So Melbourne has finally decided to start acting like it's Summer. Well, what a coincidence - I've designed the fabrics for these cute bikinis for Jays to get you through the heat. Don't forget to SLIP SLOP SLAP!! xxx
BIKINIS!!
So Melbourne has finally decided to start acting like it's Summer. Well, what a coincidence - I've designed the fabrics for these cute bikinis for Jays to get you through the heat. Don't forget to SLIP SLOP SLAP!! xxx
UNDIES!!
I designed this little pattern repeat of clothes pegs for these cute little undies for Jays... these undies are now sold out online so they're only available instore!
Dennis Lyxzen
So while everyone was doing something sensible like staying inside with some AC on Sunday, I was losing kilo's sweating it out at the Melbourne Big Day Out. Even standing still made you feel hot and bothered, thankfully Jays was a major sponsor so at least we had some VIP action which meant our own bar and nice toilets and some SHADE from the 40 degree heat. Spending the day with my crazy chicas (see picture..so much love for these girls..and alot of others sadly not in this shot with me looking slightly mental) was awesome and I soon found myself behaving like a teenager and heading off to the Boiler Room for a bit of Bloody Beetroots intensity. Seeing as I don't pay attention to much these days... I had missed the memo that Denniz Lyxzen from Refused was doing shows with them. So needless to say I nearly pissed myself when I heard the intro to New Noise being sampled and then had to pick my jaw up off the floor when his Godly self appeared right before me. He was amazing, they were AMAZING... I always thought Dennis was the probably the most awesome person on the planet, and after seeing this set, I now know it's true. xxx
LAZY OAF!
My gorgeous friend James, aka The Travelling Peelsman, put me onto this website when he rocked up at my door wearing this super cute sweater. Lazy Oaf is a UK based brand that seels seriously cute stuff, my favourite picks (which I have swiftly added to my wish list) are pictured.xxx
woodenkok
Two gorgeous girls, Sophie Cocks and Channelle Calderwood have recently launched their label woodenkok. I was honoured when they asked me to design the type for their logo (pictured), they were awesome to work with and their new site is now online with their Hoodlums (also pictured) and bags arriving soon. The girls are super nice and always look AMAZING so it's exciting to see their design project coming to life. Keeping my eye on these ladies for sure xxx
Aaron Leighton
Eye-LIKEy chats with
Aaron Leighton
Aaron Leighton is an illustrator who has worked for a variety of clients including the New York Times, Chronicle Books, Harvard Business Review, Target and Ford. He has also worked as the character designer and creative director for the Emmy Award–winning animated project, The Zimmer Twins. While Aaron grew up in a small town on the Canadian prairies, he now lives with his wife in Toronto, Canada, alongside a multitude of spirits and other interesting creatures.
How do you stay inspired?
The world is an endlessly inspiring place if one is paying attention. I try to.
Typical work day?
Exercise, meditation, breakfast, check blogs, work, lunch, work, meditation, make dinner with wife, maybe more work (if busy), read, bed.
Spirit City Toronto:
Did you know that the forgotten corners of the city are inhabited by a variety of homeless nature spirits? Spirit City Toronto, the debut book from illustrator Aaron Leighton, combines illustration and photography to depict these creatures who, having lost the wild places that were their homes, are now forced to live in the parking lots, street corners and alleys that replaced them. Combining Leighton's interests in both mythology and environmental issues and exploring the idea of finding the magical in the mundane, the book transforms familiar scenes of urban desolation into snapshots of otherworldly wonder. These shy, somewhat sad spirits exist on the twilight edge of our own world, ethereal neighbors quietly reminding us that it's not only human beings who call the big city home.
Your advice on how to stay creatively inspired when you work for an enormous corporation ?
I do my best with what I've got to work with. Plus, I remind myself that I am able to draw for a living, a fact which still amazes me sometimes.
Favorite place you ever traveled to ?
Tokyo.
Favorite website/blog ?
Who is your favorite cartoon character?
Ren and Stimpy (I know that's more than one, but I had to include both).
What’s your favorite TV show or movie?
I'm really into the TV series Fringe right now.
Favorite artists past + present?
Cave art, tribal masks, Picasso, Matisse, Klee, Kahlo, Miro, Rauschenberg, Haring, Basquiat.
If you weren’t an illustrator, what would you like to be?
A janitor or a monk. I find vacuuming very calming.
How to order Aaron's Book :
Spirit City Toronto
and is available to retailers through the distribution arm of AdHouse Books, Ad Distro (http://www.adhousebooks.com/distro/distro.html).
To order a copy directly, e-mail Aaron at
+ other Super Duper Leighton heroes
Name something you do in your spare time.
Ride my bike around the city and read as much as I can about metaphysics.
What do you listen to while you work?
Death metal, most recently. It's good, noisy fun.
Thanks to Aaron
- AWESOME WORK!
CHEERS !
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