Cousin It

Just had the Global Keratin hair taming treatment at my hairdresser today (Speckled Boa hairdressers - check out their website, still in construction, but I'm designing & building it!) and although my hair is much smoother and healthy looking than Cousin It's here, but you're not allowed to put your hair behind your ears or tie it up for 3 days after and I'm already feeling like Cousin It. I. Can't. See!

Pixels

My dad sent me the link to this YouTube video the other day, and I loved it. Very cool animating and compositing going on here with a relatively simple idea; New York is invaded by 8 Bit Creatures! Enjoy.

100 Days

Wow. Jessica Svendsen created 100 versions of a 1955 Josef Müller-Brockmann poster over the course of 100 days. 

 

http://cargocollective.com/100days

123Klan

123KLAN REEL 2011 from 123 KLAN on Vimeo.

Feeling very uninspired today, but coming across this showreel by 123 Klan on Vimeo sparked a hint of creativity - just enough to write cover letters for job applications (uuuuuugh.)

Lost in translation

Well hello there my prettys...


I know, its been a loooooooooong time - life has been crazy and weird and fun and not so fun lately and this took the backburner.


Where to start - Spent  New Years in Sydney at Field Day which was heaps of fun, very hot day but great acts and fun people made it worthwhile.


I've been busily freelancing lately, currently working on a website for my hairdressers, Speckled Boa which is coming along nicely - its so fun. Very pretty/girly/kitsch. When it goes live I'll post the link. I've also been doing wedding invitations for a friend which has been an interesting experience to say the least!


In the meantime, I sorta became redundant from my part-time work which is a little awkward. Weird office situation/dynamic plus lack of work resulted in my boss suggesting it wouldn't hurt to look elsewhere, so I've been spending most of my time recently scouring the net for jobs in Adelaide or Melbourne which is so tiring, boring and tedious!


On the up-side, I found a job that suits me perfectly at a prominent architectural firm, Ashton Raggatt Macdougall as a graphics assistant. I was so excited when I applied I could barely type the cover letter coherently. For those who don't know, I have studied a bachelor degree in architecture but have subsequently moved on to graphic design SO working for an architectural firm doing their graphic design is pretty much my dream job. Yeah.

ARM recently won a competition to redevelop a section of Perth's waterfront.

Anyone who has been to Melbourne and seen RMIT University will know the building ARM designed there.
It is this bright green, bulbous, organic form that really stands out and encourages discussion and questions.

I actually have relevant experience given I spent a year working in the exact same role for international firm Denton Corker Marshall in Melbourne during 2008, where I worked on some amazing projects also. So, fingers, toes, legs, arms - everything & anything crossed that I get an interview.


I'm going to leave it there for now, but expect some new design related posts soon. For now, enjoy another great track by The Holidays called 2 Days, their latest single from their debut album Post Paradise.


2 Days by The Holidays Band

Type design - Faith

I found this amazing font called Faith, designed by Mark Bligh on Behance today - its such a beautiful example of abstracted typography and how evocative it can be that I had to share it. Check it out here: TYPOGRAPHY on the Behance Network

Strange Talk

Climbing Walls by Strange Talk


This track has been getting a lot of airtime on Triple J at the moment. These guys from Melbourne uploaded this track on the Unearthed website and since then have played at Parklife Festival in Melbourne - they're a band to watch for sure. I love this track, its so bright and it always makes me feel like dancing.

Broken Bones

I've mentioned Sydney act The Holidays in a previous post and I thought I would share their video for single 'Broken Bones' which has been getting a LOT of airplay on Triple J at the moment. So good to see how well they're doing. Definitely a band to watch. If you're in Aus/NZ and you want to catch them they are playing along with some other awesome acts (Yeasayer, Les Savy Fav, Gotye, Foals to name a few) at St. Jerome's Laneway Festival throughout Jan-Feb.

The Holidays ‘Broken Bones’ from PEDESTRIAN.TV on Vimeo.

Well I've officially been put on work holidays until mid january, which in some ways is so awesome and so so shit at the same time. On the up side, I will definitely have a lot more time to put into posting because I've definitely slacked off of late. The financial situation will be pretty dire, but it'll be a fun challenge to find cheap entertainment!




Heading to Sydney for New Years and Field Day festival so I'm channelling all my energy into funding the trip - it will definitely be a very expensive 5 days! It's my friend's birthday on NYE and I think she's planning a picnic dinner and drinks down at Pyrmont to watch the fireworks - should be good fun. We were planning on this harbour cruise which would have been an incredible night but its looking like we are just too poor to add that to the budget. Devo!

What do you covet?

Covetish.com is a site on which you can browse various Australian fashion labels and develop a wishlist of items you covet. They are currently running a promotion where you can win $5000 to spend on your wishlist. If you want to be in the running, head to Covetish.com, sign up and start coveting.

The Cassette Society

I recently bought 3 new additions to my wardrobe, made by The Cassette Society. While I love their designs, I've found their sizing to be really inconsistent. I had previously purchased a size 8 skirt that I had intended to wear reasonably high waisted but it is too large, so I wear it on my hips - not a big deal - pretty sure it was designed to not be high waisted anyway... but I ordered a pair of black denim shorts in my recent purchase, chose a size 10 which should be fine (I'm a 10-12 in denim usually) and 2 tops that were size 8.

Utero Rose Triangle Tee

Neon Indian Crochet Tee

Oversized Black Cat Shred Short

Anyway the size 10 shorts which are admittedly described as oversized, were so big that I would have to take them in at least 4 inches just to get them to stay low on my hips without falling off! I don't even think their 8 would have fit me. That really pisses me off - there's no point in making oversize, slouchy fit shorts with a size 10 tag on them if you'd need to be more of a 14 to fit them! The 10 should be made to fit a 10 with the cut they intended. Anyway despite this, both the t-shirts fit perfectly at size 8 and I love them, but it does leave me with little confidence about their sizing.


I've had to put the shorts up on eBay seeing as there's just no way I can get them to stay on me - so if you're interested, you can find them here. They're really nice shorts, I'm devo they don't fit!

Well, first day of summer in Australia and pretty much the whole country has been washed out by rain and storms. Hopefully the weather starts to get its act together soon!

Happy wednesday all. xxx