This ad from headspace.org.au is one of the best commercials I’ve seen on television for depression. Usually the ad people rely on stock video of anguished looking people with a hand to the forehead shot in a blue cast, which could just as easily be used for headache tablet commercials. This animation totally nails what…
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Desktop, free to a good home
Because it’s a new year and stuff I thought I’d make a desktop for every month of 2009. I thought about the kinds of things I like on a desktop and realised that I had never really seen what I wanted, so I made it! I like to keep my desktop relatively clear, but I…
Marimekko does Avon
My mum gets Avon catalogues every month which ensures trashy toilet reading when I visit, and that we always get something Avonish for Giftmas. Maybe I’m a snob, but the cosmetics smell like soap! Any way, I heard a while back that Avon had licenced a Marimekko print for a promotional thing and was interested…
Doodling, again
I have some form of laryngitis I fear, my throat is killing me and my voice is making sexy croaking sounds. Ewwww. I checked Illustration Friday yesterday and had an idea, but didn’t get to draw it until today. And now the word is different :( Here it is anyway! I have the weirdest songs…
Melbourne street art
We’re back! Nick and I just adored Melbourne… we were thinking about moving down earlier last (!) year but this trip really confirmed it for us. The weather was perfect – it really felt like a Brisbane winter down there, funnily enough. I took photos of the work on a few laneways… I wish I…
Twas the night before Giftmas
We’re heading down to Melbourne in a few hours, I hope the plane doesn’t fall out of the sky! Have a silly season kids, and thank you for sticking around to read this pitiful blog. :D
Presents!
My birthday was on Saturday and Nick bought me Prismacolors! I’d been wanting some for a long time but was always put off by the cost. They are very lovely to use, but I have to be so delicate with them in case the leads break. I’m so paranoid, I’m almost handling them with white…
Brisbane nocleanfeed rally
Today Nick and I went to the nocleanfeed rally in Brisbane because we feel very strongly about censorship and “The Great Firewall of Australia”. Our one year old government (that we voted for!) is proposing to limit our access to information online in a vain attempt to put a stop to paedophilia. This plan will…
Paisley Photoshop brushes for you!
Someone asked if I would release another drawing as a Photoshop brush and I declined but I thought it would be nice if I made a DIY paisley brush set, free for personal use. All the paisleys are empty, and I’ve included the flowers and flourishes so you can design your own paisleys! The brushes…