NO USB//MY NEW FRIENDS

Because my USB port is not registering my card reader, I will not be uploading any of my new photos for a few days, which is frustrating to me, as I've got golden ones of the Ed Fella exhibition, Sydney, and perhaps a few surprises as well.

So instead of continuing my narcissistic blogging trend, I will show you some work by the people surrounding me here in Melbourne, because they are doing some very fun & intriguing things, and because I think you might enjoy the fun & intriguing things that they are doing.

AARON MOODIE




Aaron Moodie sits next to me in the studio, he shares a space with T & E and he is a very friendly, very hardworking (if not frequently vacationing) individual. Shown above is his Typeface: "Walrus" which is a lovely little geometric wonder, which I believe he uses on his business card & very effectively. I have always been a fan of these sorts irregular geometric faces that seem to combine Herb Lubalin's Avant Garde & Milton Glaser's Baby Teeth (which he turned into a full typeface after the Dylan Album cover). They actually probably all stem from some Russian Constructivist face, but now we're getting off topic. Check out his work, and pay some attention to his blog TEMPORIZE which is well worth a good long peruse.


HAMMER & TONG



Hammer & Tong also share a building with T & E, their (his?) studio is a few floors down but within their caverns are created some of Melbourne's finest typographic compositions. Such as those displayed in the free (to those in AUS, but available for purchase worldwide) publication WON magazine. I will be bringing WON back with me because it is full of fantastic interviews, writings, collages & type. Hammer & Tong also create a fantastically beautiful magazine known as A Fine Line which, to those who are a fan of Fantastic Man,will present a similarly beautiful look with a more accessible range of articles.

RIK LEE






Rik has a few things going for him, first of all he has a sweet name, like he should probably be in (AWESOME!!!)* a kung-fu movie or something, second he has a most excellent portfolio, and third he is a very kind, easy-to-talk-to roommate of Ed's. A personal website is in the works, but clicking that portfolio link will take you to 33 images hosted by the Jacky Winter site, who represents him (and Tin & Ed as well). If your like me, then you read Girlfriend, Vibe & Nylon pretty religiously, and were familiar with his work long before you knew his name; now we all know both, and that is better isn't it?





*THE CAFE I'M IN JUST STARTED PLAYING CURTIS: "(DON'T WORRY) IF THER'S A HELL BELOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GO")!!