September, 2015 – It’s almost a full house. Close to 1,000 designers and creatives are watching James Greenfield tell the fascinating story of how he and his team rebranded Airbnb. Meanwhile, American designer Cheryl Heller, Founding Chair of the Design for Social Innovation program at School of Visual Arts in NYC, is preparing her notes backstage, ready to close out […]

This is Part Three in our “Copyright and Wrong” series by Melbourne-based intellectual property lawyer Sharon Givoni. Sharon is the author of Owning It: A Creative’s Guide to Copyright, Contracts and the Law. — We live in an age where most of us spend a significant portion of our everyday lives connected to the internet. Unfortunately, many people seem to […]

This is Part Two in our “Copyright and Wrong” series by Melbourne-based intellectual property lawyer Sharon Givoni. Sharon is the author of Owning It: A Creative’s Guide to Copyright, Contracts and the Law. — Contract law. Not exactly the two most exciting words, especially when put together. But contract law involves more than just boring jargon and signing on dotted […]

This is Part One in our “Copyright and Wrong” series by Melbourne-based intellectual property lawyer Sharon Givoni. Sharon is the author of Owning It: A Creative’s Guide to Copyright, Contracts and the Law. — Imagine the following scenarios: You create a logo for your client, inspired by an image you sourced online. You were merely inspired and you’ve changed it […]

Oh boy. It’s that time of year again. Welcome welcome welcome to the 2015 live conference blog. Straight outta Melbourne. Crazy copywriter named Cat Wall from a gang called Sex, Drugs & Helvetica. Three coffees deep and we’re ready to roll. Stay tuned for the ins, outs, Who Wore It Best, and all your live update needs. – 0955 Testing… 1… 2… 1015 […]

I regularly come across content on the web that talks about the importance of user-centred design and how it’s something your agency should adopt as a philosophy. If you design for users, you’ll attract and retain more of them. If you’re a designer, you probably already know this (at least instinctively). I love reading these articles and I love the idea of […]

We all know ideas have to come from somewhere. It’s how the creative process works. Yet mere mention of the word ‘strategy’ is enough to instill fear in both the most imaginative and the most process-driven minds out there. But the sweet spot between strategy and beautiful design work does exist. Just ask Rob Nudds, Head of Strategy and Business […]

Oh lordy, it’s that time of year again. The tax man is on your back and you’re elbow deep in receipts. Until now you were lovingly looked after in your full-time role, where tax time was just a walk in the company-issued group certificate park. But for the last year you’ve been working full-time as a freelancer. You’re your own […]

Question: After graduating last year I’ve found myself receiving offers from both, a big agency and a small studio. So far both are sounding equally as good so I’m in a bit of a dilemma as to which I should go for. What are the benefits and drawbacks of each working environment and what’s best for a young designer? – […]

At the 2014 Sex, Drugs & Helvetica conference, Studio Round’s Michaela Webb spoke honestly about the process they undertook when branding Canberra’s Hotel Hotel. As well as discussing the (non-)issues with the re-appropriation of creative materials, Michaela raised interesting ideas about flexible branding and the idea that an initial branding project is now just the beginning of a process that […]