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Category: Inspiration

Veerle makes it look EEasy!

1st March 2006

Congrats to Veerle, who has today launched her new Expression Engine powered blog.

Readers - we have a winner!

26th January 2006

Thank you to the 197 of you (see, I’m keeping it updated) who introduced yourselves, de-lurked, and left your flags the other day.

There are 13 responses | Read on, there is more →

Four Things: Meme hell

24th January 2006

Gee, thanks Jon. We all hate memes, yet we all respond. As usual, no idea where it began, but I’ll waste some valuable time on it. Let the infection spread…

There are 5 responses | Read on, there is more →

Introduce yourself and win a book

18th January 2006

Lurker? Regular? Friend? Time for you to introduce yourself. Also, I’m now using IP addresses to attach a flag to your comment based on where in the world you are, and I’m keen to see how many different flags we can get for one post.

There are 209 responses | Read on, there is more →

For the typographically challenged

17th October 2005

OK. I’ve had enough of ace print designer and soon-to-leave-for-London colleague Jamie taking the piss out of me for only knowing three fonts or whatever. I will not have him look round at me in his you don’t even know what kerning is way ever again. It’s time for me to become a better designer. It’s time to learn about type…

There are 23 responses | Read on, there is more →

The logo competition finally ends

4th July 2005

No jokes this time. The Simplified Standards logo comp is finally over. I’ve waded through the 200 or so comments from the previous logo posts, totted up results based on favourites, second favourites and cries of “please, no!”, and can finally announce the winner, four runners-up, and give credits for the other 59 entries.

There are 15 responses | Read on, there is more →

Standards logo: you decide

29th June 2005

OK, you decide. Yes, the badger was a dirty joke. Democracy was requested, so democracy you get. Here are all 64 logos for the Simplified Standards website. Remember, the watchwords are simplicity, standards and bloody good design.

There are 142 responses | Read on, there is more →

And the winner is….

26th June 2005

The winner is yet to be decided. Yes, this was a joke. Sorry, readers. I’ll announce the real winner in the next two days.

There are 25 responses | Read on, there is more →

The final preview of logos

24th June 2005

Yes, they keep coming - 64 sets thus far. You saw the first 23 submissions, then a further 19, and now I present the last few. Any that arrive in the next 24 hours will also be added to this post.

There are 16 responses | Read on, there is more →

Yet more logo submissions

23rd June 2005

After I previewed the first 23 submissions yesterday, a further 19 landed in my inbox today. Again, it’s a mixed bag, and I’m really starting to warm to some of them now. You’ve until the 25th if you wish to submit a logo, but do scan the rules and background first. As always, your feedback is welcomed…

There are 31 responses | Read on, there is more →

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