Diane Keaton week

Posted by on Feb 13, 2012 It’s been Diane Keaton week here at Fusebox Design. We watched Woody Allen’s classic Annie Hall last weekend. There are lots of fashion moments throughout (Diane’s hat, tie, waistcoat and chino pants, for example). This week I’m working my way through her recently published autobiography, Then Again. But what has really caught my eye is this lovely portrait of Diane Keaton...
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Paris versus New York

Posted by on Feb 8, 2012 Vahram Muratyan is a graphic designer who has made a name for himself with his blog (and now book) Paris vs. New York –  a playful visual comparison between the two cities. It’s cute and clever and made me smile. Have a look here for more of his great prints and the newly-released...
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In a nut-shell

Posted by on Jan 23, 2012 Many of my picture books when I was a kid were stories of princesses, gnomes, fairies and forests. I knew that the word of Peter Rabbit and The Famous Five just was not mine. I loved Milly Molly Mandy, but she lived in a cottage with a thatched roof – and I wasn’t really sure what that meant. But I was devoted to May Gibbs’ beautiful illustrations of Sugglepot and Cuddlepie, the...
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Vintage covers

Posted by on Jan 10, 2012 Here’s some great vintage publication covers.  
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Goodbye Morran

Posted by on Jan 9, 2012 I’ve followed the blog of Swedish illustrator Camilla Engman for a few years now. Her dog Morran was the star of the show. She was such a special little character. Camilla photographed Morran on holidays in the south of France, in the Dolomites, in Spain, not to mention at cafes, at gallery openings, on walks and in her home. Morran died of lung cancer a few weeks ago. But in the weeks...
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Christmas wrapping

Posted by on Jan 3, 2012 We hope you had a magic Christmas? We certainly did. There was lots of fun, food and laughter with our favourite people. One gift I received was Luke Nguyen’s latest cookbook Indochine – Baguettes and banh mi: finding France in Vietnam. It’s full of Alan Benson’s wonderful photography and has given me a terrible dose of the travel bug. After exchanging and unwrapping gifts, we...
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Bookmarked: Interiors by Martyn Thompson

Posted by on Nov 18, 2011 I will be asking Santa for a copy of this for Christmas.
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Jobs biography

Posted by on Nov 10, 2011 Peter has been glued to his iPhone reading the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. It’s a page turner. For a graphic designer a world without Jobs is unthinkable. I have sat in front of one of his Apple computers every single day of my professional life. Jobs was a truly weird man in many ways. The overwhelming feeling you’re left with is that he was a high-functioning narcissist...
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Book covers

Posted by on Oct 18, 2011 A three volume publication of the history of North Queensland.
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ARC Annual report 2010-11

Posted by on Oct 17, 2011 We’ve recently completed the Australian Research Council’s annual...
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Federal Government ‘State of the Forests’ Report

Posted by on Oct 13, 2011 The comprehensive five-yearly report on the State of Australia’s forests.
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Sydney Opera House heritage book

Posted by on Oct 11, 2011 A book about the Sydney Opera House’s inscription on the World Heritage List in...
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ARC Collective Agreement

Posted by on Oct 11, 2011 Fusebox Design developed the corporate identity for the Australian Research Council in 2003. We have continued to work with the ARC on their corporate communications, newsletters, annual reports and event...
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An inspirational job

Posted by on Sep 5, 2011 As a young teacher in north Queensland our friend Mike Rimmer was tasked with writing a quick brochure about the history of the town of Ravenshoe. Forty years later his little brochure has become a three volume history of the Cairns hinterland. Up the Palmerston is a wonderful, accessible history (illustrated by the author’s own photographs) of the colourful residents, abandoned mining...
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Beautiful spines

Posted by on May 17, 2011 The spine. It’s the forgotten, skinny edge of a book. But these Penguin classics clearly put their best face forward. Designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, senior designer at Penguin...
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Work in action

Posted by on Apr 11, 2011 Here’s a photo of some dapper chaps consulting a booklet I recently made for a field day event. Once our graphic design work is printed and delivered it is someone else’s baby. But it’s a joy to see a product in...
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