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How the humble sketch can become so much more
Okay, so I do get a little distracted today. I started doodling on a care package as a surprise for a stranger who is going through a tough time. It is nice to draw a little something on parcels. It wasn’t meant to be a masterpiece but I started thinking that it could be fleshed…
Walk the Contemporary Graphic Art Fair – Supergraph!
In design forums there is a keen interest in trade shows. When you’ve never had a booth before, it’s always a good thing to hear what others do that works well. At Supergraph, Contemporary Graphic Art Fair held in the Royal Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne this month, I paid particular attention to the best decorated booths…
Creative courses – Swallow the lemon and spit out a strawberry
But you recommended a lemon! On Social media, someone recently voiced their concern about recommending courses. A valid concern. Some require students to invest large sums of money in their education. Illustration and design courses can run into the thousands – as much as $14,000! The larger the fee the larger the risk of people…
Overview of a VERY Creative Year!
1000 apologies! I neglected posting in December but at least I backed off at a time your inbox would have been bombarded with Christmas promotions and copious amounts of reading anyway. But I’m back and charged for 2015! This year is going to ROCK! I can feel it with every part of me and I…
The Visual Economy – how important are illustrations in picture books?
Georgia, a student at the CATC Design School was working on an article on ‘The Visual Economy’ exploring importance of illustrations in children’s books verses the written story. In her article she wrote, (quote) “They say ‘a picture is worth a 1000 words’ is becoming more and more relevant in today’s society as the world…