Tate Online Shop: Rude range launch

I'm loving this new exclusive range of homewares from the Tate Shop

Created in conjuction with Tate and Rude London, the products range from pencil cases, badges, tea towels and aprons all with their distinctive bright colours, over size chunky typography and bold patterns. Just my kind of thing! Check out the full range at tate.org.uk

These Mysterious 'Big Hands' Are Popping Up All Over The Place

Pairs of big white hands have been showing up in cities across Europe. The project first appeared on Saturday with a pair of giant white hands in London's Covent Garden. They have also appeared in Paris, Milan, Moscow, Berlin, Stockholm, Zurich and Warsaw and have been met with wild speculation as to what on Earth they are actually for?!

These days it doesn't take long for people to assume it's a promotional campaign, but for whom and for what product?

The hands have QR codes on them directing viewers to the website www.thebighands.com

The fact that the hands are in what appears to be a photo taking posture and that you have to take an image with a smart phone suggests that it's likely to be for a phone of some sort. Whoever it's for it's already proved to be a success whipping up a huge response from the public, but how long will we have to wait until they spill the beans?

What do you think these big hands are for? Leave your guesses in the comments area!

Typographic Prints, Books and General Cool Stuff By Niessen & De Vries

I've just come across the work of Niessen & de Vries a Dutch graphic design duo of Richard Niessen & Esther de Vries.

They have an amazing collection of inspirational typographic works, some of my favourite examples are below, but there are many more on the Niessen & de Vries website.

International PARK(ing) day, London 16th September 2011

Tomorrow is international PARK(ing) day.

"PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, global event, where the public, artists and activists collaborate to transform metered parking spaces into “PARK(ing)” spaces - temporary parks for the public good and enhancement of the urban built environment. A quintessentially “open source” project, PARK(ing) Day has been adapted and remixed to address a variety of social issues in diverse urban contexts around the world."

The aim of PARK(ing) Day is to attract attention to the need of more urban open spaces, to generate debate about how public space is handled and improve the quality of the urban human habitat.

The event will conicide with the start of this year's London Fashion Week and London Design Week. Sounds like a great project, and well worth a look if you're in the South Bank area tomorrow.

Falling Short, a collaborative exhibition from the RCA

Falling Short is an exhibition from a group of designers from the Royal College of Art.

The exhibition is a series of unique investigations into the multiple social, cultural, political, and philosophical scopes of reality. Seen through the eyes of visual communicators, all seeking new perspectives and enlightening interpretations of our world.

The Private View is held on the 16th September 2011 7pm - 9pm

Open Daily
17th - 25th September 2011
11am - 6pm

During the London Design Festival
Location: Her House Gallery, 26 Drysdale Street, London N1 6LS

Jonny Hannah at the Tom Paine Press, Lewes

Loving the work of Jonny Hannah at the moment, I went to see his latest exhibition at the Tom Paine Press a couple of weeks ago having not seen his work before. It was a great collection crammed into the Tom Paine Press, it was rather tight in there but there was so much great work to see it didn't matter at all.

Wish I'd taken some pictures, here's a small selection of work I've found online.

Lego Wordsearch Advertising Campaign

I love these new wordsearch style advertising designs for Lego, they really capture the notion of Lego perfectly. The campaign was created by TBWA.

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Banrock Station Wine - The UK's first 'living billboard'

Banrock Station Wine have created the UK's first living billboard, partially made using British flowers in support of Natural England.

Banrock Station have donated £30,000 to help preserve 2,100 acres of British wildflower meadows , an important habitat for Britain's Bees and Butterflies.

Visit the Banrock Station Facebook page for more information.