+++ STAY CALM AND DON’T FREAK OUT++ ++ This post has those corny, positive messages that heaps of people puke at. I was never the puking type. I apologise. But those messages are good awesome. If you want more, find me here. ++ This post isn’t about cash. It’s about how you perceive your skills + the value that they bring. …
Website Must Haves
The web can be a scary place. If you haven’t really heard about things like Google Analytics, Spotify, SEO or favicons, then you’re in the right place. Don’t get intimidated. We are in the business and thats why we have to know it. You’re in the business of something else. And thats what you have to know something else. This …
I would never let you build a Taj Mahal in the desert.
Have you ever had a website built and then let it sit there? That my friend, is like putting up a sign in the desert. Have you ever had a website designed and built and let it sit there? Thats as good as a Taj Mahal in the desert. We’ve had clients that spend anywhere from $5K to $50K to …
Berlin. Marimekko. Honolulu Bar. Monsieur Vuong. Graffiti. Alternative. East Side Gallery.
This year I went to London for a big Indian wedding followed by Berlin and Paris. It was a delight and I am now broke. But just what I needed middle of the year to freshen me up. I’ve been swamped and I know I’ll give up on doing individual posts per place I went. Some of these have been …
Tender Design
We often work on tender designs and corporate social responsibility reports, each custom made for our clients. Our pieces stand well apart from other submissions and in many cases, our clients have won tenders (yay!). Its quite a process and we generally with the our clients from the very start, sourcing relevant images, creating concepts that are applicable to the …
Paris. Louis Vuitton. Space Invader. Graffiti. Montmartre. Arc de Triomphe.
This year I went to London for a big Indian wedding followed by Berlin and Paris. It was a delight and I am now broke. But just what I needed middle of the year to freshen me up. I’ve been swamped and I know I’ll give up on doing individual posts per place I went. Some of these have been …
London. Crepe. Covent Gardens. Damien Hirst. Tate Modern. Joe & The Juice. Saatchi Gallery. GBK.
This year I went to London for a big Indian wedding followed by Berlin and Paris. It was a delight and I am now broke. But just what I needed middle of the year to freshen me up. I’ve been swamped and I know I’ll give up on doing individual posts per place I went. Some of these have been …
How to design a tender document.
We often work on tender designs and corporate social responsibility reports, each custom made for our clients. Our pieces stand well apart from other submissions and in many cases, our clients have won tenders (yay!). We’ve included a few here to give you an idea of just how professional your tenders can look. We’ve concealed client names and detailed information. …
Type matters! Simple tips for everyday typography by Jim Williams
We recently purchased this book for our studio / brains / eyes and have finally had time to read through it all. Apart from the beautiful stock of the inner pages and it’s soft leather cover, there was definitely a lot to learn from ‘Type matters!’, so I thought I’d share just a few of the things I have learnt: +++ 1. …
How do I know if its good design?
This is a tricky post – talking about good design can often be an open ended conversation and I’m sure I may get some narky emails about it (please don’t, I may crumble and become more humble). But it has to be done. I often find myself lost for words trying to explain why a design piece is more successful …