Illustrator
Images credited to Helen Green via society6.com
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Semi-Permanent 2013
SEMI-PERMANENT2013
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
I started my morning with a chai in one hand and a sketchbook in the other.
With a blank mind and a strong stride I walked into the Semi-Permanent at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Sydney.
It was here that I sat at the edge of my seat for 7 hours listening to many words of wisdom.
It was here that I sat at the edge of my seat for 7 hours listening to many words of wisdom.
I was fortunate enough to hear from many inspirational designers who have turned their dreams into reality.
Out of the seven speakers I found the first three connected with the audience the most.
For those of you who unfortunately missed out on saturday's event, here is a sample of their works and a little bit abou them.
SANDRA DIECKMANN
womANIMAL
meaning - half woman, half animal
Every mark in her incredibly detailed artworks represents a part of Sandra Dieckmann's life. She creates her works on a completely personal level, expressing her past and pressent through line and shapes. She spoke to us about her history and how if works its way into her art. Her creativity and adventurous lifestyle is represented by what she draws.
MAX DOYLE
Photographer / Publisher / Musician
A 'grizzly' man with a history every photographer would die for.
Max Doyle has worked over the world for many different companies and has explored his creative side through his band 'Songs' and his magazine 'doing bird'. He has shot for Vogue Magazine as their photographer for 5 years and worked with most of the top models around the world.
Here are some snippets of his work -
STAB MAG
Sam McIntosh, Stab Magazine Publisher
When Sam McIntosh began his presentation, the crowd knew he would be taking a more relaxed approach. He warned the audience of his do's & don't in the magazine world, and how ideas dont always go as you plan.
Unfortunately this strategy just left everyone remembering the negatives and not so much the achievements
that the magazine had gained.
However, one technique I found stuck with me was adding a flair to a surfboard. This was the result...
Out of the seven speakers I found the first three connected with the audience the most.
For those of you who unfortunately missed out on saturday's event, here is a sample of their works and a little bit abou them.
SANDRA DIECKMANN
womANIMAL
meaning - half woman, half animal
Every mark in her incredibly detailed artworks represents a part of Sandra Dieckmann's life. She creates her works on a completely personal level, expressing her past and pressent through line and shapes. She spoke to us about her history and how if works its way into her art. Her creativity and adventurous lifestyle is represented by what she draws.
MAX DOYLE
Photographer / Publisher / Musician
A 'grizzly' man with a history every photographer would die for.
Max Doyle has worked over the world for many different companies and has explored his creative side through his band 'Songs' and his magazine 'doing bird'. He has shot for Vogue Magazine as their photographer for 5 years and worked with most of the top models around the world.
Here are some snippets of his work -
STAB MAG
Sam McIntosh, Stab Magazine Publisher
When Sam McIntosh began his presentation, the crowd knew he would be taking a more relaxed approach. He warned the audience of his do's & don't in the magazine world, and how ideas dont always go as you plan.
Unfortunately this strategy just left everyone remembering the negatives and not so much the achievements
that the magazine had gained.
However, one technique I found stuck with me was adding a flair to a surfboard. This was the result...
- Grace
You can jump over to the Semi-Permanant website to see all the speakers featured last Friday and Saturday in Sydney, Australia,
along with all the speakers who will be featured around the world.
along with all the speakers who will be featured around the world.
Images taken from the following >
Friday, 24 May 2013
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Ellen DeGeneres & Portia De Rossi
ELLENDEGENERES&PORTIADEROSSI
Inside the treasure in Hidden Valley, California
Designed by Ellen DeGeneres and Jay Holman
Photos credited to ELLE
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Everyone Needs A Little Photoshop
EVERYONENEEDSALITTLEPHOTOSHOP
'Photoshop In Real Life' made by Flora Borsi
Images credited to behance.net
Made by Flora Borsi
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Lee Price
LEEPRICE
"No one gets excessive with carrots."
Lee Price has been painting women and food for more than twenty years. Her works are fiercely realistic with a touch of absurdity. She fell into this unique style after she composed a scene that was unsuccessful. "At that time, I was working from photographs. I had set up a scene to shoot, a sort of Alice in Wonderland thing. In the foreground, a table was set for what would seem to be a tea party and in the background a figure was sleeping in a chair. It wasn’t working. I had purchased insane amounts of desserts and props for this shoot and I didn’t want to waste them. So I threw an antique tablecloth down on the floor, placed all the deserts on top of it, lay down in the middle of the food and had a friend get on a ladder and photograph it. I still didn’t quite understand it, but I knew I had something that inspired me. It took a while to grasp the significance of everything."
These inspirational self-portraits created a theme, which she continued throughout her series 'Full'. The message that Price conveys through her artworks is the loss of control that women can have with food. She describes her food choices as "forbidden or comforting".
Price's elevated perspective interprets the character's guilty conscience. This places the viewer in her postion, watching her eat her worries away with the inability to stop eating. The unusual environments are "private spaces, spaces of solitude, and unusual places to find someone eating."
Paintings by Lee Price
Images credited to leepricestudio.com
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
May First
MAYFIRST
We are now 5 months into this year and almost half way through.
Have all of you ticked at least one of your New Years Resolution tasks off the list? If not, this weekend is a perfect moment to dedicate some time to yourself. Whether it be going for that run you have promised you would complete, or starting your savings account.
Its necessary to dedicate time to yourself in your busy week, if nothing but to catch your breath.
So take a break this weekend, read a book, cook something new or complete a DIY at home. We know we will!
We hope you enjoy your weekend and we will be back shortly to spice up your week with design.
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