Little Houses | Book Review

Little Houses by Helen Musselwhite and published by Laurence King Publishing brings counting to life through the magical and colourful world of paper cut houses. Journey to lots of different little houses as you learn to spot and count from one to ten, (well, as your child learns to count from one to ten)! Helen’s […]

Speed Dating | ICAD

The Countdown Begins for Portfolio Lab. ICAD’s speed-dating type, event to help emerging creative talent break into ad land. Next Thursday, September 17th, the creative industry’s annual speed-dating and networking event for young talent takes place in Dublin. Run by the Institute of Creative Advertising (ICAD), Portfolio Lab aims to help emerging talent break into the advertising […]

Roads Classic Covers

There are now 34 titles in the Roads Classics series. The first ten were published in 2013. The covers, layout and over all design structure of the books were initially developed by OFFSET 2012 speakers Conor & David. Roads were keen that the artwork represents a gentle nod, or an abstract reference to each novel, […]

New Speaker | Vince Frost

  To whet your appetite even more for OFFSET London, we’ve also announced the design heavy weight Vince Frost to our already stellar line up! Vince is the founder and Executive Creative Director of Frost*collective, Sydney and we’re delighted that he’s going take to the main stage at OFFSET London November 12th and 13th. Vince […]

ZERO-G | Studio Visit

Zero G was started in 2004 by Ciaran ÓGaora. Initially set up with the intention of staying a small company with the idea of finding a new way of working that was “sustainable both creatively and personally” for Ciaran, Zero G have grown significantly and in the last 11 years their work has made an […]

Made You Look | Screening and Q&A

OFFSET and Look & Yes Films, will host a special screening of ‘Made You Look‘ in the Lighthouse Cinema, along with a special panel discussion afterwards with contributions from director Anthony Peters, former OFFSET speaker Andrew Rae and more OFFSET favourites, to be announced. Complimentary drinks on the night by Peroni. “If everything that we create […]

Graphic Design Visionaries | Book Review

Packed full of examples of work from 75 of the world’s greatest graphic designers and a couple of former OFFSET speakers, Caroline Roberts’ ‘Graphic Design Visionaries’ lays out beautifully and in chronological order the visionaries who have shaped the field of graphic design over the last 100 years. The book is easy to navigate with […]

Aad | Studio Visit

Studio Aad’s, Scott Burnett and Johnny Kelly enjoy working with ‘nice people who do something with a bit of heart and soul’. They have worked together since 1998 and after a brief stint in the fashion industry with Angry, they set up Studio Aad 13 years ago and haven’t looked back. Well only to talk to each […]

Upstarts

Making Waves: 2014 ICAD Upstarts Exhibition opening The annual ICAD Upstarts programme involves an intensive series of workshops held over six weeks, during the summer months with the cream of Ireland’s creative talent playing an active part in developing the Upstarts. The briefs are challenging, different and usually push the candidates capabilities. The Upstart this year has […]

Three x 3

Summer time and grad shows go hand in hand, but what happens next? Internships are usually a good way of dipping your toe into the industry pond. Since 2007, Threex3 has offered students an opportunity to work in three of Ireland’s top design agencies. Atelier: David Smith, Detail & Zero-G. The internship was established ‘to bridge […]