August 25th, 2010
Discography
Preservation—

I’m very pleased to introduce a record label that has been a huge source of inspiration to me personally, and is one of the most compelling, handsome and consistently excellent labels currently operating – Australia’s own Preservation.

There’s something truly special about this label –…

August 22nd, 2010
New Work
Broadcast Two—

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…

August 22nd, 2010
New Work
New Editions 01—

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…

February 22nd, 2010
News
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…

February 18th, 2010
Ephemera
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…

February 11th, 2010
Things
Sydney Harbour Bridge—

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a monumental and iconic structure. A feat of engineering and a rare symbol of strength from the depression era. Along with the Sydney Opera House, the kangaroo and Uluru,…

February 8th, 2010
Ephemera
Australian Seven Inches—

The 7″ single is one of the great casualties of the digital revolution. Despite the fact that vinyl has recently made a comeback in retail markets, the 7″ has become largely forgotten, outside of collector circles and bedroom labels.

Recently I came across a box of assorted singles, and…

February 4th, 2010
Inspiration
Books—

*(sorry trees)
Vince Frost

A chronicle of Frost’s journey from London to Sydney, and from Pentagram associate to international design icon. This is a fantastic book with the right balance of eye-candy and information, exploring case studies…

February 3rd, 2010
Article
Symbols Of Australia—

While researching for my Australian Icons article, I came across Symbols Of Australia by Mimmo Cozzolino and Fysh Rutherford— a collection of Australian trademarks and commercial art from the past 150 years. It’s a stunning book, and as far…

January 28th, 2010
Inspiration
Brian Sadgrove—

Following on from Tuesday’s Australian Icons article, I’m going to start taking a deeper look into the work of a number of Australia’s best and brightest designers from the last 100 years. If you enjoyed the icons article, head on over to Linefeed, where…