The newly-released design will be the face of Glasgow for the next 4 years on the run-up to the city hosting the 20th Commonwealth Games, so expect to see it ALL the time!

Good! It’s crisp, recognisable and legible from far away and at small sizes, in fact, it’s everything a logo should be. AND it was designed in Scotland by Marque Creative. We should be proud!

Plus, now that the Transport Museum is finally closing in April to move to the fabulous new Riverside Museum (see photo below), as a potential host for some of the games in 2014, hopefully KelvinHall will get some much-needed attention and the expansion (into the old transport museum) it deserves. It has, after all, held some world-wide competitions recently, and this is how we welcome them? (see photo below)

Here’s to a positive outlook on the next 4 years for a change!

KelvinHall Welcome

Old and Messy

Work In Progress - Riverside Museum

Robert Burns Gifts' new logo

At the moment there is only a logo and welcome note on the website, but you can follow them on Twitter to get notified when the new website is ready. The project has only just started, so watch this space to see the results!

Coat o' Airms

It seems Bagging Scotland is really gathering momentum now, and with their uber-fancy Coat o’ Airms, it looks ever-more-likely that the projected launch at the end of March will go ahead.

We recently managed to add a staggering 6 items to our ‘Bag’ in one very eventful day, including 3 Malt Whisky Distilleries and 3 Castles.

The day started out (fairly) early at Glengoyne Distillery near Killearn, then followed a relatively short journey to Fintry where Culcreuch Castle was duly added to the ‘Bag’.

Sandwiches and snacks were had, then it was straight back into the temporary Baggin’ Waggon (the ‘real’ Baggin Waggon is on its way!) to travel north towards Callander, where a trip along a sneaky back-road to Doune saved some precious Bagging time in the busy daytime traffic (who would have thought eh, traffic in the highlands in FEBRUARY!) where the team also added Doune Castle and Deanston Distillery to their Bag.

Then it was further north again towards Crieff, where the Famous Grouse Experience was added to the Bag, before also adding Stirling Castle on the return journey to Glasgow.

The day was documented by 6 fabulous photos, providing real Bagging evidence:

Bagging Scotland is now on Flickr – you should join in the fun and post photos of you ‘bagging’ (photo of your face in front of the building, sign or distinctive landscape) your favourite Castles, Islands, Munros or Whisky Distilleries.

The 'Mad Scientist'

The video was created for The Prodigy Video Competition and stands the chance to become the official video for the single when it is released in Spring 2010.

It was directed and created by Furegious and features a ‘Mad Scientist’ that is turning humans into pet dogs – Prodigy style!

All submissions have been posted on DailyMotion.com as stated by Liam, Keith and Max of The Prodigy in the competition rules. You can see Furegious’ video submission below:

Turn the volume up!

Results of the competition will be announced mid-February 2010. Keep your fingers crossed and be sure to rate the video on DailyMotion.com

UPDATE: Unfortunately the above video didn’t win the competition, the winner can be found here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xc7d8g_the-prodigy-run-with-the-wolves_music

the colour of the internet is a question you can help to answer!

Imagine you have just been appointed the creative director of the fictional World Wide Web Society, and your first task is to re-brand ‘the internet’.

Where do you start?

Well, you could begin with the origins of the web and Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s stroke of genius when inventing the World Wide Web as we know it – the popular Operating System and Internet Browser of the time (X Window System and ViolaWWW respectively) were primarily monochrome in appearance.

But let’s get this straight; black, grey(s) and white aren’t colours! They are tones.

You could also say that the Internet was limited in its early days to web-safe colours, but that doesn’t exactly narrow it down – there are still 16,777,216 of them!

Today a large proportion of our internet connections are channelled through fibre-optic cable which uses light to transmit data… so that opens out the possibilities even more!

What do you think? What would you do? Give us your answers and comment below! Be as witty or as controversial as you like, we are on the internet after all!

Ramsay’s favourite answer will win a printed copy of a bespoke, one-off piece of artwork featuring their name and answer. A selection of the best answers will also be featured here on this page.

All answers must be submitted in the comment form below (or tweeted with #colouroftheinternet) before Midday GMT on Valentine’s Day, the 14th of February 2010.

———Competition Now Closed ———-

Thanks to everyone who took a minute to speak their mind – a winner has now been chosen. The winner’s prize is currently in production and will be delivered soon.

Ramsay had to agree with Samwello on his winning comment:

Yellow is the colour of enlightenment. The internet is used for so many reasons, but most of all it is used for comunication and the passing of information from one to another…

PLEASE NOTE that the poll is still open – Keep on Voting!! – but be aware you do not stand to win a prize by voting in the poll.

The Ship Website

The Ship (aka ‘The Ship On The Shore’) is a seafood restaurant and bar located on the Shore in Leith, Edinburgh.

The Ship’s identity was developed based on some existing features (such as the typeface ‘Kimberley’) and the newly-created art by Davy Macdonald that will feature on the restaurant’s own-brand champagne label.

Whether it’s just a drink and a light lunch you’re after, or our luxury seafood ‘orgy’, accompanied by our own Champagne, The Ship offers informal, understated excellence. We aim to supply Scotland’s best seafood dining experience.

The website is fully content-managed allowing the client to update the menus and other content on the site. A Twitter and LinkedIn account were created and integrated into the website to allow The Ship to use Social Marketing to target potential customers online.

Below you can see The Ship on the Shore at night:

Photo of The Ship at night, taken by Ramsay

The project was carried out in association with CullenSkink.

Positive Mental Attitudes Logo

The team over at PMA now require easy access and control of the content that is displayed on their website, and have assigned the task of providing a new integrated website Content Management System (CMS) to Ramsay.

How we feel and think is central to the way we live our lives. Just like our physical health, our mental health can have ups and downs.

There are various other design tasks to be undertaken, with an arts activities leaflet high on a list of immediate objectives.

Check back here soon for results from the PMA project, or in the meantime visit their existing site at: positivementalattitudes.org.uk

A section of the Graffiti

This is the latest in a getting-longer list of Graffiti by Sam Bates in the Glasgow City Council area, with projects also found in areas such as; under the Kingston Bridge and in the Merchant City.

Ramsay discovered the new spray-art during a late-afternoon stroll through Kelvingrove Park, and was so impressed, he returned the next day to capture all 90 metres of it with his camera.

He then ‘photoshopped’ all the images together for everyone to enjoy, as you can see below.

To Sam Bates (and anyone else interested) – I have a high-resolution version of this stitched-together photograph/image, if you are interested get in touch with me – Ramsay

Let’s hope it a sign of things to come from Glasgow City Council, with more stunning street-art brightening up our sometimes gloomy surroundings.

PS: Sorry Sam, I couldn’t find a link to you anywhere on the web, otherwise I would’ve linked your name. Perhaps you’d like a website or something digital to keep a record of all your work?!

Aim high and make it your life’s work to bag Scotland’s 3,000(ish) Castles or why not try to bag ALL of Scotland’s 95 inhabited Islands in a year? By Bagging the 85 Malt Whisky Distilleries in Scotland, you’ll just happen to pass through some of Scotlands best scenery which is full of Castle culture, history and heritage as well. It’s simple, with Bagging Scotland.

The Bagging Scotland team will use a modified VW Transporter, AKA 'The Baggin Waggon', to tour Scotland and in the process 'bag' lots and lots of Whisky Distilleries and maybe some Castles, Munros and Islands too.

For instance, if Islands are your bag, Island Bagging’s website will enable you to put up your own blog, post photos or videos or demonstrate your recent Island conquests, all on your own Bagging Scotland page. If you’ve got a photo of you at the ferry terminal sign at Tobermory or at a recognised Island landmark like the Mishnish bar, then you’ve Bagged Mull! You can compete against others, find out the REAL truths about the Islands and see how others have Bagged the islands, to decide which one you’d like to do next! It’s the same with all our sites. Interactive, educational, organic and above all, great fun.

Build up your own exciting Island Bagging travelogue, get advice from others, develop friendships with liked minded people and be part of Scotland’s newest tourism trail.

Are you Gaggin’ to go Baggin’? Soon, you can!

Bagging Scotland is co-founded by Victor Brierley (of CullenSkink) and Ramsay MacFarlane (yes, that’s me!) and we are currently in the process of developing the business model and concept to attract investors, ready for launch in March 2010.

The INSP connects and supports over 100 street paper projects in some 40 countries worldwide, and supports new projects in the developing world, to create employment for homeless people.

Ramsay has volunteered his design services to this great cause from as far back as 2007, designing items such as business cards, email newsletter templates and even logo design for Street News Service, the news agency of the INSP.

The original business cards for the INSP were designed in 2008, but Ramsay recently updated the design and information to include new members of staff, job titles and contact details as you can see below.

INSP Updated Business Card

The team have a number of ‘Chairpeople’ from across the world and were holding a board meeting in their Glasgow office, providing Ramsay with the perfect opportunity to take updated staff photographs, a few of which you can see below.

After working with Ramsay on the various design tasks he carried out with the INSP, Maree Aldam (Network Services Manager) wrote:

I have worked with Ramsay several times, whilst working for 2 different NGOs. He has volunteered his design and photography skills on a number of occasions, in support of our charitable work. He produces work of an incredibly high standard and has managed to fit in voluntary work around a very busy schedule, for which we are very grateful.

Ramsay continues to lend his services to the INSP, in the hope of helping homeless people across the world gain employment and shelter.