And so the 2010 World Cup closes. But how did the teams fair? See for yourself with our performance matrix for each of the 32 teams who participated… click here to see the hi-resolution pdf version.
6 Designs for 6 Weeks - No 5 Holland, Spain Infographic
The infographic above charts Spain and Holland’s position at every World Cup since 1930, that’s 80 years . With the exception of 1974 and 1978, when the “total football” generation reached the final on both occasions, only to be defeated by Germany and Argentina, Holland have achieved very little.
Spain, on the other hand, have only gone as far as the quarter finals in 1934, 1994 and 2002. Beyond that, Spain have consistently under achieved. However, their 2006 European Championship-winning generation are looking strong enough to win the tournament right out, but they will be tested by a burgeoning Dutch team.
Whatever happens, it should be a classic!
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6 Designs for Weeks No 4 - Gye Nyame
All African hopes are pinned on Ghana. If they beat Uruguay tonight, they will be the first African team to reach the semi finals. Who can forget Roger Milla and the Cameroonians in Italia 92, but they only reached quarters, so this is seminal stuff for Ghana.
I am reliably informed that Ghana have a secret weapon to becoming the first African nation to win the World Cup - Gye Nyame. Found everywhere in Ghana, Adinka symbols are used as amulets, and Gye Nyame, which means Supremacy of God, is used mainly as decoration. But in this instance, the Ghanaians are using it to symbolise their unwillingness to be beaten, and if they are, they believe only a superior being can undo these plucky West Africans. So we wish them all the best tonight.
Once again, we giving away this one-off design. If you can predict the score between Uruguay and Ghana tonight, you can win a high quality T-Shirt supplied by Corp Clo Ltd. Click here to see the design and post your prediction. Good Luck!
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6 Designs for 6 Weeks No 3 - I’m Pavlos…
Here it is… Design No 3 - I’m Pavlos and I actually need the toilet!
Phew… thank God we’re through. Germany on Sunday will enable England to flex their muscles against bigger, better and stronger competition.
It looked so so different last Friday after playing Algeria. England were down in the dumps… Rooney frustrated, Gerrard dejected, Capello agog at the team’s lacklustre performance… the pressure was mounting, the nation was impatient, they needed something to lift their spirits… Then, out of nowhere, comes a portly, Greek-looking mortgage advisor, Pavlos Joseph, who inadvertantly wonders into the England dressing room after the match and says to a shocked David Beckham: “I’m Pavlos and I’actually need the toilet.
Having stumbled upon the England squad, post shower, Pavlos then realises that this is his once-in-a- lifetime opportunity to take the team to task over two woeful performances.
In terms of entertainment: England’s best so far, after beating Slovenia last night off course! And this is the source of our inspiration for this week’s design. Click here to see a hi-res pdf version.
We’ve also teamed up with Corp Clo, Birmingham-based embroidery and t-shirt printing specialists. If you can predict the score between Germany and England on Sunday, you can win a high quality t-shirt supplied by Corp Clo Ltd with the Pavlos Joseph design applied to it. Use the comment box below and don’t forget to leave you email address. Good Luck.
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6 Designs for 6 Weeks No 2 - Who will Capello choose in Goal?
To celebrate the 2010 World Cup, Peter Scarks will be creating 6 fresh designs for each of the 6 weeks….
This week’s design stems from Capello’s goalkeeping dilemma. Does he stick with Green, or play James or hart. Only fabio knows… the design presents this dilemma. See or download the hi res pdf version. click here
We have already created the first design. We called it “Can England Win the World Cup” and it featured some of the UK’s best footballing writers accessing England’s chances.
We’ve also teamed up with Corp Clo, Birmingham-based embroidery and t-shirt printing specialists. If you can predict the score between Algeria and England tonight, you will win a high quality t-shirt supplied by Corp Clo Ltd. Use the comment box below and don’t forget to leave you email address. The winner will be posted up on our facebook site…
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6 Designs for 6 Weeks No 1 - Can England win the World Cup
To celebrate the 2010 World Cup, Peter Scarks will be creating 6 fresh designs for each of the 6 weeks….
For the next six weeks, “The Greatest Show on Earth” is providing the source of for our inspiration. We will be working with the unpredictability and high and low drama that the tournament brings. And in the meantime, we want to show you how creative Peter Scarks is, and we want to show you how quickly we can take a concept and turn it into a great design.
We have already created the first design. It’s called “Can England Win the World Cup” and it features some of the UK’s best footballing writers to critique England’s chances. See or download the hi res pdf version. click here
We’ve also teamed up with Corp Clo, Birmingham-based embroidery and t-shirt printing specialists. If you can tell us why you think England can win the World Cup, the best answer will win a high quality t-shirt supplied by Corp Clo Ltd. Use the comment box below and don’t forget to leave you email address. The winner will be posted up on our facebook site…
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What really motivates us… done as back of a napkin style
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John McKenna and the Auchengeich Mining Disaster
We are delighted that John McKenna, one of the UK’s formost sculptors, is in the news again. Peter Scarks worked with John to submit an idea for the Brian Clough statue a couple of years ago, which was shortlisted for. John has recently designed The Auchengeich Mining Disaster Memorial Bronze . Alifesize bronze statue acting as a centrepiece for the new memorial site built in memory of the Auchengeich disaster 50 years ago. Unveiled byScotland’s first Minister, The Right Hon. Alex Salmond MSP.
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The Punctuation Family meets some characters
I like the mobile generation’s adoption of punctuation to represent shorthand for happy and sad. I’ve taken it a step further and introduced charatcters to bring them to life using a range of serif and sans serif typefaces.
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Paul Trevellion and drawing World Class Footballers
Darren Hubbard - Paul Trevillion is a graphic artist par excellence who specialises in sport and is famous for his “You are the Ref” series of graphic illustrations in the Sport’s Observer and, perhaps more famously, Roy of the Rover’s.
In this video we hear the master tell us he doesn’t do speed lines, that’s why his work is not comic art. What is really arresting is that he see’s the world class footballer’s that he draws as objects. So Ribery is a razor and Modric is Mozart. Truly inspirational.