The Hot Desk #5: morning routines of book designers
In our final instalment of The Hot Desk for the year, we check in with Nada, a freelance designer based in Sydney and Adam, an in-house designer in Melbourne about their morning routines. Nada Backovic Freelance designer, Sydney My mornings take advantage of the freelance life with a leisurely walk around Iron Cove Bay (but […]
Designer: National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is seeking a Graphic Designer who will be responsible for design and production of projects including marketing collateral, small to medium scale publications, brand material, members, education and program collateral. ABOUT THE POSITION: Full Time, Fixed Term for 2 years VPS 3.1: $64,583 gross per annum + 9.5% superannuation […]
Designer: Penguin Random House
As the world’s most global book publisher, Penguin Random House has a proud and successful record publishing a wide range of authors from Australia and around the world. It comprises nearly 250 editorially and creatively independent imprints and publishing houses that collectively publish more than 15,000 new titles annually. Our creative & innovative adult publishing […]
Jessica Helfand Workshop
Our friends at the Australian Graphic Designer’s Association are presenting a workshop in Melbourne with designer, author, and educator Jessica Helfand from NYC. Tuesday 22 November (1pm registration, 1.30 – 5.30pm) The Depot Donkey Wheel House 673 Bourke Street, Melbourne. Design: The Invention of Desire “Jessica Helfand looks at design as a deeply emotional experience, a […]
Mr Bingo in Australia
Mr Bingo has been described as ‘the Master of pens’, ‘the Justin Bieber of drawing’ and that ‘he f***s about for living’. He is well known for his Hate Mail project: the mailing of offensive postcards to strangers. At their request. What started out as a ‘drunk idea’ went on to be exhibited in galleries and gained […]
Book Designer, Scholastic Australia
Scholastic Australia is seeking a talented designer to work on its award-winning range of picture books, licensed publishing, fiction and non-fiction titles as part of its dedicated publishing team based in Lindfield, Sydney. The successful applicant will have excellent design skills, be proficient with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of products and have a sound […]
Graphic Designer (Print and Digital), Macmillan Education
Macmillan Education is looking for a graphic designer to join its busy production team in South Yarra, Melbourne. The designer will be working predominantly (though not exclusively) on designs for new primary front list titles, both print and digital. To be successful in this role you must have all the prerequisites: strong conceptual design and typographic […]