White City Light

Just when you thought the lights had gone out. I have just created this custom typeface for brand spanking new Australian band White City Light. An electronic rock fusion, I would describe the music as a progression from pub rock to club rock. The band will be launching online in the weeks to come and marketing the singles as opposed to an album. So this simple template will be the home to an eclectic mix of imagery that suits the particular track. For this one I used a photograph of a stage light combined with an illustration made up of light shards – the band interpreted it as an abstract bird, I love that.

Stay tuned!

Mockups.

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Would love to share the process of one packaging project with you. This one is for a set of 8 spice samples. The brief is that it needs to look special, something that can be placed on shelf, is easy to open, would look great in a gift pack, fits 8 bags of spices and … Continue reading →

Australian Internet Radio.

How to communicate the concept of a radio station that plays retro Australian records? A record warped into the shape of Australia. I love a nice curve on a business card now and then.

Fubuki tees.

On request, here are the other tee shirts in the series that I illustrated for FUBUKI. A fusion of Western culture & traditional Japan, let me introduce you to Origami Optimus who fights for peace by shooting paper cranes, Samurai Jedi, Surfing Sumo and the lovely Geisha, blowing bubble gum bubbles as she listens to a bit of Kasabian (well I was when I illustrated her anyway). Wish they were still making the shirts I get lots of enquiries!

Geisha girl.

Originally illustrated for a range of Fubuki T shirts, my Geisha girl recently featured as a graffiti wall in this Kia ad.

QP Dolls for Buzz Products

One of my favorite things to create are sets of characters. These novelty cupie doll designs were made for Buzz Products, featuring Skello Cupie, Peace Cupie and Super Cupie.

Sweet enough to eat.

Enjoy this yummy illustration I created for Three Little Trees kids clothing label. My fav has to be the swirly nosed lollypop with the cheeky toothy grin.

Let there be Classic Rock.

What says “ROCK!” louder than an amplification lead? Nothin’ I tells ya. Nothin’. That’s why I used a lead to create this simple logo for Classic Rock FM (Sydney & Melbourne) via uber cool Sydney ad agency Three Drunk Monkeys. Owned by airwave giant NOVA, Classic Rock FM branding was a privilege to work on due to their openness to non-box-like ideas. For instance, I created the business card below to resemble an old worn concert ticket. Designed to make the owner feel like a rock star, it went platinum with the staff.

Nothing like an indulgent Jo’osh.

Designed for delectable makeup artist Kate Bohn, these deluxe business cards are so pretty.

Friendly icons.

How could you harm the environment when it’s this cute? These environmentally friendly icons designed by yours truly are now for sale with a 5 star illustration rating here. Use them to clearly communicate that your product saves water, saves trees or helps to save the planet.

Let’s create something.

Please take the time to enjoy this video clip I co created for creative product agency Buzz. Finding a way to sum up what they do was tricky, but the creative approach to product design was key. My favorite part is the pile of products turning into the logo at the end.

Prodigy.

With the aim to create a logo that was as versatile as film itself I designed the new Prodigy logo as a cut out. When applied to printed pieces it takes on a life of its own. It plays with light and shadow and adapts to it’s surroundings. Furthermore it can be stenciled on to other objects and peered though.

The business end of Buzz.

I first discovered the perforated business cards concept on an online design blog and incorporated it for Buzz stationery, a company who delivers exciting new products to their clients. There is an element of surprise when you tear off the perforation to reveal the owner’s details and that nostalgic feeling you get when you open a tactile letter the old school way. I designed these to flow on from the my style guide and merge seamlessly with the website and video clip. The minimal design and white space feels corporate yet the use of colour has a sense of edge and innovation. Also in the stationery suite were with compliments slips that read “with compliments” on the outside of the tab and tore off to reveal a complement underneath such as “You are my favourite client” or “You are so good looking”. It is a brave thing to do for a corporate client with high profile clients of their own but it is always greeted with a laugh. It’s the kind of thing that gives you a good feeling about working with Buzz.

 

Creating a cool Buzz.

One of my favorite projects for 2011 was the Buzz Products rebrand. Not only did I have a chance to design a clever logo and branding device, but I also had a chance to write, set design, create and co direct my first video clip with cinematographer Germain McMicking. The last shot you see here is the buzz logo made entirely out of Buzz Products. The final scene in the film clip is a pile of Buzz Products as the camera pans around to reveal the perfectly (painstakingly placed) logo. I styled the imagery in the shoot  around the colours and photographic tone that I created in the branding style guide so we could use the stills from the video shoot in the buzz website and other branding tools. I love looking back on this project, it was a mountain of work and a great challenge but the result is a cool, sophisticated image for a company that truly deserves it.