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I know this is a bit late for Halloween but it only arrived this morning. Click here for the full range of stationery that inspired the pumpkin.

When I was a student I went to see The Pastels at The Venue in Edinburgh with some friends. They were the support for Luna but ended up playing after them to a disinterested crowd some of whom had their backs to the stage. Things were pretty ramshackle (even by their standards) and in an almost silent gap between songs someone turned round and said “Please stop”. It was quite uncomfortable.

Anyway, they recently released an album with the Tenniscoats which I like. The single is here and there’s a review from Anthony Fantano that’s worth visiting just to hear him say Glasgow (be warned though, he is incredibly irritating).

Just another vector from work so here’s an inspirational quote to lift the tone.
“Many years ago, I climbed the mountains, even thought it is forbidden. Things are not as they teach us; the world is hollow, and I have touched the sky.”
A dying Star Trek character…

I know what you’re thinking…”that is a remarkably well preserved example of a Iron Age structure designed to impress and defend; a broch for short”. From our Scottish Tour of the Outer Hebrides, on the west coast of Lewis.

Just a couple of beginnings of designs that didn’t make the cut, from some wedding related freelance I’ve been working on. The finished design will be off to the printers next week…hope you’re happy with how they turn out KJ.

It’s part two…i like to say “logo” too, say it with me “logo”.

The cottage we rented in Sutherland was lovely and the whole experience (for me at least) was only improved by this sign in the toilet.
Don’t make me call the assemly worker…or there will be BIG problems!

My good friend Nicholas sent me the link for the above…two thumbs up I reckon. Although I’ve actually had some very positive experiences with the freelance recently, which partly explains why things have been so quiet around these parts.

Whilst we were on the Scottish Tour I put together some new collages in the same vein as the Betty ones. If you click on the image above you can see the story so far.

These ones are from an old Taschen postcard book of Sixties Design that includes graphics, furniture, fashion and more…You’ll probably recognise bits of Disraeli Gears in the image above. The good people at Taschen are still making the book and you can see some of the images in their unadulterated state here.

Finally got around to seeing this postmodern caper film on my holidays and it was good. Maybe not as good as Brick but more fun to watch. The trailer gives away too much so perhaps this clip is a better indication.