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…
Free Comic Book Day
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 [...]
It took a while but I got there
Yes. After 6 years (and probably 10 years of waiting), today I finally completed my Frasier DVD collection! I was quite devastated that Big W had run out, but a chance entrance into JB Hifi mollified my disappointment. I am quite simply ecstatic! I’ve grown up with Frasier. I was the odd kid out in [...]
Please help an indecisive design student by filling out this poll
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 [...]
A “brief” hiatus for now
Well it’s probably obvious that I haven’t updated this in a long time. I’m wondering what I should do with this blog because I mostly post at my Livejournal. But I don’t want to abandon this to the winds either. So I shall be taking a longer break and coming up with something that will [...]
Of vigilantes and hot, sweaty man-hugging
I saw The Spirit at the Jam Factory this morning with Sylv. Since we went to the very first session of the day we had the whole theatre to ourselves! That was great. The movie—not so great, but still entertaining albeit on a superficial level. The excitement died down the instant we left the cinema. [...]
When cultures collide
So by some divine providence we are blessed today with both Chinese New Year and Australia Day. Let it be known this may only happen once in a hundred years. Now you might be thinking (or rather, I might be thinking too deeply) how do you go about celebrating both? Which holds more precedence over [...]
2008 in Review
Seems like every blog’s got to have one, but this year was certainly one to remember. So many good things and bad things, possibly more bad than good, if the media has anything to do with it. We’ve had the best Olympic Games in history (in my opinion, not that I’m biased or anything), some [...]
Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!
Jingle Bells Batman Smells Robin Laid an Egg The Batmobile Lost a Wheel And Joker got away, hey! *sighs* The old school Batman comics were so good, at least Batman could have a good chortle every now and then. Double entendres and dated fashion and all. ‘Twas good times. Pooh. I’d be singing along with [...]
Illustration Friday: Voices, Rambunctious, Similar
Three weeks worth of Illustration Fridays. Whoopsies! Voices I grew up with Enid Blyton, and I love how the Magic Faraway Tree could speak to the children through its leaves and branches: “wisha, wisha, wisha, wisha!” Rambunctious So sue me. I thought of Joker. Similar For the indecisive person, this is a nightmare.
Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London (1937–1948)
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 [...]
Summer Exhibitions I Wish to See
So… I haven’t been to an art gallery in a long time. I think the last time was NGV’s Art Deco. That’s a long time in my book. For me, it’s a good way to chillax and rejuvenate some of my creative vigour, and usually an excuse to hang about the NGV Shop (which I [...]