markhamiltondesign.com » Design http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog Design inspiration and tutorials Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:06:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 “KoKo Furniture Design : New Logo & Stationary” http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/koko-furniture-design-new-logo-stationary/ http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/koko-furniture-design-new-logo-stationary/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:13:43 +0000 Malibu Mark http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/?p=261

KoKo Furniture Design: I created a logo and stationary set for this custom-made furniture design company based near Byron Bay, NSW, Australia. The Head Designer, Renate De Koker, uses innovative and modern techniques to create each piece of design. Each piece is individual and made from a mixture of recycled materials, driftwood and quality timber to give each design its own personality. The look I created for the logo is modern and sophisticated, using the two K’s from her name I manipulating them into two chairs. This signature look will help create a brand identity that will get noticed and help her too further promote her designs.

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]]> http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/koko-furniture-design-new-logo-stationary/feed/ 20 “Artists In Cornwall” http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9cartists-in-cornwall%e2%80%9d/ http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9cartists-in-cornwall%e2%80%9d/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:12:26 +0000 Malibu Mark http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/?p=110 artist in cornwall

Artists in Cornwall is a site dedicated to promoting UK artists and illustrators. With an A – Z of artists and a list of galleries in which to see their work. The site is a great place for observing new talent and finding inspiring pieces to observe and admire. I could spend hours on this site alone and not get bored. This site is a must for any UK based artist.

This huge database has a collection of artists specializing in traditional, abstract and experimental art in a variety of media including oils, watercolours, acrylics, photography, sculpture, textiles, jewellery and mixed media.

There is also a guide to helpful web sites with information on painting techniques, artist’s tips, instruction, lessons and tutorials. Great for any inspiring artist.


Artists In Cornwall
Fine art and illustration by contemporary UK artists and illustrators, plus artists resources.

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]]> http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9cartists-in-cornwall%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 “Graphic Design: The New Basics” http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9cgraphic-design-the-new-basics%e2%80%9d/ http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9cgraphic-design-the-new-basics%e2%80%9d/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:54:27 +0000 Malibu Mark http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/?p=101

One great book I have read recently is Ellen Lupton’s new book, which is co-authored by Jennifer Cole Phillips, “Graphic Design: The New Basics”. There are a lot of great design books out there that debate the fundamentals of design, but many are confusing, complex, disorganized, and dated.

Ellen Lupton is a writer, curator, and graphic designer who leads the MFA Design program at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, where she is also the “Director of Design Thinking”. Her book Thinking with Type is the most practical publication out today on typography and is my greatest resource for typography- based research. She also has a blog full of helpful information about design.

Overall I highly recommend this book as an addition to your personal design library.

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]]> http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9cgraphic-design-the-new-basics%e2%80%9d/feed/ 3 “Area: 100 Graphic Designers” http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9carea-100-graphic-designers%e2%80%9d/ http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9carea-100-graphic-designers%e2%80%9d/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:15:24 +0000 Malibu Mark http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9carea-100-graphic-designers%e2%80%9d/ I recently purchased Area form Borders, which is a new graphic design book published by Phaidon. This huge yellow and grey book is a global up-to-the-minute overview of contemporary printed graphic design . There are hundreds of pages of amazing design and each page is designed to be torn out and hung on your studio wall to provide you with endless inspiration .

This book is a must have for any designer and I highly recommend it.

100 graphic designers, 010 curators and 010 design classics.

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]]> http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9carea-100-graphic-designers%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 “Airlie Sunshine Cleaning: New Website” http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9cairlie-sunshine-cleaning-new-website%e2%80%9d/ http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9cairlie-sunshine-cleaning-new-website%e2%80%9d/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:39:13 +0000 Malibu Mark http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/?p=44 My most latest project was to create a new website for the cleaning company “Airlie Sunshine Cleaning”. Using flash I created a one-page site that rolls out with a simple animation of the logo and interactive buttons. The interface is clean and inviting.

Take a look, airliesunshinecleaning.com

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]]> http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9cairlie-sunshine-cleaning-new-website%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 “How to Think Like a Graphic Designer: Debbie Millman” http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9chow-to-think-like-a-graphic-designer-debbie-millman%e2%80%9d/ http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/%e2%80%9chow-to-think-like-a-graphic-designer-debbie-millman%e2%80%9d/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:52:14 +0000 Malibu Mark http://markhamiltondesign.com/blog/?p=3 For a very different type of design book I recommend reading How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer, by Debbie Millman. One of the things you notice when reading the interviews in the book is that most designers always seemed to have a calling for their career and many iconic designers already showed indications of their future promise at an early age. Some designers look back at their childhood and remember the creative pursuits that lead this career, such as fine art and architecture, these designers may have  found these pursuits frustrating in one way or another and were only tempted into graphic design after realizing how beautiful a type face or a layout could be created. For myself the journey into graphic design has been an amazing journey which started from studying art and then evolved into all aspects of graphic design and the more I learn, the more I want to learn, to feed this hunger for beautiful design .


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