The studio was awarded several design excellence awards at the 2008 Australian Graphic Design Association National Awards held in Adelaide over the weekend. These awards include, click through to see project details:

2008 Distinction awards

• Stephen Daring Brown packaging paper promotion for client Spicers Paper
• Stephen Recipe publication new paper range promotion for client Spicers Paper
• Stephen Exploration publication new paper range promotion for client Robert Horne in the United Kingdom
• Read Me First publication for client the Australia Graphic Design Association

2008 Finalist award

• The first edition of The Design Papers editorial design for the National Design Centre

Melbourne‘s XYZ Studio was also awarded a Finalist award for the animation developed for the 2007 Melbourne Fringe Festival that developed from the creative theme devised by the studio.

Many thanks again to clients AGDA, Spicers Paper, Robert Horne UK, National Design Centre and Melbourne Fringe for developing strong creative briefs and fostering engaging outcomes.

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A compilation of exotic sounds and grooves designed to be a lush international listening experience. We revisited the image the launched this compilation series, reshot the head pieces and contrasted the image with a slab of raw plywood and crimped paper… another compilation from a long time client Filter Music… Thanks again to JF and the crew.

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Hit your nearest music bar the “Fever volume III“ is designed, approved, printed and distributed…

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The So Frenchy So Chic series, the unofficial soundtrack to the French Film Festival, is in its fourth year. Producing the communication work is a simple and chaotic process — engage the canny eye and talents of Kat Macleod, from Ortolan, to develop the season‘s diva; with diva in hand the studio madly puts together the packaging and promotion collateral; all under the constant supervision of Filter Music‘s founder JF (the Frenchman). This process typically takes place in the closing and crazy weeks of Christmas. 2008‘s diva makes a departure from collage and rendering to bold dashes of painterly colour contrasted with the whim of sparely cast pencil marks.

Don‘t forget:
Nouvelle Vague and The Moonshine Sessions Live
There is only a few tickets left, so don‘t miss out on this unique event. Nouvelle Vague will be performing a brand new show introducing songs such as “One hundred years“ The Cure, “Under the flag“ Fad Gadget, “Such a shame“ Talk Talk with the Nouvelle Vague touch of course.

Sydney, Saturday 1st March at Metro Theatre from 8.30 pm
Melbourne, Sunday 2nd March at The Prince Bandroom from 8.30 pm (Sold out)
Melbourne, Monday 3rd March at Manchester Lane from 8.30 pm (New date)

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CD packaging design is a regular project in the studio. The budgets are modest, the market is saturated, time lines are tight and the client has to ensure everything has been accounted for. After several generations Fever Italia is here and on the shelves again. Illustration developed by studio designer Sarah Furzer.