Designs of the time 2009 has launched!
The inspirational project of the year is up and running and going flat out. 
I've been helping out with the 2009 Designs of the time challenge otherwise known as Dott 09 which launched last week. It's an exciting project created by the Design Council that is designed to fit in with the National Curriculum and ask year 8 pupils what's the size of their schools ecological footprint and how could design make it smaller, letting pupils take the lead in reducing the eco footprint of their school and then team up with designers/creatives in industry to help bring their ideas to life.
To find out more there's a full run down on Dott09 in December'09 Thoughts & Finds blog section. Darren Whittington
I'm dreaming of...
The work I've been creating for the M&S in-store Xmas campaign is now live in all their stores across the UK.
I was commissioned by StoryUK to create 3 snowflake illustrations that illustrated the product benefits of the M&S Premium Club card over the Christmas period which would also transcend communication into decoration. They are everywhere!
This particular illustration required a bespoke font creating to make it work in the simplest looking way possible, others in the set include a plane and a bow.
There's more on how the illustrations have manifested themselves in December'09 Thoughts & Finds blog section. Photo's courtesy of the award winning Art director Sheryl Newsome at StoryUK.
Darren Whittington
Liz Earle Superskin now in John Lewis
I worked with Turner Duckworth a while back to create the illustrations of Rose hips for the Liz Earle Superskin packaging. A fantastic job to work on with one of the most creative design agencies in London.
I'd not seen the final product on the shelves because it was orginally being sold via QVC but now Liz Earle has her own shop in London and the Isle of Wight but I was running around Milton Keynes at the weekend and found that John Lewis now stocks the Liz Earle range and has quite a large amount of space is dedicated to the Superskin products.
I managed to get a few photographs before being hunted down by the extremely polite security guards. The other pics can be seen in the December'09 Thoughts & Finds blog section.
I will return with a decent camera soon and will endeavour to get an action shot of my exit. D:)
Darren Whittington
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