Archive for July, 2008

Lettering by hand

28 July, 2008
By Natalie
Lettering by hand

Lately I’ve really been getting into hand lettering. I’m totally inspired by Marian Bantjes, Linzie Hunter and Chris Piascik amongst a few others. For a long time I’ve felt either overwhelmed or just flat out imprisoned by computer fonts, so I’m enjoying the freedom of shaping my own words. These are a few of...
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It’s cool to D.I.Y

22 July, 2008
By Natalie
It’s cool to D.I.Y

I don’t often post photography, but Paul Vanzella‘s D.I.Y featuring MissT blew me away tonight. The styling, the subject, the FABULOSITY!!!!
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Some pictures of things I’ve been busy making…

21 July, 2008
By Natalie
Some pictures of things I’ve been busy making…

Thank you notes for our wedding (yes, late but what else would my friends and family expect from me?) Some drawings of pretty gals. More magazine doodling. Felt paisleys. My rat Willis died on Saturday :( I’ve also been quite busy with freelance design work! If you want to check out my portfolio, it’s...
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What tools do you use?

21 July, 2008
By Natalie
What tools do you use?

Pens. PENS! I love pens. I used to be the stationery queen at one of my old jobs, and I got to order all the stationery for the company. I pretty much hated it, but I loved flipping through the catalogue looking at all the pens. The other week I ordered some stuff through...
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World Youth Day, not so much for youths of the world

8 July, 2008
By Natalie
World Youth Day, not so much for youths of the world

you darn punks! by Paul McClintock I don’t often get into divisive topics here, but I need to talk about World Youth Day and what a load of civil rights intruding bollocks it is. Not only are the “celebrations” making it difficult for citizens of Sydney to move around their city for the month...
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My doodles (how rude)

4 July, 2008
By Natalie
My doodles (how rude)

Sometimes I doodle just for the hell of it, and there are a lot of times that I produce things that are kind of cool that I could never sell as prints. For example: lately I have taken to defacing my magazines – it’s a way to reuse paper, and often the paper stock...
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When words fail, there are cupcakes…

1 July, 2008
By Natalie
When words fail, there are cupcakes…

Lately I have been pretty busy and preoccupied with other things, and I feel bad that I have neglected my bloggerly duties. Sometimes, you get into funks and just don’t know what to write about! I am a very visual person, and often I feel like I could just communicate via images but for...
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