the selfish giving.

Christmas for me usually means making my own presents for the people I love. This year was no exception. I made almost every present myself, which in a way is very selfish since I love doing it so much. Here are some Thunder & Stingo t-shirts and a photobook I designed for my fam.

amelie climbs down a tree.

I was boooooooored. So I put together a little music video of my cat Amelie rocking out to LCD Soundsystem while climbing/ falling down a tree. Enjoy.

wolfboy the book.

If I wrote books I'd kick that Twilight lady's ass big time!

if i wrote publishing.

If I wrote books, this is what my publishing company's logo would look like...

work in progress: anna paddick band.

unique & super special*

I'm not just a graphic designer/ illustrator/ photographer/ dinosaur/ whatever... I'm also an author and motivation speaker. This is my latest self-help book with me on the cover. Oprah liked it a lot. (JUST KIDDING).

hanging in the park.

Last weekend came with a lot of sweet sun, and that in turn came with some sweet hanging out. These are some photos from a park hang in Fitzroy with live music.

so mindless.

Random photos + quotes from some weird dreams + retro fonts that you can download here.

photoshoot with anna.

Recently I've been helping out my friends with promoting their bands. This is Anna, who is part of Anna Paddick & Band. These are some samples of shots we took about a week ago, which I think turned out really good.

pilot.

food contest.

self-assessment and things that helps.

I'm currently doing a bit of self-assessment by going through what I've actually learnt during the last year of supposed "freedom" from academic torture. It's actually very interesting, rather amusing and potentially essential to the progression of my career. My list of advice for graduates (which I blogged about a while back) can possibly be extented with another 40 things, and then be reduced again when I realise it's absolute bull crap. There are simply no easy ways of doing things and I don't know if any advice will ever help. It helps drawing stuff like this in your sketchbook though. It really does. Getting paid helps also. The drawing is obviously for those jobs of the opposite kind.

wolfboy.

Not cheesy Twilight werewolf bullshit. Wolfboy. A boy who is a wolf.

the hippie stole the cookie from the cookie jar.

the boardgame got chewed on by an acid cloud.

about a boy.

just chillaxing.

just hanging out.

grrr.

the unthreatening velociraptor.