wemadethis.co.uk
Alistair Hall’s graphic design studio in London: thoughtful, simple, beautiful, sustainable communication.
wemadethis.co.uk
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Book: londonstreetsigns.info
Monsters: monstersupplies.org
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Sun fun www.wynkyndewordesociety.org/sign-of-the-...
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Total awkwardness 🫤
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From, er, ten years ago, but probably still vaguely relevant…
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Coign, by Colophon Foundry is lush
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And here’s Prog 500, from 13 December 1986 (I was 13 when I bought this). Congratulations on 48 years!
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This is perfection. Thank you. And here’s one to add, affixed to the dashboard of a 1927 4 1/2 ltr Bentley called Bessa.
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meanwhiledotdot.com
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Have you tried Collinge & Clark? www.collingeandclark.co.uk
Or perhaps drop a line to @designreviewed.bsky.social
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Those would make great Smurf names.
‘Bawdy Smurf and Reckless Smurf had been playing around with Bouncy Smurf, and things had got a little… heated. Wholesome Smurf was consoling Tearful Smurf, who was once again questioning their entire relationship with Bouncy.’
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Ah, thanks Mike, that’s mighty kind.
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Ah thanks man 👍🏻
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Related: www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2018/02...
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Brockwell Park is wide open 👍🏻
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Always lots of good stuff at monstersupplies.org 🙂
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It’s been a fantastic 14 years, and my thanks go to all the incredible creative folk, staff, volunteers and customers (both monstrous and human) who have made it such a success.
If you’d like to buy something (Christmas is coming…), pop along to www.monstersupplies.org
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Last summer, the shop opened its second pop-up in Leadenhall Market, together with a whole range of new products, including Earl Grey Tea – made from real Earls.
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Last year, the shop extended its letter writing service with the Letter Writing Packs, which allow young humans to write to Vampires, Dragons, Gremlins, Werewolves and Yeti.
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In 2022, just in time for Halloween, the shop opened its first pop-up in London’s historic Leadenhall Market, and launched a host of new products, including the very popular Bloody Ketchup (Type AB negative).
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A couple of years later, in 2018, the shop launched its own postal service, allowing humans to write to lonely monsters around the world.
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In 2016, the Hoxton Street Monster Supplies Cookbook was published, with recipes – including Mucus Tarts and Pickled Eyeballs – adapted for humans as well as monsters.
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In 2015 the shop’s website was completely updated, with a translation function for Humans, Mummies, Vampire Bats, Werewolves and Zombies.
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It was also named the Number 1 Kids’ Shop in London by Time Out magazine.
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In February 2014, the shop popped up at Liberty.
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In November 2013 we created Milk Tooth Chocolate (smooth milk chocolate with delicious chunks of delicately roasted milk teeth), made in collaboration with Divine Chocolate, with a story by Francesca Simon to be completed on the inside of the wrapper.
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Later that year, we collaborated with the talented folks at Tatty Devine to create a range of monstrous jewellery, including this piece made from sustainably-sourced human bone.
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In 2012 the shopfront got a beautiful makeover thanks to signwriter Nick Garratt.
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Commenters, like this one in the Mail Online, took them very seriously: “How absolutely REVOLTING!! who in their right mind would like to eat a stranger's dried up, crusty eye juice?!? I want to heave just thinking about it.. And no I don't even lick my own tears I have tissue for that… RANK”