Dentsu Studio - artwork using sound

Canon Pixma: Bringing colour to life from Dentsu London on Vimeo.

Amazing. 

http://www.dentsu.com/

Sticks and Stones

STICKS & STONES... from ABOVE on Vimeo.

Always good to see some artistic initiatives in little old Adelaide. This is a new mural commissioned on the Morphett Street Bridge in the city. The mural will be up for two years.

For more info head read the write up on Rip It Up.

Where did all my money go?

Mimco Stand Off Zip Top bag $399

Tony Bianco Hustler boots $199

The danger of being paid on a Friday is that you have this false sense of richness when the weekend arrives... Two shiny new purchases I made this weekend are this amazing Mimco Stand Off zip top bag (25% off mind you - saving $99 always makes it hurt a lot less!) and some surprisingly super comfy Tony Bianco Hustler boots on Friday night, when there was a one-day 30% off sale down at Tony Bianco's Adelaide Harbour Town store - I had to get something!

...Now I have to sit and twiddle my thumbs and avoid all contact with shops for two weeks until I get paid again!

The best and worst of Google Street View by Lifelounge

Check this out! Lifelounge has compiled a bunch of photos from Google street view. I've put a selection on here but there are heaps more here: The best and worst of Google Street View
Definitely worth a look - there are some crackers!

Complex Geometries

Browsing The New Guard lately I discovered a label I hadn't heard of - Complex Geometries. I instantly fell in love with the architectural, minimal style of Clayton Evans' designs. Here are a handful from the latest collection that I love.

Swing Tank

Swing Tank

Split Square tee

Split Square tee

Flip tank

Flip Tank

Junction Dress

Junction Dress

Take me away...

As the days go on I've been finding myself dreaming of faraway places more and more. Lately, two places are never far from my mind: Melbourne (massive nostalgia happening here) and New York. I've never been to New York but I'm desperate to experience it. Ideally I'd like to move there for a 6 month stint and work professionally in a design studio, rather than the holiday experience that I would want if I were to travel elsewhere in the USA (aside from San Francisco which has the same strong appeal as NY) or the UK, Europe etc.

This is an image I came across while looking for Melbourne pictures and I had to put it in - I worked on this project (the West Gate Freeway Upgrade) back in 2008 when I worked at DCM... and lived in Melbourne! 

The Yarra - Southbank precinct

Ahh Collins Street. I lived just off Collins street....

Central Park - so unbelievably large!

Times Square

Meanwhile I'm working full time trying to save money to get me over there! In between I'm sure I'll sneak in a few Melbourne visits before I get to NY too...

Sometimes shit gets real.

Image courtesy of Lifelounge.

So sad to hear the news this morning that Gerard Smith (34), bassist for TV On The Radio has passed away overnight after a short but brutal struggle with lung cancer. Turned Wolf Like Me up loud on my drive to work this morning - my thoughts go out to his family and the band members.

A bittersweet tone on an otherwise beautiful day. The sun is shining, we in Adelaide are on the cusp of a 5 day long weekend thanks to Easter and ANZAC Day coinciding and I get to knock off at 4 today - winning.

Its days like these when you really appreciate the little things and the brevity of life really gets put in perspective. Make the most of every moment because you'll never get it back.

Have a wonderful weekend x

Aeroplane March 2011 Mix

Aeroplane March 2011 Mix by Aeroplane (Official)

A shift in a new direction

I've just recently accepted a job offer for full time work - finally! The office is very casual, it is at the head office of a games (as in x-box, playstation etc) retailer and I'm replacing their graphic designer. I'll be doing catalogues, web banners, point of sale, posters etc. I'm so excited that I congratulated myself with these two beautiful shift dresses from ASOS. My first ASOS purchase so I'm hoping the sizing will be correct, but they seem to have a perfectly reasonable exchange/refund policy.

As its coming into winter here in Australia (and a little too quickly after a very lacklustre summer!) I've started searching for more neutral toned items and the beauty of these dresses is they'll work well with tights and I can dress them up or down and layer them for work, dinners etc. Next stop, American Apparel for some high waist pleated pants... but I think I'll wait til pay day!

Where you'd rather be...

Have a gander at these amazing photos of a sixteenth century house restoration. I am a massive fan of the old & new juxtaposition in design and this is an incredible example of how beautiful it is when done right. And Anna Noguera (an architect from Spain) could not have got it any more correct. These images are from Looks Like Good Inspiration - a blog that features unique and talented people's work over a range of fields.

The bath! How amazing are those clean lines and muted tones of the concrete.