Make Me

2009-12-23T09:30:00.001+13:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU GUYS! :)

xxx

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Exhibition updates: Chloe Ban

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Exhibition updates: Cathryn Zhang

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Exhibition updates: Dominique Frogley

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Exhibition updates: Kimberley Hassett

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Exhibition updates: Evie Kemp

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Exhibition updates: Anna Savelieva

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Photos from the exhibition are coming soon...I was trying to uplkoad them from home, but my internet is way too slow...

yayyy

2009-11-10T18:35:00.000+13:00

Its all finished and up and ready to be seen. Yay! It looks super fantastic - I'll make sure we have lots of photos to post on Friday.

Now for the really important stuff. What's everyone wearing on Friday?

Update

2009-11-05T15:05:00.002+13:00

Hey Everyone

The Speedy Sign people had trouble reading some of the files but we sorted it out in the end. They run off very old software and neglected to tell me all the details of the file requirement but I went back and made sure everyones was good.

Also it is more like a clear backed sticker with the vinyl lettering attached if that makes sense...the lady I spoke with has told me many different things but everything will look good in the end, so no one stress.

At the moment I am waiting to hear back from them about the two files I had to email from home, and once they have those then it should go ahead.

I found cheeeeep vinyl!!!

2009-11-04T11:29:00.003+13:00

Hey Guys

The place with the stickers has a turn around time of a week and so I tried finding something better. And I found a place that will give us a group discount with a vinyl lettering transfer.

there is a $45 start up cost but each A3 will cost $17, so if everyone pays $21 (depending on how many people want it done...so bring along about $25

We will have our lettering back on Friday if I get the files to them on Thursday but we just have to leave them over the weekend before applying them to out projects. If you want any extra stuff done I will be going to the place straight after our meeting so come along if you want extra stuff done and can be done with all our work.

This place is Speedy Signs in New Market

MJ with colour

2009-11-04T00:29:00.004+13:00

Not sure whether to go with a fading effect or a more stronger style...? There will be handwriting in the coloured area so that's something I need to consider.

Mission Statements

2009-11-03T16:44:00.003+13:00

Hey Everyone

I have phoned around all the places Chris suggested and they all gave me the specifications for the vinyl lettering and it costs roughly $80 per A3/statement and the smallest lettering they can work with is 10-12mm which is actually really big for the lower case lettering.

I received other options such as printing the statements on clear plastic which has no minimum requirements or get A3 clear backed stickers made with the statements on, which only cost $15 each!

There is a couple of day turn around so I personally would like to go with the plastic or stickers so we get the statements in good time before the exhibition. And we can receive a discount for a group print!

Let me know what you guys think. And start getting your statements together. We will have a meeting on Thursday (time to be confirmed) to hand in money and files...Shall I send a template round to everyone??? check your AUT email and also let me know if the template will work.

LineDotLine site almost up

2009-11-01T20:54:00.000+13:00

Incase you haven't checked recently the LineDotLine website is sort of up. It doesn't seem to be entirely finished as at the moment you can't view each student's work. But hopefully soon!

so restful

2009-11-01T17:57:00.001+13:00

Just some playing around in photoshop with applying to surfaces. It's pretty loud.
Figured I hadn't posted in a while! I'm going to have a few images of possible applications in my final display, though hopefully the fabrics in real life should have the most impact.

I'm going to be printing my swatch book this week and working on my physical exhibition things like measurements and hanging and fun stuff like that.

Vinyl mission statements

2009-11-01T15:04:00.001+13:00

Hey Everyone

I think It would be smart if we all sent our mission statements to the same place as one big project to see if we can get some kind of discount. Is it possible for everyone to have their mission statements done this week Wednesday? and one of us could go get a quote or something?

Century Gothic...kerning & leading

2009-10-29T20:42:00.001+13:00

same sizes but with 3 spaces between name and body copy. and the body copy has 12pt size and 16pt space between the lines. Better???

Century Gothic

2009-10-29T14:35:00.001+13:00

obviously the size would be a lot bigger but in proportion to this example.

Room Signage

2009-10-29T14:31:00.002+13:00

Serif or Sans Serif ?

Heading - 12 p

Body Text - 10 p

Myriad, Adobe Garamond Pro, Baskerville and Gill Sans...

Fonts

2009-10-29T14:18:00.005+13:00

option 1: Didot

option2: Bauhaus 93

option 3: Century Gothic

option 4: Verdana

option 5: Helvetica Neue Bold Condensed

Work-in-progress...

2009-10-25T21:05:00.004+13:00

Here's four out of the six posters I am doing, (In order = MJ, Layne Staley = Alice In Chains, Janis Joplin and Andrew Wood = Mother Love Bone). The basic layout is here but the final images are still being completed.

The overall colour-schemes will be black and white like they are now but there will be some colour added to the backgrounds of the final posters. Also still to be added are the "lyrics" in proper handwriting and each artists signature/autograph to the background.

stands???

2009-10-24T16:12:00.002+13:00

Hey Does anyone know if we have some stands for publications and other stuff from the 3D lab, or are we supplying our own? check out my fabric :)

Final Layouts | Issue One

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Issue 2 Industrial theme?!

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3 figures or 5 figures?

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3 figures or 5 figures?

Meet Lady Purple!

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Do Not Betray Our Secret...

2009-10-16T21:10:00.004+13:00

ok.. so here is the set for ' do not betray our secret'... any thoughts?

I'm going with the big blocks of vector colour because i don't know..guess i feel like the intricacy of the all the detailed lines may get a bit.. repetitive... throughout a whole publication..

These blocks of colour let me play with the image/text relationship more without feeling like i need to be too precious about the drawings themselves.. i guess if they were purely illustrations then i'd go with the BW ones.. but considering typography and layout i think some strong bits of colour might make each page more interesting...

what do you guys think?.. feel free to disagree.. i just wanted to know ppl's opinions :)Thank Y'allllllllllll!

which one?

2009-10-16T19:37:00.003+13:00

Hey Everyone

Now that im changing the colours for my outer packaging the text needs to stand out more on the spine. Which one?

Red or B/W?

2009-10-16T11:51:00.002+13:00

Hey guys... umm. Red or B/W?

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This is me attempting to design a cover because I wanted to sit infront of the computer for a change. The title is roughly put together because at this stage all I really want to work out is the colour to have the title and text in book. I don't like black because it clashes with the idea of avoiding black ink. Purple works well with brown ink and does crop up in a few watercolours. What do you think of purple?

A bit more colour

2009-10-15T21:19:00.003+13:00

Okay! sorry guys.. I've added a bit more colour around... just so that the eyes aren't random...

more colour ... less colour? ...right colour? haha

COlouring in TIME!

2009-10-15T16:15:00.002+13:00

Sooo. i've been playing around with colour more. I want the eyes to be striking and to stand out! i had tried out some with photoshop stuff, but looks crrrap. i don't really like the 'photoshoppy' look if you know what i mean...

here are two I've done with vectors. im liking this look way more... but i want to play with and develop the colouring a bit more..

but what u girls think?... doen't look tacky does it???

WAWAWEWA!!

2009-10-14T22:08:00.000+13:00

OUR LOGO LOOKS FAAAANTASTIC!!! :)

GOOD JOB EVERYONE! THANKS KIM :)

Issue One

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Final drawings, what do you guys think?

2009-10-13T17:07:00.002+13:00

Just starting to design the book now, ignoring the layout of the text etc on the other page what do you think about the images bleeding out of the page?

Attack of the nuclear bunnies

2009-10-13T12:05:00.000+13:00

My first order turned up and I'm really excited about it!
Here's a sneak peek.

I'm trying to think up some snappy titles.

How can I push this further?

2009-10-12T11:38:00.000+13:00

What do you think about grey background?

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A bit of colour!

2009-10-07T11:26:00.002+13:00

This is the first colour one I'm working on, I'm starting to get precious about all the line work that it is hard to know how much colour to apply. I would like to leave some white space and line but I am on my way to the art store to buy more colour - a variety of green. I have other colours but they wont work in this one.

Mag cover?!

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computer time!!

2009-10-03T16:39:00.002+13:00

Okay so Just been playing around on the computer a wee bit... minimal colour i'm thinking....

Oh dear, deer, doe dilemma

2009-10-01T11:48:00.002+13:00

I'm insisting on doing a deer design but I don't really feel like any of them are working for me yet. This is probably the closest I have come to final deer. The exact colours aren't exact yet either. This was my first attempt drawing with a drawing tablet - I kind of like it.

Here are some of the others... I think of these I like the pure outlines but feel they might not be gritty enough for what I want. I also think the grey and red works well but am worried it's too similar a version of my pighunt. Feedback super appreciated as I'm feeling stuck on this one.

2009-09-28T21:44:00.003+13:00

Here is a new instalment...same concept but with abold colour. What do u guys think. I'm working on posibly bringing in a colour outline of a threatning shadow behind the central figure, which has to do with their some "Shadowplay" (youtube it!!!)

oh and a lino print...didn't turn out so clear :(

Peachy Keen

2009-09-26T17:28:00.002+12:00

Just one drawing from issue one, more to come soon.

packaging and refined figure

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Very cool!

2009-09-25T16:44:00.001+12:00

Just checking I can post here. Ace looking blog, the work looks fabulous!

2009-09-24T22:30:00.000+12:00

Just some stuff I was playing around with today... hmmm. not sure how I should render the figures.. at the moment they are just pencil outlines.. if you guys have any suggestions PLEAAAASE go ahead!! :)

Hope all ur stuffs going smoothly!! looking forward to it all!! yay! :D

Hey krafty kim..

2009-09-24T20:57:00.002+12:00

are you going? Zine content, promotional possibilities perhaps?
http://kraftbomb.blogspot.com/
I wish I could but I'm going away on Sunday :-(

2009-09-24T20:10:00.001+12:00

This is really wicked eve! kai pai:)

And ur prints look fab! i love them already!!! :)

More book binding stuff

2009-09-24T20:09:00.002+12:00

I bound my contextual studies book using the coptic binding method, which basically leaves an exposed spine but I quite like the look. Like this...

This particular book is from the etsy labs here.

Anyway, I used this youtube tutorial to do it and while I find following a video kind of weird - it is really easy. One thing I'd say is that the thicker the book - the better it looks.

It's so easy and quick you could just have a go for fun by folding some drawing paper in half and designing a cover (christmas presents, hehe). It might not be polished enough for your final product but could be a quicker way of making a mock up etc?

Anyway, get this stuff together:

• Paper (folded) and arranged into signatures (groups of pages - about 4 sheets to each signature)

• Yellow pages or other beasty phone book (use this open to hold your pages while you stab the holes in).

• A ruler (for measuring the distance between holes)

• A big needle

• Two pieces of card or wood or anything else hard for the cover

• Thick thread (embroidery thread would work but even better would be waxed thread or something really strong).

• A ruler (for measuring the distance between holes)

• Superglue or clear nail varnish (to finish off your knots)

Tips: Coptic binding seems to look better the more signatures you have

Be careful pulling your thread through so you don't tear the holes

Take your time making a guide for your holes and making sure all the holes in each page line up with each other.

And watch the video.

I know - I'm a nerd!

Indie Publishing

2009-09-24T18:28:00.002+12:00

Eve they are awesome! To all the girls doing publications I got this book I ordered today called 'Indie Publishing'. It's good it has a bit of everything including all the nit bits eg. publishing details etc. Oh and a chapter on Zines Kim.

my first prints

2009-09-24T18:02:00.001+12:00

I've submitted my first three designs for print.

Ducks, dogs & rabbits.
I worked really hard on colour matching so fingers crossed it works!

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Wow Eve you did all that over night! Looks awesome, good work.

net

2009-09-24T12:40:00.001+12:00

Just making sure I can post messages on the blog. Looks good so far. I'm creating full scale packaging today and trying to find a printer that will print AO size card. (Eve: when you printed the net of your cake last semester did that place print on card???)

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first post - woop

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Post what you're doing, where you're at, what you like, what you hate, start discussions, links, photos!