Diamond Jubilee Marmite

 

Marmite is a spread that you either love or hate. I personally really like it. In the past Marmite have released various re-designs of their classic jar for special events. So I was very happy to see the Diamond Jubilee special edition Marmite jar.

The limited edition Marmite packaging has replaced the brand's usual yellow white and red label in favour of the red white and blue colours of the Union Jack. The illustration of a marmite and spoon on the front of the label has been replaced by a crown and brand name itself has been changed to Ma'amite. The jar also features a red, rather than the usual yellow, lid.

“We wanted to pay a fitting tribute to the Queen – from one British institution to another," explains Unilever's marketing manager Nicola Waymark of the limited edition packaging.

Ma'amite is on sale at all good high street retailers including Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. It will also be available from marmiteshop.co.uk from next Monday (April 30).

Being Little 2000 Follower Giveaway!

I have been folowing the Being Little blog for a while now and love how friendly the blog owner Lyzi is. Being Little has recently hit 2000 followers and is doing a MASSIVE giveaway! Details below:

Here's what you could win:

A sparkly bow and a £10 voucher from Crown and Glory!
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Two friendship bracelets and two  pendant necklaces from Little Nell!
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Two fun necklaces from Me & Zena!
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Some tape and a cute pocket mirror from Seventy Tree!
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A squirrel brooch from Oh My Clumsy Heart!
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A handmade necklace and buttons from Annarack!
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A tote bag and £30 voucher from Motel Rocks!
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A happy fun tote bag from Alphabet Bags!
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A handmade creature of your choice from Being Little! (You choose your favourite animal ever, and I'll try my bestest to make it for you!)
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Plus, a bunch of other beauty products, and a few surprises!

To enter go over to the Being Little Page.

Good Luck everyone (hope I win though!)

Nickelodeon Nostalgia

Being a 90's kid I grew up with tv programs such as Kenan and Kel, Hey Arnold and more. So I was very pleased to see (with the help of my boyfriend) that someone has made a live action version of Doug's opening sequence. The attention to detail is very good and I would recommend a watch to all Doug fans.

Here's the original for you to compare it to (Apologies for the dodgy love doug message at the beginning):

KONY 2012- INVISIBLE CHILDREN

This film has been floating around the Internet a lot lately and I definitely think it is worth a watch. It is aiming to get Joseph Kony a notorious leader of the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army arrested for crimes against humanity. 

KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.

BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD

The Olympics are not too far away now and I am personally getting excited as I will be going to see Hockey and Basketball! The medal designs were released a while ago so I am a bit late on jumping on the bandwagon! 

Designed by David Watkins, I like the purple ribbons which have been used to fit in with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The Greek goddess of victory, Nike has been used on the front which is a nice touch but a tad cliche. I am still strongly opposed to the logo (I am looking at you Wolf Olins). I also like the use of the Thames but I think they should use more iconic London scenery. 


The square on the medal they say is to  ’reinforce the sense of place, as in a map inset’ and the grid behind is said to ’radiate energy and represents athletes’ achievements and effort,’ but I think it adds clutter to the design and as I said they should have had more of a focus on London and possibly a more simple representation of sport. 


What are your thoughts?

Young animators light up BT Tower

On January 31 five up-and-coming animators were given the chance to have their work run on the digital display at the top of London's BT Tower thanks to somewhereto_ , a nationwide 2012 Olympics legacy project to help young people in sport, culture and the arts

Somewhereto_ funds 'ideas and local talent to inspire creativity across the UK'. Its mission is to help young people realise their ideas by providing them with the resources and spaces to do so. The project, which is run by 'youth engagement agency'Livity in partnership with Channel 4, ran a contest asking for submissions from young animators for work to appear on what is Europe's largest digital display. The five young animators chosen were Dean Wright and Emma Wilson, Joe Collins, Lawrence Simpson and Will Adams (more here).

I have recently asked some of my year 12 and 13 students to set up a blog. I have found one (Alex Carter) which you can view here

New Work

I have always liked birds, they have a graceful and beautiful way about them. I am  also loving blue and grey lately. so I thought I would do some illustrations based around that colour scheme and birds. The first is an illustration of origami birds. I was inspired to do something like this at work today as some of the girls were trying out origami.

The second illustration is a pattern using swallows. I love the shape swallows have when they dive. Hope you like them.

Video Game in a Box

First of a very happy new year! Hope everyone had a good new years eve!

Secondly I want one of these!!

Video Game in a Box from Teague Labs on Vimeo.