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December 2, 2008
ORB Creative’s Managing Director, Robert Bloxham, has been featured in London’s LaunchLab website.
Whether you’re starting up a business now, or plan to in the future, LaunchLab.co.uk will guide you through the process and show you how to make the most of your new venture.
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November 28, 2008
I’ve always considered the basics of graphic design to be based around the use of typography. I mean, picking the right font can make or break any job, and with so much choice out there how do you make a decision?
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November 21, 2008
Now I’m not really and art buff, but I’ve recently stumbled across the amazing artwork of Francoise Nielly. I find the colours that she uses to create portraits really psychedelic and inspiring.
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November 21, 2008
ORB are busy preparing the new Adaptable Travel 2009 brochure which will feature a variety of bespoke illustration. Watch out for this in the New Year.
November 11, 2008
How cool is this, we stumbled upon this image on flickr, its a great physical reinterpretation of one of our favorite design tools.
November 5, 2008
Set up the ducking Stool, there be witches round these parts!
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November 5, 2008
July 7th was one of the most nervous days of my life as I sat on the train to Birmingham. I’d never worked in a studio environment especially one that was all men, but from that point I’ve never looked back. My time at ORB over the summer was awesome and its never ended seemingly now I’m back at university finishing up my degree and helping out in the studio one day a week.
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November 5, 2008
Getting a placement is just as difficult as getting a job, if not harder. It can be the best thing ever to happen to you or it can soul destroying. So here are some tips from someone who has been through the process and been rock bottom to flying high.
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October 30, 2008
Your journey started out to one-day call yourself a Graphic Designer. Why the very name deserved respect - hail the Graphic Designer, hail, hail! You want to enter a world of creativity, individual expression and above all coolness.
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October 24, 2008
Certain logos are instantly recognisable the world over; Coca-Cola, Windows, Mercedes-Benz and the McDonalds golden arches for example. All of those companies have previously spent vast amounts of money protecting that logo, through the courts, when they feel it has been in any way appropriated or slurred. These massive companies know that a logo affects how people view their company, their product and therefore, their profits.
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