Chromeo

Earlier today I downloaded Chromeo's latest album and decided to have a look at their website for tour dates. I'd never been on their website before and on first impressions I thought it looked cool - a kind of mishmash of images, which are all a bit cut and paste but come together to form a perfectly feasible composition - much like their music, which is a sort of electronic mishmash, with a funk undertone that comes together to sound...well...good! - but after exploring the website, the usability aspect of it just let it down. Everything you click opens in a new pop up window, which is slow (probably due to my internet, but surely a web designer should take this into account to a certain extent) and quite aggravating and it just didn't flow! It's a shame because I was expecting it to be a really good website. The album's definately better! (Chromeo - Fancy Footwork) Listen to that instead of visiting the website!

Ben & Jerry's Heritage

I saw this advert recently at the cinema and thought it was quite enjoyable! I love the fast pace of it, and i was actually quite surprised when i found it on YouTube that it was only 30 seconds long - it felt a lot longer when i saw it for the first time! The production of this advert seems relatively simple, which gives me more confidence in the digital side of design - it demonstrates how a good concept can shine through over fancy digital techniques, showing that you can be effective whatever your digital know-how.

Gabriele Magurno

I stumbled upon this website today and really like the look of it - i love the raw quality it has to it. I was surprised to find that Gabriele is a man because first impressions make me think this is a female's website - the colours, illustrations, and copy (magurno needs love, download goodies etc) but obviously first impressions aren't always right. I'm yet to explore the whole of the website but from what I have looked at so far it feels very personal, which I like - and I like the fact that he's offering free downloads, that's always useful!

Gabriele Magurno's Website

The Bourne Identity

This film is so cool! You've got to see it, even if you haven't seen the others in the trilogy! It plays to such a fast pace and I love how the camera work reflects this - sometimes it doesn't keep up, other times it's all blurry because it's moving so fast and this really adds to the viewing experience! There aren't that many films that engage me fully - I usually get more concerned about having a numb bum or running out of pop corn, but this one defiantly did!

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Hand-Cooked Crisps

I really like the packaging of Real Crisps - from the packaging material, with it smooth matt texture to the typography. I think the copywriting is new, clever and unique in terms of crisp packaging but isn't amazing - perhaps it comes across a little bit cheesy! I noticed a really nice touch on Burts crisps too recently - where the use by date was printed there was also a 'hand-cooked by brian' detail, which I thought was really clever. It really got across Burts' message that care and attention has gone into that bag of crisps and what better way to say it than use the chef's name!?