The Design Files Neighbourhood Calendar!
4th November, 2010
The Design Files Neighbourhood Calendar 2011 - kindly photographed by Rebecca Newman. Kat Chadwick's incredible work is on the cover, and the layout / design is by Ortolan. I really wish you could see fluoro orange on a computer screen.
OH. MY. GOD.
I cannot adequately describe my EXCITEMENT this morning! It's been awfully hard to keep this project under my hat for the past few months, but today it's finally time to say hello to The Design Files Neighbourhood Calendar! Yee ha!
The Calendar features twelve of the loveliest neighbourhoods from Melbourne and beyond, carefully selected and illustrated by twelve of Australia's most talented illustrators - superstars including Kat Macleod, Beci Orpin, Rik Lee, Madeleine Stamer, Webuyyourkids and SO MANY MORE! Each artist has illustrated a local neighbourhood close to their heart - Melbourne and Sydney neighbourhoods feature, as well as a handful of international 'hoods for good measure! Amongst the beautiful illustrations you'll also spot the odd note from me here and there, because you know, I cant help myself :)
I owe an ENORMOUS thankyou to so many talented lovely people who have brought this project to life! Jeremy Wortsman of Jacky Winter / Lamington Drive facilitated the whole project and did all the grown-up important stuff like, you know, make deadlines and pay people. ALSO Kat Macleod and Liz Wilson at Ortolan, who designed the calendar SO beautifully you will DIE with the cuteness! OH the fonts, the colour palette and the super sweet yellow spiral binding - delicious! Last but not least, where would we be without all the incredible illustrators!? They are ALL LISTED in detail on the official calendar page - please do pop over and learn a little more about each contributing illustrator! You have never seen such a stellar line-up, seriously.
The Design Files Neighbourhood Calendar is 14 pages in total, 235mm x 370mm in size, and sells for $33.00! It is available to buy at the Lamington Drive retail shop in Collingwood from November 17th, but can be pre-ordered online right HERE! The great news is that ANYONE who buys a calendar between now and December 1st goes into the draw to win a limited edition A2 calendar print of their choice! Oooh la la good luck making that decision! I seriously cannot choose one favourite...!
ALSO if you are in Melbourne please come for the 'Neighbourhoods' launch exhibition - opening on November 18th at Lamington Drive! Limited edition A2 prints of all the stunning calendar artworks will be on display (and available to buy) and of course there will be Lamingtons! If you can't make the opening night, don't fret, the show runs until November 24!
Buy the calendar here!
Learn more about the calendar illustrators here!
What a great idea Lucy!
I’m leaving the country soon, it would be such a good souvenir. I tried to pre-order one via Lamigton Drive but unfortunately there is no “pick up” option. Feels silly to use postage as I leave few blocks away.
Good luck for the sell, I’m sure it will be gone “comme des petits pains”! :-)
rad! total love attack! go melbourne! go jeremy! go lucy! aghhhhhhh!!!!!!!
Hi Lucy, Brilliant!!! cant wait to get my pre-ordered copy!! I knew there was a reason I hadnt bought any of the millions of calendars I’ve been seeing online recently – cause yours is the best and it was waiting for me!! Hope to see you at the launch party. XX
WOW. Wow. How superb!!
Luce!
you’ve out done your self! (is that possible?!)
congrats- it looks fabulous!
What a gorgeous idea! It’s really beautiful. Congratulations to everyone involved. Melbourne peeps are so lucky!!
WOW!! awesome! what a lineup! i can not wait to see every part of this gorgeous project up close. well done to all you amazing peoples involved xx
Love to know the list of suburbs featured in the calender….i hope my suburb of Richmond is in it!!
this is SOOOO great.
Lucy Feagins + Jacky Winter + yellow spiral spinding = total radness!!!
-Thanks for including me! xox ms
Lucy I’m so excited about this! I saw it in my Insideout mag on Monday and pretty much decided right there on the spot that my Christmas present list for…er well EVERYONE is now covered!!
You are one clever lady!
Thanks xxx
me want so bad! congratulations!
p.s ‘spinding’ is the new binding or it could have something to do with my dyslexia…
whatever the case the calendar R O C K S
lucy! congrats! this looks amazing, can’t wait to see the fluoro orange in real life. xo
it looks SO good. well done :)
What an excellent idea! Congratulations! To all of you.
here’s cheers to TDF for 2011!! your first printed baby and what a beautiful colourful, divine baby it is! mm
Well done Lucy on such a stellar idea – can’t wait to get my pre-ordered copy up on my (Collingwood) wall!
Hey Lucy – that’s all kinds of AWESOME! Congratulations – will have to get my mitts on one at Lamington Drive!
’tis a thing of wondrous beauty!
Congrats everyone on such a great calender containing the work of many fine friends, definitely on my Christmas list!
Great idea! There should be one for every Australian capital. I could co-ordinate the Brisbane one.
ahhh lust! I love anything stationery related, and am slightly OCD hence love being organised, and am hugely in lust with anything Ortolan related in terms of graphic design: therefore this is all things good all rolled into one!
THIS IS GREAT! Keep up the good work Lucy, you are truly an inspirational, motivated person!
this is amazing!! well done Lucy
What an excellent idea! So nicely done too! Love it! I now know what I’m giving for christmas this year.
Looks fantastic Lucy!
can i haz calenderz?
AW GUYS I just want to say the HUGEST thankyouuu! WOW what a lovely response and so many kind words…! i REALLY appreciate your endless support and there most certainly would be no calendar without you all!
ps) Jeremy is working on the pick-up option to Lamington Drive! In any case you can certainly pop in and buy one from November 17th when they hit the shelves at the Lamington Drive retail shop!
Thanks again ! You guys are the bestest xxxx
Superb collection Lucy. It was really amazing & awesome. I really love these all.
Thx for sharing this post. Keep up doing great jobs like this.