Project:  Alice Springs Council Logo Client: Alice Springs Council, NT Design Brief: Logo design reflecting the Indigenous ties to the town as well as representing the non-Indigenous population in the area. Design must include local landmarks, either Mt Gillen or Heavitree Gap. Must be able to be used in various applications such as stationery, posters, council vehicles, flags, letterhead etc. Design process: We chose the ochre colours to reflect the ever present colours of central Australia. Ochre has been used for milllenia by the Indigenous population, namely yellow, red and mauve ochre. The logo shows The Gap and the ever present sun as well as the abstract markings of man & animal on the … [Read more...]

Tessarose Landscape and Playspace Tessa Rose are a Sydney based landscape company that specialise in creating amazing natural play spaces for Primary Schools, Child Care Centers and Kindergartens.  Using a variety of sustainable timber, rock, sand and other techniques their playgrounds are something to behold- I wish I had one of their playgrounds when I was a kid! Tess & Michael really wanted a web design that is visually appealing, that can handle a large and ever growing portfolio and really showcase their work in all its glory. Creating a website with a slideshow as a background along with 30 different slideshows and close to 700 images took a little work to get right but I think you'll see the results speak for … [Read more...]

Art Gallery Web Design Silver K Gallery is an Art Gallery based in Melbourne, Australia that specialises in Rock n Roll and animation art. They have been in the same location for 30 years so their reputation is enviable as is the quantity of artwork that they have available. Due to the huge range of art they have in stock (in excess of 9,000 pieces) the owner decided to split the website in two. The main section of the website is an older html based website that reflects the animation art and pop culture side of the art whilst the new website Explainafide has designed encompasses the Rock N Roll side of the gallery. Photography and artwork from The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones as well as artwork from John Lennon and Ronnie … [Read more...]

Arts Open Brochure Castlemaine Artist Brochure Arts Open was a festival of Open Studios that occurred in early 2012 in Castlemaine, Australia. It featured 52 artists using various mediums, from paintings to sculpture, jewellery, lithography, and even metal art. This is collection of artistic statements from the artists themselves. The brochure itself was designed to accommodate a broad range of artists as well as styles so Iben keep the clutter to a minimum so readers aren't distracted by imposing design elements that distract from but instead complements the work of the very differnt artists on show. Less is more when communicating effectively with a wide audience. Sometimes the designer has to take a back seat.   … [Read more...]

Photographycs: Web Design for Photographers Photographer Chelsea Sipthorp required a completely new website design after changing from a full Flash enabled site to one that is more user friendly. Photographycs has a huge portfolio of photographs in a varied and wide ranging collection. This presented multiple hurdles as having 9 separate categories with 10 different slideshows created some technical issues.  We have also created a great tool that utilises the latest technologies to create an online Album so people can view their wedding photographs online as though they are flipping through a book. Technically difficult but it certainly adds some spark to an already beautiful website. I'd love to know what you think of the website. … [Read more...]

Website Design for Video Producers Jim Coad is a Castlemaine based video producer who projects video installation art onto buildings. In a nut shell Jim films an artist painting a canvas on a typical easel and in real time projects this art onto a building. A brush stroke a foot long  can appear to be painting a 2 story building in any colour imaginable. It really is something to behold and really makes an impact at exhibition openings and events. In terms of the Video Architecture website we thought having a dark grey background would be best to showcase his amazing projection art. The website itself is fairly simple but when you have such an interesting subject, anything that distracts the eye away from the videos is not … [Read more...]

Website Design for Poets Cheung-Ling Wong is a Melbourne based poet that has just published a beautiful leather bound book of his poetry. His poetry is currently available through Readings bookstores in Hawthorn and is a work of art on its own. Soft padded and PU leather bound with gilded page edges, complete with colourful* endpapers and silkened bookmark ribbon, the book harks back to a time when books were to be cherished forever. It goes without saying that Cheung-Ling demanded high standards from his website. The website design we came up with captures the mood of his poetry and pays homage to his Chinese background. www.cheunglingwong.com *End papers are a pattern used at the beginning two pages and the end two pages of a … [Read more...]

Mass Culture: Community Website Design Mass Culture is my main side project that is essentially an online newspaper of events, exhibitions, soirees, workshops, productions, festivals and gigs in and around the Castlemaine region. There is so much going on in a relatively small town that I thought we needed a portal to showcase the skills of the industrious art community of Castlemaine. The website has only been up since May 2012 and there are already 200 odd events, articles, discussions, posts, ramblings, musings, and brow beating so the future looks bright. The website is entirely membership based where individuals pay a small amount each year and have their own webpage along with access to an up to date calendar, ability to upload … [Read more...]

Artist Jan Palethorpe's Website Design Jan is such a vibrant character that she had to have a riotous website to match her personality. Initially I designed a website that was more typical of many artists I deal with- minimalist and stark- however the night I completed the draft I woke at 3am and threw the minimalist website in the digital bin. Shortly after that I began creating a site that more summed Jan up- fun, colourful and cheeky.  Her art is varied and broad, over a long career and as such took a little while just to cut her portfolio down to a manageable size. CDs, USB sticks and printed photographers were trawled through to get the best images and to try and remember which exhibition the art came from and what the titles of … [Read more...]

John Tapper: Business Consultant Web Design John Tapper is a business consultant that specialises in Strategy & Change Management. Over a 30 year period John has worked with some of Australia's premier companies and needed a website design that was professional, yet personal. We have a scrolling testimonial on his homepage as well as examples of some of his successes in turning businesses around. Due to the nature of his work his clients for the most part wish to remain anonymous so we couldn't toot his horn too loudly. Feel free to view his website at www.johntapper.com.au … [Read more...]