The Good Ideas Group

Jon McNaught’s Lithography & Illustration

This week, Stephen immersed himself in the world of Jon McNaught's print work; specifically his lithography and illustration.

By Stephen

Posted 01/12/2020

Discovery

Discovery Time #5: Dan’s Gamer GIF

For his 2nd Discovery Time, Dan wanted to look at creating another looping GIF; this time taking homage from one of his favourite games.

By Dan

Posted 17/11/2020

Stuff we love

“Kurzgesagt” – In A Nutshell

German for "In a nutshell" Kurzgesagt is a YouTube channel and design studio with a unique perspective on design, colour, and storytelling.

By Lizzi

Posted 11/11/2020

Discovery

Discovery Time #4: Dancing GIF

Taking inspiration from his partner's beautiful baby bump, James D's first Discovery Time focussed on the creation of an animated cel GIF.

By James

Posted 09/11/2020

What's on Instagram

If you want to see what else we've been up to, take a peek at our Instagram. Here you can find our latest work in progress and new concepts as well as top inspirational finds from other creatives around the globe.

Discovery

Discovery Time #3: Isolation Animation

Taking a break from his 9-5 in Digital Design, Stephen decided to branch out into animation; taking inspiration from his experience of WFH.

By Stephen

Posted 19/10/2020

Stuff we love

A Humble Defence of the Written Word

In a world of CONTENT™, where no thought is without a meme to extract the funny bits; Tim presents a humble defence of the written word.

By Tim

Posted 19/10/2020

Opinion

Is Email Marketing Dead?

In a world of viral marketing and the endless battle for rankings, Ed takes a look at why email marketing is very much alive and well.

By Ed

Posted 14/10/2020

Stuff we love

Be a Hero. Be Boring.

With 2020 on the mind, Aidan looked at some powerful social distancing visuals from the renowned master of subtlety Noma Bar.

By Aidan

Posted 28/09/2020

Discovery

Discovery Time #2: 3D Workflow

Ed looked to improve the workflow of his 3D visualisations, picking a solid concept and seeing it through to completion.

By Ed

Posted 21/09/2020

Discovery

Discovery Time #1: Vectorized Cel-Animated GIFs

Dan decided to focus on interesting vectorized cel-animated layers for a repeating GIF.

By Dan

Posted 15/09/2020