Fineliners and Fonts
Myself and Izzy over at IZZI visual communications are working on a book about Fremantle. It’s been a while but the project has gotten me to pick up a fine liner and start drawing again.
With Publicity Comes Humiliation, Sort Of
I’ve been working away most of October on a book about Fremantle. It’s going to be somewhere between a coffee table book and a guide book. The idea is for it to be of interest to locals and tourists. Phil, who is one third of the team, managed to get us in the paper.
Award Winning
It rocks when you do something that you’re really proud of and then it gets recognised by your peers. I was a finalist in the 2011 Australian Web Design Awards.
The Prehistory Part I
I took a gap-year of sorts when I finished studying Industrial Design before continuing on to do an MSc in Computing and Design. Model-making was a skill that I picked up from my degree and I subsequently spend a year in a workshop at the foot of the Dublin Mountains.
Awesome JPEG #03
Today I am imagining life before the microprocessor when computers had lots of knobs, switches, flashing lights and cool guys that looked like Scott Bakula pushing those buttons.
Lunch at The Fat Duck
Lunch at The Fat Duck took us five and a half hours. That’s fourteen courses not including the cheese.
They’re my Favourite
Raindrops and roses la la la la. Some of my favorite things are (in no particular order)…
How to Add A Relative Date Time Stamp to A Post
A relative date time stamp shows the time on a post or page relative to right now e.g.
- 2 weeks ago
- moments ago
- 5 days ago
Their rise in popularity is probably due to their use on Twitter and FaceBook. I’m starting to favour them now as it’s a nice change from the standard date format of 12.35pm 24/04/2011 or 24th of April 2011.
Awesome JPEG #01
These two “teenagers” are pondering the great questions.
Badge Making
AGDA (Australian Graphic Design Association) had the idea that all members needed a name badge so the call went out for everyone to design their own. It makes smoozing a lot easier when everyone knows your name
Pineapple Yellow Filing Cabinet
Yellow filing cabinets are difficult to find so I made my own. Off I went to The Butcher Shop, purveyors of fine spray paints, and grabbed myself five cans of pineapple yellow Ironlak.