SlangBang / New Tshirts / Splendour 2010

Heya blog
So a few months ago I started this Tshirt design, but only just got around to finishing it. Im not sure what the guys are going to be able to afford but hopefully they will be able to get both variations printed. I love the idea of having a story between two shirts.
Oh and this is the finished poster design for DZ's Upcoming tour. Typography isnt my strength, so its a shame that so much text got added to the brief after I designed it. I think it still turned out ok, there are a few hierarchy issues though. Next one will be better :)
On a more personal front, I just took a few weeks off to spend with friends and family in Queensland. Was really great to catch up with everybody!
Part of the trip involved a 4 Day camping adventure at Splendour in the Grass. Seriously one of the best weekends ever. Great weather, finest of company and so much music to lose your mind to. Musical highlights included- The Strokes, SUCH a phenomenal set from one of the bands that defined the last decade. Wall to wall hits. The Vines, Ive never seen these guys before and I know creatively they are a bit passed it. They were however THE band that changed my musical taste when I was 14 and in turn had a massive influence on my creative course. They have a terrible rep live which is why I've avoided them until now, but their splendour set was off the planet. LCD Sound System - Im so sad that I only started listening to LCD in the last 12 months, especially because they are breaking up after this tour. Their set at Splendour was a total party. James Murphy has to be one of the smartest guys in music. Yeasayer- Probably one of my favourite modern bands. They played plenty of old songs, which I loved but probably caught some people off guard. The build up of energy through their set was bliss. Passion Pit- This was just a crazy 30thousand person dance party. Some of the most surreal crowd participation I've ever seen- Everybody in the Amphitheatre stage making spazzy arm movements in the air creating a fleshy writhing pit of humanity for minutes at a time. Pixies- It was really good to see these guys after being mildly obsessed with them for years. Their set closed the festival, and while it didnt quite have the energy that some of the previous musicians did its hard to fault PIXIES. Definitely was a great way to end the festival.

Steve and Liam wait with us to get into the wine bar.

Laura Marling

Passion/Flesh Pit

PieceMeal

I always put off buying a scanner. They are something I have to leave behind when I move, and I think this is the 5th that I've bought. Everytime it takes months before I get my act together, and everytime I regret my hesitation. It feels so good to split my workflow between paper and computer. Ideas come more easily with my fingers on paper, and colours and design come more easily with my fingers on hotkeys.
These are by no means good drawings, but it is nice to get them out of my sketchbook.
Inspired by a new friend.(My half cocked attempt at hand lettering. I need to get better at this stuff.)

A drawing of my friend Mel doing her v special "infuriation dance". She can be terrifying but you should listen to her music, it is extremely lovely.


Ive laid off my observation drawing lately. Probably because I dont catch public transport anymore. I have make more of an effort.
Another nice thing about my new scanner is that it scans film. I havent quite figured out the best way to use it because it doesnt seem to automatically shift colours to their natural state (who would have thought colour negatives arent actually exact inversions of the real world?). One of the main reasons I like shooting on film is because it doesnt have any digital interpretation going on, but it seems unavoidable when trying to share photos online... anyway, this was a shot of my friend Bill from our trip to Victor Harbour a couple of weekends ago. Im going to stop making excuses for posting photos here, I think we can all get used to the idea of seeing them :) (Spotmatic F, Takumar 55mm 1.8 Fujifilm Superia X-tra400)

Love
Alex

Expect more.

Heya blog!
Sorry this drawing was just a silly idea. But i have some things Im going to put up here in the next few weeks that im excited about :) Including a brand new reel!, some Illustration and apparel designs, some of my own animation projects and some other sketches. be patient with me k? And come back soon, hopefully i'll have some freshness to splash you with.

Love
Alex

Little Scout Poster and some Photos

Hi Blog

I was asked by my friends Little Scout to do a poster for their upcoming headline show in brisbane. I messed around with a few new ideas but in the end we decided to recycle an unused idea i did for them a while ago. I made it look prettier tho :)
This is the final design we went with.

And this is another idea i quickly sketched up for them. We were originally hoping to be able to screenprint the posters by hand, but the plan fell through at the end.
Also in other little scout news, I finally have a photo of the Tea Towels I designed for them last year


I know I mentioned earlier that I didnt want to turn this into a happy snap blog but I've been using a new camera lately and really enjoying it. Its a camera that I got a few months ago. It was my fathers when he was my age. I feel extremely lucky to be using it :)If you're interested you can check out some more here.

Hope you are all well!

Love
Alex

Ever get that feeling...

heya friends,
I've got a week or two downtime at the moment so I thought I'd spend a bit of time on personal projects. This is a photo I took off Hindly street in Adelaide recently. Hopefully I'll get some more time to keep exploring this idea. Would love to know what you think :)

For those of you playing at home, you may have noticed an increase in photos on this blog lately. I bought a new camera over the christmas break it has been a great companion for the last few months. I wont bother you all with my happysnaps and photo nerd specs, but I thought I would mention it in my blog because I know how useful i've found it in my animation endeavours. Panasonic Lumix LX3. Alex stamp of approval.

I am off to Sydney tomorow. If you are a sydney kid, please come on down to the Blank_Space Gallery in Surry Hills sometime from the 13-19th of march. -Smirnoff Black Room Public Exhibition 374 Crown St, Surry Hills, Sydney NSW
One of my pieces is exhibiting there as part of a commision I recently did for the launch of Smirnoff Black. I would love if you stopped by.

Lots of love

Alex.

Yiros Stickup.

Heya Blog,

So I was taking a few shots over the weekend, and decided that they might be more interesting with people in them. Would love to play with idea some more.

I've also been messing around with water colour a bit as well. Super fun. I still have no idea how to use them properly though.



I was reading about this amazing photographer the other day called Ryan McGinley. His photos are phenomenal. Take some time if you have it, to look through his work.

Hope you're all well!

Love

Alex