Embroidery Love.

I have a little confession. There was a time when I considered embroidery to be just too traditional, old and boring (insert rolling eyes, pimply face and mouth wide open while chewing bubble gum). You get the picture, right? I was in my...

Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend. Apparently.

Back in the day when I was studying Interior Architecture at UNSW, I worked at a jewelley store selling expensive Swiss watches and hand-made jewellery, custom pieces, engagement rings etc. During this time I developed an understanding and...

Robert Montgomery.

Robert Montgomery is an artist based in London who's work spans large typographic billboards, recycled sunlight pieces and drawings. His website says that he "works in a poetic and melancholic post-situationist tradition”. Deep, I...

Stitched Illustrations by Peter Crawley.

Peter Crawley is a UK based illustrator who has developed a distinctive style using thread woven through pierced paper. A product designer by day, he creates images of architecture, typography and abstract geometric patterns. Once he has...

Mary Corita.

Kate Banazi is a Sydney based artist who creates pure magic with her visually arresting silkscreen prints. Seriously beautiful stuff. You may recall my little interview with her a little while ago. See - she's really clever! I was lucky to...

Geography Makes Me Giddy.

Please welcome to yellowtrace my dear friend Kimberley Crofts. Kimberley is a communications and information designer who currently works at Meld Studios, a service and interaction design agency in Sydney. She is passionate about social...

Salone del Mobile’s Vintage Poster Art.

Domingo Antonio Robledo is a man with a very cool name. Don't you think? But believe it or not, that is actually not why I invited him to guest post on yellowtrace. Crazy, I know. Domingo as a journalist, a photographer, video producer,...

Design Free Thursday | Should I Work For Free?

All you freelancers and small business owners out there - have you ever been asked to do "a quick favour" for someone, otherwise known as "work for FREE"? Of course you have. It happens to me... ummmm... at least once a day. On average. I...