Frankie Magazine 2012 Daily Journal
I found this diary lying on a workmates desk… I’m so in love with it… I have to get one!!! The Frankie 2012 Daily Journal features super-sweet illustrations from Melbourne artist Amy Borrell, the frankie 2012 diary is full of goodness 365 days a year. With week-to-a-page lay outs, monthly planners and spaces to jot down [...]
Christmas Stress Relief
It’s called the silly season for a reason, right? How many times have you been pushed out of the way at the shops this year for some other greedy person to get to the bargains (which you didn’t even want anyway!)? Is all the stress of thinking about the family getting together on Christmas day [...]
A Papertie Affair
Very recently, I and a few girls went and checked out the Twilight Boutique Markets at Portside, here in Brisbane. We were on mission to discover some last minute Christmas treats for family and friends. I will have to admit that I had finished my Christmas gift buying, but it didn’t stop a tiny [...]
Brio Group’s Christmas Gift Guide
Do you leave your Christmas shopping til the very last moment? Never sure what to get the creative in your family? Never fear, Brio Group have put together our very own creative Christmas gift guide to lead you in the right direction. Belinda Vesey-Brown, Managing Director Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography Audiobook,$22.79USD Make sure it [...]
Heaven Devoid of Stars
It’s just about impossible to imagine a world without movable type. That very sentiment is set in ink in this new print collaboration with Stefan Hattenbach. An extravagant screen-print of gold, white, and black inks on beautiful red Plike paper. I couldn’t think of a better Christmas gift for myself….ahhh, I mean your loved one. Buy it here at ilovetypography.com [...]
App Love: A Local’s Guide
A Local’s Guide is a stroke of design genius from Map Magazine I’m a huge fan of the magazine from the content to their design and this local’s guide to Brisbane in app form is no exception. Map describe the app as hundreds of random curated suggestions by locals for the best experiences in [...]
Ultimate Christmas Gift for a Designer…
OK, I think this would have to be up there with the top gifts for a designer this year! They are Pantone® Christmas Baubles! Very cool! Don’t forget that you can also get Pantone Chairs, Pantone Boxes, Pantone Coffee Mugs and Pantone Wall Stores! You can get them individually (10 colours to choose from) or [...]
A bit of Japanese inspiration
This Japanese promotional campaign caught my eye because it incorporates some timeless graphic design theories, taking inspiration from Bauhaus designers.
Illustrations worth sharing
I came across these illustrations by Dave Perillo, and just loved them, so I thought I should share them… He combines his love for pop culture (cartoons, comics, video games) with this vintage aesthetic to create works of art that are both strikingly bold and brilliantly simple. Read an interview with Dave and more of [...]
GRAPHIC DESIGN: NOW IN PRODUCTION
To all the design enthusiasts out there, if you’re lucky to be in the US before 22 January 2012 make your way to Minneapolis to catch the “Graphic Design: Now in Production” exhibit running at the Walker Art Center. The exhibition explores how the industry has changed over the last decade and particularly how new technology [...]
