Art & Copy

Art & Copy, the new documentary directed by Doug Pray (Surfwise, Scratch, HYPE!), gives ‘behind the scenes’ access to the advertising industry, and interviews with some of its key players, including: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney.
“When I began making ART & COPY back in 2005, it seemed like [...]

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IKEA: Futura to Verdana
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For 50 years IKEA have maintained a strong brand with the use of Futura in their catalog designs, but now their font of choice has switched to Verdana. The main reasons for the switch over are said to be: so the same typeface can be used easily internationally, as well as [...]

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NGV: Chinoiserie: Asia in Europe 1620–1840

Image 1: CHINA Qing dynasty 18th century Teapot porcelain, enamels (Cantonese ware) (a-b) 13.9 x 19.4 x 11.2 cm (overall) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Arthur Allen Bequest, 1968; Image 2: Giles GRENDEY England 1693–1780 Daybed c. 1735–40 gold and silver leaf on painted wood, cane 99.8 x 198.0 x [...]

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Entries are open from 22 April 2009 for the Melbourne Advertising and Design Club’s (MADC) prestigious 2009 MADC Awards.
The MADC is Australia’s oldest advertising club, established in 1955, and is ‘dedicated to raising the creative and professional standards of the advertising and design industry.’
The judges this year include Jonathan Kneebone of The Glue Society, who [...]

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Justin Lee Williams is an Australian artist/illustrator who is noted and acclaimed for the intriguing, highly distinctive qualities in his work. The emotive characters with intricate details offer a different world: containing extraordinary, nonconformist scenes.
Starting Point
Lead by his love for art and illustration, Justin Lee Williams studied graphic design at Swinburne University in Melbourne. However, [...]

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In February 2007, Getty Images purchased iStockphoto for the sum of $50 million. At the time, Getty Images CEO Jonathan Klein was quoted as saying, ‘If someone’s going to cannibalise your business, better it be one of your other businesses.’ What began as a free image-sharing exchange used by graphic designers, has in just [...]

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Kate McCurdy
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In February 2007, Getty Images purchased iStockphoto for the sum of $50 million. At the time, Getty Images CEO Jonathan Klein was quoted as saying, ‘If someone’s going to cannibalise your business, better it be one of your other businesses.’ What began [...]

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HORT is a Berlin-based studio that works in all fields of graphic design, specialising in pure creativity.

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Caroline McCurdy
HORT is a Berlin-based studio that works in all fields of graphic design, specialising in pure creativity. Marion King, also known as ‘the one that pulls the strings behind the scenes’, explains the inspiring way in which the studio [...]

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The Narrows gallery in Melbourne hosts a wide range of work from local, national and international artists/designers.

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Caroline McCurdy
The Narrows gallery in Melbourne hosts a wide range of work from local, national and international artists/designers. The curator of the diverse art space, Warren Taylor speaks about the most important aspects of running a gallery.
What was your idea [...]

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It is difficult these days to come across design that does not include some kind of hand-generated elements. The most common example is for giving a corporate identity a more organic appearance. The DIY theme seems to have really taken off lately. Michael (Mike) Perry’s Over & Over is a generous [...]

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Caroline McCurdy
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It is difficult these days to come across design that does not include some kind of hand-generated elements. The most common example is for giving a corporate identity a more organic appearance. The DIY theme seems to have really [...]

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This multimedia exhibition will feature work by architects, artists and designers: Morgan Veness, Haruka Kokubu, Didier Ryan, German Perez Tavio, Malou Dunkley, Patrick Santamaria, Billy Ryan, Sam Painter.
Described as a ‘forecast of dream shapes from concept to reality’ which will explore ‘evolving shapes, surreal qualities, elevated perceptions and floating sensations’, the exhibition will include contributions [...]

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In a recent issue, DG magazine online covered Studio Output’s interior design for Seven, a small hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Intrigued by their approach to this brief, we decided to take a closer look at the work done by this [...]

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