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Here are some interesting facts, news and events that have tickled us over the last few months...
10/09/10

Funniest T-Shirt Designs of the Decade

Here are some of the funniest T-Shirt designs we've seen over the last 10 years. There are some brilliant illustrations we found over at the abduzeedo blog. Our favourite is Ronald McDonald eating a sneaky Pizza Hut! You can buy this online over at Glennz Tees.


09/08/10

Do typefaces really matter?

To most people, typefaces are pretty insignificant. Yet to their devotees, they are the most important feature of text, giving subliminal messages that can either entice or revolt readers.

In April, the Mail on Sunday reported that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office spent £80,000 changing its typeface to one that was almost identical.

Here at C2 we have to disagree with Bruno Maag, Helvetica is a timeless classic in our opinion!

Read the article on the BBC here...


29/07/10

10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Apple

It can be argued that no consumer electronics company has captured the public’s fascination the way Apple has. Here are 10 interesting facts you didn't know about Apple.

The guys at C2 have been using apple products since the mid 90's and the 'Dogcow' brought back a few memories for me! Anyone remember the zap delete alien from the Quark 4 days?

You can also read an interesting article with Rob Janoff, designer of the Apple logo here.


19/07/10

The Creative Process

Here's a great find! Over at viruscomix - a map of the motion sickness-inducing artistic journey that creative professionals go through to get to the right solution. It's always worth it!


16/06/10

In Japan, Even the Barcodes Are Cool

Barcodes grace almost every product for sale. Given how much package real estate they command, why shouldn't they look cool?


20/05/10

super sharing

We've just stumbled across a great way of keeping your files update-to-date across numerous computers... dropbox. It's simple to use and free for the first 2gb of space. It's also a great way of backing-up your important files. Here's a proper tour of the service. We're always happy to find well put together applications that make life easier and just work.

Enjoy!