The Iceberg Creative Blog

Here you'll find my ramblings regarding many things that interest me, from general Art & Design, to Apple Computers and other technology. Please feel free to leave comments :-)

iPhone User Interface Stencil by Kapsoft

Monday, November 16th, 2009

There is now another iPhone user interface stencil on sale for those of you who are interested in creating your own iPhone/iPod Touch application.

What makes this one unique is the fact that it is made from a durable plastic, as opposed to the aluminium version that I previously blogged about offered by UI Stencils.

Emigre No. 70 – The Look Back Issue now available

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

It’s here!
Finally, after years of planning, research, negotiations, editing, design and production, printed copies of the Emigre No.70 book have arrived at Emigre’s warehouse.

This 512-page book, designed and edited by Emigre co-founder and designer Rudy VanderLans, is a selection of reprints that traces Emigre’s development from its early bitmap design days in the mid 1980s [...]

Never Mind The Pollocks

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

A new artwork series, ANUHKEY, hits the Big Cartel shelves today. Inspired by the works of Jackson Pollock, the American Abstract Impressionist, ANUHKEY sets about to achieve a technique pioneered by Jackson Pollock with the feel of anarchic (anti?)patriotism to a soundtrack of Sex Pistols through the medium of paint on canvas.

Cosmic to appear on Blue Peter

Monday, October 19th, 2009

My good friend, Cosmic, is to appear on Blue Peter on Wednesday 21st October on BBC One at 16:35. Be sure to check-out one of the best illustrators in Cornwall.

An interesting history of brand names and logo designs

Friday, October 16th, 2009

What’s the story behind the brand name and logo design? Quite often, the answer is obvious, but there are some truly global brand names out there that have evolved into something much bigger than they ever expected to be and reveal some interesting stories along the way.
In no particular order, here are some short stories [...]

How does colour affect buying decisions?

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Colour is an important factor when choosing a design element, whether it’s used on a logo design, web design as a whole, or even a simple ‘call to action’ button on a web site. Colour sends subliminal messages to people and the majority of us react the same to some colors. Graphic designers are aware [...]

Is the Fat Lady warming up for iTunes’ final verse?

Monday, September 14th, 2009

iTunes was introduced by Apple on January 9, 2001, at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. On May 9, 2005, video support was introduced to iTunes with the release of iTunes 4.8. It wasn’t until version 7 that iTunes created different libraries for the different media types – Audio & Video.
Apple kindly gave us iTunes [...]

The Manhattan Airport Foundation

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

The Manhattan Airport Foundation
Even if it isn’t real, it’s a great web site design and a great laugh. I particularly like the proposed taxi section on what is currently a promenade.

OMG! It’s A New Yahoo Homepage – John Battelle’s Searchblog

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

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How to easily setup an online shop

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

There are many ways in which you can sell products online. The easiest is probably via eBay, but it doesn’t give you much flexibility. The other way is Shopify. Shopify is for people and small businesses who want to sell great products through an online shop that does those products justice.
They provide you with a [...]