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

There's a lot of great looking films coming soon to UK cinemas. Our tips for greatness are James Cameron's much-hyped 'Avatar', African based sci-fi 'District 9', children's classic 'Where the Wild Things Are' and angelic apocalypse 'Legion'. Check out the trailers at http://www.apple.com/trailers/

Absolut Vodka launches it's latest special edition, the "Rock Edition" in the UK at Selfridges on 1st September before rolling out to other premium supermarkets and bars throughout the year. "Absolut Rock" premiered in Germany (obviously...) on 10th August as a part of the International Bartenders' Association annual meeting. The bottle comes wrapped in a studded leather jacket. Rock on...

It was great being a kid. Remember those days? Playing with your friends in the sunshine without a care in the world, enjoying the most creative time of your life. Well, for those big kids in all of us check this out! For those little ones that can't make do with an ordinary cardboard box or a blanket and some string this has to be the coolest way to play in the garden! It's a small DIY flat-packed house designed for Magis by Javier Mariscal launched at the Milan Furniture Fair earlier this year. It some complete with stickers for customising. Available from the Design Museum at: http://designmuseumshop.com/exhibitions/current/javier-mariscal/villa-julia

There's a lot of talk at the minute about blogs. Are they useful? Are there too many? Do they communicate effectively? At Liv Design we try to keep it simple. Our aim was to take a brief and insightful look at what's going on in the world of design, advertising and marketing including any cool bits and pieces we thought you might want to see and news about what we've been up to. Above all we wanted to make it relevant. However, in the current explosive madness of the 'Web 2.0' revolution there are an increasing number of 'professional bloggers' with whole websites dedicated to the creative industries which are constantly being updated with article upon article. Now we'd love to do that, but it takes an enormous amount of time, energy and dedication. Oh, and money. We'd have to pay someone to do that. And that means someone has to pick up the bill... We like the in-depth blogs. They're a great source of reference and research. So what do we do? Sh

Liv Design recognises the impact that it’s business makes on the climate and the environment. The print industry in particular used to be one of the worst for damage and pollution. We believe in acting responsibly for the future welfare of the planet and it’s resources and will actively promote the use of environmentally friendly and cost-effective technology and methods. We are happy to advise clients on the best practices and cost-effectiveness subject to project requirements. We have a strategy in place to: • Minimise waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible • Minimise emissions through the selection and use of travel and the source of its power requirement • Actively promote recycling both internally and amongst its customers and suppliers • Source and promote suppliers and products to minimise the environmental impact of both production and distribution • Meet or exceed all the relative environmental legislation • Offset the greenhouse gas emis