habanero design blog

A modern interpretation of the classic neon sign

habanerodesign — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 22:34:29 +0000

There was a time when the animated neon sign was seen everywhere and it’s great to see someone using the somewhat ‘classic’ digital method of animated GIFs to recreate them.

Created by pop artist and ‘neon obsessive’ Mr Whaite (mrwhaite.tumblr.com) these animations are both fun and surprisingly authentic.

Ants with multi-colored tummies!

habanerodesign — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:46:20 +0000

These amazing photographs show ants that have been fed coloured sugar syrup which had filled their abdomens. Great idea, great shots.

For the original story click here

Post-it notes instead of pixels!

habanerodesign — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:13:32 +0000

Who needs a computer and monitor when you have the side of a building and a load of post-it notes…

Habanero creates Darren Clarke Open Championship win promo materials in record time!

habanerodesign — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:12:10 +0000

The weekend and the start of the week have been frantic time for Habanero due to Darren Clarke’s wonderful Open Championship win at Sandwich, Kent on Sunday.

Darren is sponsored by one of our clients, TaylorMade-adidas Golf, and we got the call half way through Sunday to say ‘We think Darren might win, can we start work on some designs for an advert for tomorrow’s Telegraph?’.

From that point onwards it was all hands to the deck getting the designs approved and out the door for not only print adverts but also leaderboard and MPU flash animated banners for a number of websites around Europe.

All the deadlines were hit and the client was extremely happy with the final result, as I’m sure Darren Clarke was, although we suspect he might have been feeling the celebrations in the following days!

Click here to see the web banners we created in action.

An all-time classic brand manual

habanerodesign — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:18:10 +0000

The original NASA brand manual is a beautiful thing. Created by design firm Danne & Blackburn in 1975, this manual correct use of one of the best brand identities of the last century.

Apple Product Infographic

habanerodesign — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:37:01 +0000

Very cool infographic from the people at mashable.com.

Stunning 3D posters (no glasses needed!)

habanerodesign — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:06:27 +0000

Created for the band ‘Dry the River’, we’re not sure how long these will have lasted with the British weather and vandals but they’re certainly eye-catching.

Lovely E4 sting

habanerodesign — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:01:31 +0000

Friend of habanero design and skilled animator Mat Cunningham has just created the following sting for the latest E4 sting competition. We reckon he’s got a pretty good chance of winning…

And you thought animated GIFs were just simple slideshows

habanerodesign — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:54:27 +0000

Dogfish Head teamed up with “cinemagraph”-makers Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg to document the process of creating their new gluten-free brew.

Have a look at these beautifully crafted animated GIFs. Most of the frames are unchanged with just small elements creating the movement, keeping the file size down and creating a unique effect…

The power and beauty of nature

habanerodesign — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:34:28 +0000

Thousands flee their homes and flights are grounded as a Chilean volcano sends plumes of ash showering down.

This volcano sent towering plumes of ash across South America, forcing thousands from their homes, grounding airline flights in southern Argentina and coating ski resorts with a gritty layer of dust instead of snow.

Out of all this devastation came some amazingly beautiful pictures…