probly the single greatest iphone game... ever.

so, i still have a samsung D900, and whilst im happy with it's slide pick up, it's press right for calender, and it's throw around strength, just quietly, i want an iphone. like want one. well i want one, but not enough to have bought one yet. until now. I stumbled across this, and well... you just have to see it for yourself.

WARNING: Video contains Helvetica, kerning, circles and and iphone... Type / design nerds only proceed once sitting/ ... not holding a baby/hot bowl of pho / shaving your shadow.

KERN iphone game demo from Jason Franzen on Vimeo.

when i grow up, i want to be a Debaser.

News from Debaser via our friends at Pedestrian.tv:

"Debaser are looking to hire a junior / mid-weight designer who is passionate about music.
The successful applicant will be working in print (packaging, POS and advertising) but web/flash experience is also welcomed.
This is not an entry level position, at least 2 years industry experience is necessary.
Please send resume and pdf folio no bigger than 4 mb to enquiries@debaser.com.au"

yea... lot of you frothing at the mouth at this one. Check out their website, i'd die happy if i'd worked for half the guys they have. Specially a goodie if your into music, as most of their clients are music based.

chronicles of never.

are on sale!

for tomorrow.

With the days getting shorter and shorter, and the end of summer just about here, it's time to shed the colours and bring back the black coats and grey jeans (not that we ever stopped wearing them). So in searching hi and low for some new Autumn/Winter threads, I re-stumbled across For Tomorrow. First and foremost an online store- stocking the best of menswear from local labels - including Saint Augustine Academy & Trimapee- the site also run a blog dedicated to supporting local music and fashion, with regular updates and news on the likes of Ksubi & Chronicles of Never.

CHECK IT OUUUUUUUWWT.

http://www.f-t.com.au
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epic stop motion.

so this is probably the most blogged about video in recent months, appearing on virtually every other blog my Google Reader is subscribed to, not to mention my own personal blog, but being stop motion, I figure it's design enough (and amazingly good at that) to share with you. If you've already seen it, watch it again. I know I've seen it about 30 times. and it never gets old.

pages party.

the cobra snake vs. the selby.

so i burn alot of time on the internet, like alot. sometimes facebook, sometimes ffffound, sometimes hipster runoff. ALOT of time. 2 sites that seem to get more of my attention then most are Mark Hunter's The Cobra Snake (1 of 2 people i consider my icon) and Todd Selby's The Selby.

If you're not quite sure of who these 2 people are, Hunter is LA's premier party photographer- hanging with the likes of Steve Aoki, Hunter's camera records the hipsters and trendsetters of the world. His website draws an alleged 60,000 views a day.

Selby on the other hand photograph's some of the world's most interesting people- from directors, musicians, architects, painters, actors and models- all shot in the comfort of their own homes and creative studios.

Anyway, reason for the rant, the boys at Monster Children Gallery are hosting the two, for a joint photographic exhibition. Called "Predator & Home Alone" the exo opens on Friday night, the 6th of March at 6pm, and continuing till the 21st attt the MC Gallery at 20 Burton St, Darlinghurst.
Be there of be square.

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curvy.

Australia's favourite indie magazine for chicks, YEN, is back for this year's round of Curvy- an exhibition and book featuring the best female artists and illustrators in the world. The exhibition runs together with Semi-Permanent, in early April, and so the people at Yen are frantically trying to put the annual book together.

Good news is, for this week only, they're still accepting submissions. Obviously, there is a specific criteria, so hit it up HERE for more details. Remember, submissions shut on friday, so get in quick. Oh and, girls only yeah.

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oh lordy. it's moleskine meets helvetica.

So The Bold Italics were back at uni today, and at one point there was much discussion about diarys and notebook and moleskines alike. Friend of ours May pointed this out to me, which she came across on her travels to Japan. The notebooks were put together by Groovisions of Japan, along side Helvetica and Moleskine to mark the exhibition "Tribute to typography - Helvetica, past, present and future of the typography" at the Laforet Museum in Harajuku last October.

They are limited edition however, with only 500 up for grabs around Asia.
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dirty hands.

i've just got passed over the portfolio of old friend of mine Gocken Altinok, who's just about to round up studying Fine Art/Printmaking over at COFA. Always keen to share the love, check it out here, along with the work of the rest of her crew at Dirty Hands Printmakers.

http://www.dirtyhandsprintmakers.com

slimane.

Hedi Slimane, fashion icon, is keeping me busy many a rainy day with his photographic diary. The man's got his right hand in fashion, working for Dior Homme, and shooting for every major fashion magazine on this planet, including the likes of French Vogue. Click on for hundreds of previously unseen and unpublished works, and lots and lots of smoking shots- and always and all in black and white.

Hedi Slimane Diary
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day n nite n so me.

Ed Banger's famed head designer So Me has lent a helping hand to Kid Cudi for the release of his long overdue video for summer anthem Day 'n Night. The video is through and through So Me, with his iconic pop animations pouring over live footage- as seen in Justice's D.A.N.C.E video and Kanye West's Good Life.

more So Me work-

parra vs. david burel headers.

ultra-limited run of something like 100, and only in europe.
artworks by Parra of Rockwell Clothing. if only...
probly wouldn't fit my too-large head though.

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alex trochut.

so here at The Bold Italics, we're pretty big on typography, and it doesn't get much bigger than Alex Trochut. Based in Barcelona, the typographer/illustrator has some pretty insane stuff. Was flicking through his newly updated website last night, and it just has to be shared.

check the rest out here yo.
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jordan graham pages.

Our friends over at Surry Hills based fashion magazine - Pages - have called in fashion photographer, tutor, and all round nice guy Jordan Graham to guest head their daily PagesBlog over the next week. Jordan's done it all in the fashion industry, with past endevours as a visual merchandiser at Diesel in London, as a booking agent, an onset producer for Vogue UK, and currently working as one of Sydney's top fashion photographers, shooting for the likes of Pages, Grazia and Sunday. Hit it up the PagesBlog for an insight on what makes him tick.
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bibles.

So this is my first serious attempt to blog and before i go on id like to apologize in advanced for a few things. Firstly i seriously suck at grammar and secondly sorry if i bore you!
Onto things worth mentioning! This guy has accumulated 85 sketchbooks through out his design career and its not often you can explore the creative process of a designers work but if your curious check it out here

permanently semi permanent.

Australia's (and NZ's) favourite design event, Semi Permanent, is back for it's 2009 offering, and it promises to be bigger and better than the last. Run by the guys at DesignIsKinky, this year's constantly-growing lineup includes:
-Emmy Award winning Danny Yount,
-artist Ian Francis,
-Ron English as made famous through his illustrations on Super Size Me,
-motion experts Digital Domain,
-and XYZ Studios,
-and my personal favourite Kris Moyes, brother of Kim Moyes of the Presets fame, not to be overshadowed, himself creating music videos for the likes of Beck, Wolfmother, Cut Copy, Hercules & Love Affair.
- + many more
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The Sydney leg of the tour runs on Friday 3rd, and Saturday 4th April
at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour
with tickets at $150 for 1 day, or $190 for both days. Tickets are available from Kinokuniya or from certain distributors around uni; group & student discounts are available.

check out the official Semi Permanent site for more info on side events, after party, other speakers and Brisbane/Auckland dates.

simian mobile disco vs. kate moross vs. the black dot.

One of my favourite London based designers, Kate Moross, has popped her head up again with this latest collab with Alex Sashon. Kate, at only 22, has an impressive list of clients, including the Midnight Juggernauts, Microsoft, Topshop, & The Teenagers.

WARNING: Video contains strobe effects, fast movements and lots of circles.

Check out the rest of her work here.
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happy valentines day.

The Bold Italics wish you a happy valentines day yo!

go font ur self.*

GO FONT UR SELF* is an exhibition exploring type based artworks that reinvent the uniqueness of our alphabet. Featuring the likes of Ben Frost and Joel Birch, plus the free booze and food, there ain't many reasons why you won't be there.
153 Bridge Rd, Glebe. Wednesday 25th Feb from 6.30pm.
Be there or be square.
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