My ‘real job’ is branding design and art direction. When I’m not awkwardly shooting my hand, gripping random objects for life hacks, I’m designing brands. I meet so many people who have questions about design for their businesses so I thought I’d write some posts about the basics of branding, starting with the first thing people design when they start out, business cards.
If you feel like your business cards could do with a little oomph, colour the sides with a highlighter.
We had our cards printed by Moo.com from their Luxe range which is lovely and thick (600gsm) and very affordable. Then we clamped them together and coloured the sides with a regular highlighter.
Feminism: it’s fun! And hilarious. You know how I know that? Feminist art.
Discovering art made by/for/about women showed me just how powerful, witty, visceral and provocative both art and feminism can be. The best part is, I never stop discovering it: I encounter legends from the past and intriguing new voices from all over the world, all the time.
Here at Ladyland some of us still dream of becoming Angelina Jolie’s character in Hackers, so we’ve decided it’s high time we got more teched-up. And who better to introduce some of the hot little gadgets that will change our lives (really) than guest writer Sophie Ewen, strategic account director at Blippar – the company that is bringing the physical world to life through smart phones and tablets.
It’s Australia Day! Let’s celebrate with some style inspiration. Here are 10 Aussies who will freshen up your Instagram feed with their enchanting, weird and lovely captures…
Lisa Cooper is a Sydney based floral artist and doctor of philosophy whose images of roses are pure poetry.
Hi, I'm Emma, a creative director, designer, mum, hair dye afficionado and extreme multi-tasker. Ladyland is my adventure in creativity with daily inspiration for things to make and do. Great ideas for kick-ass women. Come join the Adventure.
