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Mad Men Party: Day One: Nostalgia and Design

By Jen in Arts and Culture, Design, TV No Comments Tags: ,

Mad Men Party: Day One: Nostalgia and Design

I am one of the many, many fans who are more than eagerly awaiting the fifth season premiere of Mad Men, which begins airing on AMC in the States on March 25. It’s been nearly a year and a half since season four ended, and we are simply salivating for more.

So on a wild whim, for the next six days I am celebrating the new season premiere by having a Mad Men party. All are invited, wild conversations encouraged, and drink drink drink till your liver collapses! OK, so it’s a virtual party, and I don’t recommend binge drinking, but it’s all about the vibe. I’ll be covering bits and pieces of interest, including design, music, cocktails, book reviews, viral randomness and a season four catch up for the forgetful—it has been a very long time, after all.

Reader, I don’t get the sameness

By Jen in Books, Cover Design, Design 2 Comments Tags: ,

Jane Eyre is one of the world’s most loved books. It certainly is very special to me. And with the pending film release of yet another adaptation (I’m terrified of seeing it, yet I cannot wait!), there’s been a recent influx of reissues of the classic novel, penned by Charlotte Bronte in the 19th century. [...]

Part observation, part confession

By Jen in Art, Design, Kitschy, Uni No Comments Tags:

So, it’s the end of June, and I’m halfway into my Honours project—SCARY THOUGHT. If you don’t know what my project is about, you might want to read this post though my objectives have altered slightly as time’s passed. Now is the perfect time to critically reflect on my progress throughout the first semester. We [...]

Another poll involving naming names, lulz

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So it’s that time again where I need your help to make me make the tentative step forward in the creative process—this time for magazine design. I’ve recycled some old names; if you’ve realised they’re from my wine name selection. :P Can you imagine how bad I’d be if I were naming a child? Good [...]

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