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TUESDAY 02 NOVEMBER 2010 // SECRETWARS AUSTRALIA: PHIBS vs PIERRE LLOGA

Coming up next in the Melbourne Secretwars saga is the undisputable epic battle between two of Melbournes Art heavyweights Phibs and illustrator extraordinaire Pierre Lloga. It's a hard one to pick but i think it will be damn close. After being invited as a Judge at the very first Melbourne battle last month i highly recommend attending round 2. With live music, some undeniable skill on display and surprise cheese cannonballs it's a great night of fun and good times. Round two kicks off next week Wednesday 10th November at £1000 bend. Check out more information on the event over at www.secretwars.com.au

MONDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2010 // NEW WEBSITE OF APOLLO COLLECTIVE

Long live the vintage! Local Melbourne lad Pat Fox and his Apollo Collective group dropped us a line today to announce his new portfolio website. Check it out for heaps of tasty vintage treats from his mad scientist lab in Melbourne. Browse through album designs to tshirt graphics and a pretty tight logo collection. Grab a cuppa, you might be there for a while. Check out his curious ramblings at www.apollocollective.com

MONDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2010 // APP MAESTROS USTWO DROP THE GRALLERY FOR iPHONE

If you haven't heard of them before then keep a close eye on ustwo™. Ustwo is a digital design studio that delivers pioneering user experiences as digital partner to some of the world’s leading brands through multi-platform experiences across mobile, tablet, TV and beyond. Driven by its ‘love digital’ mission, ustwo™ creates engaging relationships between brands, devices and end users. Recently they teamed up with our main man Timba to design a pack for their Granimator™ application for the ipad. Stay tuned for more on that soon. Havent got an ipad? Then no worries as ustwo™ have just announced their BRAND NEW Grallery™ app for the iphone which showcases the top user generated wallpapers created using Granimator™ for the iPad. You can browse the selection of wallpapers, customize your iPhone and share them with friends. Go get em tiger and be the envy of all your friends >> psssst, over here <<

THURSDAY 28 OCTOBER 2010 // ILLUSTRATIONS BY STEVE SCOTT

Welcome to the psychedelic world of Steve Scott. Originally born in Australia, Steve is now a London based illustrator and animation director. His work has a classic old time feel to it though mixed with his bold neon colours it comes across as very modern and pushes all the buttons for good illustrated animation. It's no wonder Steve, along with Will Sweeny were recently invited to show their promo work for Birdy Nam Nam "Parachute Ending" at the GUGGENHEIM Museums You Tube biennial of creative video. Nice one mate! More to be seen at www.stevescott.com.au

WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2010 // VINTAGE TRAIN BOXCAR LOGOS

There is a really neat image gallery over at LIFE magazines website on the art of Boxcar signwriting. I pretty much just had an eyegasm looking through these beautiful photos. I want one! Example taken from LIFE website: Railroad line logos on the sides of boxcars spark a slew of associations—commerce, travel, energy, vast open spaces—that, taken together, paint a portrait of a vanishing, and perhaps already vanished, America. Then again, none other than Warren Buffet, the "Oracle of Omaha" and the world's second-richest human, recently made what he called an "all-in wager on the economic future of the United States" when he spent $26 billion of his own cash (yes, that's billion with a "b") to acquire all of the Texas-based railroad, Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Everything old is new again... HOLY SHIT! That is rad! more to be found at www.life.com

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