A portfolio well worth a flick through is that of Chris Maclean, a Creative Director over at Interbrand in Sydney. Chris, as well as being the world’s tallest designer, was the instigator of my journey over to Australia when he visited my Preston degree show back in 2008.

Australian Institute Of Company Directors (AICD)

The thought of moving into the world of ‘big brands’ was one that worried me a bit and i was quite hesitant at first, naively thinking that the work wouldn’t be as creative and/or challenging as i would like. But as you can see from some of the work Chris and the studio have been producing, i was very wrong.

Griffin Theatre Company

The team at Interbrand is now easily one of the strongest (and tallest) in Australia, I was lucky and got to work there for 6 months with some amazing designers whose portfolios are also well worth a browse through. Check them out > Christoper Doyle, Andrew Droog, Malin Holmstrom, Elliott Scott & Abi Singmin. Also not forgetting, TDOD’s very own Mike Rigby, who needs to sort himself out an interweb site.

Design For Obama

Just goes to show that, if your ideas are strong enough and you strive to be creative in everything you do, you can always produce good work. Whoever the client.

If you’re just graduating and, for want of a better phrase, shitting yourself a bit about finding work. I couldn’t recommend looking abroad enough.

I graduated from Preston 2 years ago, pretty much to the day, and I’m now a midweight at a small agency called Re, who work out of global advertising big bollocks M&C Saatchi, in Sydney – Australia

Nice neighbourhood

I’m now heavily involved in, amongst other things, a scarily large 4 year re-brand of the entire place, that being the country of Australia itself, the whole bloody shabang. We put together this (Slightly cheesy) video not long back for the launch.

Watch it, and prepare to want to move here. Good weather, good food, good people, lots of jobs, amazing beaches and, if you’re in fear of being home sick, there’s more English designers here than you can shake an ‘insert typically Australian thing here’ at. So look into it, it might just be the best thing you’ve ever done.

If not, at least you’ll leave with a tan and some proof you’re willing to go a long way for the chance to work in design.

Johnson Banks, logo mash-ups some are interestingly good and some are just pretty poor. Found on their thought for the week

The Village of Mardale was flooded in 1935 as the Manchester Water Corporation built the Haweswater Dam. A whole community was up rooted never to return, even the bodies were exhumed from the church grave yard. But every now and again during extended dry spells remnants and evidence of this former community and the village re-appear. Some say that on a still summers evening you can still hear the haunting sound of the old church bell tolling across the valley.

Continued from their ‘please god’ poster before the game The Partners finish the job.

Is it just me or do Ozzy plug sockets bear an uncanny resemblance to the face from Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ painting

Very funny with a serious message. I would urge you to watch it. Part of the TED lecture series.