The times
they are
al-changin’
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Twenty twenty-four marks a decade in the life of You Can Call Me Al, a design studio located along the coast of Belfast Lough in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland.
As a town it boasts much. There’s the only original family run ice-cream shop — Mauds. There’s the iconic Carrickfergus Castle which the Magee clan failed to capture in a shoddy coup attempt a number of years back. It’s also the home of the US Rangers, formed here in 1942.
Like most places a few people can have a negative effect but the people of Carrick, on a whole, are good folk. There are enough people trying to progress the town. However, from a design perspective there’s much work to do in Carrick to reinstate and preserve the heritage of the place.
As a design studio operating from Carrickfergus You Can Call Me Al travels far and wide endeavouring to brush shoulders with good people with good ideas in search of good design.
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Twenty twenty-four also marks the opening of the online store Dough Nuthing Dough Something, aspiring to produce quality print products that will be an asset to your life. Maybe they’ll bring laughter? Maybe ponderment? Hopefully not bewilderment!
If a product isn’t deemed worth making it won’t be made. There’s no room for faffing about half-heartedly in this life. Some say this life is running out, but maybe it’s just getting going!
The store opens with the Deck of Prayer, a luxurious set of 52 prayer cards housed in a unique box, all printed with Pantone™ colours and beautifully presented for all the family to enjoy.
Also available is the first series of ten Nursery Rhymes for a modern time. The fluorescent Pantone™ ink is well worth noting on these! The rhymes provide an insight into the random mind of a designer in a hut in a town in a country where you can travel to the south by going north.
More products will be available soon. In the meantime please note that Dough Nuthing Dough Something donut sell edible doughnuts (or any sort of synthetic alternative).
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