Bottled water is evil.
Find out more here and here.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
A keeper of an idea
Disposable coffee cups are not recyclable which presents a bit of an eco-disaster considering we use about half a billion of the things every year in Australia alone.
It came as a big surprise to me as I think I'm pretty environmentally savvy but I've never thought twice about washing my paper cup and throwing it into the recycling bin. Well, don't I look the fool now after finding out about the nasty bleaches, dyes, and polyethylene which are present in most disposable cups and make them just about impossible to recycle on top of an already inefficient manufacturing process.
Get excited because there is an answer - the Keep Cup. Innovative Melbourne couple, Abigail and Jamie Forsyth came up with this brilliantly simple solution after feeling a wee bit guilty about the number of disposable coffee cups they were handing out in their catering business and cafes. Designed and manufactured in Victoria, the Keep Cup is made from durable, reusable, and environmentally friendly materials and is available in a number of colours and sizes. They can also be customised for businesses! Pick one up off the Keep Cup website for about $10. I know I will!
www.keepcup.com.au
Twitter - the future is now
A little birdy once told us that the Internet was a useful medium for marketing and spreading the good word of Oblong right before it pooped on our bromide camera and flew away.
This bird was a twitter bird and prejudiced against the more traditional and proven forms of marketing we’ve successfully been employing at Oblong + Sons since 1881 such as telegrams and horse-drawn loudspeaker sulkies. Well, thanks to the Twitter bird we have realised the benefits of the Internet and more specifically, Twitter. The future really is here.
Click here for our Twitter page!
Twitter is great, we are on it and you can follow us as we discover more technological wonders like shortwave radio frequencies and dynamo lights. Moreover, be the first to know everything that is happening in Oblongland including things which inspire us, make us laugh, or make us cry. See you in the future, we're already here and it is exactly like this…
This bird was a twitter bird and prejudiced against the more traditional and proven forms of marketing we’ve successfully been employing at Oblong + Sons since 1881 such as telegrams and horse-drawn loudspeaker sulkies. Well, thanks to the Twitter bird we have realised the benefits of the Internet and more specifically, Twitter. The future really is here.
Click here for our Twitter page!
Twitter is great, we are on it and you can follow us as we discover more technological wonders like shortwave radio frequencies and dynamo lights. Moreover, be the first to know everything that is happening in Oblongland including things which inspire us, make us laugh, or make us cry. See you in the future, we're already here and it is exactly like this…
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
New Soap, Old Bottle
Amron Experimental is a design company based in New York who have the courage to do something that the big companies who frequent our supermarket shelves are too scared to do.
They sell a variety of brand name liquid soaps in old bottles, drastically cutting down on waste and other unnecessary packaging.
'New Soap, Old Bottle' is a great example of a simple yet extremely effective idea which benefits both nature and your hip pocket in equal measures.
Less packaging + less freight + less manufacturing = cheaper, greener, and smarter. That is the kind of combination that Oblong really likes.
There isn't a great deal of shipping info on their website but they are contactable, and all things aside it is a bloody inspirational idea!
www.newsoap.org
www.amronexperimental.com
Monday, April 6, 2009
Oblong + Puns
Here are the photos from our 5th birthday "Oblong + Puns Party". From a Star Spangled Spanner to A Frayed Knot, there was no shortage of sickening puns. The effort put into some of the costumes was truly outstanding, inspiring even, and it definitely made for a great party where it appeared as though every dad joke ever conceived had materialised and decided to celebrate bad humour in Oblong's basement studio.
Punch and Judy. Awesome.
A Pregnant Pause enjoys a bit of Pork Barreling.
A really punny shot.
Can you karate chop me a piece of that swan cake, Karate Kidney Bean?
"A film, two words..."
Everyone wants a little P's on earth.
Ms Chief, Ms Print and the Lesser of Two Weevils.
No one messes with the Karate Kidney Bean. "Sweep the legume!"
Surf n' Turf - Prawn Star wooing Mary Had a Little Lamb. She's a glutton for mutton.
What are you going to with all that junk that is in your trunk, J-Mo?
Everyone knows Flacido Flamingo is a tenor.
Chicken catch a Tory!
Baberaham Lincoln watches Channel No.5.
Ms Print and Mail Dominated make sure A Little Horse has had his cough stirrup.
The Mime of the Ancient Mariner doesn't have a great deal to say to Ms Chief.
J-Mo and Freudian Slip discuss personal grooming.
Aubergine Simmons talks pun policy with Baberaham Lincoln.
Assaulted Nut discusses kitchen related topics with Fridge Magnet.
The Star Spangled Spanner wasn't a tool at all.
A Frayed Knot left early to tie up a few loose ends.
Punch and Judy. Awesome.
A Pregnant Pause enjoys a bit of Pork Barreling.
A really punny shot.
Can you karate chop me a piece of that swan cake, Karate Kidney Bean?
"A film, two words..."
Everyone wants a little P's on earth.
Ms Chief, Ms Print and the Lesser of Two Weevils.
No one messes with the Karate Kidney Bean. "Sweep the legume!"
Surf n' Turf - Prawn Star wooing Mary Had a Little Lamb. She's a glutton for mutton.
What are you going to with all that junk that is in your trunk, J-Mo?
Everyone knows Flacido Flamingo is a tenor.
Chicken catch a Tory!
Baberaham Lincoln watches Channel No.5.
Ms Print and Mail Dominated make sure A Little Horse has had his cough stirrup.
The Mime of the Ancient Mariner doesn't have a great deal to say to Ms Chief.
J-Mo and Freudian Slip discuss personal grooming.
Aubergine Simmons talks pun policy with Baberaham Lincoln.
Assaulted Nut discusses kitchen related topics with Fridge Magnet.
The Star Spangled Spanner wasn't a tool at all.
A Frayed Knot left early to tie up a few loose ends.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Oblong grows up
1825 days ago, Kellie Oxford and Tim Smith combined their creative powers. These two right angles wanted to shape their own futures as well as shaping the future of graphic design in the world, and more ambitiously, Brisbane. Things had fallen into place, the planets were aligning, the right angles had united – the shape was an Oblong.
So, here we are five years and over 1000 jobs later - a happy little team of creative minions pumping out high-quality visual communication (we’re not conceited, just confident) for a healthy list of satisfied clients.
However, Oblong has never been one to rest on our laurels, we are always looking forward to new opportunities and ways to improve our work. We’re always asking ourselves, “How do we get the most out of our design? How can we make things greener? How do we attract new clients? What can I make for dinner that is quick and easy but is also both healthy and delicious?”
What we have discovered is that there are no instant solutions to these questions, rather the answers are unravelled as we keep our values strong and our minds open at the right angles.
We celebrated five with an Oblong + Puns party. The folly was frivolous and the outfits were atrocious - stay tuned for photos...
Happy birthday to us!
So, here we are five years and over 1000 jobs later - a happy little team of creative minions pumping out high-quality visual communication (we’re not conceited, just confident) for a healthy list of satisfied clients.
However, Oblong has never been one to rest on our laurels, we are always looking forward to new opportunities and ways to improve our work. We’re always asking ourselves, “How do we get the most out of our design? How can we make things greener? How do we attract new clients? What can I make for dinner that is quick and easy but is also both healthy and delicious?”
What we have discovered is that there are no instant solutions to these questions, rather the answers are unravelled as we keep our values strong and our minds open at the right angles.
We celebrated five with an Oblong + Puns party. The folly was frivolous and the outfits were atrocious - stay tuned for photos...
Happy birthday to us!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Delivering tasty design treats
Coinciding with the launch of our brand new website, we've created a hands on self-promo piece to help whip up a bit of excitement.
Oblong has been busy designing for just on five years now, so we have a considerable amount of ideas, creations, and a whole heap of other miscellaneous goodies to share with the world. This little Oblong van was designed to help spread the good word.
With our new online brief forms we can deliver tasty design treats quicker and easier than ever before.
Check them out at www.oblong.net.au
Oblong has been busy designing for just on five years now, so we have a considerable amount of ideas, creations, and a whole heap of other miscellaneous goodies to share with the world. This little Oblong van was designed to help spread the good word.
With our new online brief forms we can deliver tasty design treats quicker and easier than ever before.
Check them out at www.oblong.net.au
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