On an aesthetic level, the bold, graphic quality of the works should make them accessible to a wide readership. There will no doubt be a nostalgic familiarity to some of the objects, given the ubiquitous role they played in the daily life of Australians.' -- Dominic Hofstede Graphic Identities presents the work of eight designers practicing in Australia from the 1930s to 1980s whose stories when taken together tell a compelling narrative of visual culture in this country. The names Douglas Annand, Frances Burke, Dahl Collings, Pieter Huveneers, Arthur Leydin, Alistair Morrison and Shirley de Vocht resonate within their industries, but their designs have impacted all our lives through currency, packaging and postage stamps as well as advertising, publishing and architectural signage. Their work in retail (including Myer, David Jones, Farmers), travel (Qantas, Orient Line, Hayman Island), alcohol (Penfolds, Tooth and Co) and banking (Westpac, Reserve Bank of Australia) have solidified the image of some our most iconic brands. Pioneers of a new Australian aesthetic in open dialogue with international art and design movements, many of the designers in Graphic Identities contributed to the professionalisation of the design sector through industry organisations as well as educational institutions. All played a part in formulating a bold, original, and sophisticated body of work - marking the apotheosis of the analogue era. As an adjunct to the Graphic Identities exhibition at the Powerhouse, Sydney, curated by Senior Curator of Design and Architecture, Keinton Butler, the publication features over 100 reproductions of unique work acquired by the Museum from the estates of the designers from the late-1980s onwards.
Sun Books was an Australian paperback publisher formed in 1965 by Geoffrey Dutton, Brian Stonier and Max Harris. Brian Sadgrove, who would become a leading figure in Australian graphic design, was commissioned to create Sun Books' distinctive identity and many of the publisher's covers during the 1960s and 1970s. This book includes an introduction by Warren Taylor and an essay by Dominic Hofstede, as well as more than 80 covers designed by Sadgrove and other significant practitioners including Ken Cato, Robert Rosetzky and Guy Mirabella.
Catalogue of the exhibition 'Les Mason Epicurean magazine 1966, 1979. It was the first significant exploration of what many regard as Mason's defining work. The exhibition displayed all 77 cover issues of Epicurean, as well as examples of original artwork and miscellaneous ephemera, designed by Les Mason during his 13 year rein as Art Director of Australia's first food and wine magazine. Also featuring studio photographs, an interview with Pat Grainger and text by Dominic Hofstede and Warren Taylor.
Since the publication of the first edition in 2002, interest in crisis management has been fuelled by a number of events, including 9/11. The first edition of this text was praised for its rigorous yet logical approach, and this is continued in the second edition, which provides a well-researched, theoretically robust approach to the topic combined with empirical research in continuity management. New chapters are included on digital resilience and principles of risk management for business continuity. All chapters are revised and updated with particular attention being paid to the impact on smaller companies. New cases include: South Africa Bank, Lego, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter; small companies impacted by 9/11; and the New York City power outage of August 2003.
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