Frank Lloyd Wright & Graphic Design
Frank Lloyd Wright’s influence on modern architecture is historically renowned, yet his contribution to Graphic Design is relatively unrevealed.
Some beautiful examples are available in Penny Fowler’s ‘Frank Lloyd Wright: Graphic Artist’. Read more at Brain Pickings.
The Holstee Manifesto
The Holstee Manifesto is what happened when Dave, Mike and Fabian got together to write their business plan for Holstee: lifestyle design with a concience.
http://shop.holstee.com/pages/about
Designer inflatables
Why not share in the fun and experience designer inflatables. Where kids, adults and families alike all get to join in on the fun – I wonder which designer hotel or resort will care to cash in first!?!
Les Walking Workshop @ CATC
Les will conduct a 2 day workshop on the ‘Digital Image File to Print’. Les will cover all aspects of image capture, processing, archiving, and final output onto wide format inkjet printers. Also included will be sessions on Lightroom, Capture One as well as Monitor and Printer calibration.
Wed 30th May – Thurs 31st May 2012
CATC [...]
What house is that?
Ever wondered what era your house was from or spotted an interesting heritage house when you have been out and about and wondered which design period it fell under? Take a look at the following Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development link to see if you can spot your house and learn what design elements are still visible.
Sewing Paper Sculptures
Anna-Wili Highfield is a Sydney based artist currently making sculptures of animals from paper and from copper pipe. The paper sculptures are created from archival cotton paper, that is painted, then sewn together, to create the figure of an animal. The copper pipe is bent and manipulated to create sculptural forms reminiscent of line drawings. [...]
CATC Sydney Open Night* May 10th
CATC Design School in the Rocks will be opening its doors for their Open Night. Ever wondered what it would be like to study Interior Design, Graphic Design or Photography? Come along and experience the college first hand! Wonder around the heritage listed campus, speak to lecturers and current students about what it’s like studying [...]
le cool in 7 different countries
‘le cool is a free weekly magazine distributed every Thursday that features a selection of cultural events and leisure activities in 7 different countries, revealing the things you really shouldn’t miss. We filter out, among other things, the best art, film, music, and club nights, as well as a careful selection of extraordinary bars, restaurants [...]
Wayne Thompson* Type workshop in Newscastle
Wayne Thompson of Australian Type Foundry, is conducting a three hour workshop which will take you on a journey through the world of handlettering.
This is aimed at design professionals who want to know more about handlettering and type anatomy as an aid to their work. The workshop is entirely pen on paper… cool!
6:30 Saturday 26th [...]
‘Words and Dreams’ by Fred Eerdekens
The light and sculpture work of belgian artist Fred Eerdekens is, in its finished form, shadow images. Each piece is crafted from materials which have been altered by Eerdekens in such a way that the observer is able to read his shadow creations. Eerdekens has developed a portfolio in which every piece is light-contingent. The [...]