Liveworm Design Studio | Queensland College of Art Griffith University | Brisbane Queensland Australia

The Australian PhotoJournalist publication is a project run by the photography department and photo journalist students of the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. Liveworm has been providing the design of the publication since it’s inception.

The 2010 edition design was created by students Jasmin de la Vega Cruz and Shaelah Ariotti. This edition consisted of twenty photographic ‘stories’ submitted from various photojournalists from around the globe. These stories were all concerned with the theme of this issue: The Rights of the Child and featured photographers Lihee Avidan, Wend Lear, Steve Liss, Lukasz Sokol, Colby Katz, Mariella Furrer, Robin Hammond, Yuri Kozyrev, Paul Fusco, Justin Maxon, Gerd Ludwig, William Daniels, Ed Kashi, G.M.B. Akash, Alfredo Falvo, Annie Tritt, Meredith O’Shea, Michal Novotny, Dana Popa and Jonas Bendiksen. Photojournalist students of QCA contacted these photographers at the beginning of the project, selected and edited the photos provided and contributed introductions to each story.

As each story had it’s own unique subject, history and photographic style, it was decided the design approach had to follow a similar path. Each title page was designed to reflect the story while also holding together as a cohesive publication. To further emphasise the often tactile and gritty subjects and images, a great deal of the design was created using a combination of digital and manual processes. Often a title would be digitally typeset, printed, manually manipulated, rescanned and redigitally manipulated to aquire a suitable treatment. Doing so created a large range of typefaces, textures, shapes and layouts — a visual language unique to this publication.

Griffith University sells the publication at cost price plus shipping. You can purchase this edition of the Australian PhotoJournalist from the following link.

To assist in promoting the Master of Design Futures run at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Liveworm produced a new promotional brochure with updated information about the course.

The booklet was designed using a specific size (168mm x 240mm portrait) to fit best on a press sheet with minimal wastage producing a more economical and environmentally friendlier outcome. It was printed on EcoStar, a 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper stock. The design was completed by student Kenneth Hilton and used colour to portray a grim outlook on the exterior with a much brighter and optimistic interior.

The Peaks to Points Festival is a biannual event that celebrates the natural environment of greater Brisbane’s southern region. The associated events aim to raise awareness of this special area by showcasing the activities of local community and environmental groups that are working to improve the environment.

Designed by student Kate Jury, the 2010 Peaks to Points collateral featured a range of wildlife characters and a bright and friendly feel. The project included a pamphlet that folded out into a poster and press adverts for local papers.

In 2009 visual art post graduate students and staff of the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University travelled to the Tokyo University of the Arts to exchange ideas and explore cross-cultural projects. On return, Professor Pat Hoffie wrote of their experience and asked Liveworm to design the resulting publication.

The publication was designed by student Davina Purnama — with the additional challenge of typesetting the book in English and Japanese.