Inspiration - Aurora Design - Art Direction, Graphic & Digital Design - Naomi Rahim

Is Pantone’s 2020 Colour of the Year still relevant?

30 April 2020 Inspiration

In December 2019, the Pantone Color Institute announced that the 2020 Color of the Year was PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, a staid shade of blue, that’s "reassuring and full of calm and confidence" to counteract the uncertainties of the future. "We are living in a time that requires trust and faith. It is this ...

Free trials & COVID-19 support for Creatives

Free & Discounted Software, Courses & Products for Creatives

03 April 2020 Inspiration

With more and more freelancers, entrepreneurs and students working from home than ever before, it's fantastic to see some of the biggest brands offering extended free trials and discounts to their software, courses and products, to support those struggling due to the economic downtown. If you've got free time to make ...

7 creative Podcasts to keep you inspired during isolation

24 March 2020 Inspiration

If you have a long commute to work, you know the value of a good Podcast. With remote working likely to increase for many of us in the coming months, some sage words of advise whispered in your ear to inspire you couldn't come at a better time. Here is a ...

8 tips for Freelancers & Small Business to stay ahead during lockdown

19 March 2020 Inspiration

As with any shift in the economy; Freelancers, Sole Traders and Small Business are usually the first to feel the impact. The fallout of COVID-19 and resulting stimulus initiatives (in Australia) seem to have overlooked the "gig economy" - there's no doubt we are in for a bumpy ride, but ...

5 creative quizzes actually worth doing

16 March 2020 Inspiration

Online quizzes aren't just to kill time on a slow afternoon. Gaining a deeper understanding of yourself is only a nimble keystrokes away. 16 Personalities A free Meyers-Briggs personality test, that characterises you into one of sixteen possible personalities. A huge benefit when learning how to collaborate with different personality types in ...

Beautiful mural in the Star Lyric Theatre

Rone – Empty Exhibition

29 October 2016 Inspiration

Rone, one of Melbourne’s most prominent street artists held his first solo exhibition in two years at the historic Star Lyric Theatre in Collingwood, Oct 14-23rd, 2016. Known for his mural portraits of striking female faces adorning large scale buildings or in decaying spaces, the term ‘hauntingly beautiful’, whilst overused, perfectly ...

One MOFO of an art experience

14 July 2015 Inspiration

[ MOFO at night in Hobart No trip to Hobart is complete without a visit to the Museum of Old & New Art (MONA). Founded by gambler/art collector David Walsh in 2011, a privately owned contemporary art museum that defies conventions, packed with eclectic pieces which are often confronting and challenging ...

The Virgins Collection - Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier Exhibition at the NGV

08 February 2015 Inspiration

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk was the National Gallery of Victoria's blockbuster exhibition of Summer 14/15. Marking Gaultier’s retirement in ready-to-wear fashion, touring the fashion capitals of the world, from New York to London, having drawn over a million visitors, we need ...