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Made in England by Gentlemen is written by Cookie - a Designer, Illustrator and general facial hair experimenter. I spend a lot of time looking for things creative & visually interesting, this is where I post & share the best of what I find. Contact me if you would like to come round for a cup of tea, have a link suggestion or just want to say hello: cookie {at} made-in-england.org

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Friends & Colleagues

• Nicky, her blog has a beastly bite - Monster Munch
• Nico, half Swedish, half Italian, all - Nuzzaci
• Mattias, 100% Swedish - Bother No More
• Knotty, will know the answer - Managed Objects
• Kate, won't always be a - Animation Apprentice
• Nathan, take a look it's not all - Rubbish
• Asi, in between the lines is - No Mans Blog
• Dom, and chums - Please Take Note
• Dickon, a local at the - Old Parrs Head
• Carl, getting his hands dirty with - wetwebwork
• Emma, is usually cooking or making things
• Igor, hard to read but good to drink with - 'Gor
• Nilesh, seems to be generally eating - Migrantroo
• Iain, organised thoughts on - Crackunit
• Nik, Viking linkage - Vi-R-us & Buy this t-shirt
• Marc, pictures from a plastic camera - Mr. Lomo
• Greg, take a peek - at his blog & his pictures
• Toby, wrestles sheep like no other - Here
• Dave - The Dictionary of Specific Generalities
• Andy - Whitlock is -Now in Colour
• Rex, master doodle drawer - RexBox & HairyTeeth
• Mr Bingo, number 1, buttered scone - Mr Bingo
• Eleanor, finds the best jobs - Roome
• Tim, is generally surfing - Way Out West
• Andy, say hello to - Kinsella

Blogs I regularly read

• Jeff Hamada's explosive blog - BOOOOOOOM!
• Remember that - Boredom is Your Fault
• From excellent design agency Tak! - Flim flam
• Currently addicted too - Wavish Industries
• Always excellent linkage at - Computer Love
• Double you double you double you dot - NOTCOT
• Tina Roth, lots of spending inspiration at - swissmiss
• Surfing the net?, I'm not so sure - Wrong Distance
• Vive la resistance, - Vive le Freak
• Epic adventures everyday at - The Adventure Blog
• Always fresh signals from - Coudal Partners
• Keeping it simple at - 37 Signals
• Observations & ideas at - Ironic Sans
• Vintage graphics & illustration at - grain edit
• I like toys but - Toysrevil
• Collating visual culture at - pica + pixel
• Always finding the type at - Ace Jet 170
• Michael Eades, always finds good links - yewknee
• Always good for a rummage - PLEP
• Good design links at - FormFiftyFive
• Random & amusing - Neatorama
• Does what it says on the tin - As Found
• Beautifully bizarre - Musselsoppans Vanner
• Eclectic & historic images at - Bibliodyssey
• Venn Diagrams are always funny at - Indexed
• It's like a kick in the balls - Nad Shot
• Support the - Little People
• Food For Designers - Dirty Little Mice
• Things look nice on - The Style Press
• Daily dose of design inspiration - The Serif
• Russel Davies, when he's not in a cafe - RussellDavies
• Andy Polaine, in his interactive - Playpen
• Ben Terrett, writes - Noisy Decent Graphics
• Charles Firth, thinking differently at - Punk Planning
• Web dude based in Tokyo - Yongfook
• Design links at - We Made This
• What's happening on the street - Wooster Collective
• A Visual Digest - 30gms
• Crazy ass art - VVORK
• Recalling the golden age of - Illustration Art
• Classic cartoons - International Animated Film Society
• To be posted here it has to be - Drawn!
• Feeding the creative monster inspiration - designfeedr

Inspirational Websites

• All the inspiration you need at - FFFFOUND
• Class work from - YES
• Always great - New Future Graphic
• Scott Hansen, awsome style & skill - ISO50
• Mike & Katie, it's just so super cute - Tado
• Painting signs as they should be - Jeff Canham
• Mid century children's books - Retro Kid Pool