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Sex, Drugs & Goodbye

July 20, 2016 by Sex, Drugs & Helvetica 9 Comments

Sex, Drugs & Goodbye

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 […]

Copyright and Wrong: The Internet and Social Media

December 18, 2015 by Sharon Givoni Leave a Comment

Copyright and Wrong: The Internet and Social Media

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 […]

Copyright and Wrong: Contract Law for Designers

December 16, 2015 by Sharon Givoni 1 Comment

Copyright and Wrong: Contract Law for Designers

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 […]

Copyright and Wrong: A Basic Guide for Designers

December 13, 2015 by Sharon Givoni 1 Comment

Copyright and Wrong: A Basic Guide for Designers

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 […]

LIVE BLOG: Sex, Drugs & Helvetica 2015

September 11, 2015 by Sex, Drugs & Helvetica 1 Comment

LIVE BLOG: Sex, Drugs & Helvetica 2015

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 […]

Why ‘Being Human’ is Integral to Design

July 28, 2015 by Rowan Barnes Leave a Comment

Why ‘Being Human’ is Integral to Design

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 […]

Open Access: Robert Nudds Talks Strategy, Design and the Importance of Teamwork

July 8, 2015 by Roseanne Tiziani 1 Comment

Open Access: Robert Nudds Talks Strategy, Design and the Importance of Teamwork

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 […]

How to Survive Tax Time

June 2, 2015 by Cat Wall 1 Comment

How to Survive Tax Time

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 […]

Dizzee Askall: The Biggie Smalls

May 31, 2015 by Dizzee Askall Leave a Comment

Dizzee Askall: The Biggie Smalls

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? – […]

VIDEO: Sex, Drugs & Helvetica 2014 – Michaela Webb of Studio Round

May 26, 2015 by Sex, Drugs & Helvetica Leave a Comment

VIDEO: Sex, Drugs & Helvetica 2014 – Michaela Webb of Studio Round

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 […]

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