AGDA STUDENT BLOG

Hear ye, hear ye! The hour is upon us!

For all you lucky little troopers that got yourselves a ticket to First Five Out tonight; Congratulations and we’re looking forward to seeing you very shortly!

For those of you who didn’t get a ticket; There’s a dunce’s hat and a corner saved for you in a windowless building somewhere. Although if you have your heart set on coming along tonight, then there’s still a few tickets that can be purchased at the door. Make sure you get in early though!
And if you can’t make it tonight, we might even have some events lined up for the near future… Who knows!? It’s be wise to check back with us regularly though.

With mere hours until event time, we can report that things at First Five Out HQ are ticking over smoothly. We’ve done the ‘One two one two, check one two’ thing, the AV is good, so no “Oh, Macs need a different video adaptor?” situations and our speakers have advised that they are ready to give the presentation of a lifetime, or something to that effect anyway.

The only thing left that could jeapordise tonight’s proceedings would be us exploding as a result of excitement.

So sit tight until 6pm people, and we’ll see you all tonight!

PS: Don’t forget to tell your mum you’ll be home late as you’re all required to attend the after party at Miss Libertine for a drink or two.

Not just a slice of 80’s gold – It’s the final countdown to For Love or Money!
With barely a seat left in the house, now’s definitely the time to get your last minute tickets.

That’s right, it’s this Thursday and you wouldn’t believe the buzz that’s going on. It’s like there’s a bee hive backstage. But without the stings and stuff. And the speakers are the metaphoric honey of this analogy.
As we promised, our speakers are top-tier illustrators, photographers, designers and street artists, so come along and reap the sweet rewards their knowledge and insight will bring.
In all honesty, I don’t think a bunch of people as important as this have been in the one room since the last UN conference.
I know you’re all wondering what they’re going to talk about. I mean, so far we’ve been rather vague about things but let me break it down a bit for y’all:

- Someone’s going to be telling us how they turned their love into money

- Some others are going to be telling us of a cheap and creative way they’ve promoted themselves

- Another is soul searching -Do you pay your bills or feed your soul??

-We’ll also have one of our speakers sharing the cheapest lesson they’ve learnt as a designer.

Just so you know, that’s only skimming the surface. There’s plenty more that’ll be covered, but I’m not about to tell you all about it now. Thursday is the time for that. So get your tickets people.

Finally, just to recap, here’s the list of A-Grade speakers:

- Justin Maller - Freelance Illustrator
- Zoe Coombe & Chris Evans - TANK
- John Calabro – 21-19
- DrewFunk - Street Artist
- Jackson Mussett - Motherbird
- Daniel Peterson – Fabio Ongarato Design
- Justin Ridler – Photographer
- Sarah Hankinson – Illustrator
- Leon Calero and Kathy Sinclair – Magic Bean
- Danielle O’Shea – Cato Purnell Partners
- Everfresh Studio

Now, when I say win big, I’m afraid there’s no new car or villa on the Gold Coast involved.
What we do have to offer though is far superior: FREE TICKETS TO FIRST FIVE OUT!
What an awesome competition… It’s like the big showcase at the end of The Price Is Right, except instead of cars and jetskis and vacuum cleaners and Larry Emdur, we have some free tickets and 11 awesome speakers.

C’mon people! Get on it.

Head over to our Twitter page, and leave a reply to us with the total number of 5c coins that are used on the First Five Out poster

There’s been a few attempts so far which may or may not have been successful, so hurry up before all the tickets are snapped up!

Posters are go!
Keep your eye out around the city/your uni/local coffee shop for the awesome, bright green First Five Out posters.
They’re spreading around the place like an aesthetically amazing virus and you should get your hands on one, or at the very least look at one.

Here’s a sneak preview of one in its folded-up state:

Now, run along and track one down as there could possibly be a competition coming up, which may or may not give you people the chance to win some tickets to the event!

Stay tuned!

Oh, and don’t forget to:

- Check out the speakers
- Buy tickets

PS: Big thanks to KW Doggett for the paperstock and Print Bound for the printing!

With event night closing in (Yep, 3rd of September people- Get it in the diary), the AGDA Student Council is running on all cylinders to bring you what may just turn out to be the event of the year.
After hours of meetings, of designing posters, of gaining sponsors, of writing marketing copy and of hard work, we’ve finally brought it all together.
And boy, is it going to be worth it.
Without a word of a lie (not even any hyperbole) the line-up for this event is amazing. You could even say it’s the Big Day Out of design events.
With the topic ‘For Love or Money’, the speakers are discussing the contrast, synergy, frustration and elation that can exist between these two concepts. Tying this in to the First Five Out theme, all of our speakers are discussing their experiences with Love and/or Money within the first five years of them completing their schooling.
So come prepared, as there’s bound to be shiny, golden gems of advice, insight and entertainment that will help light the way for you as you enter into the world after uni/tafe/school….

What to do now?
- Check out the speakers
- Buy tickets
- Leave us a comment and tell us who you’re keen to see!

Justin Ridler
Photographer

Australian Photographer Justin Ridler’s images aim to illustrate the projected definition of his desires. His elegant , dramatic work has been increasingly focused on the iconography of the modern world. Viewed by many as one of the brightest photographers in Australia today , his work is sought after by some of the worlds leading brands and fashion publications. He was recently featured as part of the Australian Masters of Photography exhibition in Sydney.

www.justinridler.com

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Zoe Coombe and Chris Evans
TANK

Chris Evans completed the Northland Design Studies folio building course before swaggering with ill-deserved confidence into Visual Communication at Monash University. After 3 years of talking rubbish and having opinions on everything he graduated and took time off (doing freelance work for friends and a short stint at Black Widow Design) before joining TANK in late 2006. Chris has since become an ironical creative type and is going grey more quickly than a brown fox can jump over… etc.

Zoe Coombe attended the Brighton Bay Art, Design and Photography program (Sister course to Northland), coming up with far more superior screen prints and clay figurines. This catapulted her into RMIT for even more nerdish study. After 3 years of slaving away and watching an alarming amount of late night television during folio time Zoe needed a break. Spending some time painting and working Zoe eventually eased back into design with some freelancing and ended up at The Surgery. Over the next two years it was stints of work and European adventuring until she was adopted by TANK at the beginning of 2008.

www.tankstudio.com.au

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Sarah Hankinson
Illustrator

Melbourne illustrator Sarah Hankinson graduated from studying Illustration in 2004 & has since had commissions from Kookai, Impulse & St Lenny whilst her work has appeared in publications including Cleo, Shop till you drop, Yen & Girlfriend.
Sarah’s illustration style is elegant, youthful, & strongly fashion orientated, many of her pieces focusing on the female form & made up from a variety of mediums including inks, pencils, cut paper &fabrics.

www.sarahhankinson.com

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Rone
Everfresh Studio

This influential Melbourne-based studio has played a major part in driving the rise of street art in Australia. Everfresh counts among its members some of most respected, innovative and widely recognised underground artists in this country: Phibs, Sync, Rone, Wonderlust, Prism, Meggs, Reka, and the Tooth.

www.everfreshstudio.com

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Leon Calero and Kathy Sinclair
Magic Bean

Magic Bean is about planting the right seeds and nurturing them. We specialise in promotional strategies for businesses and start-ups within art, culture, entertainment & sustainability.
Only people know just how to talk to people – so said John Lennon. Magic Bean’s ethos lies in building strong relationships with clients based on trust, flexibility and above all, communication. We work closely with our clients to help meet their communication objectives, reach their audience and reach for the sky.
We’ve been taking on a diverse range of projects from various creative facets since 2005. When we’re not hard at work we like making soup, making music and looking out the window.

www.magicbeanonline.com

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