Thursday, July 31, 2008

Samara is turning 1!

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I did Samara's grandma's invitations a while back, and no doubt Samara is just as gorgeous as her nanna- those eyes say it all...! Samara is a cool little rock-chick so we needed something a bit different. In the end mum and dad went for the bottom one; a fresh and funky retro-inspired design.

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Monday, July 28, 2008

Cim's Hens Night

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We are doing a high-tea in a fancy hotel for Cim's Hen, and most of mothers group will be there. I stole this excellent photo of her kissing the champers from her Facebook-site. I hope she doesn't mind....

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Paul's 30th birthday

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Because I don't know Paul I had to design two vastly different invitations so he could choose what suited him best. One is gritty, old-fashioned and retro in complete harmony with the old photo, while the other is more sleek, modern and very clean.

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Liam's Naming Day

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Two very different styles. The parents went for the top one, one of my most-loved designs. The beauty of this design and lay-out is that you can use more pictures, and involve many colours and symbols without ending up with a cluttered invitation.

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Ben's bright birthday

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Two very different looks depending on colour-scheme, although the design is the same.

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My wedding stationary

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I am getting married in early 2009 and have done my own invitations. I wanted a modern, clean design with hints of Art Deco for a classic feel.

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

The posters...

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Inspired by traditional gig-posters I made some launch-posters for Gen's ComedyHub.

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Thursday, July 24, 2008

A logo...

 

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This logo is for my friend Gen's online comedy-concept. Poster-design to follow shortly.

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Happy Birthday Ben!

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Monday, July 21, 2008

Gorgeous Fee is soon 30!

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How to make a fantastic bridal-portrait less bridal? Remove the jewellery and the veil and apply slightly darker lipstick in Photoshop, of course. Fee wanted a romantic, elegant invitation. Inspired  by the venue I gave it a rustic look by using a soft texture. And what a beautiful birthday-girl this is!

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

A baby shower with a twist

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This mother-to-be didn't want the cute, traditional pink or baby blue invitation, she wanted something different with a bit of edge to it. I used an old photo of her mum and incorporated it into the design, turning it into a pastiche of the 50s housewife combined with some 80s glam. Something different indeed!

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

A funky bride and her hens...

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Mandy is a music-loving bride with a love for anything funky and retro. With her hens night coming up, she wanted an invitation that reflected her planned girls-weekend in Melbourne; due to be filled with fun, bars, clubs, drinks and live music. Have a great time and enjoy your last night as a single woman!

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Sunday, July 13, 2008

A baby-brother enters the world...

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Three different designs for this birth-announcement. To get the 3 different photos in the second draft to work well together, I had to turn them all into sepia. This way you avoid the clutterly look that multiple photos often can give. I also added some texture for a soft, gentle effect.

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Beautiful chubba Callum!

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An apple-green and navy-blue creation for a happy little beach-boy! This invitation captured the fun and joy in the photo of Callum in the cutest, most boyish way possible.

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Sunday, July 6, 2008

Thank You's for the beautiful twosome

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Dom sent me a beautiful photo, all I had to do was some noise-reduction and removal of little red scratches on the girls' faces, and after I slightly lightened and blurred the background we had the ultimate family-shot for a thank-you card! I kept the style classic, girlie and clean with elements from Art Deco.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

A sage-green baptism invitation

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Oliver's mum showed me some photos of the outfit she got him for the big day, and it was a cream- and sage coloured little suit. They wanted an invite that reflected the same colours, as this would be the colour-scheme for the ceremony and party. I will also design a matching baptism candle-wrap and a photo-based Thank You-card at a later stage.

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A teddy bear picnic for two beautiful girls

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A teddy bear picnic for the two gorgeous girls Macy and India, had to be girlie and pink of course. I made one classic style card, and another one with a more contemporary design. Both designs incorporated fun and happy teddy-bear illustrations to go with the photo.

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