Category Archives: Creative

100 Days of Collage

so it’s been 7 days of the 100 Days Project and things are going pretty well really. I have been really motivated and haven’t run into any creative blocks as of yet. It’s been great doing all these mini collages … Continue reading

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Origami

After having an origami contest between myself and my co worker last week, I thought I would try my hand at some origami typography. Good old google lead me to Origami Club, where there are hundreds of instruction diagrams for … Continue reading

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100 Days Project

Sometime in April, I will be participating in the 100 Days Project. Based on Michael Beruit’s “100 Days of Design”, Emma Rogan decided she would do her own. For my 100 days project, I will be making one A7 sized … Continue reading

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Pritty Things

Last week a friend of mine posted a link to her cousin’s new online business, Pritty Things. I instantly went and browsed through all the beautiful craft rings and found a really cool flower ring (pictured above). I love their … Continue reading

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Inspired by…

Many well known creatives are often asked about what inspires them in their work, which I find interesting as no one seems to be inspired by the same things. A couple of years ago at Semi Permanent, Kate Moross talked … Continue reading

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Journals

I was talking to another graphic designer the other night about graduates who send their portfolios to us. And we both agreed that many portfolios that come through are often software focused, with not enough attention paid to the actual … Continue reading

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Photoshop Rage

I submitted this on Reddit today. This kind of thing happens more often than I would like!

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We Can Create 2011

So this year, Semi Permanent had a new name as the NZ organizers wanted to do their own thing away from the Australian Semi Permanent brand. Thus, We Can Create was formed. WCC is pretty much a conference where people … Continue reading

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Postcards!

The final touch on my stall for this Saturday’s Auckland Zinefest market day are these postcards, which tie in with The Doll Haus. They are vintage fashion catalogue images with captions, similar to the ones I have put into the … Continue reading

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stickers and such

I am making a whole lot of stickers for Zinefest this coming saturday afternoon. I got a whole bunch of sticker paper from Spicers paper in a sample package at work the other day, and just ran them off on … Continue reading

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