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In This Month's Issue...

Studio profile:   StudioBrave

After working in the industry for over 10 years, an overnight decision led to Tim Sutherland setting up shop. He opens up about studio culture, the name Brave, plus comments on a few of his favourite projects.

 

Feature:   Independent publishing

Depending on who you listen to, the publishing industry is either doomed or getting healthier. Some of Australia’s leading independent publishers give us answers

Me:   John Maeda

Artist, graphic designer, computer scientist and educator, John Maeda explains his design ethos, and why sometimes, the dirt is just as good as the cloud.

Project:   The Noun Project

Edward Boatman and Sofya Polyakov are on a mission to share, celebrate and enhance the world’s visual language, with The Noun Project.

 

The Space:   Keith Haring mural

The mural that Keith Haring painted in Collingwood in the 1980s has seen better days, but the decision about its future is proving to be difficult.

Talk:   14 hour days? Join the club.

Should design be a slowly considered, thoughtful craft and not something to be rushed and fussed over 12 hours before a deadline?

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