Our notebook is a place where we keep the latest design news, plus fun stuff we find on the web!
About 3 years ago, WordPress released its Version 3.0. This new release enabled you to select a custom username on installation. This meant the end to most people having "admin" as their default username. At the moment there appears to be a large number of attacks on WordPress websites, these are being hacked by brute force. We recommend that if you are still using "admin" as your username to get access...
More →You spend a lot of money on branding, so of course it makes sense that you should have a style guide. It is interesting to see how other designers and studios present their style guides. While looking for a reference the other day I came on to this article from LogoDesignLove, they have done all the hard work and compiled a list of 61 different style guides from some amazing...
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Sorry it's been so long between posts, the last part of 2013 was crazy! I promise to post more this year. My first exciting news for 2013, is that I have finally had the time to launch my new venture The Letterpress Factory. Since buying my press late last year, I have enjoyed many hours tinkering and learning the art of Letterpress printing. The Letterpress Factory is my creative outlet,...
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Cassette 2013 Calendar Brisbane Cassette Calendars are a fantastic way to get your brand on your customers desks all year round. Each calendar comes standard with 14 leaves, this consists of 1 cover, 12 calendar pages and 1 backing sheet - ideal for advertising. Also available are CD Mailing boxes to send the calendars to your customers. Are you are looking for an idea on what to send your clients...
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Save the Date - Letterpress Invitations - Gavin and Jennie It was pretty exciting to print my first letterpress job on the weekend. I designed and printed these lovely letterpress "Save the Date" for a Toowoomba couple. They're printed on Spicers Stephen 330gsm Chilled White with 2 colours (one being the blue and one being the blind impression with a spot of transparent ink). I have a few more letterpress...
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Google Earth is one of my favourite time wastes on the Internet today. I love just looking at and looking for landmarks and amazing things on our planet. I found this little Google Earth Puzzle over at The Atlantic. I have added a few images here to give you an idea but for the full puzzle be sure to visit their site. Can you guess where these images are... I've...
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This is our lovely new letterpress being moved into its new home! If you follow me on Twitter you will know that a while back I found and re-home this 1950's Heidelberg Windmill Platen Letterpress. I have been busy spending my weekends getting her back into order and finally she is ready to print again. More details to come soon!
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These free little Binding Guides from Design Resources are a fantastic little piece for graphic designers who are just starting out. They show a simple overview of what the options for binding are, what sort of page numbers you can do for that particular binding type and the price range you can expect to pay. They are great for established designers as well to use to show your clients the different...
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Taylor Jones founded Dear Photograph back in May of 2011, after a night at home with his family looking at old photo albums. They came across an image of his younger brother sitting in front of his 3rd birthday cake, it occurred to Jones that right at that moment his brother, now a lot older was sitting in exactly the same place, Jones grabbed his camera and took a shoot...
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Photography Andrey Pavlov takes the most amazing images of ANTS! Yes, that's right ANTS! Andrey uses a macro lens to setup and capture all the ongoings of these amazing creatures. Yes of course the images are staged but seriously can you image how much work that would take! {Images all found here}
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