Working up designs in my studio journal is something I do all the time. Visual Journals and Studio Journal more or less mean the same thing. This article was in part prompted by a conversation I had with a work colleague the other day. He was saying that he works …
Resolution: from Digital to Cloth was opened yesterday. The exhibition is held at the Foyer Gallery at the ANU School of Art here in Canberra. Often people outside the textile community are surprised to hear that a textile practitioner also works with digital media or that someone interested in digital …
Many people find working with colour a challenge. Others simply work out colour schemes like it is their natural language. Some like me just like to play with colour combinations for fun. This site allows you to play with colour schemes. The way it works is that you choose a …
The Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 – 1920 is a site that illustrates the rise of a consumer culture presenting over 9,000 images that relate to the early history of advertising in the United States. Anyone with an interest in the history of graphic design or visual culture will …
Did you know that if two hot air balloons touch during a flight it’s called a “kiss”? I discovered this piece of balloon trivia after an early morning trip to the foreground of old parliament house. Like many Canberrans I was up early to watch the launching of dozens of balloons. …
Charlotte Jirousek of Cornell University have provided a textbook for Art Design and Visual Thinking a course on design. The site includes articles on the design elements, application of media and notes on the fine art movements, and the decorative arts. This site has a number of strengths as it …
Did you know that to obtain a pound of Cochineal red colorant extract you need to bash the hell out of a million cochineal beetles? This is why the Aztecs valued the red dye so much. I am not sure if it is the satisfaction in the bashing or the …
