The lovely alice our account manager here at marker is celebrating her last day today and to treat us she made everyone waffles the aroma throughout the building is devine. I must say one is enought though as I am ssooooo full.
MMMMMMMMMMM!
Friday 29 August 2008
Alices waffle house
The lovely alice our account manager here at marker is celebrating her last day today and to treat us she made everyone waffles the aroma throughout the building is devine. I must say one is enought though as I am ssooooo full.
MMMMMMMMMMM!
Kimonos on show
Went to see a kimono show with my mum and sister on Wednesday which was alot of laughs as even though the garments were beautiful the show was set to magnum pi, miami vice type 80s music and super loud. So very funny. My sister and I were glad we were at the back as the fits of laughter we had may not have seemed appropriate otherwise.
Monday 25 August 2008
art in the capitol
I had a wonderful long weekend spending two of the days down in wellington catching up with friends and going to the two female legends of art. Congrats to Aaron and Bridget on their feb due babe and also to Callum and Hayley goodluck for your birth in 4 weeks time.
I finally saw one of my all time fav NZ artists Rita Angus work in the flesh after writing about her at uni years ago but only having seen about 3 actual works it was amazing such a huge show. What can I say I still love her and her work some are so real you feel like the characters are going to begin talking to you. Her skill with watercolour is incredible and she really captures our landscapes personality so well. Highly recommend it.
Also saw one of my fav aussies Fiona Hall whos work is technically so amazing and inventive but also appeals to me as it is loaded with meaning and symbolism - I am particularly curious to know how she got her hands on so much greenback to shred and make nests and objects out of.
I finally saw one of my all time fav NZ artists Rita Angus work in the flesh after writing about her at uni years ago but only having seen about 3 actual works it was amazing such a huge show. What can I say I still love her and her work some are so real you feel like the characters are going to begin talking to you. Her skill with watercolour is incredible and she really captures our landscapes personality so well. Highly recommend it.
Also saw one of my fav aussies Fiona Hall whos work is technically so amazing and inventive but also appeals to me as it is loaded with meaning and symbolism - I am particularly curious to know how she got her hands on so much greenback to shred and make nests and objects out of.
Wednesday 20 August 2008
hell pizza living up to their name
In NZ we have a pizza chain called Hell which when it first emerged was fantastic all the ghoulish advertising was hilarious and their weird mixes of pizzas delish. Recently they were bought out by a big chain and as such the marketing departments thought they would capitalise so they reworked the website. One can only presume to be more interactive and more image word saturated however they have made it so hard to use that the essential function of ordering a pizza is lost and for me made me use their competitors in the end from frustration.
So again using all the bells and whistles is not always the way to go. Also if it ain't broke don't fix it would seem to apply.
www.hell.co.nz
So again using all the bells and whistles is not always the way to go. Also if it ain't broke don't fix it would seem to apply.
www.hell.co.nz
RSS presents
so how web savvy am I that I have an application that I run that gets feeds of all updated posts to my favourite blogs. One such blog is kinda a design kinda craft but very cool blog that I thought I would share with you as it has so many posts everyday that it is kinda like getting presents in the post the old fashioned way.
www.designspongeonline.com
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/08/regional-roundup-melbourne-part-1-of-4.html
and they have just done a Melbourne expose for all my fellow design geeks across the ditch - I will certainly be checking some stuff out next visit. I have enough points to fly one direction so its just a matter of figuring out when to plan my next trip maybe next year. I have run out of Koko Black hot chocolate mix so will have to be soon.
Tuesday 19 August 2008
observations
Have you ever noticed that somedays stand out from others due to extremes. Yesterday we had ice winds but beaming sunshine, Heavy rain but Rainbows, I got my car fixed after someone slammed into it and on the way to the beaters slammed into another car, and finally because of said car was feeling down when I received an email from my friend Kathleen that she was coming over for a visit so started the day bad and ended very happy.
Sunday 17 August 2008
Semi Permanent 2008
Ok so its that time of year again when the heavy weights of Graphic design descend upon Auckland for the annual conference. This year it was held over two days so I was able to see three speakers on Friday and six on Saturday. Below are my thoughts on them.
Marian Bantjes - www.bantjes.com
What a horrid thing being the first speaker of the conference but she was great - good pace, a mixture of serious and some funny anecdotes and superb work to back it all up. She also started what would prove to be the unofficial theme of the weekend. Mid design life crisis that one needs to do probono or self driven work funded by commercial stuff to keep the balance and sanity in their careers. Also loved the fac that someone who creates just poetic, feminine and intricate work would chose a khaki mens jacket as her favourite clothing item.
Design by Pidgeon - www.pidgeon.com.au
this guy did the most wonderful work full of creative ways to do the unusual with small budgets and how amazingly he could cross over into fine arts, hospitality and architecture. but his speaking was extremely monotonous so hard to focus.
Joel Gethin Lewis - www.joelgethinlewis.com
As much of a fire ball as last year but with the background of watching him last year knew what to expect so wasn't quite as wowed as previously. Still his work on the Christmas lights was such a nice idea and for a christmas junky like me an added bonus.
Collider - www.collider.co.au
didn't actually get to see his speech but ended up having lunch with him on Saturday where we all compared client horror stories and also some tricks of the trade. Turned out he was born in South Africa bred in Invercargill and Napier prior to being based in Sydney. So needless to say an interesting lunch.
Derek Henderson - www.derekhenderson.net
Really enjoyed his talk and the answers to some of the questions he was asked - What is your most stimulating subject matter? - Naked girls What conditioner do you use? - why what is wrong with my hair I thought it was looking pretty good he reminds me of other fav photographers of mine like Bill Henson and Robin Morrison look forward to seeing his book when it comes out.
Sea Design - www.seadesign.co.uk
this guy for me was the most boring as his work seemed to be good based on the calibre of clients and budgets as opposed to the ideas. They did do a funny project though asking for people in the public to come in and art direct their own naked photo shoot which brought about some funny results.
Dumbo Feather - www.dumbofeather.com
Such a cute pixie of a lady in her black tutu and bare feet. She had a nice message which was don't be ordinary as there is too much of that already. Walk your own path and the scarier the better. I have since brought a subscription to her mag so will let you all know what its like in future when I receive the first copy.
Debaser - www.debaser.com.au
two guys with loads of energy and very hands on and inventive at getting visually rich results for their clients. I loved the video Bernard Fanning did and it was great to learn it was based on the 2d design they worked on. Also loved the fact that they took strange requests from their clients and made it work like combining film noir with Mexican day of the dead art. These two in terms of their work would be the stuff I would probably most likely collect and display.
Danny Yount - www.dannyyount.com
Its always a nice surprise when without even knowing it you find you were a fan of one persons work as so many of the title designs for films I love have been made by this guy. In particular one of my all time favourite shows Six feet under. As you all know I adore film and was just so cool to hear a talk from a hollywood biggun who I think quite nicely was from Kansas maybe he is the wizard of LA.
his show reel on you tube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oeLzw1fGiE
Stefan Sagmeister - www.stefansagmeister.com www.thingsihavelearnedinmylife.com
Well this man is called the rockstar of designers and I have seen him before and loved that talk but this time I came away with a bad taste in my mouth as he said a few things I didn't agree with and he seemed to come across as just so unbelievably arrogant. making fun of the sign language interpreter (by making him sign blow job blow job blow job over and over again) then criticised one of the other speakers and then landed his colleagues in a situation with the authorities in the USA and leaving them to deal with his mess. I admit due to baby sitting duties I had to run out at 6:10 before he had finished so maybe he might have redeemed himself for me during that time it just seemed to me that all the rules for life he was teaching didn't seem to reflect the way he lived his life. I don't think he is aware of how lucky he is that he has such a big profile that people do so much for him that they would never dream of doing for most.
wanted to see others thoughts on the weekend but haven't found any posts yet so if anyone sees any let me know.
All in all I had a good time and found a bit of inspiration.
Marian Bantjes - www.bantjes.com
What a horrid thing being the first speaker of the conference but she was great - good pace, a mixture of serious and some funny anecdotes and superb work to back it all up. She also started what would prove to be the unofficial theme of the weekend. Mid design life crisis that one needs to do probono or self driven work funded by commercial stuff to keep the balance and sanity in their careers. Also loved the fac that someone who creates just poetic, feminine and intricate work would chose a khaki mens jacket as her favourite clothing item.
Design by Pidgeon - www.pidgeon.com.au
this guy did the most wonderful work full of creative ways to do the unusual with small budgets and how amazingly he could cross over into fine arts, hospitality and architecture. but his speaking was extremely monotonous so hard to focus.
Joel Gethin Lewis - www.joelgethinlewis.com
As much of a fire ball as last year but with the background of watching him last year knew what to expect so wasn't quite as wowed as previously. Still his work on the Christmas lights was such a nice idea and for a christmas junky like me an added bonus.
Collider - www.collider.co.au
didn't actually get to see his speech but ended up having lunch with him on Saturday where we all compared client horror stories and also some tricks of the trade. Turned out he was born in South Africa bred in Invercargill and Napier prior to being based in Sydney. So needless to say an interesting lunch.
Derek Henderson - www.derekhenderson.net
Really enjoyed his talk and the answers to some of the questions he was asked - What is your most stimulating subject matter? - Naked girls What conditioner do you use? - why what is wrong with my hair I thought it was looking pretty good he reminds me of other fav photographers of mine like Bill Henson and Robin Morrison look forward to seeing his book when it comes out.
Sea Design - www.seadesign.co.uk
this guy for me was the most boring as his work seemed to be good based on the calibre of clients and budgets as opposed to the ideas. They did do a funny project though asking for people in the public to come in and art direct their own naked photo shoot which brought about some funny results.
Dumbo Feather - www.dumbofeather.com
Such a cute pixie of a lady in her black tutu and bare feet. She had a nice message which was don't be ordinary as there is too much of that already. Walk your own path and the scarier the better. I have since brought a subscription to her mag so will let you all know what its like in future when I receive the first copy.
Debaser - www.debaser.com.au
two guys with loads of energy and very hands on and inventive at getting visually rich results for their clients. I loved the video Bernard Fanning did and it was great to learn it was based on the 2d design they worked on. Also loved the fact that they took strange requests from their clients and made it work like combining film noir with Mexican day of the dead art. These two in terms of their work would be the stuff I would probably most likely collect and display.
Danny Yount - www.dannyyount.com
Its always a nice surprise when without even knowing it you find you were a fan of one persons work as so many of the title designs for films I love have been made by this guy. In particular one of my all time favourite shows Six feet under. As you all know I adore film and was just so cool to hear a talk from a hollywood biggun who I think quite nicely was from Kansas maybe he is the wizard of LA.
his show reel on you tube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oeLzw1fGiE
Stefan Sagmeister - www.stefansagmeister.com www.thingsihavelearnedinmylife.com
Well this man is called the rockstar of designers and I have seen him before and loved that talk but this time I came away with a bad taste in my mouth as he said a few things I didn't agree with and he seemed to come across as just so unbelievably arrogant. making fun of the sign language interpreter (by making him sign blow job blow job blow job over and over again) then criticised one of the other speakers and then landed his colleagues in a situation with the authorities in the USA and leaving them to deal with his mess. I admit due to baby sitting duties I had to run out at 6:10 before he had finished so maybe he might have redeemed himself for me during that time it just seemed to me that all the rules for life he was teaching didn't seem to reflect the way he lived his life. I don't think he is aware of how lucky he is that he has such a big profile that people do so much for him that they would never dream of doing for most.
wanted to see others thoughts on the weekend but haven't found any posts yet so if anyone sees any let me know.
All in all I had a good time and found a bit of inspiration.
Lady Marmalade
Nivin at work brought some grapefruits in so I took this opportunity to have a go at making preserves. It was not as hard as I thought but the bottling is a pain all the sterilising and pouring of hot liquids into small pots gets messy. However in the end my dad who loves Marmalade tried some and deemed it successful so worth it.
Holy Melancholy
Went to Curvy and Miseries opening nigh at Webbs gallery. Just love her work reminds me so much of the imaginings of my childhood. One day will hopefully have enough cash to buy one.
Friday 8 August 2008
08.08.08
love that google can turn their logo into into anything - be it art or celebration. makes their corporate face almost like a person. Their artists are very creative. Also love the date today and am looking forward to the opening ceremony to the olympics as that and the closing are generally all I watch - predictable for me as I am into arts not sport.
Monday 4 August 2008
bugger!
How funny is it to look out your office window and see a man who's car is illegally parked on the grass and because of rain is stuck in the mud and then tries desperately to get out - in doing so sprays mud all over the cars parked next to it. Glad my car was inside.
mmmmm finger lickin good
I had a much needed break on Friday and went to the annual food show with my mums friend Rosalie. It was great. I got to try lots of yummy food and drinks, talk to some celebrity chefs, watch them in action and then try their creations and so on. I enjoyed it so much went again on Sunday with my sister and her partner. all in all spent 10 hours over two days there. Oh and bought lots and lots of stuff like dripping gorgonzola cheese from Italy and beautiful silk bagged tea from america can't wait for next years.
bowling and brewbar
we had our usual fun team event on Thursday at Newmarket tenpin bowling and then the very posh Nuffield Macs Brewbar - I was ranked 12th out of 15 so not very good but not the worst either.
the attached is a photo of one of the gruesome anti smoking campaign pictures - I am not pro smoking but I say either make them illegal or let people who choose to smoke live with it there is no need to make them vomit - imagine if every chocolate bar or pound of butter had pictures of obese problems.
the attached is a photo of one of the gruesome anti smoking campaign pictures - I am not pro smoking but I say either make them illegal or let people who choose to smoke live with it there is no need to make them vomit - imagine if every chocolate bar or pound of butter had pictures of obese problems.
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