Archive for the Seen Category

Was this a serious attempt to leverage the nomadic traits of the Romany people onto a holiday van or something far darker? I prefer to the former explanation which is far more convincing than the deep red, beige and rootless script.

‘Real’ in Peckham

| March 24th, 2010

A fantastic example of proud but aimless type. Real what? The cheap, machine rendered retina damaging ‘handwriting’ in red on yellow is a foul joy. Only let down by an overall coating of London filth. Well done van owner, I feel more real already.

Hello ‘Kamper’

| November 28th, 2009

Great outdoors

A special K

Admirably strident drop shadows and a simple colour scheme mark out this VW van, it’s sure to stand-out in a busy campsite, if it makes it that far.

Not feeling the ‘Vibe’ myself

| November 15th, 2009

Exciting ain't it?

This car was so vibey I’ve completely forgotten the make and manufacturer. Job done there then naming and graphics bods. Nice rippled metal effect helps.

‘California’ screaming

| November 14th, 2009

A west coast crazy

Waves?

If ever you wanted evidence of a graphic designer’s abuse of mind altering substances this is it. The surfing script ‘A’s allied with jaunty angled nearly geometric letterforms and jagged lines result in a design which redefines the term unique.