My friend Claudia showed me this neat iPad app, Minimal Folio. Present your portfolio in swipe-friendly columns for a non-linear iPad presentation.
It handles images & PDFs, integrates with Dropbox, works very intuitively. Bargain @ $2.99.
Just love the thumbnail view.
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Categories: Work
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So architecture expeditions have led us around the suburbs lately, armed as we are with the catalogue of Raymond Jones’ built residences (read post about his recent exhibition here). We located 4 out of 4 in Dalkeith, Nedlands and City Beach.
My favourite is the 1957 Kiernan House (top). It’s been (sympathetically) extended and its clean modern lines complement the roofline of its next door neighbour, the McMillan House, designed by Jones in 1956. A great little midcentury niche amongst the surrounding Tudor-esque mansions.
The original splendor of the Lisle House, City Beach (above), is a little obscured, but hey – it has survived! It sits high on the hill with the semi-circular frontage facing the ocean. My kind of house.
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Categories: Retro Stuff
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Last year, Una invited me to work on the design for her book, Ciara’s Gift, which describes her journey through grief after the loss of her beloved daughter. Soft watercolours inspired by nature illustrate the quotes and text – all with a subtle, contemplative feel. This was a very special assignment.
We have just launched Una’s supporting website. The design integrates the book illustrations in a spare, light-filled layout to best highlight her beautiful text. The guys at OM4 built the site. Visit it here.
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Always happy to have an excuse to goof-off for the day, last week presented the perfect opportunity with (yet) another birthday.
So I took myself off to see a French movie @ Paradiso, cruised around New Edition bookshop, groovy stores and Outré in Northbridge, indulged in champagne at the Art Gallery, then home for cake and more champagne. The storm dented the dinner plans, but I think I’d had enough sugar and excitement for one day! Lunch with the gals on Saturday at the Boulevard Floreat with more lovely presents, and my new dressmaking mannequin arrived from Tessuti… it keeps on going!
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In the movie Yes Man, Zooey Deschanel holds a jogging and photography course – I have my own solo version I call ‘Jogography’, where I sometimes grab a snap of the early-morning sky. I also stop to pat a few cats.
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Well it may seem day-trips to the Hills are becoming habitual. Yesterday we joined the German Car Club for a cobweb-blowing exercise and the chance to revisit the pinnacle of architectural hero Iwan Iwanoff’s work – the Northam Public Library and Council buildings.
The early-70s buildings remain largely intact, although a small side balcony had an alarming lean to it, unfortunate retro-fit conduit tubes line the outside, and ugly Government Sports signage mars one entrance. But I followed the age-old optimism of photo buddy Frith “we’ll shoot around it”! The BreastScan bus proved a slightly distracting imposition – who could dream-up a more contrasting image: girly pink with brutalist grey concrete?
More local Iwanoff’s here.
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Sometimes I’m not sure how I get talked into these things… a Cranksters early Sunday cruise up Greenmount Hill to a small roadside shop selling pies?
Well it did provide a photo opportunity, and the chance to blow the cobwebs out of the Tbird. I vetoed taking the roof off the car – it was teeth-chatteringly cold yesterday in the Hills. And the sausage rolls proved to be pretty good handwarmers.
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Last night type devotees of Perth were treated to an entertaining typographic/choronologic talk by the talented Commercial Type duo Paul Barnes & Christian Schwartz.
My favourite quote of the evening (re typeface ‘Graphik‘ utilised in Wallpaper et al): “Graphik doesn’t get in the way of Karl Lagerfeld”.
Paul & Christian are heading to other capitals in Australia as part of the AGDA International Speaker Tour, volcanic ash clouds & Qantas permitting…
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