Michael Bojkowski
Michael is a Graphic Designer and Design Commentator with a particular interest in editorial design. As well as editing his own blog known as Linefeed, Michael is a regular contributor to Grafik magazine and has contributed to various publications around the world including Cap & Design, Gym Class Magazine and the book, 'We Love Magazines'.
Would Australia's proper graphic design magazine please stand up
Posted 12.01.2010 @ 8.01PM
Heya Jen: Ace idea. How cool would it be if Artichoke developed some sort of affiliation with AGDA. Not only could they increase their page count but they might then be brave enough to find new audiences outside Australia to promote Australian design to. I hope someone there is listening (fingers crossed).
James: Stranger things have happened.
Would Australia's proper graphic design magazine please stand up
Posted 10.01.2010 @ 10.01PM
Hey James
I think you just answered your own question there. Sure the 'industry audience' might be smaller in comparison to other countries but, like you said, passionate people can do wonders with low budgets. Also, why do you automatically assume an Australian produced Graphic Design publication need only appeal to other Australians and no one else. I'd even go as far to say that there is a very design literate audience out there today that aren't necessarily all designers either.
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Posted 12.01.2010 @ 8.01PM
Hi Jen
Ace article. I can't hope to comment on design education having graduated over 15 years ago now (and being out of the country for about 9 years of that) but I do often ponder, from an industry perspective, why Australian Graphic Designers have such a hard time selling the benefits of good graphic design to clients. If there was a way for students and the industries they hope to serve to be educated in the benefits of good graphic design at the same time that would be massively beneficial.
Courses that assume students arrive with a certain amount of knowledge and then enable them to go out and work on real live projects as soon as possible can only help. I've noticed this happens in the UK quite often. A lot of students arrive fully equipped and use being part of an institution as back up to being able to put their pre-existing ideas into action rather being molly coddled (that's an odd term isn't it? anyhow...) and told the 'correct way' to go about things.