Si Scott 3D Paper

I love Si Scott's style of illustration is elegant and has won him lots of awards and plenty of work too. Whilst I was studying at Leeds College of Art I was lucky to attend one of his lectures where he explained his work and how he found his style.

His recent work had taken a new step from what he has previously created.. His bio on the Si Scott website says "Si has recently taken time out to develop his skills further. Challenging the 2D perspective of his work by rendering his hand drawn creations in 3D form."

The above images show this new 3D work. The clean, crisp lines are important to emphasize the detail on the paper. He has managed to find a way to create a look of texture on each piece of paper and it brings more life to each piece.

Made in Britain Logo

Ed Miliband recently called for a 'Made in Britain' mark to be put on things made in Britain. There is also a programme shown on Channel 4 titled 'Mary's Bottom Line' where "retail guru Mary Portas believes a a window of opportunity has opened to restore some life back to British manufacturing."

I think it is important to know where products are coming from. Yes, it is nice for things to be cheaper, but I wouldn't mind paying a bit more if it meant a British company was saved from making redundancies or going out of business.

Fresh food has clear labels of the country of origin, and over the last few years there has been a big upturn in the amount of local produce in supermarkets. Morrisons published an article in 2009 stating that they are selling regionally sourced milk so that it tastes fresh and hasn't travelled far to get there.

There is the Red Tractor logo on British meat which is a recognised symbol for high standards and good welfare of the animals. The logo is seen clearly on the front of the meat packaging so it promotes buying British.
Farmers markets are extremely popular, many of them fortnightly and selling more than fruit and veg, but cakes, biscuits and even handmade jewellery and gifts.

Supporting local isn't that hard to do, just take a moment longer to look at the label.

Coley Porter Bell - M Savers

Another great redesign by Coley Porter Bell. Again, like one of my previous posts, it is regarding Morrisons own brand food range. The own brand range have progressed to have different varieties, from the cheapest-of-the-cheap, to the cheap, to luxury.

 

New Design

 Old Design

This time I'm talking about the cheapest-of-the-cheap range. Each of the major supermarkets have one of these types of own brand. Typically the packaging is quite hideous. Nothing exciting, doesn't particularly stand out on the shelf, and it's not what people like to be seen buying. Coley Porter Bell have rejuvenated the brand for Morrisons. They've made it much more appealing, with each item having some individuality and not being cluttered. Craig Barnes is a senior designer at Coley Porter Bell, and is the creator of the handwritten typeface used. Having a unique typeface shows that the cheapest range has been given some attention, and reflects that the quality of the product may be higher. It has also been renamed from 'Morrisons Value' to 'M Savers'. Even the name is more appealing.

I've seen some of the new packaging in store, and there's still more to come.

Adobe Creative Suite Pillows

I'm loving these Creative Suite pillows. Perfect for someone who wants to surround themselves with design all day! They're available for each CS program and look really soft and comfy. The creators mysuitestuff say that each pillow is hand-cut, sewn, stuffed, then stitched closed. Available in 12"x12" or the mini versions are 4"x4" from mysuitestuff.