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

Queensland Symphony Orchestra

The Queensland Orchestra made a decision in 2009 to add some more spark and innovation to it’s 2010 season. To coincide, they decided to rename and rebrand the organisation. Liveworm were asked to tackle the problem of developing a new logo which was fresh, modern and dynamic yet appealed to it’s more traditional patrons.

The idea for the design was generated by student Sam Lowth on a visit to a Queensland Orchestra performance at QPAC. She noticed the interesting seating arrangement used and later discovered the format is replicated in all orchestras and has been so for 500 years. Combining this imagery with the vibrancy and energy of the iconic Queensland sun, the new logo for Queensland Symphony Orchestra was complete. The logo design was applied by the Orchestra’s internal design and marketing team.

Posted in Class of 2010, Identity, Print

Planet Ueno publication design

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.

Posted in Class of 2009, Print

2009 ARC Biennial of Art identity

The ARC Biennial of Art is a large scale conference and exhibition program run by Queensland Artworkers Alliance. The 2009 event featured Liveworm as the design sponsor.

Student Shelsey Birch designed the 2009 ARC identity, program guide and various event print collateral based on the recurring theme of ‘light’. Lauren Rogers designed and built the accompanying website and several other students within the studio assisted with event invites, catalogues and gallery signage.

Posted in Class of 2009, Digital, Identity, Print

Criminal Justice Network identity

The Criminal Justice Network (CJN) was set up in late 2009 with the aim of forming alliances between several different organisations concerned with the rights and well-being of those who find themselves marginalised by the Criminal Justice System.

The identity was designed and developed by final-year student Sonia Hancock. The project also included development of stationery and a brochure.

Posted in Class of 2009, Identity

2009 qdos Awards Branding

Hosted by the Design Institute of Australia, the Queensland Design on Show (qdos) awards has been recognising and promoting design excellence Queensland since 2002. The awards cover an range of disciplines including three dimensional design, interior design and visual communication design.

Coming on board in 2009 as an industry supporter, Liveworm were tasked with creating a majority of the branding collateral for the event based on the initial direction of ‘electro rock unleashed’ provided by the DIA and Brisbane branding agency Lumino. It was Liveworm’s job to ensure this idea was promoted with the events collateral, which was achieved by combining unexpected photographic treatments and cropping with an array of unusual shapes, colours and textures. The result was a visually energetic and exciting collection of work.

The work undertaken included a finalists and winners catalogue, event invites, tickets and promotional posters, pull up banner displays, a large scale mural for the finalists exhibition and visuals for the winners multimedia display. The collateral range was handled by students Josh Tatarynowicz, Soo Kim and Thembi Hanify.

Posted in Class of 2009, Identity, Print

2009 qdos Award Winners

Liveworm students walked away with several awards at the 2009 Queensland Design on Show (qdos) awards run by the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) Queensland branch. Within the Emerging Student category open to Queensland tertiary institutions, only three projects were nominated in the Visual Communication discipline — and all three were produced in our studio.

Of the three students involved, two were presented with Silver awards while one was awarded a Finalist mention. Congratulations to Ashlea O’Neil for her illustration work on the QCA Art Theory Bookmarks (Silver), Tara Darby for her Research Higher Degree catalogue layout (Silver) and Stephanie Do Rozio for the design of MC Lessons CD packaging (Finalist).

The awards night was further Liveworm flavoured by the design work students had contributed to the award branding, including a catalogue of winners and a mural alongside the finalist exhibition. See the event website for more information about the Queensland Design on Show awards.

Posted in Class of 2009, News

Nia’s Melancholy

Nia’s Melancholy is a short film by Queensland production company La La Pictures. The film debuted at the 2009 Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival in Sydney and was also shown on ABC TV.

Synopsis: Nia’s Melancholy is the story of a young Yalanji girl, Nia, set in beautiful tropical North Queensland, Australia. After her sister’s suicide, Nia finds solace retreating into the recesses of her mind. In mourning Nia escapes the confines of home life and finds herself drawn perilously into the rainforest. Losing herself in the seductive environment, Nia’s Melancholy is an Indigenous girl’s spiritual journey and tale of redemption.

Liveworm were engagedd to create promotional material to accompany the film including posters, DVD packaging, postcards and a website, handled by student Ashlea O’Neill. The visual style was based on the imagery of water which was a common theme throughout the film.

Posted in Class of 2009, Digital, Print