The Wanderlust 333 Exhibition has started and is on for 33 days. The exhibition showcases the work of 33 new  artists/designers/illustrators from around the world. Best of all you can own your favourite piece for as little as $6.20AU (3GBP) for the smallest size.

A new colour palette is on the way for Arjowiggins Curious Collection and the wonderful photography for the marketing material has me curious as to what we will be seeing soon here in Oz.
Arjowiggins, the international paper company carried here by Spicers and Doggetts Paper, has teamed up with trend experts Studio Edelkoort to developed [...]

Only nine more months until we can see Tim Burton’s beautiful new take on Alice in Wonderland! Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter, Helen Bonham Carter is the Red Queen and Anne Hathaway is the White Queen. The movie is currently in post-production. Live-action sequences will be merged with whimsical motion-capture creations and then the [...]

When reflecting on the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, it seems that he owes a substantial part of his success, not only to his message and promise of change, but also to something more understated. It was not simply the message, the man and the speeches that convinced democratic voters, but the way these elements [...]

Fete de la Musique Brisbane 2009 was a huge success seeing more than 220 musical acts perform. The event, which took place on Sunday June 21, was simultaneously hosted by more than 330 cities around the world.
Despite the rainy conditions some of Brisbane’s biggest acts were among the hundreds of artists who performed.
Famous French, singer, [...]

This advert from Wieden + Kennedy LA for Coca Cola is pure joy. Brings us all back to childhood I think. Another D&AD award winner.
Yours in design,
Janet-eratops

I really love it when designers think of all elements as part of a system. A great example is Matt Dent’s new designs for these British coin backs which are all pieces of a bigger shield. Subtle, modern and effective. This also won a D&AD Black Pencil.
Yours in design,
Janet-eratops

You may have seen Droga5’s campaign for the Million (a mobile phone for school kids in New York City that’s based on incentives), which just won a D&AD black pencil. Personally I think the idea is brilliant as the Million program offers short-term incentives and rewards to motivate students, increase classroom participation and contribute to [...]

Exhibition Opening 
Monday 29 June 6.15pm 
AGDA International Speaker event — Kris Sowersby, NZ typographer
Queensland College of Art Auditorium, 226 Grey Street, South Bank
The theme ‘NZ identity’ – how nine separate designers from all over the world imagine New Zealand through typography. Now it is possible to discover our contemporary world through Flickr, webcams, online news, in a ‘couch journey’, from wherever [...]

It really is that time of the year again. The 30th June is a nightmare for many business owners because there is so much to do, and you have to get your staff’s payment summaries right, and make the correct Super payments, all to a deadline.
My advice is to start now, with a checklist. [...]