AGIDEAS INTERNATIONAL DESIGN WEEK 2011 | Event #008

It’s AgIdeas 21st birthday and they are celebrating it in style. Even when you didn’t think it was possible, AGIDEAS is taking it up a notch becoming bigger and better than ever.

One of the largest design festivals in the world, agIdeas 2011 international design week is at a new venue in 2011. Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre are filling their seats with young hopeful designers on the 3rd - 5th May, looking on to 40 of the leading designers/creatives from around the world.

For inspiration, motivation and listening to how the best made it, come along to this 3 day design spectacular.

Here at the Graf there are some SPEAKERS that we can not wait to hear:

Claudio Kirac
This Gold Coast based designer is a photography master. Check out his website and blog to be absolutely blasted away by his style and creativity. Can not wait for this one.


Michael Lugmayr
Sydney based dutch designer Michael Lugmayr started design studio Toko with founding member Eva Dijkstra. with a huge client base and a beautifully minimal style, it will be great to hear his process to reaching some terrific design.


Georges Anotoni
Genius Australian Photographer with an absolutely refined style that resonates beauty with lighting, contrast and bold costumes. If your an aspiring photographer this is one guy you will not want to miss.

AND THATS ONLY MENTIONING A FEW!!!! TICKETS ARE BEING SOLD SO GET YOUR QUICKLY HERE.

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agIdeas 2011 Speakers Announced!! | Event #007

agIdeas International Design week is rolling around again for another year and is bigger and better then ever with forty hand picked creatives from across the globe...

Here at the graf, we will be featuring a couple of our personal favorites but for the complete speaker listing right now, jump over here.

The forum this year is being held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from May 3rd through to May 5th, so keep that in your journals....

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Go Font Ur Self Chapter Six | Exhibition #005

I checked out the Go Font Ur Self Chapter Six exhibition down at No Vacancy gallery. Highlights included 'Mind the Lads' by Travis Millard, 'Also Drama' by Parra & John Siddle's 'Untitled'

Like always Go Font Ur Self is moving exhibition so if your reading this you've missed the Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane locals but for Adelaide folks are still in luck with the opening on Wednesday 15th of Dec at Clubhouse Lane from 6pm.

P.S. Must say the pricing of the works is incredibly reasonable, ranging from 250-450, which I rekon is a bargain. Scroll down for links to all the great artists/typographers involved.

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I wanna be good but.... | Inspiration #012

Sometimes the struggle to find motivation to get work done can be a complete pain in the ass. Maybe even more so as a student. Maybe....
In this post I will explain the difficulties that I come across and some ways that I went about trying to break the repetitive work that exists in our lives .

Paul Arden's Book "Its Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want To Be."
A present from a friend, a brilliant book to pick up every now and then to flick through.

A fuel to get though “real world” work is the simple, polypropylene/paper product, Money. As students going through assignments we are not receiving money, we are not seeing something to be produced, solved or processed most of the time. We do; then we submit. Ends there. No more, just to obtain a mark out of 100. Kinda perverted in a way.
We have to get a sick satisfaction and kick out of receiving points for our work, that is our drive, A god damn number from someone you may or may not respect. Of course there is the will to succeed, to be the best. To actually have the determination to produce a product, poster or outcome that has developed from idea to finished piece, whatever that may be. And its all a learning curve to grow as a person, designer and blah, blah, blah.

But what if all that slips through. Disappears into an abyss of....nothingness. What then?

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NewStar Launch Party | Comment #010

NewStar Launch Party at 1000 Pound Bend Thursday, 16th, Reminder.

Free Entry & Free drink on arrival, can't fail people......

Facebook Event Page Here.

Positive Posters: 'Design-Off' | Event #002

Positive Posters held a Battle of the Universities at the Apple Store in Doncaster shopping centre. It was a hell of lot of fun to attend and shoot.

The participants. Six Students in total, Two each from Swinburne, Monash and Box Hill in a one hour competition for design supremacy.

The guidelines. The one hour time limit was evenly split in two. One half was to quickly search and sketch their ideas on the Apple iPad. The other half was to finalise their ideas in Adobe Illustrator CS5, on the Apple iMac. The Inspiration "Outta Sight, Outta Mind".

The actual setup in store was very interesting. Both iPad & iMacs were set to live stream to the onlooking crowd and the web. There was also a heap of tweeting and facebook updating going on too.

The contest. The Swinburne boys were working swiftly getting off to a great start in illustrator with what seemed to be an idea that they were set upon creating right from the start. The Monash boys were struggling to weave their minds (even with the Monash crowns) but working hard nonetheless and finished stong. The Box Hill Tafe Girls were off to a shaky start but quickly built a very nice visual that made for a tight finish for all competitors.

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Life Couch Reference | 8 Bit Journey #031

The Four Key Search Words Are:

1. Technicolor
2. RGB
3. Character
4. Collage

Technicolor Google Search

Collage Google Search

Technicolor Google Search

Character Illustration by Michael Heald

RGB Google Search

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Jae Copp | Exhibition #002

Jae Copp's work last night at Gorker Gallery was pretty mind blowing. When you first walk into the space you see a vast body of work; then when you get up close, you see how truly intricate the work is. With common themes running through all pieces it feels both mature and powerful. If anything there are several common characters that proceed on a journey together around the room.

If you haven't seen either Eamo Donnelly's work at Lamington Drive or seen Jae Copp's work at Gorker Gallery I highly suggest you do both in one day as they are a stones throw from each other.

Jae Copp's show runs until the 19th September at Gorker Gallery, 395 Gore Street, Fitzroy.

Jae Copp's Exhibition My Illusions Architect

Eamo Donnelly | Exhibition #001

I had the pleasure to meet Eamo Donnelly during this years agIdeas Design Conference and not only is he an incredibly down to earth guy but his work has a brilliant blend of character work, stylization and a colour palette befitting of it's Australian heritage. I personally love the spattering of inspiration of old polaroids, Big M carton's and the large illuminated Stubby Shop sign. It demonstrates an awareness of our close past and makes you feel like digging around your own dad's shed for inspiration.

Don't just look at the couple of images here, get down to 15-25 Keele St, Collingwood, Melbourne and check out the new space for Lamington Drive and Eamo's brilliant work. The exhibition runs until October 2nd.

Eamo Donnelly's Exhibition Health Food Of A Nation 

Link Love:

Eamo Donnelly's website

Jacky Winter Group's website

Lamington Drive's website