Letterbox

Publications Written

2011

Characters: Cultural stories revealed through typography (Thames & Hudson)

2009

Characters & Spaces: 17 stories in 1 city

2009

Utopia Oblique: Creating a perfect world of type through a perfect type of world

2008

Orbit Oblique: A typographic homage to animals lost in space research

2004

FancyTypographic Embellishment

2003

Mixed Business – Integrating Value Systems into Graphic Design Practice (Masters by Research Study)

2001

Ampersand 5 – Grand

2000

Ampersand 4 – Assembly

1999

Ampersand 3 – Convoy (Plastic edition 1, Paper edition 2)

1998

Ampersand 2 – Rentfont

1996

Ampersand 1 – Ampersand

1995

Qwerty Issue 6 – At home with the alphabet

1995

Qwerty Issue 5 – Big is Beautiful

1994

Qwerty Issue 4 – Recession

1993

Qwerty Issue 3 – A Shadow of its former self

1992

Qwerty Issue 2 – The Australian vernacular

1991

Qwerty Issue 1 – For those who get their hands dirty

 

Articles Written

2011

Qantas / The Australian Way – M is for Melbourne (AUS)

2011

Desktop Issue 270 – Melbourne Typeface Feature: Brunswick Black (AUS)

2011

Desktop Issue 268 – Melbourne Typeface Feature: Tasman (AUS)

2011

Australian Architect – ‘Architects and Typographers: So you think you’re pretty spacial’ (AUS)

2011

Desktop Issue 266 – Melbourne Typeface Feature: Jones (AUS)

2011

Typographic 69 (ISTD)– Australasian Design Publications (UK)

2010

Desktop Issue 264 – Typographic Predictions for 2011 (AUS)

2009

Open manifesto Issue 5 (AUS)

2009

Prodesign Magazine, Issue 100, Re:TS11 (NZ)

2008

AGDA Research Journal, The Space Inbetween (AUS)

2006

Typo (Czech Republic)

2005

Open manifesto Issue 3 (AUS)

2005

Australian Creative, Special 10th Anniversary Issue (AUS)

2004

Desktop – Typographic Issue (AUS)

1999

Baseline Magazine Issue 29 (UK)

1999

Monument Magazine Issue 29 (AUS)

1998

Baseline Magazine Issue 25 (UK)

1998

Monument Magazine Issue 23 (AUS)

1998

Monument Magazine Issue 22 (AUS)

1997

Dialogue Magazine (AUS)

1996-9

Desktop Magazine, Regular Typography Column Writer (AUS)

1996

Name Magazine (AUS)

1996

World Art Magazine (AUS)

1995

Grrr!! Magazine (SPAIN)

 

 

 

A Selection of Media Coverage

2011

Radio RRR The RRR Breakfasters (AUS)

2011

Radio ABC Melbourne The Conversation Hour with John Faine (AUS)

2011

Radio ABC Radio National By Design Program (AUS)

2011

The Age Melbourne Magazine Newspaper, All Lit Up (AUS)

2011

The Age Newspaper, More than face value (AUS)

2011

Australian Book Arts Journal Issue 3 (AUS)

2011

The Age Newspaper, What Lies Beneath (AUS)

2010

Art Nation, ABC Television (AUS)

2010

Designfiles (AUS)

2010

TypoShirt One (GERM)

2010

Desktop Magazine Issue 262 (AUS)

2010

Agenda 27 (AUS)

2009

Herald Sun Newspaper, The Walls can speak on this block (AUS)

2009

AG Ideas 19 Conference Book (AUS)

2009

The Age Newspaper, 17 Graphic Stories (AUS)

2009

The Age Newspaper, A Font of Knowledge (AUS)

2009

Slanted Magazine (GERM)

2009

Diagraphics (SPAIN)

2009

Creative Review Magazine (UK)

2008

Design Quarterly, Vol 31, The Right Type (AUS)

2008

Typo Magazine (CZECH)

2008

Nelson Visual Communication and Design (AUS)

2008

The Australian Newspaper, Weekend Supplement – Everything is Illuminated, (AUS)

2008

The Age Newspaper, Sky’s the limit for typecast animals (AUS)

2008

The Age Newspaper, Writing’s on Mid-East Wall (AUS)

2008

The Age Newspaper, Honouring the animals that took a giant leap (AUS)

2008

The Age Newspaper, Glass half-full / EG Profile (AUS)

2007

smallust.com (AUS)

2007

The Age Newspaper, More than face value (AUS)

2007

T-Mag (AUS)

2006

Typo Magazine(CZECH)

2006

Typosphere (SPAIN)

2006

KLM Inflight Magazine (NETHERLANDS)

2006

Idea Magazine (US)

2005

Typotastic (AUS)

2005

Studio, Design at Work, McGraw Hill Publishing ( AUS)

2005

Designing Porntopia (UK)

2005

Typo Magazine (CZECH)

2004

Proteguz-vous (CANADA)

2004

Design Graphics (AUS)

2004

How Magazine (US)

2004

Grafik Magazine (UK)

2004

Eye Issue 52, Reviews Section (UK)

2004

Desktop, Issue 129 –Typography Issue (AUS)

2004

The Age Newspaper, A bold type of guy (AUS)

2003

Pol Oxygen Magazine (AUS)

2003

2D+3D (POLAND)

2003

The Age Newspaper, Not My Type (AUS)

2003

Eye Magazine, Issue 46, Reputations Section (UK)

2002

No Brief – Self initiated Projects in Graphic Design (UK)

2002

Big Ideas (UK)

2002

Comma (LEBANON)

2001

Australian Style Magazine, November Issue (AUS)

2001

The Age Newspaper, Design Education Supplement (AUS)

2001

Type Rules (USA)

2001

The Face Magazine, Issue 46 (UK)

2001

Eye Magazine, Issue 38 (UK)

2001

Adbusters Magazine, Issue 37 (CANADA)

2001

Adbusters Magazine, Issue 34 (CANADA)

2000

Emigre Magazine, Issue 54 (USA)

2000

Monument Magazine (AUS)

2000

Black & White Magazine, Design Special (AUS)

2000

The Age Newspaper, E-Mag Supplement (AUS)

2000

Weekend Australian Newspaper – Leading Designers(AUS)

2000

Bound for Glory– Leading Type in the World (UK)

1999

Art & Australia Magazine (AUS)

1999

Monument Magazine – Directions in Design (AUS)

1999

Alphabook (UK)

1998

Typographics 3Global Visions (UK)

1998

Baseline Magazine (UK)

1998

Monument Magazine, Issue 25 – Best of Australian Design (AUS)

1997

Monument Magazine, Issue 22, six page feature (AUS)

1997

Emigre Magazine, Issue 41 (USA)

1998

New York Type Directors Club Annual, Number 19 (USA)

1997

New York Type Directors Club Annual, Number 18 (USA)

1996

Black & White Magazine (AUS)

1996

Design Down Under, Number 4 (AUS)

1995

Typographics 2 (UK)

1995

Typographics 1 (UK)

1995

New York Type Directors Club Annual, Number 16 (USA)

1995

Low Budget Design Annual (USA)

1995

Grrr! Magazine (SPAIN)

1994

Eye Magazine, Issue 15 – Typography Special (UK)

1994

Design Down Under, Number 3 (AUS)

1994

Baseline Magazine, Issue 17 (UK)

 

 

Exhibitions

2010

Paper City. City Gallery. Co-curated by Dr. Andrew May & Christine Eid (Melbourne)

2010

Stereotyped, Object Gallery. A collaboration with composer David Chesworth (Sydney)

2008

Mirror Of Your World; Books and Ideas, Permanent Collection, State Library of Victoria (Melbourne)

2008

Orbit Oblique, Craft Victoria (Melbourne)

2006

Accidents Not So Grotesk, Federation Square, Melbourne)

2006

Signs of the Times, City Museum (Melbourne)

2005

Mirror Of Your World; Books and Ideas, Permanent Collection, State Library of Victoria (Melbourne)

2005

Typo-Beirut (Beirut, Lebanon)

2003

Defining Beauty, Bus Gallery (Melbourne)

2002

The clothes off their Backs, Refugee Fund-raiser (Melbourne)

2000

19th Biennale of Graphic Design (Brno, Slovakia)

1999

Zac 99: Alternatives in Graphic Design Practice (Museum of Modern Art, Paris)

1999

IDEP Spring Design Show (Barcelona)

1998

Rentfont, Citylights (Melbourne)

1997

New York Type Directors Club Show (Global Tour)

1997

On Type (Melbourne)

1996

New York Type Directors Club Show (Global Tour)

1996

17th Biennale of Graphic Design (Brno, Slovakia)

1995

Qwerty 6 Show (Melbourne)

1995

New York Type Directors Club Show (Global Tour)

1995

Billboard Show (Adelaide)

1995

Qwerty 5 Show (Melbourne)

1993

Kre-8 Type (Melbourne)

1993

Word Window (Melbourne)

1993

$19.95 (Melbourne)

1993

3rd International Visual Poetry Show (Melbourne)

1991

Qwerty (Melbourne)

 

 

Films

2011

On the Shoulders of Giants; A Tribute to 13 Graphic Designers, online (AUS)

2010

Behind the scenes of the Characters book, online (AUS)

2010

Art Nation, ABC Television (AUS)

2010

The story of the RMIT logo, DVD. Produced by RMIT University Marketing.

2004

Fancy – Typographic Embellishment, DVD. Design: Sarah Dreschsler

2002

Art Show, Channel 31 Television (AUS)

2001

Ampersand 5 (Grand), VHS Video. Design: Andrew Trewern

2000

Ampersand 4 (Assembly), VHS Video. Design: Andrew Trewern

1999

Ampersand 3 (Convoy) VHS Video. Design: Andrew Trewern


Public Forums

2011

Melbourne Writers Festival ‘Signs of Life’  NGV Theatre, Federation Square, Melbourne

2010

Character 6. ACMI Cinemas, Federation Square, Melbourne

2007

Character 4. BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne

2006

Character 3. BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne

2005

Character 2. BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne

2005

Character 1. BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne


Awards Judging

2011

ISTD (International Society of Typographic Designers), Sydney

2010

ISTD (International Society of Typographic Designers), Melbourne

2010

Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) Awards, Student Brief, Brisbane

2010

Desktop Create Awards , Melbourne

2009

ISTD (International Society of Typographic Designers), Melbourne

2008

BAD (Brisbane Art Directors Agency), Brisbane

2000

Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) National Awards, Brisbane

1997

AWARD School, Sydney


Public Art Commissions

2010

Circular Project. Commissioned by VicUrban and Walker Corporation (Point Cook, Melbourne)


Research Fellowships

2001

State Library of Victoria Creative Fellowship 2011/2012


Clothing

2001

T-Shirt, Helvetica Thin – Just Say No

2000

T-Shirt, Death to Helvetica


Other

2009

Typographic Expert Witness in the Australian Federal Court

2010

AGDA Typographic Ambassador