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i went to the bookstore just yesterday to pick up this book, “caffeine for the creative mind” by stephan mumaw and wendy lee oldfield. the book was not at the design section (as i had initially thought), but it was under self-help, together with a couple of books on creativity and innovation. being a person who sometimes buys books coz the covers look really, really nice (i’m still resisting on the gorgeous covers of penguin books), this was one of those books that i just had to get.

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set up by two aussie creatives, the site serves more as a repository and gallery for the bits of online advertising that you might not have seen (coz we all know how cluttered the web can be…) and it is a good place to get some inspiration even for non-interactive type creatives.

i’m definitely bookmarking the site for future reference!

i’ll probably check out some of the festivities then. =)

• 80 classic and beautiful typefaces - great reference
• would you buy these cards? let the design conspiracy know!
• ‘this way to the web, print designers!’
• the world’s BEST design software!
• super glow techniques for photoshop

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i found this link while surfing the web and it is something that have been crossing my mind since i’ve started work. it is an article by the design institute of australia (DIA) talking about having a career in design, its pros and cons.

no matter whether you are an experienced designer or a student of design that’s just starting out in the industry… there must have been times when you’ve asked yourself ‘do i really want to be a designer? what makes me a designer? what makes a good designer? am i cut out to be one?’

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as such, i have decided to do a little research and look around for any blogs talking about design, specific to asia/SEA. i realised that alot of designers whose blogs that i manage to find and read are from aussie or uk or us… that is why i decided to start this compilation.

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in there you can find namecards, logos and websites that will make you go ‘damn.. i wish had that namecard/did that logo/designed the website’ and best of all, you can also submit a design, that you have seen or designed, for the world to see.

right now the site is a bit bare but already i have some faves amongst the faves:

• ordered list - love that diecut and the green colour.
• turbomilk - milk carton cartoon and the font.
• good creative - i’m a sucker for text/graphics/watever that wraps around.

permalinks soon… there seems to be something wrong with their server.

frankly speaking, my initial thoughts when i saw the logo was ‘why that font! why italicize it more!?’. i think it just makes the logo look like it was back in the 80s instead. it just doesn’t really fit very well with the stylized kangaroo design - which looked like the jumping roo has gained a bit of weight or something.  this logo was designed to suit the newer range of aircraft like the (humongous) A380 so i guess that justify fattening up every bit of the logo… but why italicize so much?? (my friend said it looked like a typhoon came and blew the words one way… which i thought was quite funny)

according to the news, when they decided to revamp the logo, australians were very concerned that the jumping roo would somehow be replaced so much so that the airline had to release some form of an official word to let people know that ‘no we’re not changing the kangaroo!’. i would be VERY concerned if they did take out the kangaroo… you can refer to the history of the jumping roo here.

of course it is still too early to tell whether this new look would work, and what other improvements did qantas make to their brand to bring it to the next 20 years(?). just earlier this year, another of australia’s iconic symbols got a spiffy look but in the case of the opera house, i like the interpretation and the design of the “tagline”… it makes the SOH more lively than your typical staid opera house and very much more ‘aussie’.

• save some time with this free gradient set from the folks at liquidicity
• new to the green trend? some totally biodegradable cards might help…
• five pieces of advice that might actually be good for you
• kitchen gadgets that look like pieces of art (well… almost!)

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