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2014 Chippendale New World Art Prize

by creativeprintstudio

The Chippendale New World Art Prize opened last night and Fish Tank Creative owner Merryn Bourne was in attendance.

This event mirrors the growth of the Chippendale area, from an industrial suburb to an area full of creative potential and venues. These days Chippendale is full of wonderful galleries and studios, as well as fantastic cafes and restaurants.

Chippendale is an exciting suburb to be in, everywhere you go there is inspiration – whether it’s a new piece of street art or watching the Halo spin on a sunny day. We love this area and being immersed in its creative culture. The New World Art Prize is just one more reason to come to Chippendale and be creatively inspired.

Below are a few snapshots from the evening.

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Graphic designers love a good stencil.

by creativeprintstudiosustainabilitytechnologyUncategorized

If you think of screen printing, you think Andy Warhols’ depiction of Marilyn Munroe, right?

Basically, screen printing is using a mesh based stencil to transfer ink onto another surface. Sounds simple.

Now to practise. I went to a  screen printing course on the weekend in St Peters, with Steve Wood. Arcade Screen Printing, they are totally down with the profession, and the art of it.

Listening to the theory introduction, my mind was racing with all the ideas that a creative has with a new medium to explore.

More commercial ideas for screen printing are fabric designs, wall paper, t shirts, teatowels, artworks and posters.

Here are some shots from my first attempt. The course didn’t disappoint, and I will be going back for more.

Raymond Loewy's Google Doodle

Happy Birthday Raymond Loewy!

by brandingcreativeprinttechnology

Today Google pays tribute to famous industrial designer Raymond Loewy with a Google Doodle celebrating his 120th birthday.

Raymond Loewy's Google Doodle

Loewy was an industrial designer, famous for his work across a wide range of design disciplines and industries. Some of his most well recognised works include the Shell logo, Lucky Strike package, the redesign of the Coca-Cola contour bottle, the livery for Air Force One and the Pennsylvania Railroad S-1 locomotive.

Unfortunately Loewy passed away in 1986. Included below are some images of Loewy’s amazing design range, but for a complete biography and gallery of his work head on over to the official website.

Avanti sketch

Coca-Cola bottles and dispenser

S1 locomotive

Assorted logos

 

 

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MarketPlace Leichhardt Enviro Expo

by brandingcreativeprintsustainability

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Here at Fish Tank Creative we’re always trying to promote sustainability and do as much as we can to work in an eco friendly manner. We’re proud to be able to say that for the second year running we’ve completed branding work for the MarketPlace Leichhardt Annual Enviro Expo.

The event started on Monday and runs until Wednesday, 2nd of October. There are loads of free events happening aimed at both adults and kids, so everyone can find something that they’re interested in. The link above will take you to the full event program on the MarketPlace Leichhardt website.

Fish Tank Creative worked across a large range of collateral for this event, including press ads in both the Inner West Courier and Ciao! magazine, program flyers, web banners for Facebook and the MarketPlace Leichhardt website, a digital brochure, large posters and banners to be hung in the centre, and delivering a new wall triptych. Throughout this range of work we have kept a strong application of the brand as well as helping to promote the message of sustainability.

So if you’re looking for something to do in the Leichhardt area over the coming week get along to MarketPlace Leichhardt, check out the diverse range of free events and enjoy the lovely branding work that runs throughout the event. Other examples of Fish Tank Creative’s work for MarketPlace Leichhardt can be found on our website here.

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