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Launch Party
12 August 2011 by nick

This is super informal and last minute. Next Friday 19th August around 5:30pm we are going to head to The Lucky Coq in Melbourne for a drink and a dance and we invite you to come along and say...
3 tips to design a good poster by Jesse Mallon
10 August 2011 by nick

A while back we asked 2010 winner Jesse Mallon what he thought made a good poster good. We kind of figured he would have a bit of an idea and he did, three of them in fact! So, what...
Design should be memorable
05 August 2011 by nick

We recently asked the winner of our 2009 competition, Peter Chmela to write something for our blog, reflecting on what it means to be a graphic designer and what it meant to him to be awarded 1st place in...
Brilliant Poster Tips by Milton Glaser (via TED)
27 July 2011 by nick

Motherbird sent this to us on Twitter this morning. The video is of Milton Glaser on TED in 1998 talking about poster design. Fast forward to around 5:00min.
EPISODE 4: Does your poster have to be ‘positive’?
15 July 2011 by nick

We received an email today that pointed out that it can be difficult to present a negative issue in a positive way. That’s true, but its not exactly what we are asking you to do this year.
University of Tasmania
14 July 2011 by nick

We’ve been there once before and were surprised not to get covered in jam (in joke). This year we are coming back to see the 2nd and 3rd years on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th of July. Hope you...
2011 Prizes
14 July 2011 by nick

Each year with the help of our sponsors, we award prizes to the designers who come first, second or third. As the competition grows, so do our prizes and they are always in addition to the street distribution of...
Shillington College
06 July 2011 by nick

Another first for us this year. We will be visiting Shillington College in the second week of July to present the brief to the students and answer any questions that people have. So far only Melbourne and Sydney presentations...