The Graphic Bee

e for effort

2012-02-14T09:21:00.001+13:00

Is this the best shirt ever or what.

a day made of glass

2012-02-13T10:35:00.000+13:00

This makes me excited for the future.

a cluster of links

2012-02-10T23:11:00.002+13:00

+ Made me laugh.

+ This ad. (And behind-the-scenes).

+ Hand-lettering, le sigh.

+ If you like Tangled, this is for you.

+ Raspberry Cat, you might like this calendar. :D

+ Handpainted Type.

+ Gotta love Readers Digest jokes! Here are 11 Valentines' Day jokes!

real life Disney princesses

2012-02-09T13:47:00.001+13:00

Check out Jirka Väätäinen's Disney princesses. Talented much?!

Bas Meeuws

2012-02-08T09:17:00.010+13:00

Check out the fantastic work of Bas Meeuws!

The photographs are inspired by 17th Century Dutch still life paintings.

Did you know that in the 17th Century, paintings of flowers were actually cheaper than the real kind? Painters did not paint by looking at a real vase of flowers, but rather from a book which was like a compendium of individual floral paintings. They then pieced their still life from this book. Meeuws' work follows the same principle, as all of the flowers are individually photographed then put together digitally! Fascinating stuff! Read more about it here!

a cluster of links

2012-02-03T23:11:00.003+13:00

Have a great Waitangi Weekend! :-)

+ Patterned Monograms

+ A game for all you pen-tool worshipping people out there (including me): Shape Type.

+ Awh! Dress-up Band-Aids! I want the sequins one!

+ What a five-year-old thinks of logos.

+ Panorama view from Mt. Everest!

+ Holy Mackerel. Michelle, you're right—this anatomical quilling is intense!

+ Doesn't this Lavender Lemonade look refreshing? (Actually, it kind of reminds me of Taro flavoured Bubble Tea!)

+ And these Lavender Shortbread cookies?! Next on the "to-bake" list! :D

A new start.

2012-01-29T15:01:00.006+13:00

Well!

This will take some getting used to! But, I was tired of the background, it was too much, and most of all, it wasn't necessary.

So here it is, my clean blog. There are still a few tweaks left to do. Hmm. :-)

a cluster of links

2012-01-27T23:11:00.004+13:00

+ How beautiful is this cake?!

+ If I was ever to go online shopping, these would be the first thing I'd buy.

+ I loved reading about the evolution of this website. I'm absolutely interested in, and inspired by all things botanical right now! :-)

+ That's it, I'm following her blog! Such beautifulness.

+ Buttered popcorn ice-cream, anyone? I've tried buttered popcorn jelly beans, but, is this a step too far?! Or will I love it?

+ Check out this sweet Valentines' wall heart!

+ Two words: Fictional. Food.

Typography

2012-01-25T13:01:00.002+13:00

Typography inspiration of the day! :D

Mural at The Ace Hotel from Daniel Cassaro on Vimeo.

Milky Way timelapse

2012-01-23T09:58:00.000+13:00

Oh, this is just so wonderful and ethereal, I couldn't not share.

a cluster of links

2012-01-20T23:11:00.001+13:00

Please excuse the lack of posts so far. I'm still trying to figure out the balance between what to pin and what to blog. :-)

+ DIY fringed lanterns

+ 50 Reasons not to date a Graphic Designer (almost all of these are true with me).

+ Succulent type.

+ Pedal-powered roller coaster? No thanks.

+ Pantone's Colour of the Year—Tangerine Tango.

+ Loving the work of UK doodler, Carrie Lewis.

+ Mm, flower pancakes!

+ Sidewalk chalk art.

+ This is a fun one: How fast are your reactions? (I'm a Bobbing Bobcat, haha)

What's on my mind?

2012-01-18T14:58:00.005+13:00

Sweet confectionery!

First up is this delicious peppermint bark that Michelle kindly sent me (along with a box of American chocolates!).

I never had peppermint bark before, and I absolutely loved it! I found a recipe here that helped me make my own (which also turned out pretty good if I say so myself!). It's seriously easy+fun to make. Melt dark chocolate, cool it, melt white chocolate, pour on top, sprinkle with crushed up candy canes, cool that, DONE. :D And, oh yeah, post-Christmas sale means cheap as candy canes. Cha-ching! ;)

Now I also want to try making macarons! These guys make it sound so easy!

Challenge accepted?

Edit: Instant. Chocolate. Mousse.

Uhhh.

2012-01-17T11:11:00.000+13:00

Who knew that paint curdles?! Not me. This lovely surprise was waiting for me as I opened my tub of fluorescent pink poster paint.

It looks like a bad science experiment. Hey. Maybe this is how they make slime/gunge (?). I've been madly stirring it, trying to get it all nice and paint-like consistency again, but to no avail.

Does anyone know? Has this paint gone past the point of no return?

Fotoshop by Adobe

2012-01-12T14:38:00.002+13:00

A new beauty regimen that does everything you want—heal flaws, change your body shape, brighten your eyes, even change your race!

2012

2012-01-09T12:35:00.000+13:00

Happy New Year, and I hope whoever is reading this, you're having a wonderful year already!

After a little break where I went crazy pinning things, I am back in the blog-mode for the fourth year now. It's my first year out of any type of education institution, and I'm kind of like, eek, where to from here?! But I'm sure this moment of panic will pass.

Have I made any resolutions, no, I haven't. I will however work towards my portfolio and CV, becoming fit, and getting that job.

a cluster of links

2011-12-30T23:11:00.004+13:00

Last set of links for the year! :D

+ Earth's permanent lights at night time.

+ Paperclips + string = earrings.

+ Deadline; a post-it stop motion.

+ Peppermint stack cake looks yummeh.

+ Rapunzel, by Claire Keane.

+ The best and worst brand identities of 2011.

+ Tiny apartment transforms into 24 rooms.

+ Wishlisted.

+ Stamp carving is something I want to try out in the new year. Here's a tutorial that I found.

+ Also this one from one of my favourite bloggers, Geninne:

Stamp Carving from Geninne D. Zlatkis on Vimeo.

+ Oldie but goodie: Vellum Mobiles. Doable for New Years' Party?

Edit: Whoops! Seems like I'd forgotten to include the last two links. They're now updated, and an extra one added! :-)

2011-12-30T10:37:00.002+13:00

Psst! I'm Pinteresting! If anyone who's reading this is on it, let me know! :-)

My Pepper Heart

2011-12-29T20:20:00.000+13:00

This is one of those moments where I go, why didn't I think of this?!

currently reading...

2011-12-28T12:17:00.000+13:00

+ A pile of really good typography books (I'll post the list up here in the new year so I can refer back to it whenever I like, and also for anyone who's reading this!).

+ Pilot Magazine. This issue concentrates on our galaxy, planets, constellations and signs of outer life!

+ The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne.

Image © Pilot Magazine

Google Maps

2011-12-27T11:11:00.000+13:00

1. Go to Google Maps.

2. Click on Get directions.

3. In "A", type "The Shire", and in "B", type "Mordor".

4. Click on the walking man (to get walking directions).

5. Be amazed! :D

(Found this trick thanks to G. Dada)

Here's to the crazy ones

2011-12-26T11:15:00.000+13:00

via SwissMiss

a cluster of links

2011-12-23T23:11:00.000+13:00

+ SO inspiring.

+ Le sigh. I really should start Pinteresting.

+ Life is beautiful.

+ The Year in Middletons.

+ Type portraits.

+ Disney princesses as cover models. Hah!

+ Artists in Miniature (free downloadable magazine)

+ Do you have the Facebook Timeline? You could revamp it like this!

+ So you need a typeface.

gold + gift wrap

2011-12-23T08:51:00.003+13:00

This tutorial has such pretty results, I couldn't not share!

All photos and tutorial © 100 Layer Cake.

A history of glitter

2011-12-22T10:38:00.003+13:00

Finally, the explanation for our obsession with glitter and all things sparkly! How crazy cool would it be to work in a glitter manufacturing company?! :O

All That Glitters: The History of Shiny Things from Etsy on Vimeo.

The Hobbit trailer

2011-12-21T17:06:00.000+13:00

Take a look at the trailer for "The Hobbit"! Doesn't it look amazing?!

I have only read half of "The Hobbit"... well I do have a year to catch up on my reading (the movie opens December 14th 2012)!

Other movies to look forward to: Sherlock Holmes 2, The Dark Knight Rises, and Hugo. Yay for movies!

p.s.: If you click on the link, it'll take you to the official website/trailer, which has amazing clarity.

p.p.s.: Note to self: Stop saying amazing.

Happy almost Christmas!

2011-12-21T10:19:00.000+13:00

Christmas in the BIG little City from Carte Blanche & Co on Vimeo.

Google Zeitgeist

2011-12-20T11:11:00.000+13:00

The Google Zeitgeist is up! No mention of the Rugby World Cup! :O

Graduation!

2011-12-19T12:08:00.006+13:00

Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design

Paper Roses

2011-12-15T22:20:00.000+13:00

Crafting with le Grandma. We're making a wreath. Inspired by this.

Happy Monday!

2011-12-12T16:44:00.004+13:00

Posted late today 'cause I was out picking up graduation regalia! :D

a cluster of links

2011-12-09T23:11:00.000+13:00

Cool and interesting tidbits on the Internet this week:

+ Check out this field of light blooms. Totally magical!

+ 10 ways to make a garland! I'm bookmarking this for the New Years' Eve party! :-)

+ Typography by Alex Robbins.

+ How to make the perfect gift bow.

+ Cheese, with edible gold bits. Anyone else find this weird?

+ Pretty. :-)

+ :O

+ :O :O

+ A Personal Apology. (Thanks, Corinne!)

+ Old Loves.

disney inspiration

2011-12-06T12:59:00.003+13:00

Edit: .gif, y u no work properly in Blogger?!

via Mickey and Minnie

Happy Monday!

2011-12-05T11:11:00.002+13:00

Just some of the loveliest, sweetest smelling flowers I have ever bought. Happy Monday! :-)

a cluster of links

2011-12-02T23:11:00.003+13:00

It's December! Summer's heeeeere!

+ Om nom nom!

+ Who wants this?!

+ Necklaces made out of Barbie parts. :S

+ Have you seen Colleen Jordan's wearable planters?

+ End Times. By Jill Greenberg.

+ Creepy, but beautiful?

+ Check out some really cool projects/design work here!

+ Dear Louis Vuitton.

+ How to hack your Facebook profile picture.

+ Dreamy photography by Roberto Rubalcava.

p.s.: Yes, I'm still experimenting with Courier (this typeface). I really like the look of it. It makes me want to write more. Plus it makes my posts look longer ;)

facepalm moment.

2011-11-30T17:36:00.009+13:00

from here.

Post-It Love

2011-11-29T11:48:00.000+13:00

Aww, isn't this the cutest short film ever? :-) Also check out other videos by the same channel (futureshorts).

Happy Monday!

2011-11-28T09:40:00.003+13:00

Juuust some pretty flowers to help cure Mondayitis.

a cluster of links

2011-11-25T23:11:00.000+13:00

Happy weekend, y'all! (Did you notice my new favicon? :D )

+ Build 3D letters from a font!

+ 25 ways to wear a scarf! I have a collection of summer scarves that I can't wait to try this on!

+ Paper-cut diorama artists.

+ Interesting and strange: How would it be, if typefaces could be tasted?

+ NASA goes pink.

+ Artist Kyle Bean's portraits made out of pencil shavings.

+ I'll have this (and especially this) for the holidays, thank you.

+ Their Good Morning/Good Night poster is quite brilliant!

+ The difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England. Also watch: Copyright, explained.

+ Take a look at Shinichi Maruyama's amaazing photographs!

Spartan Golf Club

2011-11-23T09:22:00.001+13:00

Pretty smart, hey?

Dunno who designed it.

Imaginawesome

2011-11-22T13:49:00.005+13:00

Kids' imagination + a little bit of help = imaginAWESOME.

Photo from Imaginawesome.

Miles of Light

2011-11-21T12:50:00.002+13:00

Take a look at this project here. A Study in Flora, by Miles of Light, is a recording of dried, lifeless flowers. Isn't it stunning? I'm sure the reason I'm attracted to it is none other than my own dabblings in drying flowers.

Still. I saw her sun-flower-dyeing tutorial, and I'm hooked. I'm definitely following her blog, Miles of Light. So inspiring. :')

p.s.: I don't know why, but her work reminds me of my favourite new textile designer, Rosemary Milner!

a cluster of links

2011-11-18T23:11:00.003+13:00

Thank you, Ponciks, for following the blog! :-)

+ Bracelets made out of dental brace parts. Um. Ew?

+ Oh wait, that's not Frodo Baggins!

+ What a fun house to live in!

+ The trick to applying nail polish.

+ Overheard on the Titanic.

+ The magic behind the magic: a tumblr full of Disney concepts (they've stopped posting now, but they have an amazing library of concepts)!

+ Egg Watchers: to get the perfectly boiled egg. This is actually really useful!

+ Loving this Etsy shop!

+ I need this: A clock designed to help procrastinators.

+ This is super: Pick your own pendants! I'm planning to make something similar... it's part of my personal campaign to get away from the computer!

Bean Boozled

2011-11-17T11:11:00.000+13:00

I warn you. This is a post on jelly beans.

My friend Libby and I visited an awesome candy store last Friday. I was feelin' brave and bought a pack of Jelly Belly beans called "Bean Boozled". It has some crazy flavours. And I mean Bertie Botts' Every Flavour Beans crazy. Booger, Rotten Egg, Mouldy Cheese, and Vomit are just some of them. Here is what I thought of the gross/weird ones:

Booger: Almost tasteless. A little sweet-and-salty, though. Really weird flavour.

Toothpaste: Mmm, very nice, felt like I'd brushed my teeth. Haha. I would eat this jelly bean again.

Rotten Egg: Yuck. Sulphuric and sweet (what the what what!?).

Buttered Popcorn: Felt like I was at the movies! Haha, it really did taste like popcorn. Wonder how they make all these flavours!

Vomit: Stomach-churning-ly repulsive. Euck! I got the acidic (don't really know how else to explain it) taste of vomit, and I had to spit it out. I'm dreading eating one again.

Mouldy Cheese: Oh God. I could almost smell the mould. :S

Black Pepper: The jelly bean contained black pepper. 'twas alright.

Baby Wipes (?!): Imagine smelling baby powder. Then imagine eating it.

Pencil Shavings: Alas! I didn't get this flavour in my pack. Maybe next time?

Test

2011-11-16T11:11:00.001+13:00

Juuust testing out this typeface. After years of using Trebuchet, I think I'm now leaning towards using Courier for this blog. I don't know. You really don't have to read this, because I'm just writing to fill up some text space.

Gosh golly, isn't it a nice day? This here is a photo of Muir Woods, from the U S of A. Why is this photo here? Well, just because.

And, as I've never actually been to Muir Woods, there is no way that that photo is mine. I took it. From here.

p.s.: Did I really post this post at exactly 11:11AM? Well, no. No, I didn't. Did I schedule this post? Why yes. I sure did.

Constellation bedroom

2011-11-15T11:30:00.005+13:00

I want this room.

Drying Flowers

2011-11-12T22:49:00.012+13:00

Drying flowers for the first time... let's see how this goes!

The first bouquet has roses, gerberas, and some purply pink flowers that I cannot identify. Edit: They are Statice flowers.

I love how this one looks as if they're levitating(!):

The other day, while wandering, I saw a bunch of these gorgeous antique pink roses at a dairy.

They came home with me, and are now hanging in my closet:

I've hung the pink roses for two days now, and the outer petals are starting to go brown. I had hoped the pink would stay. :-(

11.11.11

2011-11-11T23:11:00.002+13:00

Pssst. It's 11:11pm on 11.11.11. Awesome!

+ RAW is still on (till tomorrow)! Are you visiting?

+ Take a look at this beautiful light calligraphy.

+ Things 90s kids realise. I stumbled across Full House episodes earlier this year, and I fell in love with them! Then my friend Morgan told me about Danny Tanner. :-\

+ Love this list: 20 Things I Wish I'd known at 20. (I turned 22 last month, and I think I still have time to pay attention to this list)

+ Typography inspiration!

+ A library of Victorian scraps!

+ Life is too short (campaign).

+ I can't sew to save my life, but if I could, I would sew this.

Miniature food

2011-11-10T20:44:00.004+13:00

Recently, while blog-hopping, I came across this amaaazingly talented artist, Shay Aaron.

Shay Aaron makes miniature food. Like. Doll-house sized. The food is so realistic, that I wanted to gobble up all the breads and the cakes. And when I found out from the photos that he starts making his tomatoes and bananas from the inside out (creating teeny tiny seeds first, then the flesh, then the skin, and so on), I cried a little.

Then I found out that there's this whole new world of miniature foodstuff. Some people use them for doll-houses, others use slices of fruits and veges as decoration on nails. All mind-blowing stuff. (To be honest, I don't have the patience to make miniatures, so I'll just look for now. :-) )

My friend Chloe, knowing my newfound obsession for miniature food, send me the link to this ingenious ring:

So anyway. This post is just to record this awesomeness in the blog. So I can come back and click on the link and goggle at all the talent again. And again. And again.

p.s.: Comment, please, okay? It literally makes my day. :D

a cluster of links

2011-11-04T23:11:00.001+13:00

Not a heap of links today.

+ All Blacks making snow angels after they won the Rugby World Cup.

+ This was surprising: behind-the-scene visual effects from popular tv shows.

+ Luke Williams' typography

i don't really know how to title this.

2011-11-03T17:48:00.005+13:00

So. Is this shiny gold balloon the tent of the future? I'd say it looks pretty cool.

AUT Grad Exhibition

2011-11-02T18:59:00.002+13:00

We're almost there. The AUT final year exhibition is in a week! We're all busy with preparing the rooms, sending invitations, and creating our work, of course! I'd been to the AUT graduation exhibitions since before I started my degree, and I'd taken it all in with awe. And now, it's my turn to be part of it! It's almost unreal.

The student exhibition is open from the 10th of November till the 12th of November, from 10am—7pm. It's an exhibition of not just Graphic Design work, but Digital, Fashion, Product, Spatial, Textiles and Visual Arts also.

If you are in Auckland, do come. It will be amazing. :-)

Wingardium Leviosa; a typeface

2011-11-01T20:34:00.007+13:00

Can it be? A beautiful typeface named Wingardium Leviosa?! Oh joy!

All Blacks Haka

2011-10-25T09:36:00.004+13:00

What a Rugby World Cup final it was! When the All Blacks won, people were jumping around, high-fiving each other on streets, singing, dancing... ohh the horn honking cars! I've never heard so much honking in Auckland!

Here is the All Blacks Haka from the momentous day:

a cluster of links

2011-10-21T23:11:00.003+13:00

Rugby World Cup final this Sunday! GO THE ALL BLACKS!! Woohoo!

+ Hogwarts + treehouse = awesometastic.

+ Is it a cheese, or a font?

+ Embroidered x-rays.

+ Found this while blog-hopping: Chocolate-chip cooke recipe.

+ Leigh Wells' awesome type illustrations.

+ Read this book, and a free meal will be donated to pet shelters!

+ Miniature books on necklaces and rings! Ahh! Wishlisted!!

+ Learn colour-styling!

Disney sweatshirts!

2011-10-18T12:51:00.003+13:00

Waaant! :D (from Forever21)

a cluster of links

2011-10-14T23:11:00.001+13:00

Half of October has gone by! This year is whooshing past so quickly! :(

+ Apple pie cookies! EEP! SO CUTE.

+ Minimal movie posters.

+ A very addictive game for typographers: Kern type (seriously, I had no idea there're so many graphic design games out there!)

+ Disney girls, runway style!

+ There's oodles of inspiration at this tumblr!

+ All of a Heap—a Youth Art Committee launch, taking place tomorrow!

+ Typewriter art! O.O

+ This blog is so. super. sweet.

+ Photoshop yourself a Halloween pumpkin.

+ Take a look at these fun Halloween recipes!

A whole new world

2011-10-14T10:54:00.002+13:00

My favourite song from my favourite Disney movie:

Watched this with a big smile on my face! :D

Ariel vs Helvetica

2011-10-13T21:21:00.004+13:00

High-five to those who got it!

Ruler of the Universe

2011-10-12T10:40:00.000+13:00

Ah! How smart is this ruler concept?! It folds out, and you can measure up to one metre! Need. to. get. cool. ruler.

From Typo.

a cluster of links

2011-10-07T23:11:00.003+13:00

Whoo! Handed in my last graphic design assignment for the whole course! Feeling happy+sad at the same time. Now I can start worrying about Professional Practice (another paper, where we go out in the industry to find work experience and report about it).

Here is the usual cluster of links:

+ When the fairy tale ends, real life begins.

+ 100 years of London street style.

+ Beautiful food styling.

+ Paper+Typography.

+ Can you tell your Helvetica from your Arial?

+ I didn't realise candy floss grew on trees :P

+ Wishlisted. :D

+ Yay, I'm not the only one obsessed with everything gold and glitter.

a cluster of links

2011-09-30T11:11:00.001+13:00

Here is this weeks cluster of links:

+ Teeny origami! So adorable!

+ These holidays, I want to try my hand at marbling (watch the video, it's super).

+ Newest blog love: Mickey and Minnie.

+ This is super cool: Draw a Stickman! (Thanks for the link, Morgana!)

+ Inspiration galore! Does everyone want to make wall murals now?

+ Redesigned Harry Potter covers!

+ Photoshop in real life.

+ How to make typographic string art. Totally keen to try this out in the hols, too.

+ Reinterpreting Disney Princess costumes through a historical lens.

+ 5 smells that can change your life. I was really surprised about Vanilla!

Famous Five!

2011-09-29T14:20:00.000+13:00

I've been a Famous Five fan since I first started reading them in primary school. I always wanted to be George! Sometimes, when I'm designing late at night (especially as due dates loom near), I keep playing some episodes of the Famous Five in the background. I suppose it's my guilty pleasure. But the voices make me feel less lonely. Haha. And I can brush up on my English accent ;)

p.s.: Just this week I happened to come across a short clip (can't embed here, sorry!) from a version that was recorded in 1957! Wow!

Live the language

2011-09-28T20:13:00.000+13:00

Remember that beautiful Paris video? Well, EF (Education First) has three brand new cities to gawk at, and fall in love with. I absolutely love the style of typography in these videos... vintage-inspired, and very pretty.

Live the language - Sydney from EF Intl. Language Centers on Vimeo.

Thanks for the heads up, Yagmur! :)

Earth Cam

2011-09-28T00:37:00.004+13:00

Um. Okay.

I just happened to find a website called Earth Cam that shows live views of NYC. Maybe this isn't new to many of you. But at 12:40am, I sit here, procrastinating while doing my assignment, and I can gawk at a city that's waking up (about 7:40am in NYC right now).

I'm not sure whether I find this incredibly awesome, or incredibly creepy. Maybe my tired mind should just get back to my assignment.

Dana Tanamachi

2011-09-27T14:15:00.003+13:00

Have you seen Dana Tanamachi's wonderful chalk illustrations?! Such a great mix of Victorian style with a contemporary outlook!

Frodo and Bilbo Baggins,

2011-09-22T21:18:00.007+12:00

Garo arad-o-onnad 'elir!

Image source

Google Doodle

2011-09-16T10:59:00.005+12:00

Todays Google Doodle is definitely one of my favourites!

p.s.: Attempting orange vanilla spice cookies later on! :D

RWC 2011

2011-09-09T20:49:00.001+12:00

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a cluster of links

2011-09-09T11:11:00.001+12:00

Happy weekend!

+ faxblog

+ Hmmm. Teeth tattoos?! Yikes.

+ Harry Potter posters! :D

+ Christian Louboutin Fall 2010 Lookbook. One day, I will take photos like that.

+ Beautiful.

+ Cross-stitched Helvetica.

+ Another one for type nerds: Helveticons!

+ Witty posters.

+ Marc Johns makes sticky note drawings!

+ This.

p.s.: Crazy day today here in little old Auckland. Rugby World Cup and all!

Vintage Advertisements

2011-09-07T10:15:00.000+12:00

My final assignment for university (eek! How did I get here so fast!?) requires me to design Victorian-style logotypes for contemporary companies such as Apple, or Facebook (I haven't decided which one yet).

I came across these vintage-style advertisements for Facebook, Skype, Youtube, Twitter while researching. Pretty cool, huh?

Re-reading Harry

2011-09-05T18:46:00.003+12:00

Just a random fact, but starting from the 1st of September*, I have started re-reading a chapter of Harry Potter every day. I want to find out if I pick up things differently (I'm sure I will) now that I know the whole story. I hadn't read the books since Deathly Hallows came out.

p.s.: Humm, yes, I meant to read the LotR before reading Harry Potter, and well, I got through half of the Fellowship of the Ring, and the rest, uhh it's just not happening at the moment. Maybe I'll pick it up in the hols.

*September 1st because it's the start of the new school year for "Hogwartians".

post #

2011-09-03T16:19:00.006+12:00

Kinda, sorta, unbelievable. :D

p.s.: Thanks for following, Marie!

"500 posts" visual designed by The Graphic Bee, please do not copy.

Gilded Glass

2011-08-29T17:17:00.005+12:00

Okay so I have a slight obsession with shiny metallic gold things, and when I saw these, I wanted them very much (but had absolutely no need for them):

And guess what. Today I came across a Martha Stewart tutorial to get the same gilded glass effect. Yay! It's not as shiny looking as the one in the photo, but I'm not complaining. Bookmarking it as a holiday project. I need time to work on my assignment for now. :-)

a cluster of links

2011-08-19T23:11:00.004+12:00

I am back with the cluster of links again :-)

+ The sweetest prints from Sasha Hearts Paper.

+ This is ah-mazing. I could play forever.

+ Haha, Harry Potter inspired books.

+ And, while we're on the subject. 10 things you probably didn't know about Harry Potter. (I knew 8 out of 10 :P )

+ THIS. is. very. COOL.

+ Loving these illustrations!

+ What is with me and e-magazines?! Here are three that I read: Papier Mache, Adore, Maché.

+ Do we agree that these are the most beautiful vegetables ever?

+ Vintage underwater photography. Enough said.

+ Hummingbird Cupcakes. Beautiful! :')

Psst! Auckland peeps! Are you attending We Can Create next week? I sure am!!

Design Sandbox

2011-08-17T13:57:00.004+12:00

Hey there, please check out Design Sandbox, it's a blog I co-author as part of my work experience and partly for our university.

I've also linked to it on the right-hand side (under "Creative Bees"), lest you lose it ;)

3D Printer. :O

2011-08-17T11:11:00.000+12:00

Oh my goodness, okay, wow. Mind blown.

Imagine having access to this printer... holy mackerel!!

Primulas

2011-08-16T22:28:00.000+12:00

I think I'll have to get some Primula's for my bedroom... I had them when we first moved here, and I found having plants in my bedroom tremendously calming and just very nice. I felt less lonely while cooped up in my room doing assignments, and watering them was so therapeutic!

Here's a photo of my Primula's:

Hot pink washi tape,

2011-08-15T16:28:00.006+12:00

you are mine :D

p.s.: It does make for a rather peculiar pen stand!! Hehehe!

Archer.

2011-08-08T16:26:00.001+12:00

Let's revel in some Archerness.

Gilded

2011-08-05T17:15:00.010+12:00

Check out the "Gold Edition" line by ban.do!

And.. how about these funky gilded nails?! Crazy! I don't think I could ever wear this colour!

p.s.: Ooh, newest purchase! (not the skirt, the top!)

p.p.s.: Holy post #492!!

!!!Harry Birthday!!!

2011-07-31T13:58:00.005+12:00

Happy 31st, Potter.

Just something I designed the other day:

Cakesss

2011-07-26T15:38:00.005+12:00

Om nom nom... :D

From Martha Stewart.

Floral Photography

2011-07-20T14:35:00.003+12:00

Stunning!

via

Cheat Sheet

2011-07-18T11:11:00.000+12:00

Loving this Photography Cheat Sheet!

via Design Crush

Harry Potter 7.2

2011-07-13T22:09:00.002+12:00

It releases midnight tonight in New Zealand, but I'm not watching it till Saturday. How about you? Have you already seen it? Are you dressing up? I got a Slytherin t-shirt (this one, but with black background), and I might draw a scar.

Internship :D

2011-07-12T11:11:00.001+12:00

Hello, friends!

I started my internship at a very cool company last Monday, and what can I say except for it's going really really well! There is only so much that design schools teach us, and having a "real world" work experience is crucial. I'm learning as much as I can! :)

Only one semester left till I finish my course! Eeeeek! :O :O

Yulia again

2011-07-11T11:11:00.000+12:00

A couple of months ago I blogged about Yulia Brodskaya, quilling extraordinaire. Did you check out her Babushka art? So awesome.

Maricor and Maricar

2011-07-05T11:11:00.000+12:00

So. Much. Amazingness.

More here.

Off to Transylvania!

2011-07-01T09:55:00.002+12:00

Hehehe, I'm not talking about the country, but rather a black-light mini-golf!

Should be fun, fun, fun (after all, it is a Friday!)!

Paris

2011-06-29T13:18:00.002+12:00

EF - Live The Language - Paris from Albin Holmqvist.

chocolate withdrawals

2011-06-28T11:11:00.001+12:00

Ohhh yeah. Sometimes, I just eat way too much chocolate. Chocolate that comes in blocks, buttons, Tim Tams, Starbucks, ice creams, even my pearl milk teas have to be chocolate flavoured.

(and what do I do when I'm having chocolate withdrawals? I design what I'm feeling. Which is terrible, really, seeing that the colour sort of intensifies my cravings... hmmm)

And just as I decide that I won't consume any more chocolate, I get an email newsletter telling me how there's a massive sale in one of the coolest little chocolate shops. Sigh...

Design Police

2011-06-27T11:11:00.000+12:00

This website, is amazing. Designers could really use these labels!

Haha "Comic Sans is illegal"!

a cluster of links

2011-06-24T23:11:00.000+12:00

Hello there! I haven't done these in quite some time, but I find my bookmark folder overflowing again, so here you go:

+ Kyle Wilson drew portraits of every person in his Facebook friend list!

+ Make your own Space Invaders bookmark!

+ What the Fork!?

+ Lunule? Skeuomorph? Wamble? 25 everyday things that you never knew had names.

+ And last but not the least! The Graphic Bee's Facebook page! ;) ;)

Pottermore

2011-06-23T23:15:00.001+12:00

Eeee!! Excited?

The paper cuts in the animation were so precious! Teeny teeth on the teeny Sorting Hat!

Bubble Bees

2011-06-22T16:06:00.003+12:00

Trying to break my own record ('twas 3880 if I remember correctly) in Bubble Bees. Fun times. XD

Lovesick - a Candygram

2011-06-21T18:04:00.004+12:00

Mmm, I want to try this out now! But half of them might be in my tummy by the time I get to actually photographing... haha!

Of Typefaces

2011-06-10T21:15:00.006+12:00

I hereby introduce you to my favourite new typeface—Egyptienne, by Adrian Frutiger. It is even more awesomer in italics.

The infographic is still in design-mode, although I am very happy as to where it is headed. I am currently snowed under with assignments and all-nighters, but I will come back and share my assignments in a week.

Edit: Any Lord of the Rings movie fans from Auckland? The extended versions of the movies are releasing in theatres, starting next week! Eeeee! (So are the Harry Potter movies!!)

lei

2011-05-27T11:11:00.001+12:00

I was trying to find instructions on how to make tissue paper lei's/garlands (for a photography assignment)... couldn't find a tutorial so am inventing my own... if it works out, I shall share the tutorial :)

Spilt Milk! Photos

2011-05-26T10:34:00.003+12:00

Take a peek at Spilt Milk! :) All photos by Amy Potenger.

(yes I drew that sign, hehe)

The exhibition space.

My corner :) Type quotes printed on archival paper.

Lord of the Rings

2011-05-24T11:11:00.000+12:00

One of the best things about a Graphic Design course? Most of the time, we can "customise" our assignments and mesh things we like with the given brief.

For example. Need to write a long essay discussing semiotics in advertising? Do it on hair straighteners (I wrote mine on ghd advertising last year)! Designing a typeface and have an interest in stars and constellations? Do this! And so on.

So for my newest assignment, which is to create an Information Graphic, I have chosen—The Lord of the Rings! Yes, peoples! My research is to watch/read Lord of the Rings and map out the Fellowship's journey, attacks, major events, interesting quotes, deaths, and meeting new characters! Let's see how this goes, eh!?