The Queen Visits Ireland

In honour of Queen Elizabeth's recent historic visit to Ireland, we thought we'd take a look back to the last time an English queen travelled to these shores. The budding amateur photographer, Fonso Carton, captured this image of Queen Victoria's royal entourage as it passed through Blackrock in 1900. Fonso's photograph appears in Cartons of Dublin City & County, the labour of love that his grand daughter Libby produced with her father, Garrett, in 2001.

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Peninsula Prowling

There was no sign of the swampy murk that usually hangs on the summit of Mt Brandon like a hat on a peg, an occasion of such wonderful rarity that it left even Tony O’Callaghan momentarily awestruck by the spectacle.

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On Cats, Dogs and Other Creatures…

Inspiration and ideas often come from the least expected places. Take for example one of our favourite books, the “The Complete Dog Book” from the American Kennel Club. We found it in the stacks of eclectic second-hand gems at Strand Books in New York.

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Milestone for Little John and An Grianán

There's something about a book that embodies achievement better than any other medium.

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On the Coat Tails of Fame

We finally made it to the pages of Eye, the world’s leading publication on everything graphics. Flip to the centrefold spread of the Winter 2009 Berlin Special and you’ll find our names in one of the many soap bubbles drifting away from the design life of Erik Spiekermann.

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Returning to Our Roots

Nearly a decade has passed since we used a series of egg-based vignettes to illustrate the student prospectus for the National College of Art and Design in Dublin (NCAD).

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Food = Community

Like everybody, we enjoy good food, but that only partially explains why The Food Coast enjoys such a special place in our hearts.

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Visualising Microseconds

Companies, like people, change. Their messages naturally change with them.

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