Storey Design Blog

It's been a while!

2010-08-04T02:25:00.005+10:00

I must say it's been quite some time since I've made any posts. There's a good reason for this, I started a Chef Apprenticeship back in February this year. So as you can imagine, I've been busy slaving away in the kitchen and haven't had much time to do anything design or photography related. I've been putting all my creative juices in to culinary creations. I'm itching to get out and take some photos again. I haven't been to any gigs in a while so that's part of the reason I haven't done any! Not to worry, I've taken a few photos of my culinary delights, most of which have been of the sweet variety. So in place of any design and photographic pursuits I thought I'd better share these with you all. I do apologise for the lighting, it's crap!

Enjoy!

Italian Style Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake

Lemon Tart

Almond Cream Pudding

Lamb Shank Tagine

Gin Wigmore

2009-12-02T02:16:00.012+11:00

What an awesome way to start December, by attending a Gin Wigmore gig at the East Brunswick Hotel. The gig, joined by The Cardinals was to launch her debut album Holy Smoke. Gin, originally from Auckland, New Zealand, has a style and energy of her own. Her raspy and heartfelt lyrics were penned after a previous relationship meltdown, are a reflection of the raw emotions she felt at the time without being overly dramatic. It is a delicate balance of soul, blues and fun rocking tunes that sets her music apart from the rest of the crowd. Big things are in store for Gin so long as she keeps on doing what she's doing while still having fun!

Again, I was there with my camera to capture the action on stage. I managed to get there early enough this time to get a spot up front. The lighting was more of a challenge this time round, the lighting guy seemed to have a liking for yellow and green. Not all that ideal for photography work, however I dealt with it. The following is a collection of photos I took. Enjoy!

Dan Sultan - Album Launch

2009-11-24T15:12:00.008+11:00

It's a been a little while since I've updated my blog, so what better way to do so than with some of my photography work! On Saturday 21st November, I went to the Dan Sultan Album Lauch gig at The Espy (The Esplanade Hotel) in St Kilda. I'd heard so much about Dan and how awesome his brand of music was, I wasn't disappointed! A fusion of soul, funk, country and rock is the best way to describe it. Dan has an on stage presence and demeanor not to dissimilar to Johnny Cash, a complement of the highest regard. The girls love him and the guys want to be him. I'll definitely try to get to another one of his gigs soon. My only downside to the night was that I got there late because I was at work till 11pm (the gig started at 11pm) and I didn't get there till around 12am! I took my camera along to capture some of the night. It is my first attempt at gig photography and not a single shot using the flash. It's a bit of a challenge and takes a bit of playing around with until you find a setting suitable to the moment. The first few photos are evident of that. Another part of the challenge is dealing with being knocked around by the other patrons. I was back a bit further from the stage than I would have liked, but that said I wouldn't have got some of the shots I did! All in all, a good first effort at gig photography!

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Edit (29th Nov, 2009)

Big thanks to Penny for introducing me to the sounds of Dan Sultan! Happy now Penn? :P

Poster-zine

2009-10-05T16:06:00.005+11:00

So I had a brainwave while in the shower this morning. Strange how these things happen, I wasn't even thinking about anything design related. It's amazing my brain was switched on pre-coffee fix, the cogs usually clunk quite a bit that time of the day! Anyway, the brainwave I had was to do with making my own sort of publication, a design / arts magazine of sorts. Not a magazine in a traditional sense, but a folded poster. It's purely an artistic exercise and could be a rather expensive one but fun none the less, especially if I could collaborate with a few others. I'm sure something like this has been done before but I can't remember anything specifically.

I took an A4 piece of paper and made a mock-up of the poster-zine. Ideally this would be done in A1 or A2 format. It would be double sided too.

This photo gives a better idea of how it's folded out. You could even play around with optical illusions with the folds.

Poster-zine unfolded.

I'll start putting together some conceptual ideas for the Poster-zine and post them up soon. If you want to collaborate with me on the Poster-zine, let me know.

Random Collection of Photography

2009-09-11T12:45:00.007+10:00

A nice little collection of photos I've found that I like. Enjoy!

Harald Bildner - I See A Darkness

Borissov - Tao longe de tudo, IV

Brin - Serenity

FilipO - Undisturbed Sleep

Gary McParland - The Wreck

Gary McParland - Autumn Sunrise

Monique - Behind The Grass

mm767cap - Buried

John Colbensen - Gloomy Day

Giovanni Battista Micheletti - Sara

Mustafa Dedeog Lu - Untitled

Pierre-Arnaud Bonraisin - Rock Island

Ricky Siegers - Dreamcatcher

Teuku Jody Zulkarnaen - Fisherman

Wolfram Schubert - Freedom

Lumen Illustration Work

2009-07-24T14:14:00.005+10:00

So I thought I'd post some of my work I did while at Lumen. Mostly Illustration work for Fitting Instructions.

Studio Pounce

2009-07-22T17:14:00.004+10:00

Studio Pounce are a Graphic Design studio based in Melbourne, Australia.

Dylan Mulvaney

2009-07-16T12:37:00.003+10:00

Dylan Mulvaney is a Graphic Designer working in Brooklyn, New York. He is a recent graduate from Iowa State University (May 2009).

Marbia Studios, Boutique Wedding Stationary

2009-07-14T12:32:00.005+10:00

Marbia Studios is a niche design studio based in Ballarat, north-west of Melbourne, Australia. Run by Bianca Stanton, Marbia offers a range of boutique wedding stationary sure to please all tastes. In Bianca's own words:

"We have a passion for creating stylish and unique designs to suit your special event. We know that choosing a stationery piece will set the mood of your event and give the first glimpse into the theme of your big day."

On a side note, I've known Bianca since uni and have always admired her work. She is a great friend and I'm more than happy to promote her work!

Speaking of Business Cards...

2009-07-13T06:06:00.004+10:00

I'm toying around with a few ideas for a new business card for myself, this being one of them:

Feel free to critique!

Note: Website and email address don't exist. Not yet anyway!

Collection of Great Business Cards

2009-07-13T00:55:00.018+10:00

A nice collection of great business cards I have found on the web.

Magdalena Czarnecki

2009-07-12T00:36:00.004+10:00

Magdalena Czarnecki is an Australian based Swedish designer.

Rhett Dashwood

2009-07-12T00:26:00.003+10:00

Rhett Dashwood is an Australian Creative Director based in Melbourne.

Raffaele Sabella

2009-07-12T00:13:00.004+10:00

I posted this a little while ago on the Estetica Design Forum and thought I'd share it with you all.

The work of Raffaele Sabella.

...and we have lift off!

2009-07-11T21:15:00.000+10:00

Alrighty, this thing is finally looking somewhat decent. I still need to fiddle with the banner and make a few more of my own Social Network logos. The monster probably won't be there, I might just have to find a place for him though, we'll see! Anyway, I shall put up my first design related post soon. Oh and ignore the spelling errors in the first post, I was in a rush!

2009-07-11T16:55:00.000+10:00

Well it looks as though you've manages to stumble upon my little Design Blog. It's a way for me to post great designs for all over the world and also to vent when I need to. The current layout looks like vomit, however I will rectify that once I work out how to change the look of the blog the way I want it to. I'm also in the middle of putting together a website for myself and will remain separate from this site for the time being. So until then, happy blogging.