Made By Heath Killen http://madebyhk.com Graphic Design & Commercial Art Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:30:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Magnus Voll Mathiassen In the last few months I’ve become quite captivated by the burgeoning Norwegian design scene. There’s something that really appeals to me about the playfulness, poetry and artistry that characterizes much of the work coming out of Norway.

One designer who I believe has been instrumental in shaping and advancing the…

]]> http://madebyhk.com/09/03/2010/magnus-voll-mathiassen/ Flickr I have a brand new Flickr account, where I’ll be posting photography and found ephemera, as well as the odd design experiment gone wrong.

I was previously using Flickr as a second portfolio, and while I’ve enjoyed using the service for that and being part of the many design communities, it…

]]> http://madebyhk.com/09/03/2010/flickr/ #8 I’m well and truly in the thick of organizing our overseas odyssey, which for the most part means I’m looking for work. Right now I’m in the process of putting together a promotional mailer so if you’re from a studio in the UK or Europe, you may very well be…

]]> http://madebyhk.com/09/03/2010/8/ Depeche Mode 1981-1987 Depeche Mode: taken from the french Dépêche mode, meaning “hurried fashion” or “fashion dispatch”.

Key Personnel:

Martin Gore – Guitar/Synth/Vocals/Songwriter
Dave Gahan – Vocalist
Andrew Fletcher – Keyboards
Alan Wilder – Keyboards (1981-1995)
Vince Clarke – Keyboard/Songwriter (1980-1981)

Brian Griffin – Photographer/Art Director (1980-1986)
Barney Bubbles – Designer (1980-1981)
Martyn Atkins – Designer (1981-1987)

Speak & Spell (1981)

DM’s debut album is remarakably different to those that followed and features…

]]> http://madebyhk.com/04/03/2010/depeche-mode-1981-1987/ Warp Circles

A few weeks ago I posted about an emerging trend I observed about heads appearing as the focus of album covers in 2010.

Last night I noticed that Warp records have an emerging design trend of their own – the use of circles on their upcoming releases. This is made all the more…

]]> http://madebyhk.com/03/03/2010/warp-circles/ #6 & #7 I’ve had a bit of a break from blogging over the last seven days, but I’m ready to get back into the swing of things and I’m excited about the articles I’ll be posting over the next few weeks. In addition to a few surprises, you can expect more High…

]]> http://madebyhk.com/01/03/2010/6-7/ Prints For Sale With thanks to screen-printer extraordinaire Kate Banazi, I finally have a selection of prints avaliable for purchase.

These are both from the Dreamtime 79 series and are currently limited to a run of 25 of each

These A3 posters are printed on 225 GSM stock with custom inks. They are all hand-pulled and…

]]> http://madebyhk.com/22/02/2010/prints-for-sale/ Wallzo Hello and welcome to the very first High Five!

This ongoing series will take an informal look at the work of world’s best designers & illustrators, and discover what’s inspired them to create. Each entry will contain two parts: the first will be a selection of five of the profiled individual’s…

]]> http://madebyhk.com/19/02/2010/wallzo/ Commemorative $10 Note

In Australia there have been numerous limited and commemorative edition coins, but few notes, and so it’s always a rare and special occurrence when one is released. To the best of my knowledge this $10 note from 1988 is the most recent special edition. It was only printed and issued…

]]> http://madebyhk.com/18/02/2010/commemorative-10-note/ Ghost Box

Inspired by a mutual love of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, cosmic horror, library records, English surrealism, and arts & crafts psychedelia, boutique record label Ghost Box was founded in 2003 by designer Julian House and musician Jim Jupp.

To simply refer to it as a record label doesn’t quite do it…

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