February, and the NZ news media presents the perennial fare of dog attacks and other distracted Summer gloom. And, a ‘flag debate’. Which seems to be some blend of Maori sovereignty reporting hysteria, and some pretty earnest and pedestrian competitions and design submissions from various old codgers and mummy’s boys.
One from the vaults: here are some I designed for a quick exercise a few years ago. Personally I quite like the idea of rough contours, non-rectangular formats, gradients and textures. And regular revisions.

This year’s Christmas card for the children’s autism trust. Click to see full. Thanks to VectorJungle and Emigre’s Blockhead illustrations for vector objects.

BREAKING NEWS: Backers of the NZ’s recent citizens-initiated referendum on smacking children have defended the $9 million cost to taxpayers, and have denied accusations that the premise somehow managed to be both nonsensical and loaded at the same time. Spokesman and retired comedian Ted Slap claimed that the referendum needed a “cheerful, upbeat statement from normal, healthy kiwis who love democracy, who want to bring up their kids good and who want to have a bit of fun.”

