BELVEDERE VODKA INVITE

Promotion

Swear Words were asked to design the launch invites for the Belvedere Vodka Australian launch party.

Screen printed white on adhesive silver foil stock to emulate the bottle artwork and lend a deluxe feel.

THE WINE GUIDE

Identity

The Wine Guide offers independent wine expertise and a range of services to restaurants, bars and hotels. They assist venues in all facets of wine service, staff training, systems management and are also well versed in co-ordinating a diverse range of corporate events.

Legends of wine Ben and Dan asked Swear Words to establish their identity after our work with them for Sommelier's Australia.

The Wine Guide symbols represent the action of smelling the bouquet but are also an abstract representation of a type of code. A wine code that the Wine Guide helps to decipher.

RMIT ENGLISH WORLDWIDE

Web

We added RMIT English Worldwide to our burgeoning list of super clients in January and are now happy to reveal the fruit borne from this collaboration.

The site is still under construction but the visuals tell a story the code can't: clean design, brilliant navigation and uber crisp branding come together to represent a slighty different kind of site for us. Launch slated for July 09.

JACQUELINE EVANS NATUROPATHIC SKINCARE

Packaging

The Jacqueline Evans story began in 1999 when Jacqueline first created customised skin care for a select group of clients when she worked as a naturopath in the United Kingdom. Since then, years of meticulous research have gone into product formulations. Products are based on the function of the ingredients and only the purest and highest grade natural and organic ingredients are used, including cold pressed oils, the best essential oils and beneficial levels of vitamins, minerals and herbals resulting in some of the most effective products in the world.

The amber glass used for all the packaging not only preserves the integrity of the contents better, it compliments the restrained typography and bold colour differentiation of the labels. The honesty and quality of this product is clearly communicated through a sense of nostalgia-induced trust. They just happen to look great all together on your bathroom shelf too!

jacquelineevans.com.au

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MERMET

Environmental Design

Mermet always has an impressive stand at DesignEx, and this year was no different. Our brief: to illustrate how to control light and temperature with Mermet Blinds. We opted for a cool colour palette and complementary, crisp graphics to illustrate the technical attributes of these premium blinds.

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GIGI BABA

Richmond Review Club

Gigi Baba is the perfect example of 'bar dining' and for me is an instant classic... it's one of those places that you recommend to everyone and anyone.

In each mezze you can taste the love, care and craft behind it; explosive flavours, lovely textures, Turkish goodness.

Space is minimal, but sitting at the bar is very comfy and along with an amazing beer and wine list you feel like you can sit there forever to sample all that is on offer.

PS. Order a Turkish coffee just to test the Baristas timing skills.

Love it, eat there now!
102 Smith st. Collingwood

Adam

STATION CRUSH

Captured

I captured this at Footscray station last night (12/5/09)... due to a V-line petrol leak everyone had to disembark at Footscray station.

As you can see the station didn't cope very well and it was a bit of a squeeze.

Adam

A TOTAL LACK OF SYMMETRY

Captured

As I saw a girl saunter across Napier Street in a very familiar singlet top the other day, I was reminded of a bit of a project I did for our friends at Lola & Evie. Last Summer's range had taken inspiration from the Puberty Blues era - high waisted and Aussie summer spirited. I was asked to create some yardages and prints for the range, mixing up Australian flora, vintage Australian surf graphics, and geometric shapes. Here are some of the results from 'A Total Lack of Symmetry'.

Sophie

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EIS RESTAURANT

Richmond Review Club

What is it with the French fondness for Japanese cuisine and vice versa? You couldn't get two more polar opposites; one prefers purity of ingredient and subtlety of flavour, the other a decadent homage to all things artery-hardening.

Eis (pronounced 'Ace') restaurant produces Japanese/French fusion food that works. How 'bout a pumpkin and dried truffle soup with prawn? Delicious. And a perfectly executed sushi entrée? Tick. Add to that a great wine list and excellent service.

Unfortunately the overly spartan modernist interior fails to communicate the warmth of the staff and unique and comforting flavours of the food. However, Eis is a great back up if you can't get a table down the road at Misuzus...

Scott

188 Bridport Street
Albert Park
eisjapaneserestaurant.com

JAPANICENESS

Captured

You know when you've just come back from holidays and you suffer a bout of post-holiday depression?
Well, since returning from Japan early this year going to the toilet has become such a dispirited task. Just have a look at all those buttons.

Ahh, at least I still have the memories.

Adam