Looking for the perfect gift for a designer (or want to give someone a hint about what you’d like)? Try this list we compiled of the 10 Christmas Gift ideas for designers inspired by the Offset 2016 speaker line-up so far….
OFFSET 2016 Tickets
Considering Offset Design Festival has sold out the last 3 years its advisable to get your ticket sooner rather than later. With an early bird incentive, now is the time to buy, or maybe send someone else a gentle hint. With a stellar lineup of speakers and fringe events happening across the city, next years festival is not to be missed. Find out more about the speakers here and buy your tickets here.
Adventure Time BMO Gift
Do you have a diehard Adventure Time fan in your life? Are they constantly singing ‘Bacon Pancakes’ to themselves every morning? Well considering Andy Ristaino will be joining us next year for Offset Dublin 2016, we’ve become slightly obsessed with Finn, Jake, BMO and the Adventure Time crew. Check out the Adventure Time shop for Adventure Time gift inspiration.
Tado Series
Uk based artists, Mike and Katie from Tado will be joining us next year at OFFSET and they can do no wrong. They have designed everything from a Judge Death plush for 2000AD to a cereal brand for Sainsbury’s. We have been drooling over their extensive shop. We are especially loving their Star Wars Chubby Series, which we have already added.
Design Your Life by Vince Frost
Design plays an essential role in our daily lives. You don’t have to be a designer to design your life. But some professional help can’t hurt. We couldn’t agree more and that’s why we have added Offset Dublin 2016 speaker, Vince Frost and his new book, Design Your Life, to the Offset Christmas Wish List.
Hate Mail by Mr. Bingo
Know someone a bit down or in need of a laugh well look no further than Hate Mail by Offset Dublin 2016 speaker, Illustrator Mr. Bingo. Conceived in 2011, the project offers wonderfully offensive and expertly drawn postcards. Full of crude jokes and hand drawn illustration this is a gift that keeps on giving. It’s not even that expensive.
Old Fashioned with McBess
Here at Offset Towers we love a good old fashioned, easy on the ice. Our good friend McBess (aka Matthieu Bessudo) has created these super slick old-fashioned inspired prints, which are a perfect Christmas gift for any whiskey aficionados. McBess is a French Illustrator, musician, filmmaker and director living in London and having whipped up a storm at Offset London this year, he is going to join us at Offset Dublin next April.
Prints from Stephen Kelleher
Next April, we will be bringing home Irish-born, Brooklyn-based illustrator Stephen Kelleher to talk on the main stage. We are in love with his beautiful two color prints on sale on his website, especially the ‘Forever Looking’ & ‘NYFC’ Prints, which would sit perfect in any designers studio.
Hall of Femmes : Ruth Ansel by Hjärta Smärta
A perfect stocking filler this Christmas, why not pick up a copy of a book on Ruth Ansel as part of the Hall of Femmes series. A nice, pocket-size monograph by Hjärta Smärta showcasing some of the giants of magazine and books design. The legendary art director, Ruth is joining us next April for Offset Dublin 2016 so this is a perfect gift for all budding art directors. You can buy the book here.
Dogs in Art by Angus Hyland
This fine collection of Dogs in Art, a perfect Christmas treat for doggie lovers is the brainchild of Angus Hyland. Hyland, a design director of Pentagram London is due to speak on design and maybe dogs at Offset 2016, having missed the boat 2015. You can check out the review of the book from Conor Stevens the copy-writing half of creative partnership Mr&Mrs Stevens here.
Prints from Seb Lester
Good news today for Seb Lester super fans, Seb the talented typographic illustrator is joining us at Offset 2016. In the meantime, why not pick up one of his exquisite prints, many of which are limited edition from his online store. Seb Lester works in London as a type designer, illustrator and artist. He has created typefaces and type illustrations for some of the world’s biggest companies including NASA, yeah that blew our mind too!
Keep an eye on our blog for more Christmas Gift Lists…..