2006-07-31 Daily Catch

July 31st, 2006

.anthonywallace 2006-07-31 Daily CatchAnthony Wallace: Photography/Graphic
Simple sexy site for Anthony Wallace, LA based photographer/graphic designer.

Mark Unger: Portfolio
Interesting designer/artist Mark Unger.

.antfarm 2006-07-31 Daily CatchAnt Farm Interactive
Cute site which works for Ant Farm, one of the big guns in the interactive industry.

Kenneth Goodall: Illustrator
Some great sketches/illustrations by Kenneth Goodall.

.ateliermagellan 2006-07-31 Daily CatchAtelier Magellan: Portfolio
Beautiful one page portfolio of work from collaborative group, Atelier Magellan.

Bob London: Illustrator
Rough yet interesting style from Mr Bob London.

.paulbarnes 2006-07-31 Daily CatchPaul Barnes: Artist
Cute yet adept style from artist Paul Barnes, whos stuck to this

Mixart: Mick Gow: Portfolio
A slick Flash portfolio for some slick Flash work.

.helicopterstudio 2006-07-31 Daily CatchHelicopter Studio
Very sexy print/packaging work from Helicopter Studio.

WM: Creations of Martin Nowicki
Interesting (new-vector?) illustration style from Martin Nowicki.

.mgmgrand 2006-07-31 Daily CatchMGM Grand
Amazing Flash video execution (cg and live action) for the new grand MGM Grand.

How Edison Are You
A site dedicated to the genius of mr Thomas Edison.

.pommechan 2006-07-31 Daily CatchPomme Chan: Illustrator
Sexy collection of drawings and art from Thai Illustrator Pomme Chan.

Oops: Product Design Blog
Some cool new and hot stuff featured here.

Makelike
Studio with a range of varied goods, some nice typography work.

The CSS angle hack
I never knew about this. Interesting hack. But to what use…
But hey at least now we know!

2006-07-28 Daily Catch

July 28th, 2006

.rough 2006-07-28 Daily CatchRough: Magazine
DVSC Summer Rough 2006. Hard to read the articles. Nice.

Justin Pocta: Portfolio
Graphic Design Student shows some very interesting & promising work.
Well done mate.

.danielmahon 2006-07-28 Daily CatchDaniel Mahon: Photographer
Very nice, sleek, touching collection of moments from Daniel Mahon.

Nitrocorpz Design
Funky studio with that funky Brazilian style. Cool!

.fredperry 2006-07-28 Daily CatchFred Perry
Love their shirts, didn’t know they had a site up.

Walking Men
Design Bureau in Brussels, wish they had more on the site.

.honeymilk 2006-07-28 Daily CatchHoney + Milk
An online graffiti wall with no Flashers and no Animation. Quirky, fun, and nice.

Mariosupa
Freelance designer doing graphic/motion work in Paris.

.akroe 2006-07-28 Daily CatchAkroe
French studio with some very sexy work and a HTML site which just works.

Printing on Water
This is pretty amazing. Using waves to ‘draw’ on the surface of water.

.dantobinsmith 2006-07-28 Daily CatchDan Tobin Smith: Portfolio
Talented non-people photographer with some very detailed photography.

.hardcandy 2006-07-28 Daily CatchHard Candy: Film
Very chilling movie, I like the site. Check out the trailer too.

Go Beyond: Landrover

July 27th, 2006

.gobeyond Go Beyond: Landrover“There is a place called beyond. Where ‘but what if‘, ‘better not‘, and ‘is that wise‘, are never heard. Where the ordinary becomes, extraordinary. And today, is never a repeat of yesterday…”

Beautifully executed and inspirational emotional journey for Landrover by The Mill.

2006-07-27 Daily Catch

July 27th, 2006

Sorry for such a dry, dry week of catches.
The fish must be partying in Miami or something. Anyway…

.bigspaceship 2006-07-27 Daily CatchBig Spaceship
Big Spaceship is a ship I’d jump on anyday.

Weird Tech News: 10 Dumbest Business Ideas
Top 10 Dumbest Online Business Ideas That Made It Big Time.

.iroke 2006-07-27 Daily CatchIro Ke
Small portfolio of interesting work. Does not have a profile page.

ImageKind
A community for creating, buying and selling prints/art.

.vodafoneweekend 2006-07-27 Daily CatchVodafone: Free Weekend
What a cute little site for Vodafone, love the bunnies…

Etsy
A place to find handmade treasure. Goodie!

Big Cartel: Online Store Application
Big Cartel is a cute, easy to use online shop application with low fees. Nice.

<--Beginning random rant-->

Why do a some designers always think that on their portfolio:-
1. Not having your name anywhere on the site is actually a good thing?
2. A cryptic email address along with not having any profile page is a good thing?
3. A picture of your messy workspace, along with the above, is a good thing?

<--End random rant-->

2006-07-26 Daily Catch

July 26th, 2006

.nikeair 2006-07-26 Daily CatchNike Air
Impressive site for Nike Air from Pablo Marques and Big Spaceship.
Lots of Flash Video, bit laggy at times but very nice, even though I don’t do Nike.

The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs
Wow, I didn’t know Steve had a blog. Wicked!

I.D. 2006 Annual Design Review
See the winners of the 2006 I.D Annual Design Review.
Nothing great actually.

.showstudio 2006-07-26 Daily CatchSHOWstudio: Forget-me-not
Great illustration and interesting interactivity.

Cool Hunting: Blog
“Each week we’ll bring you at least one story about art, gadgets, fashion and lifestyle.”
Cool.

The internet in 1996.
A site about a few sites from 1996. Big laugh.
But hey, we’ve done pretty well for 10 years… Or have we?…

.firstborn 2006-07-26 Daily CatchFirstborn
Nice stuff and site from big guns Firstborn.
Like how the main headline and copy fits to your screen.

Bldgblog: Blog
A great blog about architecture conjecture, urban speculation and landscape futures.
Very geeky, very me.

Famous Logos in Web 2.0 Format
This is a f*cking funny.

.daniela 2006-07-26 Daily CatchDaniela Federici: Photographer
Some nice imagery from Daniela.

Sannah Kvist: Photographer
Sannah has an ability to capture an eerie essence of the moment.
I like the series. Nice.

2006-07-25 Daily Catch

July 25th, 2006

.tva 2006-07-25 Daily CatchTVA Architects
Nice clean and professional Flash site for top architects TVA.

A Magazine
Do you know A Magazine? It’s curated by different artists every edition.
I have the Yohji Yamamoto curated edition, and it is definitely a piece of art.

.canary 2006-07-25 Daily CatchThe Canary Project
What a difference 10 years makes…
Very sad. Be green. Support the Canary Project.

Vlieger & Vandam
Bag/fashion design from Rotterdam, loving the ‘Guardian Angel’.

.schbleuh 2006-07-25 Daily CatchSchbleuh: Portfolio
Hmm. An enigmatic portfolio because there’s no profile page or anything.
Nice work though!

Underwired
Studio based in the UK with some good varied work.

.poana 2006-07-25 Daily CatchStudio Poana
Creative collaboration of Nicolas Dhennin and Thibault Choquel, in Lille, France.
Very clean work, sexy even.

MOG
Music plus Web 2.0 = Mog? The world is becoming one big crappy My Space.

.bennybox 2006-07-25 Daily CatchBenny Box
Two man design studio with a funky style from Denmark.

Vanilla 1
An open source forum app, looks good, easy to customize, will have to give it a go!

.woodwood 2006-07-25 Daily CatchWood Wood
Another interesting site from Denmark, this time, a fashion brand.

The Global Curse of Comic Sans
There’s more than enough articles on Mr Comic Sans.
But hey, how about another? This time from Design Observer.

The Big Chris: Blog
Design blog in Web 2.0 style by Christopher Welch.

HTTP
Strange, yet cool site for a creative agency in Spain.

Record Player made of Paper
This is pretty, interesting. Anyone wanna give it a go?

2006-07-24 Daily Catch

July 24th, 2006

.DQBooks 2006-07-24 Daily CatchDQ Books
Online magazine/book about interdisciplinary collaboration,
with some very cool spreads and a nice site design.

The Darkroom
Motion studio dudes from Auckland, New Zealand. Rock on!

.stinapersson 2006-07-24 Daily CatchStina Persson: Illustrator
I do believe Stina was the pioneer of this recent style. Very sexy, smooth.

Devlounge
A good place for all designers and developers.

.alexandracarr 2006-07-24 Daily CatchAlexandra Carr: Photographer
Nice fashion shots from Alexandra, love the ‘Vivre sa vie’ set.

Nicholas Davidson: Portfolio
I was confused about what Nicholas did until I opened the CV.
However, very nice clean design.

.colorblok 2006-07-24 Daily CatchColorblok
Cute stuff at Colorblok, motion/graphic designers with character!

Scott Oliver: Portfolio
New media designer from the UK, alright work.

.RyanMichaelKelly 2006-07-24 Daily CatchRyan Michael Kelly: Photographer
Some sexy sleek sculptural/architectural fashion photography from Ryan M Kelly. Wicked!

Lethal
Love standing out, hate blending in.
Ben Aldis and Jesse Boyce do Art Direction & Design.

.DYHRHagen 2006-07-24 Daily CatchDYHR.Hagen
Corporate ID/Marketing/Product Development/Packaging

onetwentysix
Studio from New York with a range of nice work, in a very good wordpress based portfolio.

2006-07-21 Daily Catch

July 21st, 2006

.werecommend 2006-07-21 Daily CatchWe Recommend
Swedish design studio with very sexy work. Love it. BUT. Don’t like how you resize my browser window…

A Trends Interview
An article on Web Trends, interesting read!

.stevemason 2006-07-21 Daily CatchSteve Mason: Art & Code
Sort of like, Joshua Davis, but just as nice, if not nicer.

Mark Angelini: Portfolio
Some interesting work. Very random.

.tokujinyoshioka 2006-07-21 Daily CatchTokujin Yoshioka
Multi-disciplined Japanese designer, with some very ‘zen’ styled work.

Irrepressible
A site on making the internet a place of non-censorship.

.mirrorman 2006-07-21 Daily CatchMirrorman
Strange, bizarre site with a man in a mirror.

Heavy Backpack: Vince Frost
An interview with Vince Frost. Good read!

.michaelsnitker 2006-07-21 Daily CatchMichaël Snitker: Portfolio
Dutch designer Michaël Snitker has some very cool print design here.

Tom Munckton: Portfolio
Some alright stuff from Tom, UK based designer.

.monument 2006-07-21 Daily CatchMonument
Studio with a variety of different work for big name clients.
Mostly involved with performers/musicians.

2006-07-20 Daily Catch

July 20th, 2006

.1h05 2006-07-20 Daily CatchIH05: Story Driven design
Very sexy site and work from Pierrick Calvez.

Design Janet Jackson’s Artwork: Competition
Wow, this is probably a fun competition.
At least the photos have been already retouched… Ha.

.brandondurham 2006-07-20 Daily CatchA Million Things To Do: Brandon Durham
Small but nice portfolio of Brandon Durham, multi-disciplined designer.

Typotheque: Type Foundry
A good little foundry, carrying that lovely Fedra family.

.derekblais 2006-07-20 Daily CatchDerek Blais: Portfolio
Nice typography at Derek Blais’s site.

Illustration Class
Von. R. Glitschka has shared his illustration processes for all.

.grow 2006-07-20 Daily CatchGrow Interactive
Interesting design (not bad, but not great either) for this top notch agency.

Simon Elvins: Artist
Simon uses sound and mixed media to create his artwork.

.stella 2006-07-20 Daily CatchStella Im Hultberg: Illustrator
Some nice sketches/ink work from Stella.

CSS Elite
Gallery of CSS sites. Blah…

.rineeshah 2006-07-20 Daily CatchRinee Shah: Designer/Illustrator
Rinee has some very cool work here. I love the illustrations.

.bangbang 2006-07-20 Daily CatchBang Bang
Collective doing some funky motion and still work.

Nails / Sony Vaio: Color Like No Other

July 19th, 2006

OK. I’m a big hater of Sony Vaios (of the two that I used, they extremely sucked to the ultimate extreme.) But. I like this campaign, mostly, the TVC.

Check it out at AdverBox.

.nailenvy Nails / Sony Vaio: Color Like No OtherAnd this following piece made me laugh, very, very loud.

2006-07-19 Daily Catch

July 19th, 2006

.bbdk 2006-07-19 Daily CatchBBDK Rock & Scroll
A sleek sexy portfolio for BBDK with some sexy graphic/type work.

Good on Paper
Lisa has some very nice work here, very feminine and delicate.

.thesquad 2006-07-19 Daily CatchThe Squad
A multi-disciplined do it all agency with a nice simple site and neon pink highlights.

Can-Lab
A group of designers from China with some great work for the Asian market
(it’s different here, honestly.)

.peroniitaly 2006-07-19 Daily CatchPeroni
Peroni goes IKEA. Works well though. Damnit they should’ve taken the Blue pill.

MudCorp
Takashi Okamoto with some nifty little code for all of us duh-duh designers out there.

.nationaltele 2006-07-19 Daily CatchNational Television: Motion Design
I love the site. So clear and simple with sexy typography. Sexy.
New reel in there too.

Noventaynueve: Papervision
A 3D Engine built for Flash 8, is very interesting indeed.

2006-07-18 Daily Catch

July 18th, 2006

.coroflot 2006-07-18 Daily CatchCoroflot
Coroflot has launched a new site design. It’s ok. I liked the old one.

Sanna Annukka & Keane
Interview with the designer of the Keane Artwork, Sanna Annukka

.mixtape 2006-07-18 Daily CatchExopolis: Mixtape
Come on over to Mixtape at Exopolis and hear a few tracks of their liking.

Stuntkid: Illustrator
Wickedly deviant illustrations from Stuntkid.

.30minsa 2006-07-18 Daily Catch30Mins
Illustrations produced within 30 minutes depicting a chosen editorial. Good idea.

Jeremy Prasatik
Nice. Reminds me of ISO50 though. A bit too much.

.worldcup2010 2006-07-18 Daily CatchSouth Africa 2010: World Cup Logo
With years to go, the logo for the World Cup in South Africa looks like gold.

Andersen M Studio
Lots of lovely music packaging design from Andersen M Studio.

.amauta 2006-07-18 Daily CatchAmautalab
Weird but cool studio with some interesting work in a confusing portfolio site. Quirky!

Fette-Inc
Collages and drawings from a ‘French Visual Artist’. Arty!

.dnastudio 2006-07-18 Daily CatchDNA Studio
I think this is a new site for DNA Studio, but i’m not too sure.
It’s nice, but the interface is laggy here.

Jason Thielke: Artist/Illustrator
Jason uses mixed media for some great illustrations.

.escaphandro 2006-07-18 Daily CatchRafael Nascimento: Portfolio
A colourful experience for Rafael’s portfolio. The Life Aquatic anyone?

Géraldine Georges: Illustrator
Some very wicked collages from French artist Géraldine Georges.