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 [...]
Matisse at GOMA
Art lovers will agree that Henri Matisse was an artist of classical greatness. His career was long and varied, covering many different styles of painting from Impressionism to near Abstraction. Early on in his career, he was viewed as a Fauvist, and his celebration of bright colours reached its peak in 1917 when he began [...]
Breast Cancer Campaign
Check out these clever print adverts created for The Breast Cancer Foundation of Singapore. The idea is to suggest that women should perhaps focus on health and have their breasts regularly checked rather that being obsessed about their bad skin or bad hair. The visuals were created at Republic Studios (body painted illustrations by Andy [...]
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 [...]
Bodies Disappearing into Art
I am in awe of Emma Hack’s beautiful collection of works. There is just no end to this lady’s talent. She is a diverse multimedia artist, skin illustrator, make-up artist, hairdresser, stylist, photographer, sculptor and keynote speaker. Emma paints models’ bodies to blend in and contrast with backgrounds and then photographs the tableaux to create [...]
Beautiful Moleskines
Moleskines, to me, are the epitome of what a trusted notebook should be – exceptional quality, well designed and aesthetically pleasing. Used by many for various creative endeavours the sketches in 50 Beautiful Moleskines are no exception. Yours in beautiful stationery, Lani.
Amazing Local Talent at the Brisbane Writers Festival
Image: Betty Churcher’s Notebooks It’s Brisbane Writers Festival time again and Brisbane is in for a real treat when local born and one of Australia’s best loved art critics, Betty Churcher showcases her most beloved works, including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Goya, Velzquez, Courbet and Cezanne, with her own amazing illustrations in her latest book, Notebooks, [...]
Get your chalk out!
I am always a sucker for good old hand-drawn typography, but hand-drawn typography on a blackboard is just another level of amazement. Seeing as my blackboard writing skills were clearly tragic when I worked at a school, Dana Tanamachi is my new idol. Take a look at some of her work! If you want to [...]
Semi-Permanent Brisbane a great inspiration!
This year’s Semi-Permanent Brisbane was an awesome day packed with some really inspiring speakers. The video above, by Supervixen, formed the introduction. The concept represents the conference making an impact on which ever country it arrives at. Another of my favourite speakers was illustrator/fashion photographer, Kelly Thompson. Having developed a reputation for getting the sass out [...]
Semi-Permanent Hits Brisbane This Friday
Are you one of the lucky ones to score a ticket to Semi-Permanent in Brisbane this Friday? I hope so, because this year’s conference is looking pretty awesome and tickets are sold out! Every year in 8 cities across the world Semi-Permanent showcases the best in graphic design, film, fine art, illustration, web design, interactive [...]
