter. I have other stats programs in place (Awstats and Statcounter) but Site Meter works better for the quick cruise.
And I don’t have to think when using it. It just is.
Creative Designs has been appearing, well, I wouldn’t say a lot. Just enough for me to be able to enjoy it on occasion. Enough so that I thought it’d already been featured.
Checking back in my memory, I have a niggling that I’d already planned on how to present his banner. And I may have put it to use. Dunno. I’ve searched. But Searches are not always exact. Not first thing in the morning anyway. As half asleep as I am with the over-work shags, it may have already been so.
But no matter if it’s a first or an again, I bring you Creative Designs and David’s Logo of the month, Sinkit. Sinkit was designed by Peter at smashLAB. Nice. Needing no introduction, SmashLAB starts out their selling spiel with “you aren’t going to like us”. Ok. I can relate.
David’s comments on Sinkit:
I enjoy the anticipation of the ball (dot on the) waiting to drop into the hole (negative spaced). All great logos should work in black only, without the need for colour. This is a point that’s missed on so many logos I see nowadays.
I do agree. When I first saw that logo, I had a wow moment.
Working in black first. Another agreement from this end. Without colour to get in the way, potential problems with the design are right THERE, not masked.
Jason Santa Maria uses the same concept with his Grey Box for putting together a web site design. So simply logical. So “why didn’t I make that leap?”
Another post on Creative Design to check out is The fragile magic of paper . I now have title envy. Nice.
David’s Website: David Airey :: Creative Design :: Edinburgh
Creative Design is by: David Airey
So, there it is. My first (admitted) half asleep posting. With the project I’m swamped under, there may be more of these. Or not. Or a combo of too brief or too brain dead. It might be interesting. Or not.
Shagged out posting R Us.
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Hi Cat, and many thanks for the feature. It’s greatly appreciated.
Designers Who Blog has been in my feed reader for some time now. Keep up the good work – especially with NO-SPEC!
Hi David,
Thanks for stopping by. I certainly enjoy your logo features. Nicely done.
And if you want a banner for DWB, drop me a line and I’ll make it so. Or you can.
I always wonder who’s out there, with DWB on their feed readers, as sometimes it feels like my posts are going into the black hole of the internet.
NO!SPEC – it sure turned into some project, yes? Maybe the orgs should break down the different ills of the industry and take them on one by one. Just like NO!SPEC has with the one issue. In this busy world, it’s more manageable that way.
ps: If you like NO!SPEC, just wait until you see my next project …
Oooo, your teaser campaign has begun!
Where can I find a template for the DWB header? I’m sure I read about one in the past.
If you’d prefer to get those creative juices flowing then by all means do. If you’re busy though I’m sure I could find the time.
…even though everyone knows you’ve been working on your project for about a year now (my half-baked, half-asleep commenting does me great favours indeed).
LOL! you are right. It’s been a year. We’ve had clients, hospital visits, over work, you name it. But, Jay is here in Bangkok and we are working away.
I’d love for you to do the banner, so I’ll send it over to you. As well as a peek at my new project (hush hush of course!)
Ah Bangkok. I miss it, oddly. I’m one of the few people I’ve spoken to who actually enjoyed spending time in the Thai capital.
Mum’s the word on the project.
I’ve been coming to Thailand since ’94 or so. What I used to do it land in Bangkok for a night, then go on to Changmai.
I’m just not a big city person. At all. But when I relocated to Bangkok a strange thing happened. I fell in love with the city.
This week my offer for a condo was accepted so I guess I’ll be staying awhile.
Or not. Life is strange that way.
ps: Thanks for your mum :-)
c
hi from a graphic design student from the netherlands!
The Sinkit logo is great and the case study form http://38one.com/cleverblog/sinkit just awesome.
Hi Linda!
Respiro, I saw the case study and agree, it’s wonderful to look through their process.
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