Delicious Mint

OK, I will get this bit out of the way first: I am not a big believer in christmas. I do enjoy spending time with family and eating and drinking lots, but the whole things is completely over hyped. I think it is way more important to spend time with those that you love rather than buying lots of expensive presents.

Now, having said that, if you are a present giver and don’t have the time or ability to make something, check this out. It is an open source gift guide, and while a lot of it is hardware and software etc. and may not appeal to everyone, there is some pretty cool stuff, such as midi keyboards, synthesizers etc. Well, maybe it is only me who really likes the idea of building her own synth? There is even open source BEER. Who doesn’t like beer?!

There is also the option of buying locally, from independant stores. For starters, I suggest Cherrybomb Comics.

My favourite things to drink at the moment:

1. V
2. Red Bull
3. Beer. Any beer.
4. Water
5. Coffee (black, with lots of sugar)
6. Margaritas
7. V8 Fruit & Vegetable juice
8. Lemon Lime & Bitters (I forget the brand, but it is the one with the twist top, not the one you pull off).
9. Mountain Dew
10. Orange Lucozade

For some reason, it feels like it is a beer drinking night. But it is only Monday. Perhaps if I finish this poster in a timely manner I can have a beer.

Check out Zebs idea for the future of cover art Here

A realistic view of how cover art may be treated in the future, and a dinky idea.

Well done to Zeb and Jo who recently submitted a MEAN illustration to Threaded, who have had their work selected. I think it comes out in febuary. And here is the sweet effort…

I am about to complete my third year of four at Unitec. It’s been a hardout year but a lot has been learnt and I’m looking foward to working on some projects for Delicious Mint during the summer break. Oh and don’t forget the margaritas in the backyard!

I’ve reached a milestone in terms of what I want Delicious Mint to be, and thanks to a few helpful people I’ve have been given some direction and tools to help. I’m currently really into creating innovative ideas, especially those based on technology and the internet. I also enjoy working on a broad range of projects and having my good friends and business partners invoved so this will be shaping the future of Delicious Mint. I will keep you informed as things progress.

If you do something wicked, you do it well, and have a good sense of humour and self management/time management skills let me know and I will try to involve you! It would like it if you enjoy long walks on the beach.

An ad I created for James and August appears in the latest Lucire magazine and some other work will be appearing in Pulp soon, so please check it out if you see the magazine.

There will be a celebration for the end of year on Friday the 17th. Getting very drunk. All welcome. Email for details

I have been working on a couple of websites lately which I am excited about. The first one is the new Delicious Mint website. No Flash this time around, instead it is all CSS goodness. Have a look at (deleted). The big blue borders definately have to go, they are way too distracting. None of the links work yet, and there is no content, but most of the design is done. Actually, when viewed on any browser on a Mac, the drop down menu is 1px too wide. Stuff like that is going to eventually drive me crazy, Internet Explorer ruins my life. I will implement the hacks when I get a chance, but will hopefully have the site up and running in a couple of weeks. The other site is for a band, Former Skeptic. It has a number of things to be tweaked. For starters, it is completely broken in Safari. Also the PHP in the photo section needs to be fixed, as it isn’t picking up the full size images for some reason. And when viewed on a low resolution, or laptop, you get a scroll bar on the side which pushes the lower frame out. This makes me sad. I think some javascript will fix that one though. If you want to have a look, it is currently living here. Feedback and suggestions welcome!

Has a blog here.
He is also making a BOOK which includes some typefaces he has designed, which look pretty swell.
Thank you also, to Tiga, for getting me into Robin Thicke. Bless your cotton socks Tigah.
Check out Robin Thicke

I highly recommend that anyone doing the BDes enrolls in one of Dr Chris De Groots classes. The guy will change your whole perspective about design. Perhaps he is one of my idols. I have been inspired to consider doing the MDes since he is the Programme Director for it and he has just been granted one millon from the government to start a new idea for the MDes. In news today, I am honoured to be attending a pilot workshop for this MDes in November. Hey that’s now. I’m in my pyjamas. So I am lucky enough to get a taster for this programme and more time to spend trying to suck up some of Chris’s brain power.

In conclusion, wana know more? Enrol in a class with the guy.