The Magic Of Polystyrene

Apr 13, 2010 by Jennifer Farley    5 Comments    Posted under: Blog, logo design

This is a long over due post. Two weeks ago I went down to Galway for the Irish Blog Awards (which were really great fun) and for a photowalk had been organised for the same day (which was also good fun).

The prop master for the day was Fran Hollywood who brought along a giant polystyrene iPhone on the photowalk and later provided a foam coffin, headstones and mini coffin trophies to the winners at the Blog Awards. Fran is the founder of Made In Hollywood, a company which specialises in designing and creating 3D objects in polystyrene foam.

Fran gave me a BIG polystyrene version of the photowalk.ie logo that I designed a few months ago and for which I want to say a big public thank you. Much of my graphic design work is for clients that I never actually meet in the flesh, so after the design is finished I rarely see the final printed work, so to get a giant photowalk.ie logo made out of foam was very, very cool and it’s taking pride of place in my office.

This is me with Fran and the logo towards the end of the night. (I’ve had a fair few drinks at this stage thanks to the excellent Ladies Tea Party where the wine was flowing and the fact that Captain Morgan’s rum sponsored the Blog Awards. Oh and because I like drinking Guinness too.)

Made In Hollywood are Ireland’s best foam designers and if you haven’t seen the kind of thing that they create take a look at their portfolio. I had no idea of the kind of work that can be produced using polystyrene – everything from architectural and garden features to logos like photowalk.ie to giant promotional pieces including amazing chocolate bars.

Everything you can see below is created by the team in polystyrene.

So thanks again to Fran for the superb logo and if you’re looking for some interesting marketing and promotional materials please check out Made In Hollywood.

Got anything to say? Go ahead and leave a comment!