Hywel Rh. Vaughan

The third installment in the trillogy. A Happy New Year to you all.

Part two of my review of 2009. The start of Bloodhound, the Business Card Holders and the Bristol Design Festival… times are a changin’

It is near the end of the decade, but more importantly it is near the end of an amazing year for design in my life. Here are a few shots of the most influential design moments and projects in 2009, from January to April…

What was now many moons ago, at the beginning of the magical year of 2009, I used to post quicklinks. These were little snippets of design, of culture and of amusement that I found interesting and thought I would share with the greater world.
I have however, found something better. Much better. Why I haven’t written a post on it up until now I have no idea. What I have found is Tumblr.

Every designer needs to take time off, and in my experience one of the best ways to do this is through game play. I am sure that someday, in the not too distant future, a company that spends millions of pounds developing platforms for games will manage to create games that are more entertaining and interesting than those little flash games you find on websites; but as of yet they have not done it. Yes the new regions such as X-Box Arcade do allow small flash-like games to emerge, but the viral gaming market still rests on the internet.

Why am I talking about this? Well, as a gamer, I enjoy spending my time playing well developed and challenging games such as the Halo series, but occasionally there is nothing better than sitting down and having a go at a flash-based game. The past few weeks there has been one game that has kept amused through all of my lunch breaks; Contraption.