Red Bilby

We are pleased to announce the launch of our second teaser trailer for the Hugh Jedd iPhone game coming December 2011.

We are very close to launching our first iPhone game. Here is the promo teaser, enjoy…

Red Bilby recently completed a logo design for Bilby Tours Australia.
Here’s the brief from the client:

“In a nutshell, the goal of Bilby is to aim at the Japanese market as well as the upper end of the Australian oldies market, offering in simple terms, a mix of business class/first class passenger service at a reasonable rate. We don’t wish to compete with the likes of Australian Pacific which is 100% first class nor with the el cheapo companies who only have themselves to blame for not getting return business or making a profit.”

Here’s the finished logo.
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The Best Value for Money Image Editing Software on the Planet!

Thanks to the newly launched Mac App Store I am now the proud owner of Pixelmator. What is Pixelmator you ask? It is simply the most exciting image editor/creator for the Mac.

When you spend a large amount of your time working with images it is really important to have software that not only works really well (fast and stable) but is also a pleasure to use. This is what makes Pixelmator such an outstanding piece of software. It’s a simple fact that designers like using things that look good and Pixelmator looks better than good – the user interface design is stunning (Apple would be proud to have designed it). Not only does it look gorgeous but it is packed with subtle features that make things so intuitive that when you use it you find yourself saying over and over again, “why doesn’t Photoshop do that”. For example when you select a tool from the toolbar it pops up, so you can clearly see what you currently have selected.

The Pixelmator company was founded in 2007 by brothers, Saulius and Aidas Dailide driven by the desire to produce an image editor that was 100% Mac. What they have delivered in version 1.6.4 is a superbly crafted, full featured image creation and editing program that can hold it’s own against industry standards like Photoshop. In fact, this program is so good I am sure it won’t be long before Adobe or Apple come knocking on the door at Pixelmator (if they haven’t already).

Another feature that sets this app apart from anything else I have ever used is the ability to generate effects using Apple’s Quartz Composer. These filters open up a whole new world of possibilities for rapid image creation and experimentation.

In short, if you are a designer working on a Mac, Pixelmator is a “must have” and best of all is the price.  When you discover how powerful this program is you will feel almost guilty for getting it so cheap and if you buy it fo

To help with the launch of Side by Side – In the Beginning, a new children’s book, written by Neridah McMullin, designed by Red Bilby and published by One Day Hill, we produced the following promotional DVD. The promo features interviews with Eddie McGuire, Nathan Buckley, Gary Pert, Neridah McMullin and Tom Wanliss.

I recently had the privilege of working on the layouts for three outstanding children’s books. Watch the video below to get an understanding the significance of these wonderful books.

Shaun Micallef has kindly written the following forewards for my upcoming children’s book on the life and times of Hugh Jedd.

Option 1:

“Michael Chanter is a very clever fellow. He once fooled me into thinking he was an American courier who was beaten up by Bill Murray and been given ten thousand dollars compensation. He even got me to feel the lump on the back of his head (which didn’t exist). I don’t know who he really is. But he does seem to be a fine children’s author judging by the book you’re holding in your trembling hands. Don’t read this foreword; turn to the pages he’s written- now. Don’t read this bit either. I’ve finished. I mean, they told me to fill the page up but please just skip over it. Go on.(He’s a fantasist. And a damn fine one).”

- Shaun Micallef

Option 2:

Michael Chanter and I met in the Vietnam War. We were fighting on opposite sides, but one Christmas the strangest thing happened. At the stroke of dawn it started to snow and the Viet Cong came out of their caves and gave us all puddings and presents. I took the opportunity to pick a few of them off from a tree. But there was one Viet Cong I didn’t shoot. He had made a bicycle for me out of his own hair. I wept as I rode it and still do to this day. (The chain keeps catching my socks and it strangles my ankle) I’m glad I let him live because otherwise we might not have seen this wonderful book.

- Shaun Micallef

I was recently commissioned to design a logo for an English conversation school in Japan.
I have documented the process below using Slidedeck a new WordPress Plugin.

I recently created the artwork for the Lola Berry DVD which is now available through her website.

Watch the promo video below:

Very useful video tutorial from Adobe: