Many years ago, I was given a studio tour by my mentor, a distinguished local designer. The lasting memory I have, apart from the monasterial silence and my own nervous disposition, was the vast studio library. Shelf upon shelf peppered with tomes on all manner of subjects including, but not limited to, art, architecture and graphic design.
Wendy contributes her take on the Anarchist circle-A symbol as a part of Form and Discontent. Artists include Alter / Martin Bell / Tristan Ceddia / Wendy Ellerton / French (UK) / Kel Glaister / Misa Glisovic / Brad Haylock / Raafat Ishak & Tom Nicholson / Leo Mosciski / Toby Neilan (UK) / Rockers NYC (US) / Bernhard Sachs / Jasper Snake / Bryan Spier / Masato Takasaka.
The winners of the 9th Australian Graphic Design Association Biennial Awards were announced on October 25 in Adelaide. Hofstede Design enjoyed a successful evening with a Distinction in the Miscellaneous category for The Face of Age calendar, and a Pinnacle Award in Books for Eat Ate. Just one Pinnacle can be awarded in each category, and only if an entry achieves a unanimously high score of 90% or above.
We are extremely proud to have been recognised by our peers for these two significant projects.
If you browse through the teetering Ikea shelving at any garage sale worth its weight, tucked among the self-help books and footballer biographies, you may be lucky enough to find a pelican soft-cover, identified by its distinctive blue spine and consistently brilliant cover design. Though less celebrated than its famous orange friend the penguin, it shares a comparable design pedigree.
When I started at design school in the mid eighties, there was very little written or published about graphic design. By the end of the decade, titles like Emigre and The Graphic Language of Neville Brody had helped trigger an explosion in graphic design publishing that continues unabated. A multitude of choices are now available covering every conceivable topic under to the broad heading of graphic design. Many are worthwhile, and have contributed greatly to a new spirit of discourse in the industry.
Hot off the press and in time for the Christmas stocking, MEAT is the first book for Melbourne chef and meat evangelist Adrian Richardson. More than just a pretty recipe book, MEAT offers practical information on the purchasing, cooking and eating of a wide range of different meats. Our second major book project with the team at Hardie Grant, MEAT will be documented and added to our website in the coming weeks.
The studio has recently completed the design of a new portfolio website for Nettle Architects, a Melbourne firm with experience throughout Australia and an expanding consultancy in both UAE and India. Their brief stipulated a simple, stripped back navigation reflecting Nettle's design philosophy.
The smooth, efficient programming was by Superbia.