Patrick Fry
Patrick Fry’s work makes me very happy indeed. I love the combination of minimal typography coupled with slick art direction and image manipulation.
Berg Studio
Surprised I have never featured Berg Studio before. They have an amazing body of work and an uber cool responsive site. They also share studio space with the guys at Effektive.
Glad Creative
Another studio with a really simple site is Glad Creative. The work speaks for itself.
Manifiesto Futura
Manifiesto Futura gives us a masterclass in how to display great work in an inventive way.
Pica
Some nice work in the portfolio of recent FEED HND graduate Pica. Some great animation skills on show.
Brunswicker
Some super sexy minimalist editorial shenanigans going down over at Brunswicker. There is a fair amount of great print over their as well. I really love how they have photographed their work, it really makes it shine. According to their site Brunswicker is an interdisciplinary design studio established in 1998. Based in the heart of...
Thompson Brand Partners
Thompson Brand Partners based in Leeds have a tight grasp on how to give a brand a strong identity. Some super slick work from the Yorkshire agency.
Owen Gildersleeve
It’s been a while since I featured the intricate paper workings of Owen Gildersleeve, but it seems he’s had a bunch of work added to his sight since. I’m really glad to see he hasn’t lost any of the fun to his work.
Parent Design
Every so often you come across a body of work that just oozes sophistication and restraint. Parent Design based in Dorset does exactly that. Straddling he line where fashion and art meets design they
Ashley O’brien
Midlands based Ashley O’brien has a healthy body of work in his portfolio. Realy enjoyed his personal identity and the one for Birmingham based artist Rachael Tighe.
FEB Design Stationery
Amazing identity for FEB design. You have to admire such simple work that makes this much of an impact. Via
Smile
We’ve been a long time supporter of Birmingham based Smile for a long time, so it was great to see a fresh new site up with loads of new work when we last visited.
Red Antler
Red Antler is a Brooklyn based studio that produce some really great work. I love their website. It not only has great work on but is also a pleasure to use.
Martin Stousland
Martin Stousland has some fantastically colorful and playful work on his site. Well work a look.
Gordon Young – The Comedy Carpet
Wow! That’s all I have to say about this new public art piece unveiled in Blackpool today. Artist Gordon Young collaborated with designer Andy Altmann of the infamous why not associates to produce this typographic masterpiece laid out in granite. Via DesignBoom
Lundgren+Lindqvist
Lundgren+Lindqvist is a Swedish design agency with a strong emphasis on branding, design for print, digital, illustration & Art Direction. They have a great way of showing their work for maximum impact. Simple design done well. Via Never Over
Kancho Creative
Birmingham based Kancho Creative are throwing some pretty nice design work out there. Love their landing page.
Andy Young
Leeds based freelance designer Andy Young has just updated his portfolio. Did I mention he likes corned beef and Yorkshire tea?
Torotoro branding
Loving the branding work for Torotoro, a Japanese restaurant designed by design agency Savvy. Whilst analyzing the Japanese restaurant market in the area, Savvy realized that the vast majority of restaurants brand themselves through oriental clichés, often mixing Asian cultures without realizing it.
Huvi
Huvi design from Manchester mixes the colourful with the geometric to delight the retinal rods and cones.
HelloMe
Really enjoying the work being produced by Berlin based studio HelloME. Some seriously slick art direction coupled with some interesting type treatments make for a perfect match.
Stockholm Designlab
Stockholm Designlab were featured in on the of the first posts here on CMYKern so it only seems fitting to re-visit this wonderful agency again. Simple, playful and engaging are three words that spring to mind when I think of this Swedish agency. Stockholm Designlab make design that seamlessly integrates into its given environment and gives the the...
Centro design
Centro design seems to have had a nice update since the last time I looked. Some really nice, well executed, simple design. We like that over here at CMYKern.
