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  • 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 –…

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    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…

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    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…

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    August 8th, 2010
    Inspiration
    Conversations With Designers—

    The Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) is currently producing a series of videos titled Conversations With Designers.

    There are three videos in the series so far, focusing on three extremely talented individuals with very unique and interesting points of view. It’s a classy and…

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    June 23rd, 2010
    High Five
    We Buy Your Kids—

    I’m thrilled to bring you the third entry in the High Five series – an absolutely bumper sized edition featuring two of Australia’s very best illustration and design talents, Sonny Day & Biddy Maroney aka. We Buy Your Kids.

    Sonny and Biddy combined…

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    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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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