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 grief, I think I’d spend decades deciding. So that’s another tick for the cons of having children.

Meanwhile, I’ve decided to go for a general pop culture and kitsch theme, but with a slight emphasis on personal opinions and evocative and unique collections. But there are still streaks of mainstream thought within all that indie-ness. My mind is still befuddled. It’s past midnight, damn it.

NB: You can make 2 votes!

Which name should be the title for a magazine on pop culture and kitsch?

Hyperact
Glitterati
Coquet
Obsess
Trifle
Antidote
Devour
Curiosity
Sentimento
Renaissance
Cascade
Cosmic
Fanfare
Iconic Love
Frippery
Lost and Found

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Hmm. I will get down to updating about my agIdeas antics. Eventually. Hopefully the memories are still preserved in the short-term bank of my brain.

What a day it was, eh? It’s a good sign when the logo’s not a poorly finished, pixelated graphic.

Stefan Sagmeister opened up.
Garson Yu finished. It was 6:30pm.

I’ll get round to adding more juicy details later…

Mmm, it was that time of the year again on the first Saturday of May. When we celebrate all that is good and nerdy—FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, YAY. I and my good mate Andrew went traipsing around north-west and inner Melbourne devouring any freebie in our wake. Victoria only has 2 participating stores: Trading Cards Australia in Moonee Ponds and Classic Comics in Bourke St, City.

I finally caved and bought a Rorschach action figure—the cheapest I could find was at the Moonee Ponds store. Will photograph close-ups when I next find spare time. They definitely have the action figures and most comics cheaper there… Good grief, why do I keep going to Minotaur (Then again, prices differ for various things. It pays to shop around)? Also got Catwoman #27 and an X-MEN: First Class special issue dirt cheap. Very pleased with my self-restraint. *cough*

Am curious to read more Green Lantern after the reading a good preview of Chuck Dixon’s newest take on the Emerald Guardian. At least, I think it was Chuck Dixon. I can’t remember at top of my head, but it was good! And that’s the most important part! …

Yes, Jen is alive, struggling to keep afloat but alive. And she would love for you to help her fill this poll so she can find some direction in her life. TRULY!

OK enough with the third person, I will tell you now that the current brief for my studio folio is packaging (both primary and secondary, ie. the bottle and its container) for a leisure pack for 4 wine PET bottles (No glass, I know, it’s a preposterous thought!), targeted to Generation Y (so, that’s the 18-30 year old market). I’ve got most of the technical considerations done, but now I’m struggling with choosing a brand name—hypothetical, of course. ;)

Which wine would you want to buy, judging by the name only? Keep in mind the target market is Gen-Y (2 votes max).*

Excès (43%, 6 Votes)
Defusion (29%, 4 Votes)
Trifle (29%, 4 Votes)
Naught (21%, 3 Votes)
Plethora (14%, 2 Votes)
Zilch (14%, 2 Votes)
Loot (14%, 2 Votes)
Water Down (0%, 0 Votes)
Doctor Up (0%, 0 Votes)
Zippo (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 14

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*I will tell you also that this wine of mine is non-alcoholic, so purely 0% alcohol. Would your opinion have changed if you knew it was non-alcoholic? (Although …

Last Monday, as planned, I went up to Bendigo with my folks, mainly to check out the featured exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery, The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London (1937–1948), direct from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. It was overall a fantastic show of outfits, ranging from refined afternoon wear to the more flamboyant evening gowns, with also a collection of fashion photography from the likes of Richard Avedon on display.

Bendigo is a lovely city. Clean, vintage and with friendly people. And there was a Katies store that was closing down with the cheapest clothes! $5 a piece for most garments, zomg! Not even DFO can compare!

I sort of splurged on the gift range… The bag is beautiful and cute however, and well worth it.

Now I wouldn’t be a true type fan without noticing the amazing signage around this historic city! ‘Total Abstinence Society Inc”—well, that’s one way of putting it, eh? I love the little flourishes and the Nouveau/Deco typefaces.

The flourish in the ‘AND’ is beautiful! But I love the little stencil someone grafittied on top of the sign. It completes the set. ;)