My Etsy Shop is back up and running...

After setting it up this time last year, I had taken my eye off the ball, and let items expire, failed to update or maintain my Etsy profile...

So! I've re-populated it with some new items, and I promise to keep uploading new things every month!

I've already made one sale since re-instating my shop!

Phil and I are also working on a new G-R-A website, Small stories site + lots more plans for 2011...

and we promise promise promise to get the typefaceaweek CD done and dusted this year (only a year late).

don't forget, we've got a Small Stories facebook page too, where you can also access new images of my work and comment (please do!)

tfaw #50! ratmnumberone!

well, we've added a typeface in honour of the news that Rage Against the Machine knocked the x factor guff for 6 - beating it to number one in the UK charts. Hell Yeah. http://typefaceaweek.blogspot.com/2009/12/50-ratmnumberone.html

new typeface up on TFAW

number #49.... of 52! - wow! nearly there! Inspired by going to Newcastle on the dreadded A1. long drive..tired people.... go get it! http://typefaceaweek.blogspot.com/2009/12/49-tired-travel.html

TFAW featured on the Kiosque website

The fantastic website "the Kiosque" has featured our last typeface about union terrace gardens and ACSEF's plans to concrete over them (but not concrete over them, according to their publicity).

We thank the Kiosque for the support and help, and for being an upstanding organ (!) in the Aberdeen City & Shire's cultural front.

To see the article, please visit : www.thekiosque.com/2009/12/10/arts-type-casting-in-union-terrace/

typeface #48 - citySquare

Philip has produced a font in reaction to the events unfolding in union terrace gardens, Aberdeen...  Worrying times for artists and creatives in Aberdeen, interested in contemporary art... do we need another car park and to destroy the only green space left in the centre of Aberdeen?...

read all about it at :
http://typefaceaweek.blogspot.com/2009/12/48-citysquare.html

Two new typefaces from TFAW

We've been lax over the last few weeks... I think lots of things have caught up with us... but, we're nearly back on track with getting a "typeface a week" up on the blog...

Needless to say, we've got this week & last week's typefaces up for download.

http://typefaceaweek.blogspot.com/

Check out "Flood" and "Up" - based on the horrid state of affairs, weatherwise up in Aberdeen and the Pixar movie "up" - we took poppy to see it (first time ever to the cinema!) and she loved it.

Back From Holiday....

Both Gabi and I have been in Skye for a well earned holiday, and we've much to catch up on (especially the typeface a week project - 3 weeks without update! bad bad bad).



Needless to say, we're getting back into the swing of things... watch this space.

PS - we're putting work into the winter Junction Art show - so we'll post more soon...

doves typeface for Jen Beattie (R.I.P)

It's been a sad week, after the wonderful NEOS event, we heard that artist, Jen Beattie, sadly passed away. We were invited by her very close friends (Susie Hunt and Lindsay Stewart) to paint Jen's coffin.

We arrived at Jen's on Sunday morning to see lots of Jen's friends and fellow artists painting the cardboard coffin in the studio, a rather sobering sight. A mixture of sadness, collective spirit and joy - we all worked together to create an amazing work of art for Jen.

http://typefaceaweek.blogspot.com/2009/10/38-doves.html

typeface a week #34

Chris Macfarlane, a Glasgow based artist has joined in with the Typeface a week (#TFAW) project with his "Black Tie" font - made from plastic ties...excellent! - experimental and inventive, the very spirit of what we're looking for in the project!

We're also applying to the RSA for some financial support to get a residency in Peacock Visual Arts so we can really pull out the stops and create a wonderful "end product" - the limited edition Disc & artwork... exciting!

http://typefaceaweek.blogspot.com/2009/08/34-black-tie.html

Mark Goss - Curious Fiend typeface

London Graduate, Mark Goss has contributed to the TypeFace a Week project!

Curious Fiend was featured in the Creative Review Blog back in June - and we decided to write to Mark...and he's gladly joined in! He's sent several new typefaces for us to use over the year, so we thank him for everything!

Check his his blog out for more of his work, and inspiration he finds in London.

http://curiousfiend.blogspot.com/

Thanks Mark!

new TFAW typeface up - 'blether' [#26]

based on speech bubbles and birds chattering...."Blether" is the 26th typeface to be uploaded to tthe typefaceaweek project Phil and I are running for 2009... go get it! (only available for one week!)

atatat typefaceaweek by Gabi

Gabi has a new typeface up over on http://typefaceaweek.blogspot.com

Based on a missing @ sign...she was inspired to create a whole typeface based on the lovely little character...he's back now - thank goodness.

new typeface a week typeface up "maple" by Phil

...The typeface is a mash up of metrostyle & times...if I remember correctly! It's a bit clunky, a bit unfinished and a bit prickly...yes, just like the band....
http://typefaceaweek.blogspot.com/2009/06/23-maple.html

Typefaceaweek #22 up - perspex

Claypots again!... the builders are getting on great guns, the chippies are working so fast, it looks like they might set fire to the wood they use....

Creative Identities classes complete!

Gabi and Phil have completed their classes with Craigielea school... we've had a fantastic time working with the pupils and teachers - and we would like to extend out thanks to them as well as the Peacock Visual Arts - Creative Identities team. It has been a wonderful opportunity for us to not only showcase our typeface a week project - but to proves that we can facilitate and run classes as professional artists.

We've been asked to come back to Craigielea in the next semester, and we've also been asked to work further with the Creative Identities project - so things are looking fantastic creatively for us. Particular thanks to Adam Proctor and Nicole Plumb for having the belief and trust in our work.

Typeface Classes with Craigielea School

We've been working with Peacock visual arts for the "Creative Identities" project, where we've been working with some pupils from Craigielea school, Aberdeen creating handmade typefaces from a range of materials.

We are working for four sessions utilising Found objects, Ink & Paint and Animation with several finished outcomes planned for the creation of the type.

We'll be posting some of the outcomes here, and also featuring a suit of typefaces in the typefaceaweek blog.

We'd like to thank Peacock Visual Arts for this opportunity, and look forward to running more workshops with them!

New TFAW font by Jo Gannon

http://typefaceaweek.blogspot.com/2009/05/19-mysexy.html

Jo Gannon has submitted our first ever "guest" font to the Typeface a week project!...thanks Jo!
Gabi & Phil.

tfaw #18 up - pebbles

Pebbles is the new typeface (by Gabi) for the typefaceaweek project...

go fetch it from here : http://typefaceaweek.blogspot.com/2009/05/18-pebbles.html

typeface a week #17 up

Based on the Ikea home planner program...an ace wee free application to help you fill your home with Ikea things... ho ho

http://typefaceaweek.blogspot.com/2009/05/16-idea-from-ikea.html

Egret Nest Blog use "Feathers" font by Gabi.

We're so happy! Someone has downloaded Gabi's latest typeface from http://www.typefaceaweek.blogspot.com/ and used it on their website. It seems like the perfect font for Liza, the avian blogging powerhouse!

to see the font in use - and to read / see some fantastic blogs on all things Avian - check out http://egretsnest.wordpress.com/

Thanks Liza!