The Style Queen out & about

I don't get out much, but 2 fashion shows in one week! It's NZ Fashion Week in Auckland, but this in right here in Wellington. & Goody Bags!

Ashley Fogel at Kirkaldies & lots of cool labels at The Old Bank Arcade.

Off Topic-ish — But Fruity

How cool is this? Banana Chandelier

World famous in Petone

"I am delighted to let you know that your submitted photo
has been selected for inclusion in the newly released fifth
edition of our Schmap Wellington Guide:"

Cook Strait Crossing

Logo Trends for 2008

Here at Logo Lounge

(Note to self: Read carefully as have 2 logos to design at mo)

Road Age

What is it with male drivers of a certain who wear hats? And women drivers of a certain (or any) age driving metallic turquoisey powder-blue cars?

Back in Black

Melbourne > State of Design Festival > Stencil Art (@ Back to Basics) > Design Made Trade > Flu > Lose will to live > Can out of printmaking workshop > Art Deco @ National Gallery > NZ > Slowly regain will to live > Back to Blondini Gang

On tablets of stone

The 10 Commandments of Web Design

1. Thou shalt not abuse Flash.
2. Thou shalt not hide content.
3. Thou shalt not clutter.
4. Thou shalt not overuse glassy reflections.
5. Thou shalt not name your Web 2.0 company with an unnecessary surplus or dearth of vowels.
6. Thou shalt worship at the altar of typography.
7. Thou shalt create immersive experiences.
8. Thou shalt be social.
9. Thou shalt embrace proven technologies.
10. Thou shalt make content king.

(From Creative Bits)

Bembo's Zoo

Animated animals from type for all you font freaks (You know who you are).
Link

In a Former Life 2

Eek. I Might be turning back into scary printmaker. Am off to another printworkshop at Hutt Art Society on July 12th.

And am getting the Press Gang etching press shipped up from Invercargill when our garage is (re)built.

Content is queen

“Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.”
-Jeffrey Zeldman (link)

(From a list of quotes on Signal vs. Noise today)