http://www.emserdesign.se/blog Design inspiration, beautiful things and life as an independent graphic designer Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:53:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can't believe i actually won a competition! BittBox (an amazing site that I must have mentioned before, because it's one of my favourite sites, with loads of great tutorials and awesome free vectors and brushes) had a reader competition sponsored by Flashloaded (specialized in cutting edge Flash components) and the prize was a ... http://www.emserdesign.se/blog/2008/03/11/im-a-winner/ Phu! Since I started my new job (and I still freelance a bit on the side) I simply haven't had time to blog! Hopefully, things will slow down a bit soon. There's also lots of fun stuff going on - lots of my friends turn 30 this year (so do ... http://www.emserdesign.se/blog/2008/02/24/sorry/ So, I've just started my new job and there's a lot of new stuff to take in and people to meet. I'm hoping to be able to continue updating the blog, but I'll probably not have time to do it every day. Well, I'll do my best.  This is a cool ... http://www.emserdesign.se/blog/2008/02/11/busy-busy/   I love the work of Brazilian artist Eduardo Recife. It's so much fun to make grungy and distressed collages (too bad that you don't get many clients asking you for a grungy looking brochure...). Check out his website, where he also gives away lots of goodies - like the awesome fonts below.   http://www.emserdesign.se/blog/2008/02/07/misprinted-type/ Yesterday I had an important meeting that went very well, so I rewarded myself with a pair of shoes (really suitable for winter, ehm...) from Oasis (sale! 75% off!) and a bright orange calendar for 2008 from Ordning & Reda. Hooray! Money has been a bit tight lately, but there seems ... http://www.emserdesign.se/blog/2008/02/06/yay/ I've had such a relaxing weekend.  We've been out walking (it's supposed to be winter here, but it's not that cold, around +-0 degrees Celsius) and spent all Saturday evening in front of the fireplace reading books and drinking good red wine. We kept saying to each other that we ... http://www.emserdesign.se/blog/2008/02/04/books-and-podcasts/ I find the hardest thing is to design for yourself. Nothing feels quite right and you really want to represent yourself in the best way possible, since you're a designer and all. Well, I designed our save the date-invites a couple of weeks ago, and it was fun - but ... http://www.emserdesign.se/blog/2008/02/01/save-the-date/   I have this craving for red shoes at the moment. I love red shoes, yet I only own one single pair (and they're four years old and have gold stitching on top). I simply need a pair (or two) of red shoes! (I also need a new camera, to take gourgeous ... http://www.emserdesign.se/blog/2008/01/31/red-shoes/ This is pretty interesting (from a designer's perspective). I mean, change must be exactly what the American people are after. Which of the logos of the presidential candidates convey that message? To me, Barack Obama's logo clearly stands out as new, fresh and contemporary. Out with the old, in with the ... http://www.emserdesign.se/blog/2008/01/30/what-font-says-change/ Oooh, how did I miss this? Type Selector from Thames and Hudson - like a Pantone colour guide, but with fonts! I was so excited when I found this, but then I remembered all the extra fonts that I've downloaded and bought through the years (which is quite a lot, since I ... http://www.emserdesign.se/blog/2008/01/30/font-swatches/