Maglophile #9:
The first magazine
This article first appeared in Grafik #184 as the ninth in a series of monthly magazine reviews. Visit [grafikmag.com] for more information. I was watching a documentary series called ‘Inside the Great Magazines’ the other day. In typically bombastic fashion most of these ‘Great’ Magazines were American (which was reminiscent of Good Magazine’s ’51 Best [...]
What’s Up #68: The Thousands
First there was 3000, then 2000, then 4, 5 and 6000. Now there’s an actual physical shop [thethousandsshop.com.au] and the newly formed Internetwork site [theinternetwork.com.au] with an iPhone app on the way. Not sure what the flippin heck I’m on about? Why it’s only Australia’s quintessential events guide which is currently busting out all over [...]
Notes on Blogging #1
Although it often seems that the more things change the more they stay the same, the internet has been with us long enough now to have produced a trail of the dead all of it’s own. Remember firefly, geocities or boo.com? Possibly not. So what do you think will happen when blogs start losing their [...]
Melbourne’s Transport Identity Crisis
This post first appeared on the Australian Infront website [australianinfront.com.au]. Okay, I’m going to talk about Melbourne here for a sec for a few of reasons. Firstly it’s where I was born and currently live. Secondly, according to estimations, Melbourne will over take Sydney to become Australia’s most highly populated city in the next few [...]