SPREADS

This is a bit of development work, no where near finished, just trying to get my grid and layouts up to scratch and some of the content in. The font i am working with at the moment is "Rockwell" set to italic, i think its working out nicely. enjoy.

GRID/\DIRG

Pretty good grid site, has tome great templates and ideas. The real winner on the site though is the inspiration list, has some great sites to get the brain working.

http://www.thegridsystem.org/

BRAIN / STORM / NOTES

OBEY

“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. “

“I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government and good leadership. And when we get lazy, as a democracy and civically start taking shortcuts, then it results in bad government and politics.”

*i also thought i would put this image in because shepard fairy is being sued at the moment for creating this stencil in which he used an image from the american press as his reference. this annoys me a lot, as they began as post ups on the street, shepard fairy mearly showing his support for obama. damn the man

MORE AEC ENROLLMENT ADVERTS

G. DAVIS IS INNOCENT

In 1974 a 33 year old man named George Davis was convicted of robbing the payroll of the London Electricity Board in Ilford. He was nailed on the evidence of cops who were outside the bank at the time of the robbery and was sent to prison for 20 years. However, his friend Peter Chappell was convinced Davis was innocent and inspired by discrepancies in the police statements and the fact that none of the bloodstains at the scene matched with the defendant, started calling for Davis' release. Chappall enrolled some friends and embarked on one of the largest sustained grafitti campaigns Britain has ever seen. Over the following months 'G DAVIS IS INNOCENT' appeared on walls, bridges and tunnels from one side of London to the other, some of which are still visible today. The vandalism culminated in Chappell and four others breaking into Headingley cricket ground in August 1975 the night before a test match between England and Australia. Using plastic cutlery from a service station they dug holes in the pitch, filled them with oil and painted 'Sorry it had to be done, but George Davis is innocent' in large white letters on the wall as they left. The match was postponed and Chappell got 18 months for criminal damage. The campaign brought the case to the attention of the Home Secretary who after a police inquiry released Davis two years into his sentence using the highly exceptional and controversial Royal Prerogative of Mercy. The fight to free George Davis was one of the most spetacular campaigns ever fought against injustice, an achievement only slightly marred when a year after his release Davis was found guilty of robbing the Bank of Cyprus for which he served six years, and three years after which he was caught red-handed robbing a mail train. George Davis is now a free man and happily married to the daughter of a North London Chief Inspector of Police.

NATIONAL LAMPOON MAGAZINE

POLITICAL ADVERTISING

CURRENT AEC STUFF

The current AEC branding/advertising doesn't get me all that excited, whats with all the pink, what were they thinking, PIIIINNNNKKKK!!!

SPEAK!

BANKSY

Banksy, always great inspiration, always brings a smile but always makes me wish i was more prolific.

POSITIVE POSTERS

PP is an international poster design competition for graphic design students, professionals and illustrators that aims to connect design and community. Melbourne will be covered top to toe with the winning poster in Feb 2010 following a huge exhibition night at Rooftop Bar, 11th November 2009. This bi-annual competition will spark a movement that will bridge borders and promote positive thought in places that need it most.

From http://positive-posters.com/

WAR IS OVER

BIG MOUTH PROJECT - Jonathan Zawada zine

BIG MOUTH PROJECT

So the big mouth project is a collaboration between artists and worksafe victoria. it has been employed as a different strategy to spread the word about worksafe and what they are about. i think it is a bit of a desperate grab to make worksafe look "cool", but the artists and the work they have produced for the campaign has been top notch. The artists that have been included so far have been D*FACE and Jonathan Zawanda and Luke Lucas who designed logo and typography.

View more at http://www.bigmouthproject.com/

DOG

Valero Doval is awesome.