Break&Assemble

QUOTES

2010-10-25T02:16:00.000-07:00

I'm working on doing a series of typographic postcards set on the theme of 'Nature'. Please send in any ideas for your short and snappy natural quotes to hello@breakandassemble.com and i'll create a postcard for it! Heres a few to get your brains ticking:

'Growing up is for Trees'

'Water really floats my boat'

Apologies / NEW STUDIO

2010-10-11T10:46:00.000-07:00

I'm hoping to blog a fair bit more coming up after starting for a new Studio called 'Filthy' in Brighton last month. Keep posted.

Ivan Puig

2010-01-16T13:39:00.000-08:00

Would love to see Ivan Puig's work up close. Great ideas.

2010 Send-out

2009-12-16T10:18:00.000-08:00

To view the images large scale, just click on each one.

The above poster is a send out for 2010 in one colour, Pantone 814U, edition of 500 with a custom made typeface.

Merry Christmas everyone and a happy new year!

Text on poster is as below:

– ‘My God, it’s full of stars’

David Bowman, Opening line of 2010: Odyssey Two

– Wishing you a Happy 2010 from Break & Assemble

breakandassemble.com

Taster for a New Years sendout

2009-12-15T15:07:00.000-08:00

If you want an A3 poster, one spot colour, edition of 500, posted to you just send me your address.

Dieter Rams

2009-12-08T09:36:00.000-08:00

Very excited about Dieter Rams' exhibition at the Design museum. I wrote my term paper/dissertation about the guy and its great to see he's finally getting some public recognition! What a hero!

Anyone fancy going? Also very impressed by bibliotech's exhibition graphics for the event.

FORM / MINI GRAPHICS

2009-12-08T09:30:00.001-08:00

Its been a while since my last update, many projects created at CCK, but also personal ventures to talk about too! ...I've been placed in two books by victionary coming out soon alongside two books in china called FORM and MINI GRAPHICS. The second asked me for an interview which was a first!

Hair 'em Scare 'em

2009-10-07T11:09:00.000-07:00

A great new book by Gestalten is out with our work in it. Check it out here.

Graphik

2009-10-07T11:06:00.000-07:00

Graphik asked me to comment on my thoughts in their Viewpoint section...Im warming to their redesign.

Computer Arts Updates

2009-10-07T11:03:00.000-07:00

I recently had some work in Computer Arts, here are the images from the issue.

Digital Artist 2009

2009-10-07T10:50:00.000-07:00

A Few updates since last time. Myself, Kyle and Rory got asked along to a Private view for the digital artist awards, where we were commended for our Brighton Degree Show publicity work.

Gestalten

2009-08-16T23:42:00.000-07:00

Gestalten have kindly asked for The Degree Show poster that I produced alongside Kyle Bean and Rory Taylor to be included in the book 'Hair'em Scare'em'. Link Here. Its out in October. Excited like a kid dizzy on lemonade.

Updates

2009-08-15T04:53:00.000-07:00

Just a quick updates at Break and Assemble for the Democracy Exhibition. Please Vote here.

Guy Hulse

2009-08-15T04:45:00.000-07:00

Guy Hulse is a designer from the north east. I worked with him at Build and his website Is up and running and updated with some lovely stuff designed with Build.

Graphik

2009-08-15T04:03:00.000-07:00

Grafik have recently redesigned their cover and style for the magazine. Top is the new design and blow is the previous design. I agree they needed a redesign but I really don't have much to say about the new design, which is never a good thing. The older avant garde type heavy style has been dropped in favour of putting the logo to the top left and using basic illustrations with pretty sickly colours. That said I think i'd have to see it in person and they were kind enough, however, to ask my opinion this month for the Viewpoint section for issue G178. The question was: 'What would be your sport in the graphic design olympics?'

My reply went something along the lines of: 'It would probably be either a ‘Lorem Ipsum’ recital or I would use some of my dusty discarded LP’s in a rudimentary discus competition (After keeping the artwork of course). Although it would probably never happen as I can’t imagine we’d ever agree on a logo.'

Democracy

2009-08-06T14:22:00.000-07:00

New Project for Democracy to be put up soon...

For now heres a drawing based on Elephants working together I drew, more soon...

Modern Thought

2009-08-03T14:28:00.000-07:00

He also runs a great little Blog called Modern Thought

Vorm

2009-08-03T14:24:00.000-07:00

Vorm is the name given to graphic designer Ashley Colbeck. Ashley is a recent graduate of The London College Of Communication, he was recently featured alongside me in Computer Arts, nice type and branding ideas, best of luck to him!

post-its!

2009-06-30T05:56:00.000-07:00

absolutely mindblowing (but simple) animation with post its, especially the rain section, check out the behind the scenes link via youtube too. This took 3 months to make and proves to justify the amount of time with the outcome!

Break and assemble in the shops!

2009-06-26T12:57:00.000-07:00

I feel very lucky to have work featured in two publications this month: Computer arts and FORM , so have a look out for either in July.

Magazines about magazines

2009-06-18T04:01:00.000-07:00

Magazines & Type,

After watching a video article at linefeed

I decided to get a copy of 'We make magazines', a magazines to look out for for one main reason; it's a magazine for (and about) other magazines. Great idea.

We Make Magazines at gestalten.com

Another link was to B&P type foundry, who created the typeface for esquire magazine.

Brighton Graduates

2009-06-16T04:24:00.000-07:00

Website updates and mail-outs sent out, i'm now looking around for work in the summer to keep me busy! The degree show was a great success and moving onto london now!

Check out the GDI 09 Site for the other graduates from this years show http://gdi09.co.uk/

More info to follow about this summer...

Mail Out

2009-03-17T17:02:00.000-07:00

I am currently putting together a few A5 pieces for a mail-out. Get in contact if you'd like to be included in the mailing list.

Messy Carpet

2009-02-21T09:02:00.000-08:00

Although this would drive some 'tidy-freaks' crazy, I quite like it...

A load of clever rubbish

2009-02-20T11:01:00.000-08:00

This feels very apt right about now, seeing as we just had a party and have so much to clear up.

The seagull's a nice touch too...

Lego restoration

2009-02-19T02:12:00.001-08:00

Not sure where these images are from. They assert an interesting twist on the idea of restoration in the modern age. Would be great to see an old monument restored with lego, there's a naïvety I like about it.

Black and White

2009-02-19T02:06:00.001-08:00

Two great loves of mine; Architecture and Design, are neatly combined here as an installation, blurring the boundaries of art at the same time.

Its funny how we've become so sensitised by the likes of television and motion based media to imagine such images as these as 'moving' image, despite its stillness.

Brighton goes back in time...

2009-02-10T03:29:00.000-08:00

A quick update...more for my lack of posting due to a busy/hectic schedule right now. But I have just finished shooting an anachronistic project for the forthcoming Degree Show '09 Posters. Lots of fun to be had with the type now...

Pi-a-Pi-a-Pi-ano

2009-01-26T12:33:00.001-08:00

Renzo Piano's new plans for the proposed Canary Wharf 'London Bridge Tower'.

Its estimated to soar at 1,280 feet above the Thames...eye candy or eye sore...i'm not too sure.

Does London really need to compete with cities like New York? The cities low profile and traditional architecture surely retain a sense of individuality.

I think I've found proof to show the failures in following in America's footsteps... 100% no. Heavy metal...REALLY big stuff...Id love to be a fly on the wall at this TV network.

Red, White & Blue

2009-01-25T03:02:00.000-08:00

The first idea for a 'zine' I am working on is to be looking at Anaglyph images, their blurred reality and the illusions of American Culture, and American patriotism to the Red, White and Blue. It will be an edition on 50, complete with a pair of 3D anaglyph glasses. Images above include Jasper John's 'Flag'. More Soon...

Brighton Market

2009-01-24T11:03:00.001-08:00

Some nice little printed leaflets from the market...some woman collected

hundreds of these from plays, ballets, etc...she must have obsessed, but its shown

the change in print production. Features an early Duke of York, red on silver print.

Katie Gibb

2009-01-23T00:24:00.000-08:00

Inspirational screenprints, featured in CR.

German Design

2009-01-21T13:42:00.000-08:00

I do love German Design....There have been some greats, Otl Aicher, Dieter Rams, Jan Tschichold, Herbert Bayer...but the Germans have also had some crazy ideas...I bet this looked great on paper, but how dangerous an idea is this?! Propellor powered train...

Siggi Eggertsson

2009-01-20T01:43:00.000-08:00

Siggi Eggertsson's work is testimony to a style that can be reworked time and time again. Inspiring use of colour. Worked alonside Designers Big Active who are constantly reinventing themselves to meet their clients needs.

150 Years of Art and Design

2009-01-20T01:29:00.000-08:00

Brighton University has a collection of some great Design inspiration from tutors across the faculty courses, Jasper Goodall is producing some great vector work at the moment, shown is his work for the band Muse, a band I've followed since their early days, these were some (pretty terrible) photos I got with my phone-camera.

Lumi-live

2009-01-19T02:04:00.000-08:00

Philips lumilive technology. Philips' simplicity brand strategy is a great inspiration and mirrors the work of brAun in the 60s. Although i'm still waiting for some of their ideas to take off....

Shelf-life

2009-01-18T01:02:00.000-08:00

Charles Trevelyan is proof that Graphic Design and product design (three-dimensional design) can be easily integrated, as his career has shown. His piece 'Shelf-life' (above) at 100% Design confidently portrays the idea of giving a product multi-functionality to allow the product to have a longer life; the set of shelves reveals a removable chair and table. Also shown is Trevelyan's 'Titanic' Lamp.

Stamp!

2009-01-17T04:42:00.000-08:00

Received a stamp back today from the guys at Blade Rubber Stamps, Thanks to Anthony Sheret for the pointer, came out sharp and the printed stamp feel complements the Grotesque face. Definitely will use them again.

What's your focus?

2009-01-17T01:22:00.000-08:00

'You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus'

First in a series of postcards/poster quotation prints I am working on. Intended to be screen-printed, starting next week. Just initial thoughts but the set will work around the concept of illusions. Mark Twain, the Great American author of the above quote has written some excellent publications. Some great reads include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (curiously enough, the name of one of our Brighton Tutors) and Huckleberry Finn; both of which fully justify his right to make such a statement. Also, coincidentally, Twain used many pen names in his humorous early year sketches, many of which he signed simply as 'Josh' up until 1863.

'Stealing simplicity'

2009-01-16T10:06:00.000-08:00

Above:Dieter Rams' 1960s Braun products (left) Current Apple products (right)

I am currently writing a dissertation on the idea of simplicity in design. A major historical date in the history of ' Design simplicity' was the opening of the Bauhaus school of Design in Weimar, Germany, in 1919. Its influence on Design theory is unquestionable. I am fascinated by current trends in relation to Gropius' Bauhaus revolution, especially the 'Cult of Apple' that seems to have obsessed itself with the Design community, or rather we obsess over Apple.

A recent example that 'simplicity sells' can be seen with the Apple iPod, which does a lot less but costs more. What we all want from design is essentially one button function, how much simpler can you get? The iPhone achieves this principle to a 'T', but as I have found it certainly wasn't the first. Dieter Rams' products at Braun in the 60s were exquisite and deserve all the accolades Apple receive today...

I would also suggest reading John Maeda's 'Laws of Simplicity', regardless of whether you are interested in Design or not.

Break&Assemble Blog

2009-01-15T09:33:00.000-08:00

This is a blog by Graphic Designer: BreakandAssemble.

The Blog acts as a simple inspiration 'playground' for finds, thoughts & experiments, linked to the work at www.breakandassemble.com

Posts will not be limited to my fascination with Design (mainly beautiful screen & lithographic prints, Swiss typography & simplicity), but a whole host of my inspiration, including electronica, Kubrick Films & German culture.

Daily Updates. Work in progress. Unusual finds.

Please comment on my findings & leave your own incites.

Thanks.