Monthly Archives: December, 2009
December 24th
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…
Thank you so much to all of the clever people involved in this alternative advent calendar. It has been a real joy to see each day unfold. I hope you have enjoyed it.
Merry Christmas!
Love Deborah
December 23rd
How’s your general knowledge? A bit of light prep for the annual game of Trivial Pursuit, by Tim Roberts. Tim is a fine artist and photographer based in London.
December 22nd
Two little ducks, 22. Photography by Christopher Heaney, art direction (and snow flakes!) by Suzanne Martin.
December 21st
Jamie White’s offering is page 21 of an original outline before colouring of ‘Songs of Innocence and of Experience’ executed by William Blake. Jamie is a web developer based in London.
December 20th
Spend, spend, spend! The less cheery, all too familiar, side of Christmas represented by Jon Bailey. Jon is the Design Director at Ziggurat.
December 19th
Santa’s stocking has been full of ‘Nintendo’ products over the years. Gail Lingard has sent us this play on the ‘Nintendo’ logo called ‘Leave luck to Heaven’ which is the name ‘Nintendo’ translated from Japanese. Gail is the founder and creative director of Strive Design.
December 18th
A cheeky short film called “Eighteen (An adult film about censorship)” by Ben Cook. Ben is the creative director and founder of Radio Design.
December 17th
Today’s image is a little slice of the East End, by Lara Gibson. Lara is an architect working for Design for London, and teaches an undergraduate architecture unit at London Metropolitan University.
December 16th
A bit of old school Christmas shopping cheer from Laura Grant. Laura is a freelance graphic designer working in London, it’s her birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA!
December 15th
How to make ‘fifteens’ in fifteen steps and fifteen seconds, one Northern Irish treat everyone should have this Christmas. Lewis Kinneir, the chef, is an architect currently working for Carmody Groarke.
December 14th
This shot was taken this morning in the French Alps, Jonathan Green is the lucky man behind the camera. Jonathan co-founded design and technical agency Franki&Jonny.
December 13th
Unlucky for some… by Dean Pannifer. Dean is a graphc designer based in London.
December 12th
12 drummers drumming, by Simon Kinneir. Simon is currently working for Graphic Thought Facility.
December 11th
This brilliantly retro 11 second clip was created by Sam Williams. Sam is a motion designer currently working for Intro.
December 10th
This gorgeous graphic was created by Franki Goodwin. Founder of design and technical agency Franki&Jonny.
December 9th
Susie Cowie made us this beautiful piece of lace. Good news is it’s for sale! Susie is a freelance embroidery designer based in london.
December 8th
Dan deHavilland took today’s clever photograph. Dan is a web applications developer based in London.
December 7th
A vibrant creation by Ranli Weerasinghe McGuire. Ranli is a fashion and textile designer based in Scotland.
December 6th
This sunny shot was taken in Northern Ireland by Christina Kernohan. Christina is a freelance photographer based in Scotland.
December 5th
This folly was illustrated by Jan Lun Lee. Jan is an illustrator and musician currently studying a masters at the RCA.
December 4th
Lindsay Buchanan of Together Design made this wintery image. The reindeer are 3ft tall!
December 3rd
‘Ho Ho Ho’ is a piece of Modern Advent Art by Merle Currie. Merle is an Assistant Producer for TV shows such as ‘The Big Art Project’ and ‘School of Saatchi’.
December 2nd
Tamsin Casswell took this lovely photo in Gabian this summer. Tamsin is a fine artist currently working with Tracey Emin and Susan Collis.
December 1st
To spread a little Christmas cheer I have invited some friends to represent a number in this alternative advent calendar. They are an eclectic, talented bunch. To see their creations, either pop back daily, subscribe to the RSS feed or follow me on twitter @DeborahCasswell #DCAdvent.
Merry Christmas!
Todays image was created by Heather Pollington. Heather is [...]