The Blue Bird Café is located in Lockhart, a small rural town near the New South Wales/ Victoria border. Historically significant, its new owners wanted a new identity that referenced its long history (the café has been running continually since 1908).
Using the sign-writing traditions of the previous decades as a starting point, we wore out our HB pencils sketching various letterforms till we found one which felt ‘right’.
The new owners are lovingly renovating the cafe to ensure it continues to be a welcome stop for locals and tourists alike. If you’re ever on a road trip in the area, be sure to say hello to Roger and Louise, the café’s new owners.
ELMO’s 2024 HR Industry Benchmark report is live. The report surveyed HR professionals across Australia and New Zealand to uncover trends, challenges and opportunities for 2024.
Compare the two artworks in this post. You might recognise the artist as Keith Haring. On the left is his Unfinished Painting, created in 1989.
If you want people to open something you’ve mailed them, use this simple trick. It’s our signature move. And it’s so simple.
For the VIP event, we created invitations, menus, wine list, table numbers, place names and illuminated paper lanterns, which decorated the long tables.
Why? You need a timeframe. Let’s look at another example. You spend two hours cleaning outdoor teak chairs. You bought them 30 years ago, second-hand.
The newly-opened Cyril Callister museum in the small Victorian town of Beaufort commemorates the inventor of Vegemite.
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