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YCN Student Awards – Commendations Announced!

Matt Daniels — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:18:07 +0000

The YCN have announced the winners of this years student awards and my submission for HMV is the only one commended in it’s category!

Here’s a bit of background on the awards.

Now in their 8th year, the YCN Student Awards exist to unearth and showcase emerging creative excellence. Based around a collection of live creative briefs; the awards are supported by many Universities, Colleges and Art & Design Schools across the UK.

Find out more

View my submission

Farewell to the Dowry

Matt Daniels — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:49:52 +0000

My time at Robsondowry has come to an end after an excellent 2 month stint.

A big thank you to everyone involved, I will genuinely miss you all,

Thanks for all the wine!

Kick ass poster?

Matt Daniels — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:40:45 +0000

Hmm I wonder where they got the wonderfully original idea for this poster?

There’s simple homage then there’s blatantly ripping off Dave Gibbons, and I feel this rather shameless poster falls into the later.

That said the film actually looks kinda good, if you like that sort of thing of course.

Kick ass trailer

Spot the difference? – Tour poster (revised)

Matt Daniels — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:09:57 +0000

The final client approved version of the take it back tour poster, hopefully you’ll agree the new layout is much clearer than the inital version.

I’ve actually only just listened to their new single ‘Take it back’ and these guys are genuinely good, I know I’m kind of biased because I know Dave (the guitarist) but objectively I think the new single is technically really solid.

Give them a listen you never know they might just surprise you!

Click here to preview on itunes.

The Joe Public – Take it back tour poster

Matt Daniels — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:09:54 +0000

First version of a tour poster designed for ‘my mate Dave’, guitarist in ‘The Joe Public” (2nd from right)

Check them out here

Robsondowry

Matt Daniels — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:10:35 +0000

Started a placement at robsondowry today recently ranked 53 in the south west top 100 creative companies 09, well I was impressed!

Doppelganger?

Matt Daniels — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:14:25 +0000

Is it just me or are these two completely separate logos practically identical? Check out the combined City of Bath College music experience logo at the bottom right, they overlay far too well it’s almost as though someones started a franchise! If this is a freak coincidence it’s certainly the most blatant one I’ve ever seen.

City of Bath College logo designed by Dirty Design

British music experience logo designed by Thinkfarm

But which came first the chicken or the egg?

I’m slightly different because…

Matt Daniels — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:26:42 +0000

I made you look!* But now that you’re here why not take a look around.

*This makes slightly more sense if you read this first, but still it really helps if you work for slightly different.

Here’s one of the reasons I came up with that make me ever so slightly different. A good old business card and hand written note sent via the heroic royal mail (Letter beats email any day.)

AKG Promotions

Matt Daniels — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:50:04 +0000

I was asked by AKG Promotions to design a poster for an upcoming silent disco event, here’s what I came up with. I think we can all agree it’s extremely orange.

Check them out http://akgpromotions.com/ alternatively obey the poster and join them on facebook

Happy New Year!

Matt Daniels — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:01:04 +0000

A little poster to commemorate the end of 2009