ARTWORK + ILLUSTRATION BY BAMBI EYEZ
Not too long ago I found out I had an amazing artist and designer running in the same social circle as me. Emma Dalzell a.k.a Bambi Eyez is a graphic designer by day and killer illustrator by night. She experiments with watercolour, vector, photography, texture, typography and turns it into beautiful artworks. Her style brings back memories of discovering Deanne Cheuk’s work back in my ol’ uni days. I loved mixed media then and I continue to admire it now.
Bambi Eyez work is super accessible. Check it out:
emmadalzell.com
Bambi Eyez on Etsy.com for Prints
The Bambi Eyez Blog
Bambi Eyez on Facebook
ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CREATIVE CONFERENCE
The team behind the Analogue Digital Creative Conference deserve all the airtime they can get for taking the initiative to bring something of this calibre to the Sunshine Coast.
All you need to know is the speakers are great, the price is right and it’s on Friday the 13th of May right here on the Sunshine Coast. Tickets are available through their website.
Speakers
Claudio Kirac Billabong Art Director & Fashion Photographer
Vaughan Blakey Editor – Surfing World Magazine, Contributor – Monster Children
Sofles World Class Graffiti Artist
Luke Shirlaw Marketing Director – Ironlak
Simon Degroot Fine Artist
Jeremy Wortsman Director – The Jacky Winter Group
Matthew O’Brien Photographer.
GEEK CHIC DECOR FROM ETSY.COM
Etsy.com caters so well to design folk, harbouring some of the world’s most creative and unique items at real people prices. Scouring the site is like falling into a black hole, it sucks you deeper and deeper and 2 hours later you realise you’ve lost a large chunk of your afternoon. But hey, you’re supporting other creatives like yourself! Some of my choices might be a bit passé but here are a just a few Etsy finds that will have your friends and clients admiring your geek chic décor.
Moe ring and brooch from Isette
I love these, they’re fridge magnets with Barney Stinson quotes! Also in the store are Andy Warhol, Oscar Wilde, Sheldon Cooper and the IT Crowd.
MagnetikMania
I know these letters are dime a dozen at the moment but I still think there’s a place for them.
Edies Lab
If you’re like me and you’re slowly destroying your iPhone by not having a case it’s time you and I both got one of these cassette tape covers. Takes me back to making mixtapes from Rick Dee’s Top 40 on sunday afternoons when I was about 12.
Mama Studio
I love tea. A lot. Nuf’ said. Tea towels from MrPS
I’m a little bit lot sick of the “Keep Calm” posters. Pirate theme in my humble opinion, will be ‘in’ forever.
Monorail
Cushions from Dancing Arethusa. Love an owl with a bit of attitude!
PATOLEARY.COM.AU – NEW CMS AND GALLERY SITE
Here is a recent project I completed for friend and Sunshine Coast surfer Pat O’Leary. The site is set up so he can update his own results, gallery, videos, blog and even add custom background images at the drop of a hat. This project was some good fun for me too as surfing has always interested me…whether I bother to surf more than once a year or not!
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BEAUTIFUL YOU WEBSITE
The Beautiful You site is up and live! Please give it a warm welcome to the web and drop by for a look at www.beautiful-you.com.au. I designed this site last week for Debbie Clayton a very special lady and the founder of Beautiful You. A program that aims to provide practical, financial or emotional support for women suffering cancer. Debbie has a fantastic energy that she shares with everyone she meets and it was essential the website reflect her personality and the program’s positive vibe.
The design process for this site happened quickly (such a rarity for me, it was fantastic!). I knew I wanted to keep the style light and feminine. A happy place. I wanted to play with textures and objects that reflected the efforts of the program and its members. I really enjoyed the conceptual stage and planned it out so thoroughly that the follow through into Dreamweaver was relatively easy and painless. All in all this project was such a treat to work on! Great client, great subject, fun design. What more could a designer ask for??
