var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-16946576-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_setDomainName’, ‘.aidannolan.co.uk’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @140585)http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/42562659?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=f0001c" width="400" height="190" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Story of Pentagram</p> <p>A lovely short from @pentagramdesign who celebrated their 40th Birthday at the weekend (19th May). A belated many happy returns and hopefully much more fantastic work in the future.</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/23542053130http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/23542053130Tue, 22 May 2012 14:04:29 +0100PentagramVideoDesignBrandingStory<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40iufiw4l1qayjfyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mad Made Rainbow by Michael Jones Mckean</p> <p>This is such a stunning piece of public art!Via Designboom, for full story click on the image.</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/23035318200http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/23035318200Mon, 14 May 2012 13:32:38 +0100ArtDesignPhotographyRainbowUSA<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hH446lgDrW8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>“Don’t try to be original, just try to be good” — Paul Rand quoting Mies Van Der Rohe</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/22581018352http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/22581018352Mon, 07 May 2012 11:29:38 +0100Paul RandDesignAdviceHonestyQuote<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39cudMoWC1qayjfyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>An insightful piece on Creative Review about the film adaptation poster campaign for Irvine Welsh’s novel, Ecstasy, designed by Mark Blamire. Great to hear about the full process of the job including it’s influences, ideas and production. Click on the image to read the full story.</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/22072092732http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/22072092732Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:27:48 +0100Mark BlamireBlankaGraphic DesignPosterIrvine WelshDesign<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/URmKSyKAK5w?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Another video post, this time showcasing Case da Musica identity by Stefan Sagmeister. The identity system is based on the Rem Kohlhaas designed building, it produces spontaneous and flexible results across different applications. Fantastic bit of work. </p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/21722612459http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/21722612459Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:40:15 +0100IdentityDesignGraphic DesignVideo<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ime9YqfXhi8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Nice video from Adobe about how graphic design studio, Non-Format, work together from different continents. </p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/21653954412http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/21653954412Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:29:23 +0100Non-FormatGraphic DesignDesignAdobeInterview<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2tmyyof9h1qaqkvpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jhnmyr.tumblr.com/post/21487037757/letters-variously-shaded" target="_blank">jhnmyr</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Letters Variously Shaded</p> </blockquote> <p>Nice find from John Mayer!</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/21509265368http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/21509265368Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:47:08 +0100TypographyJohn MayerDesignLetter Forms<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2okwfxVyF1qz8uvvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lovely and simple pen illustrations of a variety of barnes.</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/21509160726http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/21509160726Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:45:39 +0100IllustrationDrawingDesignPenBlack and White<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2s68ggSlT1qayjfyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Love new work from Build for regular clients/collaborators Generation Press. There’s a slightly Olympic feel to it, either just through the colour-way or the type. It’s beautifully done, as everything by Build seems to be. </p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/21434501130http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/21434501130Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:45:52 +0100BuildGraphic DeisgnPrintTypographyPhotographyMailerB2<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2s5zwh4Wg1qayjfyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great work from Barcelona based, Atipus. There’s some lovely work coming out of Spain of late.  </p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/21434360704http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/21434360704Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:40:42 +0100Graphic DesignIdentityColourPrintPhotographyStationery<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2b799qXCt1qhx5pzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Flight Recorder Do Not Open via @BuildsBlog</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/20910525499http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/20910525499Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:29:51 +0100photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m27kt2MsCD1qayjfyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great Google doodle today with a celebration of the groundbreaking British photographer Eadweard J Muybridge, born 182 years ago. Muybridge would use banks of cameras to study the movement of people and animals.</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/20772616623http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/20772616623Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:51:02 +0100GoogleDoodlePhotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m16n48tsDA1qayjfyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What a fantastic new print campaign for Lego! Created by German ad agency Jung Von Matt, famous and recognisable children’s cartoon characters are represented in Lego. Head over to <a href="http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2012/march/imagine-with-lego#mce_temp_url#" title="Creative Review: Imagine Lego" target="_blank">Creative Review</a> for more images and full story.</p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br/></span></span></p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/19623877167http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/19623877167Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:09:43 +0000DesignAdvertisingLegoCreative ReviewPrint<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lFY4Gn8NHVY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>FYI — Huddersfield Promo Video</p> <p>A chance to see the promo video that was shown at last weeks Launch event at Cafe Ollo, The Media Centre.</p> <p>Directed by <a href="http://www.capsulefilms.com" title="Capsule Films" target="_blank">Capsule Films</a></p> <p>Original music by Nils Wiering</p> <p>Posted by Aidan</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/19002915453http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/19002915453Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:13:02 +0000FYIHuddersfieldLaunchVideoDesign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m064rqs0Ur1qayjfyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beautiful typographic treatment on the new John Mayer album!</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/18502960898http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/18502960898Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:59:49 +0000TypographyDesignJohn MayerGraphic DesignAlbum Cover<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzqlvtP0Eg1qayjfyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>A stitched ampersand by Peter Crawley.</span></p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/18004108782http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/18004108782Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:47:53 +0000Ampersand&amp;DesignTypography<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35691920?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Solar Annual Report designed by Serviceplan Campaign 3</p> <p>The pages of the report appear invisible until you bring them into contact with natural light, the content is then revealed as if powered by the sun. This video shows the process.</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/18003379307http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/18003379307Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:03:35 +0000VideoGraphic DesignSolarAnnual ReportDesignPrintBook<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxv49WHqb1qayjfyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beautiful ampersand from Bella designed by Face37 </p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/17113569882http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/17113569882Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:16:57 +0000ampersanddesignFace37Graphic Design&amp;Typography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxuwg72EW1qayjfyo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Reminds me of an Otis Redding song.</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/17113263782http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/17113263782Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:12:16 +0000AmpersandDesignPosterOtis Redding&amp;Graphic Design<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxupw2zDC1qayjfyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another nice ampersand. This one is by Dave Epstein Inc — 1977. AIGA Design Archives</p>http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/17113013658http://blog.aidannolan.co.uk/post/17113013658Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:08:20 +0000AmpersandDesignLogo1970Black and WhiteGraphic Design