
Some more recent work for New Weird Australia – this time it’s the cover art and layout for the second volume of the Broadcast series – which essentially compiles performances from the New Weird Australia radio show on FBi.
While the branding and artwork system…
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As part of my ongoing work for New Weird Australia I’ve recently produced a template and artwork for the first in a series of releases entitled New Editions.
New Editions aims to help promote and distribute new experimental Australian music in a collection…
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This series of articles aims to examine the relationship between design and music. How does one compliment the other? How do different designers solve the various creative problems of this discipline? What makes a successful (if not iconic) solution for music design? And how do creative partnerships in this…
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I realized this week that I have over 500 favourited links on Twitter, accumulated over the last year and a half, most of which I have just never got around to properly reading. So I’ve decided to do a bit of digital housecleaning.
Instead of just…
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Continued from 1981 – 1987
Key Personnel:
Martin Gore — Guitar/Synth/Vocals/Songwriter
Dave Gahan — Vocalist
Andrew Fletcher — Keyboards
Alan Wilder — Keyboards (1981-1995)
Flood — Producer (1990 – 1993)
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It’s good to be writing again. I’d love to be returning with amazing adventure stories, earth-shattering new work, and enlightening cosmic truths, but the reality is I’ve just been a bit tied up with day to day life, and so blogging has had to take a back seat. I…
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I think I’ve been far too precious with my blog. Too concerned with perfecting entries and ensuring that each one reaches some level of importance or gravitas. After all, this is a process journal, not a major work.
And so from now on I vow to post when I…
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Warhol needs very little introduction.
He simply changed the landscape of art, fashion & celebrity, and left an indelible mark on whichever medium he took his hand to, including graphic design.
He’s most commonly known for his silkscreen portraits, experimental films, and for establishing
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Autumn is slowly making itself known, and not a moment too soon. I don’t think I can survive another Australian summer so the cool change is most welcome. I find Autumn to be an incredibly inspiring time. The changing colours, moods and atmosphere are almost palpable. It’s all definitely…
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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…
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