Beautiful illustration by Olly Moss for these posters for the Studio Ghibli film ‘My Neighbour Totoro’.
A truly stunning excerpt from “Wings of Life” by Louie Schwartzberg showing the natural world, inspired by the vanishing of one of nature’s primary pollinators, the honeybee
And the full TEDtalk here http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=6A1VGIdsnwY
Last year I travelled to Nepal trekking and climbing to 6200m (yeah…6km), the trip was truly ‘life’ changing in a slow burn way. In re-telling stories of the adventure, the scale and achievement of the journey is re-triggered. So…to share the time with more of you, some photos from the trip.
For the tech/photo focussed folk – these were all shot on a Panasonic Lumix point n shoot.
Enjoy. Namasté.
It’s always great when friends move closer. One such friend is Chris Rogers from Pedal Cyclery.
Together with his partner Jenny, these two will no doubt find themselves quite at home with the Melbourne, cycle, coffee, food and music culture.
It’s a pleasure to have them here.
Pedal Cyclery specialise in building new bicycles from second hand and new components.
Offering high quality, simply styled, competitively priced bicycles for those interested in cycling as a primary mode of transport.
Each bike is built using quality selected second hand, refurbished components as well as newly manufactured parts where necessary.
The result is a fusion of new and old to produce robust bicycles that not only withstand the rigors of daily use, but express their own unique style.
In addition to building and selling bicycles, Pedal Cyclery offers custom modification including frame powder-coating, wheel repairs and gearing conversions.
They also provide general servicing including practical advice on setting up your ride for improved comfort and performance.
For more info, talk to Chris:
E: chris@pedalcyclery.com.au
M: 0419 601 934
www.pedalcyclery.com.au
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pedal-Cyclery/119219011464439
Welcome to town. Exciting things to come.
Melbourne based visual artist Sam Shmith has updated his site (twice this year already!) with new works.
(more…)
The massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan are horrendous and heart-wrenching, and our thoughts are with the people of that country as they cope with the aftermath and the terrible losses they have suffered.
To make matters worse, the terrifying natural disaster has sparked a human-caused crisis, as radiation leaks from crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, sparking fears of a meltdown.
Full article here
I was lucky enough to listen to (and briefly meet) David Suzuki – yep…cross that off my list! – at the Big Debate of the 2011 Sustainable Living Festival (Melbourne) last night.
His constant message of needing to remember we are part of a huge biosphere is both haunting, daunting and a truly magical delivery – with amazing amounts of potential for change. Life in sacred balance. If only everyone could understand…it’s just the way it is. (more…)
The WWF – a new file format – is a PDF that cannot be printed.
It’s a simple way to avoid unnecessary printing. So here’s your chance to save trees and help the environment. Decide for yourself which documents don’t need printing out – then simply save them as WWF.
Simple, effective.
(more…)
Friend and Melbourne based visual artist Sam Shmith has recently updated his online gallery with new works.
Check them out at www.samshmith.com
I am currently in the fortunate position to be working with Aphids, a Melbourne based arts organisation who constantly have a range of interesting projects on the go. We’re collaborating on a few things, initially we’re looking at developing a new identity and visual language, which can grow over time.
Stay tuned.
As part of the Warburton Film Festival, Show Us Your Shorts is a Young Filmmakers Festival and competiton.
We’ve just launched a new (simple) site for the festival 2011.
http://www.showusyourshorts.com.au/
With a limited turn around and budget, ATC worked with Kultour to produce a promo for ONE AFRICA.
This Is Shyness from All Things Considered on Vimeo.
Recently completed a book trailer for Leanne Hall’s debut novel ‘This Is Shyness’
(more…)
We work with a bunch of interesting folk, Sam Shmith is one such person. (more…)
We’re passionate about all things typography, printing techniques and film, so when these passions combine in the form of documentaries about letterpress we get very excited (more…)
It’s a new festival on the Melbourne calendar, celebrating bikes as part of everyday life.
Bikefest places bikes at the centre of life in the city. There’s a whole heap of events addressing all things bike related – health, sustainability, design, safety, planning, and culture. (more…)
unMagazine fosters and offers opportunities to promote independent, critical thinking in contemporary art across all media.
Focused on artists, writers, artist run and independent projects, un Magazine is an important platform for the dialogue of ideas extending from the local into national and international contexts. (more…)
The Melbourne Museum of Printing (MMOP) is a fascinating, working museum of all things typography and printing.
Since 1993 the museums focus has been on the retention of traditional printing methods and equipment. Initially established as the Australian Type Company; containing a comprehensive collection of printing presses, typesetting machines, (more…)