http://peoplethings.com/andblog A web log from Studio Pip and Co in Melbourne, Australia Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:24:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Communicating in most instances is something quite unremarkable, yet when a saucer is passed your way, in sobriety, with "U SUX" delicately cast in the middle of a saucer, one can either become highly offended, or amazed at the lengths people will go to make a lasting or meaningful impression. Sarah ... http://peoplethings.com/andblog/speaking-in-china/ [caption id="attachment_4137" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="As folded DL objects"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_4141" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Poster A"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_4142" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Poster B"][/caption] These posters are the latest output for the 2010 National Architecture Conference held in Sydney in April 2010. There are two kinds of posters that combine rabbits, divers, retro bikes, paper cups and oranges ... http://peoplethings.com/andblog/posters-for-the-2010-national-architecture-conference-at-here/ Dear Studio, How do you maintain a high standard of work throughout your portfolio? The reason why I ask is because a lot of my designs are driven by the client and committees, who have no experience in design. I am always told to 'give what the client wants', even though ... http://peoplethings.com/andblog/the-big-question-about-nice-work-verses-client-requests/ Melbourne’s hottest Japanese bar is booked, copies of Astro Boy and Blade Runner are sourced too. We were tasked to develop event collateral designed to shake the woes of 2009 and welcome in 2010. We started with exploring traditional Japanese symbols and images and developed an illustration of intertwined Koi that ... http://peoplethings.com/andblog/gt-under-the-japanese-influence/ [caption id="attachment_4094" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Event brand variations 2 of 12 outcomes"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_4067" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Event image 1 of 8 outcomes"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_4066" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="December AA colour ad"][/caption] The 2010 National Architecture Conference held in Sydney is Australia’s most anticipated forum exploring architecture. The speaker and event programme is put together by ... http://peoplethings.com/andblog/more-work-for-the-national-architecture-conference/ Carousel Café is situated on the foreshore of Albert Park Lake on the outskirts of the city of Melbourne. The foreshore is a popular spot for visitors to meet. On any day dogs, joggers, sailing craft, ducks, walkers will make it’s five kilometres of walking paths and subsequent green spaces ... http://peoplethings.com/andblog/new-image-and-brand-for-carousel-cafe/ Be my valentine Roger, because you gave the world a typeface called Mistral. Better than any writing, any name under Mistral’s spell is the "designer" factor for any willing hairdresser or night club no less Be my valentine Paul, with your mind and silk screen press running over time, we wish ... http://peoplethings.com/andblog/be-my-valentine/ The studio has spent the last few months developing a range of brands for the business and government sectors. Spring Osteo Clinic is a new osteo practice located in Surrey Hills, east of Melbourne’s city centre. The brief called for a robust mark and type treatment that communicated a new professional ... http://peoplethings.com/andblog/a-new-identity-for-spring-osteo-clinic/ The Sticky Institute, Melbourne’s mecca for Melbourne’s wayward, diverse, inventive and compelling zine culture is over February hosting the Festival of the Photo Copier – a space for zine lectures, launches, chat offs and exhibitions. The Undiscovered Press (unleashed on the masses) is a hands on exhibition that makes every ... http://peoplethings.com/andblog/discover-the-undiscovered-press-at-platform/ [caption id="attachment_3982" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Flinders Street Station circa 1953, Public Record Office Victoria."][/caption] January 2010 marks the 100th year of Flinders Street Station. Flinders Street Station, Australia’s oldest central railway station located on the South Western corner of Flinders and Swanston Street along side the Yarra River. The building which stands ... http://peoplethings.com/andblog/flinders-street-station%e2%80%99s-forgotten-wayfinding-system/