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Re:Collection - Australian Design 1960-1980
16th February, 2010 by Nathanael Jeanneret
Dominic Hofstede has put up an excellent collection of Australian Design work spanning 1960-1980. Finding such a collection of work is an excellent insight into an otherwise under-reported period...
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Blured vision
10th February, 2010 by Chris Tysoe
Could someone advise me how to get small online ads (120x90 pixels) looking crisp. A good example, are the adverts featured down the right hand side on the AGDA Weekly News. I've been recently...
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Brand Australia visited
6th February, 2010 by Astrid Fackelmann
Should the headline not read "revisited?". Well, I think it is one way to say, that not many designers really looked at it closely, apart from the Government commissioned agency and the 363 entries...
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Hate Arial? You will love this!
3rd February, 2010 by Liam Camilleri
Marc Fennell from ABC TV's Hungry Beast program is not always my cup of tea. But, this preview from the new series really hit the spot for me. Many designers have bemoaned the ubiquitous nature of...
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Work life balance: Tips for enjoying summer
26th January, 2010 by Susan Walker
The beloved summer season is drawing to a close again, and for those who are employed full-time, the season may have seemed to fly by without you even noticing! I found this article with some...
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An interview with Erik Spiekermann of Edenspiekermann by Adrian Shaughnessy - Part 2
12th January, 2010
An interiew with Erik Spiekermann of Edenspiekermann by Adrian Shaughnessy, taken from the book - Studio Culture: the Secret Life of the Graphic Design Studio. This is a shortened version of an...
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Getting a move on with freelance.
11th January, 2010 by Kyle Mac
After graduating from my design degree I wish to fish out and continue to go hammer and tongs with my freelance objectives! The hard part is where to start, I have been emailing out to studios...
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An interview with Erik Spiekermann of Edenspiekermann by Adrian Shaughnessy - Part 1
5th January, 2010
An interview with Erik Spiekermann of Edenspiekermann by Adrian Shaughnessy, taken from the book - Studio Culture: the Secret Life of the Graphic Design Studio. This is a shortened version of an...
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Big Picture Design Challenge. Comments on a student and recent graduate design competition organised by the DIA and McDonald's.
9th December, 2009 by Graeme Smith
I recently saw an email along with some pdf and jpg attachments that came from the DIA (Design Institute of Australia) that made me question the effectiveness of design's industry bodies to look...
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Women in Design
2nd December, 2009 by Elizabeth Tosevski
Hi All, I just want to gather some general feedback with my current situation... I'm a GD with a B.Des and 6+ years professional experience in Ad agencies, Design Studios and Publishing Houses. I...
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