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A Vision of Christmas

Posted on November 27, 2013 in Tips & Advice

Whether we like it or not Christmas is looming. In all its red-and-green, sparkle-laden, fear-inducing, festive glory, it is coming, and coming fast. I swear the department stores bring out their Christmas merchandise earlier every year, and every year I am shocked into Christmas-fear. Don’t get me wrong, I love the holiday season, but there is always so much ‘stuff’ to get through before you can just sit back, relax, and enjoy the celebrations. One highlight of such celebrations is definitely the various carol functions. The music is always beautifully tear-jerking (especially those mass choirs of angelic-faced children) and...

@AdobeCreativeSuiteRoadshow– #hashtagging the way to success

Posted on July 27, 2012 in Events, Tips & Advice

On Tuesday I ventured from the studio to attend the Adobe CreativeSuite Roadshow– a conference held to introduce creative professionals, students and other keen people to the newly released CS6. Not only was it a valid reason to get out of the office and to take my work-experience sister on an ‘exciting outing’, but it also provided me with a kickstart into the world of CS6– and can I tell you, what an awesome world it is! What made the conference even more engaging and exciting was the emphasis on social media. Being a bit of a social networking...

A Blast from the Past

Posted on July 26, 2012 in Tips & Advice

Recently we were approached by a student from our (Jacqui’s and my) old school (Firbank Grammar, Brighton) wanting to interview Jacqui about Graphic Design and working in a creative practice. This not only provided us with a blast from the past but also gave us reason to consider what it really is to be a Graphic Designer. Being a visual arts student (and captain!) herself, she had a personal interest in and knowledge about the field, making her questions quite informed and considerate. She even threw in one rather curly question that nearly had us stumped!Hopefully the answers Jacqui...

Let’s go to Daiso!

Posted on June 13, 2012 in Tips & Advice

For those of you unfamiliar with the joys of this Japanese emporium of $2.80 glory (yes everything packed into this mini Ikea-of-a-store is $2.80) then let me introduce you to my new favourite store– Daiso. Think $2 shop-cum-Ikea-cum-wonder emporium of Japanese greatness. For this weeks blog entry I was given a task. Jacqui gave me an address with instructions to check out Daiso. Jacqui knows I have a slight obsession with Japanese packaging design, and am currently mothering a Hello Kitty infatuation. When I excitedly showed Jacqui my new Hello Kitty spongy iPhone case she said immediately “Oh my...

Just Imagine!

Posted on May 10, 2012 in Tips & Advice

Imagine your lifestyle is magazine released quarterly by Reid Media offering everyday lifestyle, wealth and financial solutions and ‘down to earth advice from some of Australia’s leading financial advisors’. With distribution of over 40,000 copies to clients from Australia’s largest independent group of accountants and financial advisors, as well as an estimated 10,000 copies sold in selected News-agencies and distribution in Qantas lounges nationally, the wingspan of such a publication is notably large. Although No Grey is not directly linked with this financial sector, we are familiar with the work of Marguerite Picard, Dr Tina Sinclair and Tricia Peters (the dynamic...

Retravision– 50 years on and they’ve still got it!

Posted on May 4, 2012 in Tips & Advice

After 50 years in the retail market and as a first step in a multi-faceted re-vamp, RetraVision has been given a facelift. Headed by Retail Oasis, Retravision have conducted an 18-month intensive brand project, with the revamped logo marking the first of the many changes. Since the launch in August 2011, Retravision has exploded with a myriad of changes, from store interiors to point of sales, marketing ventures, website, televisions commercials and general graphic presence. I must say I am very impressed with the sleekness of the new look, effectively reenergizing a brand, which was looking more than a...

A picture’s worth a thousand words, or more!

Posted on April 3, 2012 in Tips & Advice

They say a picture’s worth a thousand words, but I say good quality photographs are worth a hell-of-a-lot more. No matter how fabulous your business or product is, bad quality, unprofessional photographs can really let you down. Graphic designers can only do so much with layout and type setting. At the end of the day bad images make for bad results, so put the digi-cam away, same goes for the iPhone. Photography is something best left to the professionals. There are too many examples in the world where bad photography seriously undermines the apparent professionalism and reputation of a...

Guide Dogs Victoria– Our fave!

Posted on February 16, 2012 in Tips & Advice

Remember filling out those dinky little questionnaires presented with a mixture of delight and naïve expectations from your bestest best friend in grade three. Usually bound in a “My Friends” journal, jam packed with adorning stickers and glittery butterflies fluttering across the pages. My memories of such ‘fun quizzes’ are thwart with worry and stress– stemming from the often painfully haughty remark from afore-mentioned ‘best friend’, “make sure you write ON the lines, and don’t scribble on the butterflies– it HAS to be neat. And you MUST use this pink pen. Oh, and if you make it messy, I...

Living the Instant Life

Posted on February 7, 2012 in Tips & Advice

Gone are the days when living “the good life” was sufficient. Now, not only do we want to live “the good life” but we want this “goodness” to be instant. Living the instant life has superseded the relaxed life. No longer are our days filled with time consuming activities such as siestas, long walks on the beach, slow food, hour long phone calls to our besties or tediously long games of chess. Instead we want to eat fast Mexican food (most likely served from a oh-so-funky food van in some park in Brunswick), we want to play super fast,...

PANTONE wall of colour!

Posted on January 23, 2012 in Tips & Advice

I work out of an awesome studio in Richmond (Gordon Studios) that is run by my long term friend and photographer Mackenzie and her sister Samantha. It is such a great place to come everyday because I really get the best of both worlds. An office environment full of laughs, lunches and friends and to be able to run my own business with no annoying managers, bosses or politics. I hope this situation never ends! In our studio I have a great little spot in the back room and the other day I realised that I have not been...

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