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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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    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 19th, 2010
    High Five
    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…

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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 17th, 2010
    Discography
    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

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    February 12th, 2010
    Inspiration
    McQueen—

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    I must admit to not being an avid follower or consumer of high fashion, but I’ve always admired Alexander McQueen‘s boundary pushing aesthetic and his presence in the world of design.

    He was truly one of the most influential fashion designers of the 20th century,…

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    February 11th, 2010
    News
    The Black Swan & The Lyre Bird—

    After much delay, I should finally have two prints available for purchase from next week.

    These are both from the Dreamtime 79 series, and thanks to screen-printing extraordinaire Kate Banazi they’re looking absolutely amazing.

    Both posters will be A3, printed on high quality archival…

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    February 10th, 2010
    Discography
    Heligoland—

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    Reinvention. If I had to pick one, unifying word to sum up Massive Attack’s discography so far, that would be it. I can think of few other bands with a profile as big as theirs who continue to take such dramatic risks with their music and design. This is…

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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 8th, 2010
    Roundup
    #4—

    This blog is now in it’s second month. Little more than a blip on the radar of the internet, but it still feels like a small personal milestone.

    Working on it has been an extremely rewarding experience. It began with the vague plan of simply documenting my life and…

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