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Urchin Creative

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25.01.2022 RIP Grant Alexander McCracken affectionately known as the #fitzroypirate or #kingoffitzroy. I had the pleasure of working with Grant and his trips to the studio were always entertaining. He claimed to be a descendant of Alexander McCracken the beer brewer and sportsman born in 1846 (passed in 1915) and he may we’ll have been. Grant wore a McCrackens Brewery badge on his belt (shown here) with pride. We tried the new McCrackens brew together and he had a few sips, shrugged his shoulders and said beer is beer. This poet said many things I’ll never forget and Fitzy won’t be the same without him. Slancha Va! . #ripfitzypirate #portrait

25.01.2022 Found this cool #oldbookshop on a weekend trip. @theknownworldbookshop #recommendedreading

24.01.2022 Some recent brand work for Jenna Carroll - Health Alchemist. Jenna is a Naturopath & Nutritionist operating near Sydney’s Northern beaches.... Jenna being a natural alchemist wanted to experiment with blending elements of #mystical / #magical / #traditional / #modern and #science. We identified 3 brand pillars of #Health, #Transformation and #Vitality. Each of these areas although seperate studies in themselves, combine to form one holistic vision that Jenna brings to her practice. Through the design process we found #naturalgeometry and #symmetry in the shapes of H (Health), A (Alchemist), T (Transformation) and V (Vitality). A #system_of_symbols using these letterforms started to emerge. We followed the path and the brand came to life. . www.healthalchemist.com.au

20.01.2022 Have just launched a new project with a couple of mates. If any of you are pretty good at sleeping (there's quite a few that come to mind already!) then you might stand half a chance of becoming our first World Champion Sleep Racer. Everybody's already doing it! Please like the page (or register on the website www.worldsleepchampionships.com) and help us put sleep-shaming to bed.

17.01.2022 @asbmag + @urchin_janjuc . Posted @withregram ... So incredibly proud to bring you this one. Full of hope and resilience. Just like our cover story by @tim_hawken. Coming to your letterbox real soon... . Special thanks to @auspost and the following brands @ripcurl_aus @vansaustralia @globebrand @salty_crew @patagoniaaus @oneilloz @billabong_australia @billabong_womens_australia @sisstrevolution @havaianas_au @surfingaus @quiksilver @ Jan Juc 3228 See more

14.01.2022 Some of the amazing faces and places on this trip. #facesofchina #chineseportraits #nanjing #jinhua .... Thankyou @enapelly See more

12.01.2022 Some powerful images and posts I want to share that have hit my inbox. Good to see local and international brands and people stepping up to making more information available. @saturdaysnyc FUCK RACISM... INDIFFERENCE = VIOLENCE Clark Valberg CEO at InVision . . @warrevolt A collective of young Aboriginal people committed to the cause of decolonization and the philosophy of Aboriginal nationalism - resistance and revival. Donate to families seeking justice for loved ones that have died in custody. Some links for people looking for them: Justice for David Dungay Jnr: https://bit.ly/justicefordavid Justice for Kumanjayi Walker: https://bit.ly/justiceforyuendumu Justice for Tanya Day: https://bit.ly/justicefortanyaday Justice for Joyce Clarke: https://bit.ly/justiceforjoyceclarke . . @mattersjournal Always a quality read - Indigenous people have been developing tech from the very beginning of time. ANGIE ABDILLA . . @fastcompany Media and Culture mag with good quality articles. Medias portrayal of black people: We in the advertising, marketing, communications, media, and entertainment sectors are responsible for creating and circulating the very images that . . . influence whether someone lives or dies. and @johnboyega's fiery Black Lives Matter speech in London will be one for the books in this current wave of protests. But we need to amplify one point he touched on: We need to take care of our black women." . Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas . . @nike ‘for once, don’t do it. . . @supremenewyork Donating to Black Lives Matter, Equal Justice Initiative, Campaign Zero and Black Futures Lab. We stand in solidarity with the fight for justice and equality, and will continue to invest in the community. @ Jan Juc 3228

11.01.2022 Some recent #brand work with the crew @wideopenroad.coffee follow @adamparata - very talented illustrator and designer. Collab partners with great insight and vision: @dylan_lyh and @jono_hill . .... #cofferoasting #coffeeshop #smallbusinessbigideas #brandstrategy #creativedirection @ Wide Open Road Coffee Roasters & Cafe See more

06.01.2022 Logo for @allterraincycles_au The lines represent different mountain trails. . . #brandidentity... #abstracttriangle #logo #blackcamo #mountainlogo See more

06.01.2022 Inmate No. 3102000153 may you pay the price for your evil misogynistic ways. Support the #metoo movement by being better men.

06.01.2022 Some type experiments for an exhibition I’m helping with next year. #earlydays #workinprogress . .... . #blackletter, #blacklettercalligraphy #typography #typeexperiment #graphicdesign #schatzkammer #treasurechamber #artexhibition See more

05.01.2022 Map making on circular Khadi paper. . #wip #ink #inkonpaper #mapping #cartography

01.01.2022 Some #asahi images from the archives... . #creativedirection #creativespace #brandstrategy #asahibeer_aus #culture #designinspiration #designculture #fashionculture #artculture #japanesedesign #japanesebeer #artdirection #graphicdesign #brandbuilding #creativeproject #curation #collaboration

01.01.2022 #Behindthescenes with @enapelly - S20 shoot. Hard working and fun model @edenbristowe magician of hair and makeup @ashleighcarpenter by the cool calm and collected @renpidgeon Artistry by @atollon.studio

01.01.2022 It’s done - issue #412 of @surfingworld mag with @jon_frank_ and @seano888. It’s been a while since I’ve had anything printed so I kinda nerded out over the smell of the ink and the way the mag felt to flick through in my hands - #chills. Now the worlds longest running surf mag (Since 1962), the guys have kept the dream alive by continuing on a long running legacy against all odds in 2020. With @surfer_magazine closing it’s doors and brands cutting budgets left right and cent...re, the lights were potentially fading. Jonny and Seano are running SW more as a social enterprise than a business and only these guys could pull that off. The overall purpose of the mag is best summed up by Sean in the intro but in a nutshell it aims to recreate a sense of space and time that the old SW mags had, but through a modern lens. The higher purpose of the mag provides a platform for #environmental groups, #community groups, #mentalhealth groups, solo #shapers, mum-and-dad surf shops, #culturalprojects and more, to be given a space to be heard. This is achieved through pages donated by partner brands - it’s pure genius. For the design nerds - some design elements are recycled from original issues of the 60’s, some printing plates have been shifted a few mm to simulate misregistration, some type has been hand cut / hand made and slightly not perfect - in fact a lot of it isn’t quite perfect - I guess that’s why they came to me See anything in the new logo? Please subscribe and keep #surfculture alive Some image credits from the photos above : Cover image by @sa_rips @torrenmartyn @deandampney @edsloanephoto @ed.templeton @mattydunbar @nathanoldfield @tedgrambeau Printed by @printgraphics-printgreen #logohiddenwave, #surfingworld, #surfmag, #surf, #isprintdead, #notquiteright, #notquitewrong #magazinedesign