Founded on 31 January 2006 by Brad Mahaffey, Konvulse aims to stand out in the crowd. In the online world of art communities, what seemed to be lacking was a strong community to go hand in hand with great art. With a lot of work, the Konvulse team were able to merge those two aspects [...]

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Producer James Whitlam, Rising Sun Pictures, on collaboration, storytelling and bridging the gap.
Just one day after the Melbourne premiere of Charlotte’s Web and Australian Visual Effects house Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) is already thinking beyond their project, Charlotte. RSP’s Head of Production, James Whitlam, is in discussion with leading US studios about RSP’s latest recruit, [...]

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The brainchild of Patrick Boyer, UrbanCowboy began in 2001 in New York with the idea to ‘stand out in a crowd of millions’. Originally from Montreal, Boyer has moved around a lot during the five years of UC’s existence, although he still lists Montreal as (‘more or less’) his base. Loueze Harper spoke with Boyer [...]

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Going by the rather unique name of Sugar Power, or simply ‘Sugar’ as is her preference—’no need to be too formal’—this young designer has more than just an unconventional name. In addition to her unique style and approach to her work, Sugar’s general outlook on life and attitude to… well, everything… are to be admired. [...]

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Animated documentaries are a new wave of an older art form combining elements of a life, a lifetime career, a unique art, and a quick sharp look at what holds it all together in a new age technological mix. Terri Dentry talked at length with Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre about her latest animated film, which showcases the [...]

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Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Boublil and Schönber’s Miss Saigon is touring Australia, giving audiences the chance to view what has been described as ‘one of the most successful musicals in the world’, and ‘seen by over 33 million people, in over 25 countries and played in 12 different languages’. Associate Lighting Designer Richard Pacholski [...]

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A search, sparked by an impending centenary celebration of the world’s first feature film, led to a stunning discovery in February 2006. An extended clip from The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) had been found at the British Film Archives, prompting The National Film and Sound Archive to engage Amsterdam studio Haghefilm on a [...]

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Fifteen judges presided over 2,700 world-wide submissions for the 8th AGDA National Biennial Awards, sponsored by Wacom. A gala presentation which celebrated the program was hosted by comedian Shaun Micallef, at Parliament House, Canberra. Across 21 categories, nine pinnacle, 147 distinction and 153 finalist professional recognitions, along with a further five distinction and 52 finalist [...]

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Revitalisation: Fine Print Identity
Looking to refresh its identity, print management firm Fine Print required a revitalisation that could effectively show off its printing techniques. Rachael Doherty reports.
Having worked with him before, Fine Print approached Creative Director Dan Pike of The Letter D, to create an ID that would represent its print process service through [...]

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Inspired by a guidebook of Barcelona aimed at designers and architects, The Melbourne Design Guide began in the mind of Paul Charlwood, industrial designer and (then) Victorian President of the DIA. Geared at travelers and locals alike, The Melbourne Design Guide is the perfect companion on a journey through the city’s wealth of creativity and [...]

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Australian stamp engravings from 1937 to 1973
Australia Post celebrated the heritage of Australian Intaglio Stamp making in ‘The Artists of steel’, at the Post Master Gallery, Melbourne from 17 February to 2 June 2007. The exhibition traces the manufacture of Intaglio stamps produced at the Note Printing Branch between 1937 and 1973. Central to [...]

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Panoramic Words
The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive thesaurus and dictionary that gives you a panoramic approach to words and their relationships to one another. Instead of a regular dictionary-like list of words, it presents information as a word map, in a circle of connections, more akin to the way we think. John Feld takes the [...]

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Reclaiming Attention to Detail
Wayne Thompson, Australian Type Foundry
Twenty five years ago, when I was on work experience with a signwriter, I watched him painstakingly craft a miniscule serif, by hand with his sable brush. We were standing on a busy footpath on a scorching summer’s day. I naively asked him why he paid so much [...]

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