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Friday Favourites

Si Scott’s pen and ink illustrations, Hälssen & Lyon’s calendar made of tea, food cut in half, manipulated portraits and fur made of paper, all on Friday Favourites.

The world’s most attractive compost bin?

National Compost Week may not be the world’s most glamorous event, but when our sustainability expert Helen Hughes stumbled upon a rather design-friendly alternative to the humble compost bin, we had to share.

Friday Favourites

The sound of new Heinz Beanz, famous quotes as typographic artworks, embroidered newspapers and a Pantone book for beer, all on Friday Favourites.

Friday Favourites

The Lullaby Factory, illustrated kids’ sandwich bags, portraits from Rubik’s Cubes and Sy’s polygonal street art, all on Friday Favourites.

A peek into the world of sign making

As you may have noticed from previous blog posts, we do like a bit of lettering and signage here at DB. This week the 3D team had the pleasure of visiting sign manufacturer John Anthony Signs in Essex, who create beautifully crafted signage for famous brands such as Harrods, Louis Vuitton and Ferrari.

Friday Favourites

The whisky tornado, great copy from Frozen Dutch, a neat colour picker tool, Nadine Boughton’s vintage collages and more on Friday Favourites.

Design-led sustainability – Zedfactory at Ecobuild

Our sustainability expert Helen Hughes visited Ecobuild in London, where she was inspired by how the design-led approach of Zedfactory encourages trade and consumers to get involved in the sustainability movement.

Friends on Friday Favourites – part one

Friends of Friday Favourites is a special edition featuring work of creative friends and acquaintances of people at DB. When asking for suggestions, we had so many we made it a two parter, as we also uncovered quite a few people who produced their own creative work on the side including illustration and hand crafted leather wallets.

Friday Favourites

Hessian – a brand without a product, Vine does Valentine’s (or Valenvines), print your face in 3D chocolate, and more on Friday Favourites.

Friday Favourites

Glyphics: a vintage signage store in London, LEGO’s 55 graphic riddles, and amazing paper sculptures from Li Hongbo, all on Friday Favourites.