Myself, Ashleigh Armitage and Daniel Jackson had the idea of making some collaborative Christmas cards to sell, I went with these traditional Christmas songs with a focus on typography.

We were hoping to screen print them, unfortunately the paper hasn’t arrived, so its unlikely we’ll get them finished and distributed in time for Christmas. Nice idea though.

Love this, simple illustration using screen printing.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/allisonnewhouse/

Picked this up from the post office Friday, bought it on ebay couldn't have been happier with it. Its in near enough perfect condition only problem is the battery catch is slightly cracked and doesn't close, but this doesn't effect the performance of the camera it can easily be taped shut. It also meant I was able to get it a bit cheaper. Can't wait to take loads of photographs over summer!

Today I finished my book by binding it and I have to say I'm quite pleased with the final result, I kept the book simple giving my self a chance to experiment with type setting. The theme of the book is Route 66, using the photographs taken when I went on the trip in 2007 a sort of photographers journal. I've learnt a lot on this project mainly through making simple mistakes but I feel some of the mistakes have been beneficial in a way, I'm definitely looking forward to making more complex books over the summer.

I recently came across Ed Ruscha His use of photography, painting and type together has really grabbed my attention he also uses simplicity through out his designs again it can be really effective when executed well.If I had the money I'd definitely buy some of his work I think its brilliant.

Whilst in the print workshops today waiting for my screen to expose I started reading a book that was left on a table and came across this guy. His work is incredibly simple but technical at the same time, I love the use of white space and understand that getting the spacing between each letter precise can be incredibly time consuming but when its done correctly it can make such a difference.