New illustration which will be part of my housewife series.

I had the pleasure of attending CIT today to review student’s folio work and provide some critique before they graduate in a few week’s time. You can check out the new batch of design heads at Just Desserts. In particular, I was blown away by the illustrations of Cinthya Lovin and can’t wait to see more of her work in the future.

I will be at the markets all day on Sunday 25th September selling stationery and illustration prints. Come and say hello! My facebook even page is: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=218394524884292

I am completely in love with the work of Anna Albero. This spanish-born, parisian-educated, Berlin-based wonder child has a beautifully defined style. Her images are full of colour and life, creating characters from other worlds and times gone by. Respect.

Here’s some little character heads I scribbled whilst waiting for my plane:

I also got James to give it a go. His drawings make me giggle but I also think he shows some potential, I wonder if I can give him a nudge to give illustration a try?

On my last day in Melbourne, James took me to see the Matinee performance of Love Never Dies, the sequel to Phantom of the Opera. The costumes, set design and singing were all spectacular. The graphics of course caught my eye as well, in particular the simple yet gorgeous display type used for the Opera’s title. I loved it so much I got all touristy and bought a printed mug. The gold type on the black is stunning.

When you are stuck in front of the computer for hours on end, you get sick of all the music in your iTunes pretty quickly. I went searching for some new music today and came accross SBTRKT. I actually heard this on Triple J a while ago but didn’t catch the name. It’s fantastic music to listen to while you design, I recommend a listen.

So in planning my trip to Melbourne next week, I thought I’d better hit up the  Thousands City Guides and realized this web has had a pretty amazing face lift by the talented folks at Right Angle Studio. In this day and age it’s almost as important to be able to design a website as it is to design an iPhone app to go with it, and these guys did a fantastic job. From modest beginning, The Thousands City Guide is now a colourful, delightful, info-packed guide book that you literally can fit in your back pocket. Go take a look if you haven’t already, and while your there check out some of the hip and happening things in your local area (if your in Aus.) And download the App- it’s FREE!

So for a while there I was missing having something to work towards/ be excited about. Enter Outskirts 2011: A street festival happening in September by the folks at On William. I will be taking my studio to the street for a day and the next few months I will be busy designing my own range of stationery. The designs will be inspired by a retro theme, particularly from the late 60′s and early 70′s. I love the colours and patterns from this era- they were onto a good thing. I’m heading to Melbourne with my amazing boyfriend next week and I can’t wait to hit up Chapel St and Brunswick street for some thrift store wonderfulness.

Without further ado, here is a work in progress photo journal of my first attempt. This design was inspired by a floral pattern I saw on a colourful hippy kaftan. Enjoy!

I came across this fantastic artist known as Piccione this morning via Grain Edit today. A talented illustrator with the ability to carry accross a distinct style into hand-done typography to create stunning posters & other projects in a unique style. Impressed!

Piccione Illustration & Art