Category Archives: art & design
Hottest #10 – The Dog Days are Over
In an attempt to keep my creative organs stimulated, I’ve decided to start on a new 10-part series of mini posters / CD covers based on the top 10 songs from Triple J’s Hottest 100. Without further ado, part 1: The Dog Days are Over – Florence and the Machine
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4 easy steps towards socially responsible design
There’s been a lot of talk recently — and by recently, I mean in the last few years — about social responsibility, and how it relates to a slew of different industries. With some industries (big auto, big oil, big pharma, mining, defence; need I go on?) the respective implications and implementations are obvious. And [...]
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Identify this face #1
I saw these specimens on a mop bucket in my brother’s laundry, and my interest was piqued. Does anybody know what typeface this is? It appears to be in transitional cursive style, or maybe oblique transitional serif.
The Quinntessential fashion blog
Earlier this year I discovered that one of my old high school friends has an online publication, titled Kings & Quinns. Miss Quinn’s charm has always been in her ability to combine her impressive intellect with a disarming wit and sense of humour (not to mention an infectious smile, but that has less to do [...]
If you’re thirsty, wear a tshirt!
Dehydration is a big problem in the summer months, especially with global warming, low water supplies and the fact that everybody drinks soft-drinks in place of water. How is this a corollary to the wearing of short-sleeved garments, I hear you ask. Well, in high-school one of my best friends coined the saying ‘if you’re [...]
my personal art gallery
Being a nephew or a niece is a big responsibility. Maintaining a relationship with a valuable candy resource is hard enough, but when that resource (in this case, an uncle) lives over 800km away, simple measures like a heartwarming smile become a difficult tool to use. Thankfully, my siblings have raised very resourceful children – [...]
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