The studio was commissioned to develop a house wine packaging for Pearl Restaurant, inspired by Pearl’s Sommelier – John Evans. Interpretations and images of our Thin Man were developed by illustrators Jane Reiseger and Sarah Pickering, which was then fused with Thin Man typography executed in a red foil that blocks over modest black printing. The range starts with a Pinot Noir, a white wine and sparkling will follow soon.

By Jane Reiseger

By Sarah Pickering

Visit Pearl, Jane Reiseger and Sarah Pickering here

Slapped up, crinkled, raw edges, fat dots, big contrast, clashing screens, visual tricks, awkward type, generous slabs of yellow and black, thick screen printed ink, big big big, here one day, gone the next. Nothing beats a street poster and this year’s Melbourne Fringe festival street posters is the pay back for working late and tweeking elements, and shuffling stuff on white shapes. Thank you Rock Posters. Yum.

These guys say… a festival is looming.

Chamber Music Australia (CMA) facilitates this region’s largest and most revered chamber music events. The studio was tasked to develop a suite of communications items — from the brand to programme, apparel to advertising, signing to certificates and the web.

We wanted to put in place an image that positioned the event on the world stage — employing a confident and engaging graphic that suggests music, excellence and a sense of excitement.

The event programme was particularly rewarding project. With the guidance of CMA we assessed how the audience uses the programme and restructured the information to make the reading and review process intuitive, visually exciting, efficient with increased legibility.

The brand mark had several renderings a striking true mono solution, two to four colour outcomes and outcomes that are illustrated interpretations of the event graphic.

The event was declared the most successful competition on all fronts in CMA’s twenty year history by the CMA’s President Bill Forrest. With this result under our belts, we felt that it was timely to resign our eight year design and sponsorship partnership with CMA. We are focusing our energies on cultural partners in greater need of raising their brand and communications profiles in the community.

The studio ensured that materials had a extended usage life, building into the design outcomes multiple purposes and functions. We used sustainable printing, recycled papers and local manufacturing to produce desirable and highly reusable objects.

Folder, event programme brochure, invitation

Café postcard, event brochure and invitation

Programme brochure that folds out to A2 wall poster

Programme front cover and a selection of spreads printed using two colours

A one colour presentation folder that doubles as a wall poster

Competition t-shirts and carry bag

Last October (2007) the studio concluded it’s work with Robert Horne UK, to assist with launching the Stephen paper range in the UK. Several pieces were produced, including this exploration piece that drawed on contributions from Paul Davis, Sara Fanelli, Jeff Fisher, Anthony Geernaert, Shara Henderson, Paul Sahre, Karl Schwerdtfeger and Jen Tyers along with writing, imaging making and design by the Studio. Each image maker selected a topic that told the story of Stephen, then let their approach to image do the talking. Thanks again all our collaborators.

Design Victoria commissioned the studio to develop this invite/poster for their up and coming Law and Design lecture with Trevor Choy in Ballarat. The poster is being printed modern version of rustic – the new FSC approved Stephen Scrambled White by Spicers Paper. Thank you to Design Victoria for this opportunity and Spicers Paper.

Tuesday 13 May 2008
9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Registration: 9.15 am

The Alexandria on Lydiard
30 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat, Victoria

Free with RSVP

Visit Design Victoria here for details