Sarah Burnett

Exciting Times

2009-08-02T15:36:00.000-07:00

Started an internship at Share Creative a couple of weeks ago, got a mention on the blog this week, check it out...

Love designing all day!

Mystery typeface

2009-06-09T08:51:00.000-07:00

I love these stunning 'multi-type' decorative letterforms used in the May 2009 French Vogue - they're used in titles and as versals. However I haven't been able to find out what the typeface is; was it created for Vogue or previously established?

2009-06-09T06:48:00.000-07:00

We pushed our greenwashing project further and 'eco-branded' a few more products: Sodium Chlorate weedkiller, rat poison and a particularly attractive fluorescent yellow cleaner.

Pushing the Greenwashing Boundaries

2009-04-24T15:45:00.000-07:00

In response to the 'greenwashing' phenomenon that is the uniform design of most ecological projects these days, Ellie Goodwin and I gave ourselves a quick brief to tick some eco-branding boxes and greenwash a very un-ecological product. How friendly could we make white spirit seem without starting to mislead?

Nice

2009-03-07T16:06:00.000-08:00

Work by Build for Objectified. More here.

Type sketches

2009-03-02T21:38:00.000-08:00

Some beautiful sketchbook pages by Cyrus Highsmith, senior designer at Font Bureau in Boston. (Image from here)

RE: 'Fake tears' post

2009-02-20T18:18:00.000-08:00

An awful thing happened a while ago. In the midst of one particularly emotional conversation, it was pointed out to me that tears were in fact emerging from the CENTRE of my eyes, thereby proving my previous angry rampage and judgements about this phenomenon inaccurate. I feel I must apologise, and can but attempt to communicate my disappointment in myself. Clearly this is something that happens in real life after all.

2008-06-30T15:45:00.000-07:00

Surely the most baffling website ever.

Compels one to question our society.

£2!

2008-06-22T10:40:00.001-07:00

...for a beautiful working red tv.
Boot sales are great.

Sunny London

2008-06-02T11:40:00.000-07:00

I went on the London Eye last week but this
was all I could see.

So I had fun with macro raindrop pictures.

TV guts

2008-06-01T12:38:00.000-07:00

We sliced a bit off a TV for a project. I thought
it looked a bit like a power station inside.

Literary Genius

2008-05-31T08:50:00.000-07:00

A while back, for a Meme Machine project, we came up with a violent nursery rhyme designed to scare kids into obedience (specifically, tidying their bedrooms). I was bored on the train so I came up with another one. Hope you like it:

"Eat Your Greens"

This is a cautionary tale
For kiddies who won't eat their kale,
Broccoli, cabbage or such other
Greens as kindly cooked by Mother.

Let's look, shall we, at little Grace
Who willingly would stuff her face
With cheese and toast and meat and beans
But never EVER eat her greens!

It seems this was a sad mistake;
One meal, again, her head did shake
Refusing stubbornly to eat
When suddenly off dropped her feet.

Despite her parents' healthy pleas
Her shins went next, and then her knees.
An arm hung limp half off its shoulder
(She should have listened to what they'd told her).

These days, it seems, the child is keen
To munch and chew on food that's green
But really, fed by mum, she has no
choice - she's little more than torso.

Where the creativity comes from...

2008-05-21T07:18:00.000-07:00

My brain.
WOW!

Advertising advertising...

2008-05-16T16:29:00.000-07:00

Just saw one of Wieden + Kennedy's latest ideas for Honda: a series of adverts promoting a future advert. Much as I would like to think I'm not that easily drawn in, unbranded TV clips always hijack my curiosity and I was unashamedly straight onto the website at the end to find out what was going on. According to Jonathan Tapper (Honda Account Director, W+K London),

"By giving people understanding about the ad before it launches, not after, it gives substance and authenticity to what Honda is saying,".

To be honest, I just thought the wind-tunnel looked fun.

My knees hurt!

2008-05-05T12:26:00.000-07:00

After three-and-a-bit days of crawling, rubbing, aching and unexpectedly entertaining small children, our Royal Festival Hall piece celebrating Luigi Nono and his piece Prometeo is complete! (Siiiigh)

Will post the impressive number of vinyl shapes used once we've found someone willing to count them.

Hmmm

2008-05-05T12:18:00.000-07:00

"STRICTLY NO DIGGING

TEL: 0807 484 8908"

On a bollard outside the National Portrait Gallery. On the pavement.

Apologies for the three-in-the-morning phone photo.

Re: my previous post

2008-05-01T06:58:00.000-07:00

Google has at last supplied me with an exemplary image.

This is exactly what I meant earlier: a poor

attempt to convince us that this woman is crying!

(image from here)

Cheek-tears (for Laura)

2008-04-25T07:35:00.000-07:00

This music video was on in a pub the other day - and I noticed the sobbing singer's mascara is smeared into points from the centres of her eyes. This launched me into a crazed tirade on one of my pet frustrations - when actors cry on-screen and their tears fall straight down the centre of each cheek. I tend to get quite into my films, but there's nothing like cheek-tears to ruin the moment. Where are these people's tear-ducts supposed to be?!

Cakeman

2008-04-15T14:29:00.001-07:00

Bananaman's less healthy cousin.
He just has to be wary of birds and the rain.

Bananaman

2008-04-12T14:59:00.001-07:00

Unfortunately, he has to hold his
head up to stop himself toppling over.

Our new coins...

2008-04-02T16:47:00.000-07:00

This is really bad news.
These new coins will start circulating throughout the year. I do actually really like the designs - thanks Matthew Dent.
However I foresee hours of my time wasted;
1) trying to collect (and not spend) one of each
2) arranging them slowly and painfully to make the shield. A lot.
Damn you Matthew Dent.

2008-04-02T15:11:00.000-07:00

Question: is it necessary for (type) designers to have spelling and grammar skills these days?
Above is just an example - I'm sure (well, hoping) it's been accidentally misquoted, or maybe written in a hurry and not proof-read.
All grammatic pedantry aside I like the quotation :)

Image from here

2008-03-31T13:42:00.000-07:00

I just found out that there's a monkey college that trains capuchin monkeys to be carers - found this article about one of them - Minnie helps out a quadriplegic man and can operate microwaves, select and play CDs and DVDs and tidy up amongst other things. I got pretty excited over the fact that the monkeys are fostered until they're five...unfortunately the system's in the US so I can't look after any simian friends just yet. One day though...

2008-03-28T17:00:00.003-07:00

Just returned from a holiday to Lanzarote, where
I found these baffling signs. I know salida means exit,
but what's the relevance of the hands? Any ideas?

2008-03-14T13:28:00.001-07:00

My first ever pinata! My flatmates bought me this beautiful unicorn for my pre-birthday present. It took about 10 minutes to tear her apart and I did feel a tinge of guilt as we left her there ripped and hanging by the neck (they are pretty rare after all), but the sweets made it all OK.

Staedtler ad

2008-03-12T08:52:00.000-07:00

60 second advert for Staedtler pencils, in
collaboration with Elishea Nicholson.

Page still evidently under construction...

2008-03-08T17:27:00.000-08:00

...so you could have a look at my website: www.sarah-burnett.co.uk... but - um - that's still under construction as well.