If you've spent the last week trying to feed tiny sheets of paper through your desk printer and letting "cupcakes" and "gingerbreads" slip through the proofing process, we've come to your rescue. Following last week's round-up of our design team's favourite snippets of inspiration, here's another batch. Brace yourself for llama fonts, the iOS game we've all been playing on our lunches and men with massive moustaches (now try saying that five times, fast).
Something wicked this way comes...
It wouldn't be right if we didn't have an entry filled with pumpkins, spiders and witches riding the NIKE logo. Huh? Well follow the link below and you'll find some of the world's most famous brand logos redesigned in honour of everyone's favourite scarefest, Halloween. From pumpkin Pringles and Fanta to an infestation of spiders at Lay's (Walkers to the UK readers), there are some great ideas here. Any ideas for the Jigsaw24 logo?
Say good bye to Angry Birds, say hello to Type:Rider
Designed for iOS and Android, this great little game by COSMOGRAFIK is a typographic dream. Fonts and a Mario-style platformer might not seem like a match made in heaven, but we've not been able to put it down. Working your way through worlds that focus on different fonts - Times, Futura, Helvetica - you explore different eras and texts. I for one have always wanted to be a colon, and this is probably the only chance I'll get.
Head to the iOS App Store to download Type:Rider now.
Llama, llama, duck
So the ducks may not be present (feel free to send us a link if you come across a duck font) but as extreme llama enthusiasts, we couldn't resist adding this little treat to this week's blog. In fact, no font server should be without a llama option. We're planning on replacing our own house font for this one by llamafont.com. Their tagline is "say it in llama" and, frankly, we can't think of anything that would be better said in anything but llama.
Generate your own llama font text here.
Giant loo roll and suitcase roulette
We've all seen blogs filled with those crazy marketing ideas where some bright spark turns a tunnel into a bodily crevice or a lamppost into a coffee pot, but this nice little round-up of inspired marketing ideas over at the poke.co.uk got us talking - from billboard-sized loo roll to fries on a zebra crossing. If you need us we'll be over at the airport...
Men with moustaches
With Movember looming, we felt it our duty to give you some creative ideas for your facial hair, not just your design work. With that, we presnt these impressive shots from the National Beard & Mustache Championships by Greg Anderson. So good are these chaps at trimming, preening and shaping their facial fuzz that we can do nothing but bow down to their distinguished looks - well, for the most part. The chap below may be our favourite, but hit the link below to see the full set.
Take a look at these designer beards and moustaches.
Keep an eye out next Friday for more inspiration from our design team. In the meantime, head on over to the Jigsaw24 shop to take a look at great deals and prices on design and publishing essentials.