Welcome to the Liv Design blog, an eclectic mix of great design and quirky finds

Finally/hopefully/maybe we are now set up on BTtradespace. It's a bit like FaceBook for businesses. It's new, and it could be a really useful tool for finding both suppliers, contacts and suppliers. Or, it could be a virtual networking site full of amatuer companies who don't want to pay for advertising. For one thing, the site seems very unprofessional. We've spent the past month asking BT why it doesn't work properly. Was it because we were on a Mac. Maybe it's because we're not on the very latest OSX? Maybe it just doesn't work in Safari. Or Firefo either... We couldn't even register our company, select a sector or channel, add descriptions or even upload our logo! It didn't allow us to save either. And why on earth do Graphic Design companies appear under 'Art, Antiques and Collectables' when Advertisng and Marketing companies come under Business Services?! I think some of the issues are now sorted as we've managed to do some bits...

This is a font that we've always needed. It's called Metroscript, from MyFonts. Quirky, fun, practical and not too gimmicky. Great for a whole range of uses from modern to retro, literature, branding and packaging.

We all love chocolate. We love design even more! Imagine our delight when we found this great little site from Cadbury's! To tie in with the current 'Tricked Trucks' ad, the site has a competition to build your own truck and win the chance of winning it too! Great! And the site has a 'secret' area with a code needed which we have yet to find all the letters for... Check it out at www.aglassandahalffullproductions.com Check out our 'Trukira' at: http://www.aglassandahalffullproductions.com/#/trucks/tricked-out-trucks/?truckId=943