Susan is a new graduate from Melbourne with a passion for all things print and 4 years industry experience. Loves typography and designs with honesty, she’d like to collaborate with you and will probably have some yummy snacks to share.
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Reworking an animated short film in just three days was the task three students from Swinburne University faced when they represented Australia at the Asia Pacific Animation Challenge (APAC).
After winning an Australia-wide contest with their animated film Tweet Revenge, the multimedia students flew to Hong Kong for the APAC. Their work was critiqued by a panel of judges and the team had to improve it by the end of the challenge. Read all about Tweet Revenge →
Bug & Megs are a collaboration/partnership based in Fremantle WA. With their new ”Lifestyle Range ‘10″ they have a range of products that are all sustainably produced, handmade and designed in Western Australia, and all utilize specially sourced, premium 100% wool felt. The felt is made to extremely high standards in Germany, and is a sustainable, environmentally friendly and completely recyclable product. Read all about Bug & Megs →
What happens when you get someone who has been a fixture in the comic book world deciding to cross over into the fantasy world that is interactive gaming? You get some amazing design, an involving story and a visual spectacle that is truly consuming.
The game in question is Darksiders. The game developer is Joe Madureira, a renowned comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics’ Uncanny X-Men and his creator-owned comic books of sword ‘n’ sorcery – Battle Chasers. Read Gaming crosses over to the dark side by Carolyn Miller →
Hideaway Art Gallery in Ballerat Victoria are putting out a call to arms as they are in the process of opening up an art gallery and are looking for submissions for their first show – Limited edition prints.
There’s limited space, but the potential to be shown in future exhibitions too, so what are you waiting for, get in your batmobile and contact the Hideaway Gallery
To contact them art [at] hideawaygallery [dot] com, www.hideawaygallery.com or look them up on facebook!
Edge of Elsewhere is a new ground breaking project, three years in the making, headlined by leading Chinese video and installation artist Wang Jianwei. This exhibition sees the Sydney Festival partner with Campbelltown Arts Centre and Gallery 4A to create international connections between communities and artists in Western Sydney.
Being launched by the Mayor of Campbelltown, Cr Aaron Rule on Friday 15 January at Campbelltown Arts Centre, EDGE OF ELSEWHERE runs through until 14 March. With an innovative array of works created by some of the most critical artists working across Australia, Asia and the Pacific, the pieces include installation, performance, animation, video, photography and music. Read all about the EDGE OF ELSEWHERE →
Joelle Peters is a recent graduate from Griffith University’s Queensland College of the Arts on the Gold Coast. She graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Media, where she majored in digital design, though to look at her delicate, hand drawn illustrations, you wouldn’t believe it. Read more about Joelle Peters →
2010 is the fortuitous Chinese Year of the Tiger !
The tiger is a fighter and we always back the underdog, so we are giving our loyal, lovely, creative readers the chance to bust out into the public view and make 2010 the year of putting it out there.
Putting our petty cash where our mouth is, we will be the first to step up and proudly announce Design Federation’s Friends of the Federation party on 12th February 2010. Ringing in the new year with our first public event ever to celebrate the crafty kids who have made us what we are today. Read about Design Federation's Friends of the Federation party →
