Love Design - special feature

As promised, That's Nice Design is all about the love today to celebrate Valentine's Day... here's a small selection of LOVELY designs and art. Please feel free to post links to anything else that has captured your heart today...

Print - Johanna Basford

That's Nice Design favourite Johanna Basford has so many fabulous designs to choose from but it's Valentines Day and Love is the word for the day. So let's kick off our celebration with this gorgeous print... Love...

Fashion - Lovebirds

Such a simple design that works so well... two lovebirds kissing in the shape of a heart. And this guy goes to prove it's not just a girls t-shirt. Available as a print or t-shirt from Threadless designed by sockneck (aka Paul Vizzari).

Greeting cards - Kate Jones

The shops are awash with Valentines cards, it was so hard to pick. But these are a little different... designed by Kate Jones for Camden Graphics the range is called 'mishmash' and made from vintage scarves, her grandma's hankies, old maps and a few extra prints of her own. And if greeting cards, patterns and textiles are your thing make sure you visit the Print Pattern blog.

Woodwork - Rob Ryan

Rob Ryan is another That's Nice Design favourite. There were endless examples of Rob's wonderfully whimsical work that could have been selected for this Valentines special but I decided to go for something a little different. The Key to My Heart with little messages of love - how can you resisit?

Film - Blue Valentine

From the reviews I've read this is a brilliant film but not exactly the happiest! The titles are quite beautiful, and shows what you can do just using stills from the film. It's like an understated explosion which I am guessing reflects the film - the ups and downs of love, the highs, the lows and the fireworks which aren't always a cause for celebration. To watch the full video click here to go to Art of the Title website.

Print - Life is Beautiful

I love the simplicity of this print in design and message. Available to purchase from Culture Label for a bargain price of £20.

Branding - Coo

Hofstede Design, based in Australia produced this playful, stylish design for Coo, a company that makes products for young children.

Hopefully this has spread a little design love your way... please post your comments or links to other lovely designs...

Heydays - Norway

Here's another cool design company from Scandinavia, Norway this time. Some nice clean branding and typographic work.

http://www.krop.com/heydays

Chevychase Sweden

I'm a big fan of Swedish company, Chevychase. Great branding projects, great typography, great use of colour and a great name!

http://chevychase.se/

Negative space in logo design

Slightly old post this from logo design love but I find myself coming back to it time and time again... some great examples of using negative space in logo design

http://www.logodesignlove.com/negative-space-logo-design

The Base One Believe Ice Breaker business cards

How many times have you been handed a business card that you instantly forget about, only to find it tucked away in your bag or wallet months later trying to recall who and where you met that person?

The Base One Believe campaign goes beyond business as usual, discovering new ways to start conversations and interact with each other. These eye-catching business cards aim to make that first meeting more memorable and spark conversation. The B design within the card pops up to reveal a belief specific to the owner of the business card, working as an icebreaker when the person meets somebody. You can then tear off the B, which has a link to the B campaign’s microsite. Immediately, the two parties have something to talk about.

Check out the campaigns microsite where you can add your own beliefs and start interacting with people.
http://www.iwouldliketobelieve.co.uk/

A clever idea and good design - tell us what you think of the campaign...