Entries from April 2008

The New Rave Olympics Poll

April 24th, 2008 · Adam · No Comments

The London Olympics logo was revealed quite a while ago but it still raises debate. Whatever you say about it, it is very memorable. But what do you think of the 2012 Olympic Logo? Here on the Betley Whitehorne blog we have a fantastic automatronic machine called the ‘Participant Online Logging List’ or P.O.L.L [...]

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Tags: Branding · Design

Rob Luckins Exhibition

April 15th, 2008 · Adam · 4 Comments

There is a new exhibition coming up at the Centre Fold Gallery. It is called Welcome to the Dark Slide and is a collection of photographic portraits by Rob Luckins. Rob Luckins is a UK based photographer who likes to take pictures of human people but has also photographed many different cities and the odd [...]

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Tags: Photography

London Marathon Number 6

April 15th, 2008 · Paul · 3 Comments

After suffering from an ongoing achilles injury my marathon preparation got off to a slow start this year but after deferring my entry last year because of a broken foot I knew I would loose my place if I didn’t start clocking up the miles.

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Tags: News

The Rather Difficult Font Game

April 15th, 2008 · Ric · 1 Comment

Here’s a little game for all your budding typographers out; can you identify the font from the list – that’s without using any books or websites to help you! And for web designers it’s also a good example of how to effectively use AJAX to create a seamless experience.
Play the game

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Tags: Typography · Web

Quirky Interior at Google Zurich

April 7th, 2008 · Ric · 3 Comments

The new Google office in Zurich has a very fun and quirky interior, it’s like nothing you’ll find in Guernsey. (or just about anywhere else) I think most companies wouldn’t even dream about creating such a working environment. Perhaps Google’s success is a sign that they should be thinking about making their offices a more [...]

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Tags: Design · Web

Greenhouse Exhibition: Public Art – part one

April 4th, 2008 · Ric · 1 Comment

An exhibition which explores art in the public realm, considering its breadth, range and positive social and cultural impacts upon the community. As part of the Guernsey Arts Commission’s mandate to raise the profile and provision of Public Art in the island, this exhibition considers the possible adoption of Public Art in Guernsey. With examples [...]

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Tags: Art

Sparkling Performance in the Retail Sector

April 1st, 2008 · Piet · No Comments

After a competitive three way pitch, Blue Diamond have appointed Betley Whitehorne to produce their 2007 Annual Report and Accounts.
Blue Diamond have been trading for over 100 years. Their core business is within the garden centre sector with additional retail outlets specialising in sports and leisure equipment as well as a furniture company.
Piet Whitehorne says [...]

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Tags: Blue Diamond · Design · News

Comic Sans is Dead

April 1st, 2008 · Adam · 5 Comments

At approximately 08.30 this morning the lovable rebel of the design world passed away. Mr Sans, a well known graphic comedian has been in poor health in recent years, media exclusion and a mass designer repulsion had seen his worldwide popularity dwindle.
Online petitions from websites such as bancomicsans.com to completely eradicate the font helped to [...]

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Tags: Design · Typography

Back from Holiday in San Serriffe

April 1st, 2008 · Ric · No Comments

Well, I’m back from holiday to San Serriff, a beautiful, if little known about island in the Indian Ocean. I highly recommend it as a destination for it’s unspoilt, well kerned beauty!

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Tags: Typography · Uncategorized