In the lead-up to the launch of the film the Rage in Placid Lake, Palace Films commissioned us to develop a series of cartoons.

The strips were a kind of teaser, to whet film-goers appetites. We developed six separate strips which appeared in local street magazines around the country. The stories were written by the talented Tony McNamara, who also wrote and directed the film. Alex drew the cartoons. Download the PDF file!

During development of the new Telstra bill design, testing showed that it could be used by 100 % of literate customers to find and use the most important information on the bill.

After implementation the bill received a customer approval rating of 95% – the highest ever approval rating recorded by Telstra (Telstra customer survey 2004). The new design also won the Australian Graphic Design Associations National Award for Design Effectiveness (2005).

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) commissioned us to develop an educational flip-chart utilising illustrations and pictograms to help explain changes to law and other aspects of the intervention. This educational tool explained legal concepts to Indigenous communities, where English is often a second or third language. Illustrations were tested with community members to ensure they were appropriately toned and respectful, as well as accurately describing the changes that were occurring. This design was a finalist in the 2008 AGDA Awards, for instructional book design.

These notice designs were developed as part of a Telstra Bill redesign project.