Design Resources
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Semi-Permanent: Design Conference
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Semi-Permanent 2010 is already shaping up to be an awe-inspiring event with a wide range of professionals from all over the globe: visual artists, photographers, illustrators, graphic designers, typographers… The latest to be enlisted for the Sydney event is Craig Schuftan who is actually a Sydney local. He is an author and broadcaster specialising is…
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Memories on my walls…
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I’ve always been a poster pilferer. I go to gigs and take them from the walls get them signed by the band then frame them. My Skunkhour poster from The Go tour is my pride and joy. My best friend recounts and experience of regret the time we saw Alex Lloyd at the Waterloo (in…
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You’re invited to…
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I am getting to a certain age where my friends are starting to get engaged, married or having babies. As their token graphic designer friend the tasks generally falls on me to come up with invitations. Now being a designer I don’t want my friends to have run of the mill invitations, I want to…
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Boutique Markets
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Sick of searching for unique items at shopping centres? Want to satisfy your “retail therapy need” elsewhere? The Boutique Markets (formerly known as the Designers Emporium) is perfect for you. It has recently relocated to Portside Wharf in Hamilton, Brisbane and is held on the second Sunday of every month between 8am and 1pm. The…
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Home
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I have just returned from a holiday in Perth. What a great place! The flight over the Nullabor and Lake Eyre is just breathtaking. Our landscape is like no other place on this earth. A fact that was further confirmed when I visited the Art Gallery of Western Australia and was pleasantly surprised not only…
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QR codes now work in Australia
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I’m sure they’ve been out for a little while now, but I’ve just recently downloaded an app for my iPhone that reads QR codes. These are the square barcodes I wrote about after coming back from Japan in April and seeing them absolutely everywhere. In Australia I’ve only seen a few phone companies using them…
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Brisbane Designed & Made
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It’s great to see more and more new markets popping up around Brisbane. After waking up far too early for a Sunday, this morning I drove out to experience the monthly ‘Boutique Markets’ at Portside Wharf > www.boutiquemarkets.com.au I was quite surprised at the…
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Penguin Classics
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I have long been a fan of the Penguin Classics range. The beautiful orange and black that look so neat and professional on your bookcase. Not to mention that they are must reads from all periods in time. Well, recently while browsing in a bookstore I saw that the Penguin Classic collection has been given…
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Curious…
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A new colour palette is on the way for Arjowiggins Curious Collection and the wonderful photography for the marketing material has me curious as to what we will be seeing soon here in Oz. Arjowiggins, the international paper company carried here by Spicers and Doggetts Paper, has teamed up with trend experts Studio Edelkoort to…