February 11, 2012 | New Products | by Tiana Vasiljev |
Australian-based graphic designer Kevin Finn founded DESIGNerd in mid-2010. The label recently brought out their first range of products: the DESIGNerd 100+ Design Trivia Games. I happened to be the very first person to purchase the games and have fallen in love with them. They’re loads of fun and a great way to promote design education for both students and professionals.
February 4, 2012 | New Products | by Tiana Vasiljev |
Published by Process is a Melbourne-based publisher of the quarterly publication Process Journal, which is by far one of my favourite Australian design magazines. Not only is the content wonderful, but the execution and design of every issue is created to the highest standards. The magazine is an essential piece for every designer’s library.
November 5, 2011 | Cool Websites | by Tiana Vasiljev |
Beautiful Pages is a new online design store that I launched a few months ago. The store is dedicated to the promotion of a constantly expanding collection of graphic design related books, magazines, posters and DVDs. Our goal is to provide Australia’s design community with quality design publications at affordable prices.
October 27, 2011 | New Photography | by Tiana Vasiljev |
A few years ago, I was lucky enough to meet award-winning photographer Michael Hall, whose photography focuses on exploring the human impact upon the landscape. He has embarked on an ambitious personal project: to document the causes and effects of climate change across the world and to raise awareness of the issue. Read more
October 26, 2011 | New Art | by Tiana Vasiljev |
Working in delicate layers of watercolour washes, Sydney-based artist Monika Viktoria creates an elusive world woven from whispers and memories. I recently came across her current series, Of Lace and Moss, which is a collection of romantic portraits rendered with touching detail and soft nuances of colour.
October 26, 2011 | Cool Websites | by Tiana Vasiljev |
It’s been a few months since I first came across this wonderful website and have been a regular follower since. After years of collecting inspirational images on his computer, Brisbane-based graphic designer Matt Lenz decided to create an online archive, which is how this impressive website came to be. The site is definitely worth a regular visit for anyone requiring a visual boost and is a great source of inspiration.
Martin Lacko’s strange drawings of faceless creatures and alien landscapes often look as if the Slovakian illustrator scribbled them down when trying to remember a dream. Read more
Pasadena, California artist, Jason Redwood, creates luminous, thickly textured artwork and illustrations that practically leap off the page with their bright colours and three dimensional layering. Read more
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
Our friends over at SNAP!, Montreal’s only free and independent arts and lifestyle magazine have just released their fourth issue in which they look back and celebrate the faded beauty of past eras, grandmas and grandpas, Polaroids, antique finds, old wisdom and vintage style. Yeeha! They also remember the best of 2008 in Montreal arts, with a variety of writers and photographers giving their take on their favourite cultural discoveries.
Nine months ago Sydney couple Matt Cribb and Bree Carter decided they’d take their relationship to the next level. They started making beats. After posting two home-recorded tracks on MySpace as WOW, they got the attention of New York-based independent label Metal Postcard who agreed to release the duo’s first official pressing. Read more
Ever get that perfect casual jumper, but wished it had a hood? Well, Coal Headwear has produced the opposite to everyone else: not a jumper without a hood, but a hood without a jumper.
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Using Kyoko Hashimoto’s popular design, these acrylic earrings are made with unique hand formed sterling silver sleepers that make them light enough for everyday wear. Part of Kyoko’s collection, I Blame the Uni, (pronounced ‘oo-nee’, the Japanese name for sea urchin) and inspired by her experiences in the underground club scene of Tokyo. Read more
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