Andrew Kelsall | Graphic Designer

Here is a fantastic list I have put together, showing 100 Design Blogs with their branding logos. They are shown in alphabetical order (well, mine’s at the top) together with a few words about the nature of the Blog. The blogs are primarily Graphic Design sites, with a few Wordpress, Web Design and Inspiration sites thrown-in for a great mix—enjoy!

1 | Andrew Kelsall → Design Project Studies and Graphic Design Blog [...] Continue Reading…

Blue Drift Pottery is a unique company that makes “pottery out of recycled materials” (or upcycling), which was set up by Cathleen Savage and based in Colorado, USA. The Blue Drift website site explains:

After much trial and error, Cathleen developed a working method that allows the bowls and bases to take their own form with a little guidance from the artist. The result is organically shaped vessels that would be difficult to reproduce by machine. And no two pieces are alike. Some vessels use other found and reused items, such as latex rubber tubing and old jewellery.

Cathleen contacted me regarding a logo design that would convey the uniqueness of the pottery she made. The images below show some the vase’s and their very distinct and contemporary style: [...] Continue Reading…

A couple of months ago, I was contacted by a client who found me via the Mashable Twitter list 85+ of the best Twitterers Designers Should Follow. This quite surprised me, because at the time, I didn’t really know the “laws of Twitter” in a sense. I think I tweeted out way too many links of my own blog posts than other peoples. Now, however, I mostly post links from other blogs and resources with the odd link of my own a couple of times a week (apart from socialising too, via @AndrewKelsall). [...] Continue Reading…

I don’t normally review books—indeed I hardly even buy physical books any more. Every so often, though, I will step out of the digital sphere and buy one that I really want to read. My recent purchase was LOGO DESIGN LOVE: a guide to creating brand identities by well-known graphic designer and blogger, David Airey.

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I love gradients. I don’t like them when they’re used incorrectly, though. The very common “corporate fade” (or strongly-saturated colour fading into white background) on many business advertisements in recent years have given gradients a bad name. However, when used correctly, gradients can give a sense of added depth and 3D-appeal to both print and web works alike.

On that note, here is a list of articles, tutorials, tools, code and downloads to satisfy any gradient-induced craving you may have. Enjoy!

Articles:

Creative Curio → Taking Design from Good to Great with Gradients
Design Meltdown → Gradient Madness
Iit.Bloomu → Lesson in Gradients
Wipeout 44 → Gradient Mapping effect in Adobe Photoshop
Claudiamccue → Gradient Bug in Illustrator CS4
1stwebdesigner → 30 Logo Designs Using Gradient 3D Effects (3)
Shape Shed → Photoshop 101 – The Gradient Tool [...] Continue Reading…

Just a quick post about a poster design I recently produced for the Bob Cheevers tour, which also featured Dominic Finley and Lizzie Nunnery. My last post was about the CD Sleeve I designed for Dominic—and this poster was done straight after to announce that he was touring with the other two musicians. [...] Continue Reading…