A friend of mine, that lives and works in Kazakhstan for the last few years, came to visit the UK. Catching up, we somehow start looking at Kazakhstan money notes. I was intrigued by the graphics on the notes and a few drinks later I had one of each in my hand for a closer … Read full article
The Perfect Design
Most of you have probably seen the epic movie, American Psycho… at least once. America Psycho is originally from the novel by Bret Easton Ellis. The psychological thriller is told in the first person by Manhattan businessman, Patrick Bateman. He is a serial killer in his ‘spare time’. In 2000 the novel was adapted to … Read full article
Use Print Finishes for a Finishing Touch.
I wrote a blog post for Printhouse Corporation about different examples of print finishes. In this week I had a meeting with a client. Their company has a beautiful designed, working website. But he still has the need to get a brochure/flyer printed. His reason was: When someone receive it, hopefully they will pin it … Read full article
Showcase of Illustrations Collated in a 2010 Calendar
I created a 2010 calendar for Printhouse Corporation and jelly. jelly bring together a collection of original and fresh talent from around the world, from live-action directors, illustrators, animators and web/flash developers. jelly organised the stunning illustrations for the cover of the calendar and each month. I am really fascinated by some of the illustrations. … Read full article
How to use Data Merge to Personalise Documents in Indesign
Personlise prints, such as company Christmas cards and party invitations with Data Merge in Adobe® InDesign®. Data Merge is the ability to create fields (name, surname, message) in your Adobe® InDesign® document. It can automatically populate from comma-separated values (.csv) or a tab-delimited (.txt) file. The easiest would be to create these fields as columns … Read full article
Choose Your Colour (Part 2): Litho vs. Digital Printing
1. Litho Printing Litho printing (Offset printing) is also known as lithography or lithographic printing. Litho printing works on the basic principle that oil and water do not mix. 2. Digital Printing Digital printing is a four process colour reproduction method that uses electronic files and dots to produce an image using ink and toner. … Read full article
Choose Your Colour (Part 1): CMYK vs. Spot Colour Printing
When it comes to designing, it is all about concept, layout, font and typography. The other very important thing is colour. There are two basic usage of colours when designing print artwork. 1. CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) 2. Spot Colour Process Read the rest of my post at PrintQuote where I have blogged … Read full article
Showcase of Heineken Posters
End of Easter 2009 I had the pleasure to go to Amsterdam for a long weekend. The Heineken Brewery was one of the main tourist attractions. Even though the queue looked long it moved rather quick for me to make my way in. With different entertainment from having a photo taken with my face through … Read full article