I'm off for some family time. May I just take this opportunity to thank my readers and subscribers, and I hope you enjoy the festivities, and have an excellent new year.
Thursday 23 December 2010
You're a Comic Sans Criminal…
Ok, so maybe Comic Sans is an easy target, and I've posted about myself in the past… But I love this work by MAtt Dempsey on the subject, informed, informative and not too judgemental. If you know anybody who's guilty of Comic Sans abuse, send them here. And don't forget to check out the "when to use Comic Sans flowchart" I posted earlier.
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Geneviève Gaukler
I love Twitter. Without Twitter, I wouldn't have come across Geneviève. Well, to contradict myself, I would have done, as I have already seen and admired her work, but I wouldn't have known who the work was by. Or had the chance to 'tweet' her… So Geneviève. She's French, Lyonnaise by birth, currently based in Paris, but with a really international attitude and appeal. The work I have posted here is are the things that immediately appeal to me, but they barely scratch the surface of the body of her work. I love her loveable little characters… which blend surreally into everyday life. Fantastical, humorous simple and elegant. If, as I do, you love the work of Geneviève, you can find out more on her website follow her on her blog… through her professional representation Big Active or Tiphane Illustrations, (both sites well worth checking out anyway), watch her video work on Plieix, wear her work on a t-shirt, buy a limited edition print at Product of God, or even buy some delightful wall vinyls, mugs and cushions for your home from here.
Talon Motors Invader
Yeah, ok, it's another three wheeler! I've already posted about the relaunch of the Morgan ThreeWheeler, the retro Messerschmidt stylings of the Smite, and the one this reminds me most of all of, the Bond Bug.
Maybe it's the bright orange, because the configuration is round the other way (Two wheels at the front, like the Morgan – Technically this is called a reverse trike layout), maybe its's the Space 1999 style seats, but this little beauty reminds me of the offspring of the aforementioned Bond Bug, a Lotus Elise, and one of my five-year olds' HotWheels cars. Powered by a 1,300cc Suzuki Hayabusa engine, the Invader is easily good for 150mph. 0-60? Under 4 seconds. And you can get one for 44,000 of your American dollars. Very nice. On balance though, I think I'd have the Morgan. And an Elise. But that's probably a mixture of my innate patriotism and love of all things classic. What I do think is fantastic is that there are people making cars like this thesedays. It's what we SHOULD in 2011. After all, we're all IN the future now! If it floats your boat, find out more at Talon Motors website.
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