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Isn't the 'Butt' book a little bit old?
It's really, like SO 2006.
Lee
2008-01-15 14:29:20

...and I have o say. I know Mr. Saville is a fantastic art director. But ... a 'sticker'.... surely there's some other work out there that really deserves to be a little more appreciated... than a sticker.... What about the Amnesty 'Protect the Human' work?.
Or Tony Blairs stationary?...
Lee
2008-01-15 14:40:32

In my opinion, Peter Saville's sticker deserves to be part of the Design Museum's exhibition. His work encompasses the concept of what I think means British to me. Endowed with sense of humour, stolid and direct.
Mel
2008-01-15 16:07:41

Interesting point Mel.
But when we take a little more time, and a closer look. There really must be an extraordinary amount of 'British' design that was produced last year that would benefit from having the exposure and recognition. Or?

I feel the Jury could have made a little more of an effort to seek out some more varied work and give thanks to one or two of the thousands of projects that were produced in 2007... maybe from the smaller studios that can't afford to pay for entering their work into other award schemes.. and have produced truly invigorating and thought productive projects.

I mean honestly ... a film about the Helvetica typeface ..... ?
A typeface used as logotype that was re-drawn VERY acutely... ?

And it's not even confined to 'British' design! my god, you could almost break out into a sweat when you think of the amount of amazing work that was created throughout Europe last year and won't make it into the D&AD ADC CR BLAHBLAH ect ect
Lee
2008-01-15 16:52:20

Chocks away again and jump on the visual bandwagon Design Museum, this is bollocks. That sticker degrades British Graphic design in 2007, if I'd done it you wouldn't have batted a hooker's mascara-rich eyelid.
Nick Clem
2008-01-15 20:34:24

That sticker degrades British Graphic design in 2007, if I’d done it you wouldn’t have batted a hooker’s mascara-rich eyelid.

Posted by Nick Clem on 15/01/08, 8:34 pm


Hahaha, here here Nick! I feel the same about the Kate Moss logo, are they two projects that show British design at it's best?, hardly IMO, more about who than what!
CraigS
2008-01-17 15:03:18

yep...i'm very unimpressed with some of the entries in this.
Sal
2008-01-18 22:47:25

Nick Clem's comments sum up my opinion on the Kate Moss logo exactly. I can't help but get the impression that this design has been elevated purely by Peter Saville's status and avante-garde reputation which he acquired some twenty-odd years ago. In response to full brief, if I had produced this and presented it to my creative directors I think the overall sentiment would have been something along the lines of - 'erm...keep going.' It wouldn't have seen the light of day let alone receive all the acclaim and coverage it's had, if it had made it past the usual decision making hurdles.
Graeme Stepehenson
2008-01-20 11:44:15

Wow, if that is the cream of the crop, maybe I'm too hard on myself...
Steve Ranford
2008-01-21 11:44:06

On a more positive note, the piece by The Partners is pure genius though.
Encompasses exactly what I look for in contemporary graphic design
a superb idea, beautifully executed.
Chris Jackson
2008-01-21 18:31:48

I love the Kate Moss logo. -Wolff Olins, baloney 'n cheese sandwiches, fluorescent colors, and racetrack bathrooms
Karl Malone
2008-01-22 03:44:27

The Penguin Classic Deluxe series originated in the US - a collaboration between Helen Yentus and Paul Buckley at Penguin in New York. Penguin UK simply picked up the series for the UK market ...does this count as UK design??? I'm not so sure it does.
Jillian Goldstein
2008-02-13 17:17:15

"Penguin UK simply picked up the series for the UK market …does this count as UK design??? I’m not so sure it does."

The nominations are not restricted to the UK, it's international
 Patrick Burgoyne
2008-02-13 17:25:47

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