Frost* Design Blog

January 20th, 2012 4:34 PM

Frost* is doing it for the kids

Frost* and Neeson Murcutt Architects have been working collaboratively on the signage and environmental graphics for the new Library at Stanmore Public School. Shown above, the main sign inspired by astack of books, is in the process of being painted directly on the brick surface at the Libray’s entrance. The library is an opportunity to inspire creativity within a educational facility and encourage active student engagement building on a strong sense of community within the school and local surrounds.

January 20th, 2012 4:32 PM

Edible Outdoor Rooms

When the Rawson Lane Arts Association put out a call for volunteers to help plant seedlings on Foster Street for their ‘Edible Outdoor Rooms’ project, Frost sent a small army of volunteers. The Frosties had fun getting their hands dirty planting chillies, grapes, lettuce, strawberries, chives, mint and so much more. A big shout out to Sam Crawford Architects for all their hard work on this project http://www.samcrawfordarchitects.com.au/edible-outdoor-rooms/ We’re excited to see, feel and taste all this goodness on Foster Street.

January 19th, 2012 5:55 PM

CEO CookOff

Vince is Cooking!

Vince is joining hundreds of other Australian CEOs and many celebrity chefs to raise money and awareness related to homelessness.

Be a part of the solution, click here http://www.ceocookoff.com.au/profile/776 to check out the site and then click on the ‘donate now’ button to show your support for Vince and help fund this worthy cause.

The CEO CookOff is a joint initiative of OzHarvest and Qantas. The event will bring together 30 celebrity chefs and 200 CEOs to raise awareness around food security and one of Australia’s major social issues, homelessness

January 19th, 2012 4:34 PM

Interns – Environmental Design

Frost* is looking for Interns to join our Environments team for 8-12 weeks. We are looking for someone who likes to be challenged to exceed their best and who is determinedly creative.

The position reports to the Creative Director, Vince Frost, Environments Design Directors and Head of Environments and will be assisting in the creative delivery of projects in the Environments team. This includes supporting environmental designers with creative and design development and documentation, from project inception through to construction. Activities may include research and concept mock-ups, set up of creative presentations, assisting with final artwork and documentation under supervision (signage masterplan and message schedule updates, title blocks, draft specifications, transmittals, drawing codes, etc). Projects range from branding and environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding and exhibitions design. Suitable for recent graduate with a keen interest in spatial design, architecture, interiors, signage and the built environment. Requires experience in a range of software applications, including Illustrator, Photoshop & InDesign. Skills in 3D drawing and renders (3D Studio Max and Sketch Up) desirable.

Please send your resume and portfolio (maximum size 3MB) with the subject “Environments Intern” to annabel.stevens@frostdesign.com.au

Applications close on the 10^th February  2012 

January 13th, 2012 3:40 PM

Frost* Fires up Year of the Dragon

Frost have been working closely with the City of Sydney, Lacoste + Stevenson Architects and our subconsultant team to turn a slightly run down open air pagoda located within the heart of Chinatown into a beautiful and functional tourist information kiosk, which will transform at night into a glowing work of art.

Working within the existing site parameters we are inserting a series of fixed and moveable circular forms, providing enclosure, counters and display areas. To connect more closely to the local Chinatown context, we invited artist Pamela See to prepare a contemporary Chinese papercut design to be translated onto the outside of the glass (see photos of glazing in production). At night this is internally illuminated so the red backing highlights the ‘papercut’ pattern.

This giant glowing lantern is more than a place to pick up a brochure. It will become a new Sydney landmark, which poetically interprets the story of an ancient tea making process, intended to bring prosperity and longevity to the observer.

January 12th, 2012 4:53 PM

Signs of Good Design

Frost* has been prominently featured in Michelle Galindo’s highly anticipated release, ‘Signage Design’ as readers become exposed to our most recent environmental and signage project completions. The works featured highlight our success in the development of signage elements for The Powerhouse Museum, the design for an identification and intuitive wayfinding system for The Ritz Carlton, Hong Kong and new interior and exterior signage projects undertaken for the Queen Victoria Building. Other work featured includes our suspended directional and wayfinding signage implementation for Chatswood Chase, Sydney. Pick up a copy at your local bookstore, or order online here.

January 05th, 2012 1:38 PM

A shining example

One of Frost’s key strengths is our ability to work across cultural borders and we recently took pleasure in helping Chinese retailer TL Jewellery launch their business in Australia. Focal to our commission was creating a logo that is evocative of high-end jewellery and can work across signage and packaging. The solution elegantly translates the letterforms T and L into a geometric composition that draws on the visual cues of jewellery design and is reproduced in a stunning metallic gold.

January 04th, 2012 1:44 PM

Making a statement

A dynamic digital wall makes an impressive statement about the Commonwealth Bank’s commitment to the environment – greeting visitors and staff alike with real-time statistics on the green performance of its new Darling Walk Campus. The wall is part of a wide-ranging signage and environmental graphics scheme developed by Frost* for the Campus, which also includes a 17.5 metre curved lenticular wall – the largest we know of in existence. The signage and graphics over 55,000 sqm establish a distinctive sense of place and identity for the different workplace settings, including the cube and globe clubhouses on Level 1, exchange café and atrium carpet.

Photography by Tyrone Branigan.

January 03rd, 2012 2:13 PM

Making Waves for Artmusic

Artmusic is the first online portal covering live classical music events across Australia. The product of two musicians keen on celebrating classical music with style and integrity, the identity literally makes waves – taking the name’s letterforms and cleverly turning them into a soundwave. The accompanying website is contemporary and clean. It showcases classical music as vibrant and dynamic.

December 22nd, 2011 4:32 PM

Getting Saucey

Sydney chef Hamish Ingham came to us with a challenge to relish – literally. His new range of gourmet sauces and relishes needed a distinctive packaging solution and we had a lot of fun in creating a scheme that is as tasty as the contents. Bold letterpress typography speaks to the honesty of the ingredients and references the décor of his flagship restaurant, Bar H