Famous Visual Services

Posted on January 13, 2009January 13, 2009 Posted in DesignTagged australia, booklet, brand, graphic design, identity, posters3 Comments

Excellent work by Melbourne based agency Famous Visual Services.

Magdalena Czarnecki

Posted on December 11, 2008December 11, 2008 Posted in DesignTagged australia, clean, gradute, graphic design, portfolio, posters, student3 Comments

Yesterday, I received an email from Magdalena Czarnecki that she’d updated her site with new work. I checked it out and was immediately impressed with her work so I told her that I’d post about it today. I wake up today only to find that her work has been posted on many of the popular blogs. So much for being the first but it does prove how good her work is.

Anyway, check out her work, it’s excellent.

There

Posted on January 31, 2008January 31, 2008 Posted in Design, Technology, TypographyTagged area 17, australia, brockmann, crouwel, Design, graphic, identity, posters2 Comments

You have to respect any studio that has Brockmann and Crouwel posters on their walls. There, an agency based in Australia, has compiled an excellent body of work.

On a side note: I don’t like how their site functions. It’s pretty and all but it becomes very annoying when I have to wait for a new piece to load in Flash. It ends up taking forever to see all of the work and I quickly lose interest. I also don’t like that you can’t easily see all the work at once, even in thumbnail form. All the work should be right there and easy to view rather than having to explore the site in the dark. A good portfolio displays all the work at once, clearly and organized, so it makes viewing faster and more exciting. Area 17 is a great example of this. Flash is definitely the biggest cause for this issue. I think it’s being used more and more in a way where it’s become a barrier between the user and the work. In my opinion a simple CSS site works so much better for portfolios.

I’m not trying to trash There, they do awesome work, it’s just something I’ve been bothered with for some time now and needed to vent.

Round

Posted on December 14, 2007January 16, 2008 Posted in Design, Merch, TypographyTagged australia, book, guide, melbourne, round, sydney, tourists, travel, vacation5 Comments

Round

Here’s another great studio from down under. Round is based out of Melbourne and has produced a solid body of work. My personal favorite is the beautifully designed Sydney Design Guide, a guide for the design savy tourist. Even though I live worlds away from Sydney, I might purchase this book just for the aesthetic aspect of it.

Toko

Posted on December 12, 2007 Posted in Design, TypographyTagged australia, Design, print, sydney, toko2 Comments

Toko

I think I found my new favorite design studio. Toko is based out of Sydney, Australia and their portfolio is absolutely amazing.