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1950′s Number Plates

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:50:34 +0000

We found these two old american license plates on ebay. They date from 1950′s Minnesota and feature some beautiful angular vernacular typography. One thing i’ve always found interesting is that the lettering style on vintage american license plates in many cases seems to have been specific to each state – almost as if they are an expression of the region’s personality. It is more likely that many of these typographic styles were born of production processes and constraints than artistic ingenuity, but this is what makes them so unexpected and inspiring to look at.

Jaques Gilboit, design historian in residence, Spy Studio

The Boat Project

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:22:58 +0000

An amazing boat designed for the 2012 Cultural Olympiad, constructed from wooden objects
donated by the general public.

Interesting Shop

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:08:08 +0000

An interesting shop I spotted in Paris,
really nice use of indoor foliage! – Nick

Simon gets old

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:03:14 +0000

Lewisham College Campaign 2012-13

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:38:11 +0000

Having won their new course recruitment campaign, we have recently
been working on the creative output. One part of the solution is to use
a bespoke sign within imagery…. more to follow on its manifestation.

Neon

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:40:50 +0000

Simon recently visited Neon Circus to explore the possibilities of neon
for a new client – more to follow …

Hannah went to the Olympic velodrome …

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:15:38 +0000

and was lucky enough to see 2 British World records.
We are all very jealous!

Edinburgh University Design Day

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:11:38 +0000

Spy in preparation for a recent Edinburgh University design day

Spy Posters

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:35:30 +0000

Limited edition Spy posters are out now!
Featuring three different designs printed with fluorescent ink on fine Omnia paper.
For a copy, please e-mail more@spystudio.co.uk

Eastbourne at Dusk

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:07:25 +0000

I recently made an impromptu visit to a deserted Eastbourne.
Despite the arctic weather, I managed to get a few nice photos. – Nick