Archive for April, 2009

Neighbourhood mag wants you

Neighbourhood is an inspirational quarterly publication based around the New Zealand and Australian creative community.

This new publication is looking for contributors, it is in its planning stages and is calling out to the creative community in New Zealand and Australia. So if you want to get involved drop them an email -  neighbourhoodmag@gmail.com

The team is headed by Julia Atkinson who runs her interior design business from Queenstown and blogs at the famous studiohomecreative.

 
 

Typography with Google Maps

Heavy Backpack is our favourite blog this week. Check out the typography created from taking snaps off Google Maps.

 
 

Vote for us… pass it on

Netguide, New Zealand’s largest and longest standing website dedicated to the web and new technology, holds the “Peoples Choice NetGuide Web Awards” every year.  This year we have entered and are asking our fans to vote for us.

On the voting page just scroll down a little bit and enter our url in the box for “Best Online Shopping Site”. Click enter at the bottom of the page and thats it… only 10 seconds to give us some props.

Big Ups and thanks for your vote… now pass it on.

Vote for [business:endemicworld.com]

 
 

Zoe Ikin… Helvetica Beach

Zoe Ikin (famous for her sterling silver jewellery) tells us about her weekend…

“On the shores of the Kaipara Harbour… Sand mural drawn freehand, set in 2500pt Helvetica 85 Heavy. Admittedly a little type-geekish, but what else does one do while waiting for everyone to finish their swims! ”

Try and draw your favourite font this accurate… in the sand… with a stick…

 
 

Twitter escapes the web

found via qustionmarc

Have a good weekend everyone : – )

Need something to do?

 
 

Karl Grandin Illustrations

Here is inspiration to kick start your Friday. 180 animal shaped logo’s knitted into what is now famously known as the animal sweater

found via mediacircus

 
 

Cut Collective’s first AK show of the year

Your favourite street art group the Cut Collective are at it again. Make sure you get your favourite print or original at their first AK show of the year on May 1, Paper,Scissors, Stock. See you there.

 
 

Disco Underworld Issue 6

Make sure you put aside some minutes this week to soak up Issue 6 of Disco Underworld. Content that gets you thinking, wishing and ready for the next issue. Editor at large Stacey Child’s writes about “Is Print Dead?”, a hot issue amoungst all media lately as we watch 50yr old print publications move to the internet.

Read about cuban born multi-media artist Elsa Mora, how googlenews is produced, meet cartoonist Steven Harris or read why not to mention the word “Kindle” around library lover Mike….