• Graphic Design
    Illustration &
    Art Direction
    Made By Heath Killen
  • 66 King Street
    Newcastle NSW
    Australia 2300
    +61 (02) 49 29 55 77 0414 69 75 40 hello@madebyhk.com
  • March 9th, 2010: News

    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…

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    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 stock with custom inks. They are all hand-pulled and…

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    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 issued…

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    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 pulled…

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    February 4th, 2010: Inspiration

    Books

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    *(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 spanning from the mid 90’s to the present day. Simply one of the best and most…

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    February 3rd, 2010: Article

    Symbols Of Australia

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    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 as I know, the only one of it’s kind.

    Australia is really starting to make…

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