SYMPHONIC PIXELS Blog: Archive

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SXSW Chronicles Part Two: How the Europeans Do It

For an event that’s based in Texas, in a country perceived as the home of most internet innovation, there are a surprising number of kick arse Europeans presenting on digital matters that you may not have heard of. Most tech-idols publicised in Australia are yanks (Godin, Zuckerberg, Marshall, Cook) so we thought that we’d give some love to some Euro-genii that @SymphonicPixels will personally...

Mar 4th

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Juha Liede

Finnish graphic designer, illustrator (and amazing break dancer :D ) Juha Liede has briefly worked with us in the studio since January. We instantly fell in love with his work of typography, patterns and illustrations when we saw his portfolio, and he had the perfect style for an upcoming record cover art project. One of his work has recently short listed in Vuoden Huiput Design and Advertising...

Mar 1st

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SXSW Chronicles Part One: Google’s Digital...

Something we love to do at SymphonicPixels is to instil stories in the branding we design. We’ve worked with an eclectic mix of industries, yet one rule remains constant: The key to great branding is to resonate and create a story within your customer. This is something we use as a lynchpin of our branding strategy. You need personality, smart brand positioning and an exciting launch, but all of...

Feb 21st

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Loveholic Launch

On the 14th of Februrary Valentine’s day, we’ve launched a flower & event styling business called Loveholic. The client approached us with a specific brief and budget. We put together an identity, website and a Big Cartel online store for the launch day. Our launch strategy was aimed to increase public presence and brand awareness though SNS promotion and offline street...

Feb 18th

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Feb 12th

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We're going to SXSW!!!

We’re working with a rad band Vaudeville Smash at the moment and they are sending us over to South By South West festival in Austin Taxes next month. We still can’t believe this is actually happening! SXSW is one of the biggest festivals/conferences for film, music and interactive and it has been our dream to go there. Check out their awesome lineup. Victoria has already written a...

Feb 10th

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Favourite Worst Feedback

Frustrated by stupid client criticism, Irish graphic designers Mark Shanley and Paddy Treacy decided to turn their “favorite worst feedback” into posters. The guys worked together on so-called “Sharp Suits” series with a team of other ad creatives, designers, animators, directors, illustrators and more. Here are some of our favourites. Images from http://sharpsuits.net/

Feb 3rd

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Feb 3rd

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Jan 30th

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Vaudeville Smash Photoshoot

We’ve recently produced and directed a photoshoot for Vaudeville Smash. These images were shot for the release of the boys’ new single ‘Look At Me,’ as well as to show off their good looks to the world when the band is showcased at South By South West this upcoming March 2013. We wanted to produce simple, sleek and mature images that encapsulate the spectacularly...

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Best of Loop de Loop 2012

Best of Loop De Loop 2012 from LoopdeLoop on Vimeo. The Best of LoopDeLoop 2012 showcased the very finest animated loops from the past twelve months on Federation Square’s big outdoor screen in Melbourne. Special guest judges were enlisted to determine the overall best loop of the year, including ARIA award-winning musician Wally De Backer (Gotye), comedian Lawrence Leung (ABC’s...

Jan 20th

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Rebel Rebel

“You’ve got your mother in a whirl / She’s not sure if you’re a boy or girl.” David Bowie, Rebel Rebel In a nation of low-key sports retailers, Rebel Sport is the brand name that sticks in the mind of many Australians looking for cricket bats and tennis balls; a phenomenon leveraged this week by the people in charge. “We don’t need the ‘Sport’ anymore,” exclaimed management after nearly three...

Dec 20th

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Dec 19th

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The Key of Sea - Volume 2

The Key of Sea is the magical project that brings together Australia’s finest musical talent in a compilation that explores different backgrounds, ethnicities and cultures. After 2010’s extremely successful Volume 1 release, The Key of Sea is back with an exciting new release that celebrates our nation’s wonderful cultural diversity and positive spirit. We were enlisted to create artwork and...

Dec 13th

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Victoria

In the past six months, we worked with Victoria McGinness who was a recent graduate from Visual Communication Monash university. She had an impressive folio and had an exquisite taste in types and illustrations. She joined the team and together we’ve completed 5 major branding and packaging projects. She just moved to London to start a new adventure and we can assure that whoever hires...

Dec 12th

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Where Are My Stars Online store

We’ve met Brodie from Bend and Snap market some time ago and she told us that she needs an affordable online store for a vintage fashion boutique Where Are My Stars. It was a start up business, selling a unique range of one-off pieces. we suggested her a Big Cartel store and helped her custom design it to a very clean and simple website. The entire site production took us only a couple of...

Dec 4th

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Nov 15th

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Hidden Souk Behind the Scene

The Hidden Souk creates premium spice blends using ethically sourced Pure Origin ingredients. The client Lucy invited us to her place, blended spices together and cooked dinner with it we made. She really made us love using spice blends. They make cooking so simple but taste so rich. Thats where our creativity began and we wanted to convey this experience and various scents into visual...

Nov 14th

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