Go font yourself

At last! A quiz that answers that age old question, "if I were a typeface, which would I be?"

Turns out, I'm Architype Van Doesburg, because apparently I'm Emotional, Assertive, Progressive, and Disciplined (lol). This is the 6th most common result out of 16 typefaces.

What are you? I really want to see if anyone comes out as Expanded Antique - such a minority!

Happy Nude Year

Woohoo! 2011 eh!

From henceforth 2010 shall be referred to as my Lost Year. The equation below explains it quite clearly: homeownership + hilarious cat + full-time work + loss of dedicated "creative time" = an exhausted non-productive hermit who emerges only for netball and when emotionally blackmailed. Yuss.

So no more! My one resolution for 2011 is to not let it be a repeat of 2010.

Thus far, January has proved promising - I've got a couple of interesting design projects on the horizon, my mum bought me a beautiful old sewing machine for my birthday which just needs a new cog before it's all mine, I've been drawing a lot more, and with the addition of an iphone as part of my anatomy (because it's now a permanent fixture on my body) I've been taking lots of photos and getting into observing and composing images again. I'm posting them at http://otherwiseforgettablemoments.tumblr.com if you want to check them out anytime.

So in the spirit of this being a new year with new creative endeavors, check out these posters!

I put this one together last night for Thundercub. Fun times!



This one is one I did for Tono in December. Wanted to see if I could make an interesting poster using Wing Dings. Mission accomplished?

Yule and the Telemetrics

Poster for an upcoming gig for Yule and the Telemetrics that I put together at short notice. Shazaam!

IIIIIIIIIKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEAAAAAAAA

Oh man. Oh man. OH MAN OH MAN OH MANOMANOMANOMANOMAN.

I <3 ikea so much. SO MUCH.

We went today and I was so happy I hyperventilated a few times. The range of stuff! The excellent storage solutions! The wee setups that they have to show you things you could do to your house! The KITCHENS. Gah.

We left before I broke down and hid myself in a whole heap of pillows so I'd never have to leave.

We're going back next week.

Catching some flicks

On the plane over to Brisbane, DJ and I flew Pacific Blue which was cheap and frill-free. $3 for water anyone? Mmmmhmm. We rented one of their inflight entertainment thingummys that cost $20 and came with two pairs of headphones. BRING YOUR OWN HEADPHONES. These were easily the shittest headphones I've ever had the displeasure of putting in my ears. Sigh. The movie selection was fairly decent though and we decided on Toy Story 3 seeing neither of us had seen it.

It was excellent! Man, sad and nostalgic and funny all at the same time. The characters, both old and new, were vibrant and interesting, and the storyline was entertaining and suspenseful. DJ and I both had a wah a couple of times during the film (which is always a wee bit awkward on a flight which is a daytime flight. If it's at night and everyone's asleep it's far less shameful)

So yes. Go see it if you haven't, it's pretty radpants.

We started watching Cemetery Junction which was alright and just starting to get interesting when the flight attendant came and took it off us because we were "just about to land". 20 minutes later we landed. That cheeky bitch.

My sister, who I am staying with, and I both were humongous fans of the Tomorrow When the War Began books by John Marsden when we were teenagers. In fact, they were easily my favourite books. Nothing compared. I was madly in love with them. I even wrote John Marsden a fan letter which I was too much of a chicken to send which means it's at home somewhere. When I decide that I'm in need of some public embarrassment I'll post it in all it's fawning glory.

Anywho, we went and watched the film adaptation yesterday and as much as it was not as good as the book, it was still totally enjoyable like watching Home and Away on steroids with guns and a better budget. Some of the acting was just naff as fuck, but the key characters pulled through alright - my hope is that they decide to make the whole series of books and through that process, the acting will improve and some of the depth that Marsden put into his characters will become more apparent onscreen.

Has anyone else been along to see it yet? Thoughts?

Posters

Oh hai! See, I still exist! Lately I have been mostly hanging with the cool cats of my flat and playing far too much League of Legends which is free, addictive, and awesomely abbreviates to LoL. So if you've been wondering where I've been hiding, that is where. My user name is Moreconi - if you decide to give it a go, look me up and we can gank some n00bs together.

As well as ganking n00bs I have been fighting with our cat Dingding over whether I have the right to rub his tummy or not, making delicious soups, planning a trip to Brisbane to see my little sister, and trying to keep on top of all the new release movies that come into Marbecks. I have also made a couple of posters, so here they are! I am quite keen on blogging more again. However, it will mostly be inane dribble. You ought to all be used to that by now though eh!

Overheard by the vinyl bins

"Everyone knows Brian Jonestown Massacre are just a tryhard Dandy Warhols"

Erm, yes posturing teenage boy. With your posse of awkward accomplices and your muttered throwaways about "how overpriced vinyl is these day" despite the fact that vinyl had more or less gone out of circulation at the time of your birth in 1990.

I'd almost rather have an afternoon of rude old classical customers than have to restrain myself from coming over and slapping you for being SO YOUNG.

Almost. At least you make me laugh in a snorting kind of way.

Spectacles

I love getting new glasses, even more so, I love getting cheap glasses because I am a notorious scrooge when it comes to parting with my precious pennies. It's called being thrifty alright? No point paying way more than I need to eh.

Which is why I was super pumped when DJ introduced me to Zenni Optical a few years ago. These guys have prescription glasses starting from $8US including the frames and the lenses. Shipping is a flat fee, and they have a mammoth range of glasses.

I'm thinking that this week I'll get my prescription updated and then order myself these! Yuss!

Fingers crossed they'll suit me and fit my ginormous head because this style is available in white, red, and tortoiseshell. Gotta catch 'em all!

Phantom Tollbooth + Thundercub

Whipped this up the other night for Dougie J's band Thundercub, and Chloe's band Phantom Tollbooth. Man. It's quite fun doing a poster in a night - when everything just comes together really nicely straight away. Huzzah!

T-post

T-post is a concept - kind of like the 12club at Threadless where you get mailed out tshirts on a regular basis but with the added point of interest of each of the tshirts having an illustration designed in response to an article which is printed on the inside of the shirt.

The above t-shirt is for an article about some of the stuff people get up to while asleep - you can read it here.