Function/Form » top 5 http://blog.ffburo.com  welcome/willkommen/bienvenue/recepción/boa vinda Mon, 17 May 2010 02:26:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 top five – 22.08.08 http://blog.ffburo.com/top-five-220808 http://blog.ffburo.com/top-five-220808#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:15:35 +0000 arcd http://blog.ffburo.com/?p=258

1) Howies - this great ethical street & sportswear brand are a cut above the rest, impossible to find any in Australia though. I feel a spending spree coming on during a trip to the UK in Sept.
2) Green - it's probably a spring thing but really enjoying the colour Green.
3) Parcels in the post - always nice to open a parcel first thing in the morning, on this occasion it was some lovely new Patagonia gear.
4) Magic Markers - last week we had new Sharpies, this week new Magic Markers.
5) Nintendo Wii - the Wii sports golf has taken a bit of a going over since it's arrival, now looking forward to stepping up to the full Tiger Woods version.]]>
1) Howies – this great ethical street & sportswear brand are a cut above the rest, impossible to find any in Australia though. I feel a spending spree coming on during a trip to the UK in September.
2) Green – it’s probably a spring thing but really enjoying the colour Green.
3) Parcels in the post – always nice to open a parcel first thing in the morning, on this occasion it was some lovely new Patagonia gear.
4) Magic Markers – last week we had new Sharpies, this week new Magic Markers
5) Nintendo Wii – the Wii sports golf has taken a bit of a going over since it’s arrival, now looking forward to stepping up to the full Tiger Woods version.

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1) Freshly squeezed organic orange juice - best way to start the day.
2) Sharpies - our marker of choice.
3) Old projects / New projects - we presently have a couple of things finishing up and a couple of things starting up to keep us on our creative toes.
4) Infographics - we have recently had some info related projects on the go, which led to a little research and immersion in the subject.
5) Otl Aicher - will there ever be an olympic games identity system as good again.]]>
1) Freshly squeezed organic orange juice – best way to start the day.
2) Sharpies – our marker of choice.
3) Old projects / New projects – we presently have a couple of things finishing up and a couple of things starting up to keep us on our creative toes.
4) Infographics – we have recently had some info related projects on the go, which led to a little research and immersion in the subject.
5) Otl Aicher – will there ever be an olympic games identity system as good again.

Image: Ceramic stem vases for the 1972 Munich Olympics, designed by Otl Aicher and his team.

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1) Chocolate Biscuits - preferably McVities.
2) Bamboo - sustainable and an being used in increasingly interesting forms, see the 'Bambu' range from Artek and this great picnin veneer wear from Bambu Home.
3) Orange, Grey and White - classic timeless colour combination.
4) Babushka Dolls - do you remember opening your first one.
5) Sanna Annukka - great Scandinavian, Eastern European influenced designs and illustrations.]]>
1) Chocolate Biscuits – preferably McVities.
2) Bamboo – sustainable and an being used in increasingly interesting forms, see the ‘Bambu’ range from Artek and this great picnin veneer wear from Bambuhome.
3) Orange, Grey and White – classic timeless colour combination
4) Babushka Dolls – a timeless classic
5) Sanna Annukka – great Scandinavian, Eastern European influenced designs and illustrations

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1) Organic Veggie Gardens - first crop of spuds went into the raised beds this week
2) HubsTv - new music video player goodness
3) The Apple rumour mill - what will the next product launch be??
4) Homemade chocolate cake - was my son's 1st birthday celebrations this week.
5) Marcus Walters - great illustration from the UK. Bought my son the 'My First Alphabet Poster' over at his Etsy store]]>
1) Organic Veggie Gardens – first crop of spuds went into the raised beds this week
2) HubsTv – new music video player goodness
3) The Apple rumour mill – what will the next product launch be??
4) Homemade chocolate cake – was my son’s 1st birthday celebrations this week.
5) Marcus Walters – great illustration from the UK. Bought my son the ‘My First Alphabet Poster’ over at his Etsy store

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1) Sunny winter days - just enough sun to take the chill off.
2) MoFuse - this weeks favourite web service. A great simple solution to getting a mobile version of your site.
3) Open House - last weekend saw Open House come to Melbourne, following it's success in New York and London
4) Akkurat - great modern sans serif family from lineto.
5) Yo Gabba Gabba - a great new kids show on NickJr. A bit more about the artistic direction here.]]>
1) Sunny winter days – just enough sun to take the chill off.
2) MoFuse – this weeks favourite web service. A great simple solution to getting a mobile version of your site.
3) Open House – last weekend saw Open House come to Melbourne, following it’s success in New York and London
4) Akkurat – great modern sans serif family from lineto.
5) Yo Gabba Gabba – a great new kids show on NickJr. A bit more about the artistic direction here.

]]> http://blog.ffburo.com/top-five-250708/feed 0 top five – 18.07.08 http://blog.ffburo.com/top-5-180708 http://blog.ffburo.com/top-5-180708#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:50:15 +0000 arcd http://blog.ffburo.com/?p=56 1) Mid-Century Danish/Scandinavian furniture - picked up two great chairs this morning from an import sale
2) 100% Process Colours - spot colours for free, especially 100% magentan or cyan
3) Hot Chocolate - on a wet rainy day can't beat it
4) Kids - they are the future and such an inspiration/motivation
5) 3am ideas - wake up pitch black and store that great idea for the morning]]> 1) Mid-Century Danish/Scandinavian furniture – picked up two great chairs this morning from an import sale
2) 100% Process Colours – spot colours for free, especially 100% magentan or cyan
3) Hot Chocolate – on a wet rainy day can’t beat it
4) Kids – they are the future and such an inspiration/motivation
5) 3am ideas – wake up pitch black and store that great idea for the morning

]]> http://blog.ffburo.com/top-5-180708/feed 0 top five – 11.07.08 http://blog.ffburo.com/top-five-110708 http://blog.ffburo.com/top-five-110708#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:13:54 +0000 arcd http://blog.ffburo.com/?p=44 1) The Serif - a daily source of intelligence. 2) Google Reader - follow our stream here. 3) Rain - this is for anyone in Australia, but this week has seen some much needed rain in Victoria and other states and coming from the UK it's nice to be reminded of the old country. 4) Logo by Michael Evamy - great branding and identity research, and lovely book design by Spin (UK). 5) Design Posters - we already posted about our love of posters this week, but they deserve another mention and a place in this weeks top5.]]> 1) The Serif – a daily source of intelligence.
2) Google Reader – follow our stream here.
3) Rain – this is for anyone in Australia, but this week has seen some much needed rain in Victoria and other states and coming from the UK it’s nice to be reminded of the old country.
4) Logo by Michael Evamy – great branding and identity research, and lovely book design by Spin (UK).
5) Design Posters – we already posted about our love of posters this week, but they deserve another mention and a place in this weeks top5.

]]> http://blog.ffburo.com/top-five-110708/feed 0 top five – 04.07.08 http://blog.ffburo.com/top-five-040708 http://blog.ffburo.com/top-five-040708#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:26:11 +0000 arcd http://blog.ffburo.com/?p=17 This is the first in an ongoing series where we divulge our top 5 for the week. Call it a round up of sorts. Highs or lows, we reckon every week of your creative life should easily produce at least 5 memorable moments.

1) Lego – if you’ve forgotten it rediscover it.
2) The rush of the deadline – this week we had a major deadline and a big presentation to follow up. Needless to say it went off well. Bring on the next ‘major deadline’.
3) Milkshakes – this will appear in ‘F/F T/F’s‘ on a regular basis.
4) Evernote – this is our web app of the week bar none.
5) Flickr – at F/F we just love Flickr. While ‘Facebook‘ may well be the online space hosting the most images, Flickr is second to none for it’s look and usability and the sheer quality of it’s content and users.

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