Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

Designer, moaner and geek at design agency; The Partners. Follow my ramblings at http://twitter.com/theklan

sKill as: Matt breathes fire!

Posted on 20/01/2012 by Kevin

We don’t normally post these videos on thecrossedcow – we usually post these to our Facebook page, but last weeks ‘Skill As’ was absolutely exceptional and deserves to be posted up here. So without further a do, here is Matt, breathing … Continue reading →

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Stocking filler No1

Posted on 07/12/2011 by Kevin

Only 17 days left till the white bearded one comes down the chimney. Stuck for any of those little gift ideas? This book by Marion Deuchars is just the perfect gift for any budding artist – both young and old!

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Burn baby burn

Posted on 05/09/2011 by Kevin

I’m normally much quicker at posting stuff online than this – but work has been taking up much of my valuable time recently. Anyhow, cast your mind back to the summer (was it that long ago?)…

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Fancy sharing?

Posted on 09/06/2011 by Kevin

If you like FFFFound.com (let’s face it, most of us do), or have played about with dropular – then add this one to your bookmarks and start adding photos, illustrations, graphics and just general *cool stuff*. It is called Fancy … Continue reading →

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McLaren launch the new MP4-26

Posted on 07/02/2011 by Kevin

After what seems like weeks of secrecy, we finally got a chance to take a look at the this year’s Vodafone McLaren F1 car: the MP4-26, at a special launch event held in Berlin last friday.

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Top 10 Albums of the decade

Posted on 24/01/2011 by Kevin

Wow, that’s a title isn’t it? A decade doesn’t come around that often in someone’s lifetime – I’ve only been alive for just over three myself! So this is my pick of the last ten years of music – yes … Continue reading →

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Ikea + cats = LOL

Posted on 12/09/2010 by Kevin

It is the holy grail: how do you get more hits on the web without spending a fortune on advertising? Dare I say it, there is a simple way: with cats.

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Save the Arts

Posted on 12/09/2010 by Kevin

A humorous message from David Shrigley and Save the Arts to highlight the real, positive economics that the arts bring to the UK. You can show your support by signing their petition at savethearts-uk.blogspot.com.

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The wilderness downtown

Posted on 01/09/2010 by Kevin

In what can only be described as “showing off”, the guys and gals at Google have once again brought another technical tour-de-force music video to our attention, this time in collaboration with the hottest band around (and in the studio … Continue reading →

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LOGO-A-GO-GO 65: Zed

Posted on 06/08/2010 by Kevin
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