ICM - Leeds Design Agency

I do seem to be making a habit of writing posts about things I would very much like to own, and this Penguin series of 20 books is no exception.

The stunning design combined with the fascinating content are right up my street. The Great Food Series brings together “the sharpest, funniest, most delicious writing about food from the past 400 years,” according to Penguin. The cover designs by Coralie Bickford-Smith feature ceramic designs which reflect the period the book was written in, complemented by lettering artist Stephen Raw. The style is further enhanced by embossed lettering and spot varnishes picking out the details of the illustrations.

Cover for Love in a Dish and other pieces by MFK Fisher. Cover design based on a pattern from a Century side plate by Eva Zeisel for Hallcraft, 1957

So, if you’re reading this Father Christmas, please add these to my list!

Last weekend saw Haworth step back in time to the 1940s. The event which is organised by the Haworth Village Association every spring, has visitors and locals alike in period 1940’s dress, re-creating the atmosphere of the time. The day included R.A.F. vintage aircraft flypast, evacuees party, authentic swing jive dancing, a Spitfire simulator and the Central Park of Haworth was used as a military zone with a camp, with many of the vehicle, uniforms and more being supplied by GI Sales & Hire.

GI Sales & Hire specialises in the hire of authentic Second World War vehicles, uniforms, military equipment, photographs and documentation.

Our very own Richard was there to be the photographer for GI Sales & Hire for the weekend. I think he really captured the 1940’s feel in all the shots and showed of how impressive the vehicles really are.

Saturday 14th May

Sunday 15th May

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This week marks one year back at work for me. After giving birth to my daughter back in June 2009 I took a 52 week maternity break and rejoined the team on the 15th May 2010.

I was nervous about my return to work but I soon settled back in and before long it was like I had never been away. I was worried I would forget how to do the work but my fears were unfounded as over 10 years work experience verses one year off, there really is no competition.

Here are some of the projects I have been lucky enough to work on over the past year:

Local Government Yorkshire and Humber

This was my first project upon my return to studio. A great creative pitch to get stuck into. I also worked on the final artwork alongside Maria.

Boxer Chocolate Massage Kit & Love Potions

I loved working on these. I have a huge soft spot for packaging generally but these really were unusual projects to work on. Both of these projects were worked on by me and Richard.

MPS

Sometimes we get the chance to work on projects with very tight guidelines and fantastic templates. The geek in me really enjoys working on these.

Unlock Your library

We were approached by Leeds School Library Service to design a brochure to make schools more aware of their entitlements and the services that Leeds SLS can provide. The main thought for me while designing this was I didn’t want it to get lost amongst all the other brochures the head would receive. I worked on this project with Maria and with her initial copy and content break downs followed by design tweeks I think we created something extremely easy to follow and enjoyable to look a…

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