Rodeo Updates

On my daily travel to and from work past the neon signage of design studio Rodeo, I notice they are on the move, whether they’ve picked this opportune moment, or I just haven’t been paying enough attention, it looks as though they have updated a tonne of work onto their site since I last looked.
There is a lot of stuff to be jealous of here, including some beautifully executed pieces for ‘dream’ client Getty Images, as well as some superb solutions for The Adelaide College of Arts, SA Health, LMS Energy and The South Australian Integrated Design Commission (RIP, thanks Jay!) You could do worse than taking a peruse of some really world class, locally produced design here.

Designers Who Are Better Than Me

Luka Va is a Lithuanian illustrator and designer (now living in Adelaide or is that Melbourne now?) who I’ve been meaning to feature since I bought a print of hers on Etsy a few months back. I first became aware of her from her prize winning entry for the National Parks of South Australia t-shirt competition. Her illustrations are intricate and full of whimsy, staying on the right side of both – plus, she draws lots of cats and bunnies, always a good thing in my book. She has lots of nice prints for sale at he Etsy shop, as well as selling her wares at local craft and art fares.

The Beards by Chris Edser

The Beards are an Adelaide band that have beards and sing songs about beards, their profile has been rising in recent times due to some airplay on national ‘alternative’ station Triple J and the fact that they are pretty good and have Beards. Some of that rise in recognition no doubt should be attributed to the fantastic graphic representation they have received over the years from uber illustrator and designer Chris Edser. It’s a great playful and consistent system that has played out over the years which has culminated in the latest Beards album release Having a beard is the new not having a beard beautifully detailed and majestic in it’s illustrative representation of all things ‘beard’. Check out Chris’ site for the full scope of work he has done for the band over the years, there’s also some nice stuff, non beard related there as well.

Fête Magazine

Fête magazine is a beautiful new free Australian online magazine about event styling, entertaining and party planning. Gorgeously designed by the ever-talented Jane Cameron, the magazine maintains a distinctly Australian feel through-out with particularly attention paid to lavish and appropriate photography and a laid-back, but informative writing style that works well on it’s screen environment.

Deluxe Design Adelaide

The Design edition of Adelaide Deluxe Magazine is now available free at various cafes, restaurants, bars and design haunts around the city. This issue is co-edited by me and features articles on local graphic design firms Parallax and Voice as well as stories on people doing lots of interesting stuff in other various design fields. Keep a look out for it – it’s sure to become ‘highly collectible