Max and Lara’s amazing travelling space circus

November 17th, 2006 by Clifford Boobyer

Kooloo the space hamsterThe firedog blog has been quiet of late. It’s like that when you have heaps of work on, funnily enough. Well, I’ve managed to surface for a short while - hence the article. The reason for our busy-beeness? It’s down to us being overly creative again. Read the rest of this entry »

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Designing under pressure

November 10th, 2006 by Richard Becker

clockThere’s no getting precious about work when a brief comes in after lunch, to be completed before home-time. Especially when the brief entails a corporate ID, business cards and an A3 fold-out brochure. Finished and couriered. These jobs don’t come in very often, but when they do, there’s no doubt you’re probably involved in the back-end of a reality TV show. Read the rest of this entry »

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Same old music collection?

November 8th, 2006 by Clifford Boobyer

Liveplasma logoI’m always on the lookout for ‘when music meets technology’ and I think this is another good example. It’s a website called liveplasma. Read the rest of this entry »

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I found it at last

October 27th, 2006 by Clifford Boobyer

Orbit gum ad, BBDO, AustriaI’ve been on the lookout for an advertising genre site that carries ads from around the world. And then, I found it, the aptly named Ads of the world.com Read the rest of this entry »

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Abandon preconceived ideas

October 18th, 2006 by Richard Becker

Leopard on motorbikeWhile paging through the SA Times this week, I was struck by the image of a leopard on a motorcycle, fully leathered, wearing goggles and a look of concentration that said “this isn’t as easy without training wheels.” Read the rest of this entry »

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New album art from Kasabian

September 28th, 2006 by Clifford Boobyer

Empire cover art from KasabianKasabian, an indie rock band from Leicester in the UK have released their second album Empire and the cover art is just, really nice, really. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cracking the brief

September 22nd, 2006 by Clifford Boobyer

Jamesons urban golfIn the cynical and over~hyped world of marketing, it’s still good to see a simple idea nicely executed. Fortunately the words: “Mmm, I’m not sure we have budget for bespoke displays… could we have a thousand flyers instead” are not always heard across the creative meeting rooms of London. Read the rest of this entry »

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