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Tiny fungi hiding in the trunk of an old tree.

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Player Works

Creative Director | KISSLabs, NZ |  Smashtoshi, Global

Caspian (@caspianievers.bsky.social)

Long exposure of a river in the mountains

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Victorian Christmas Cake  Ingredients   225g Sultanas 225g Raisins 175g Currents 190g Glacé cherries 75g Minced peel 250ml cheap sherry 50g Self raising flour 225g White flour Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon mixed spice 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon  175g butter 175g soft brown sugar 2 tablespoons black treacle...

Victorian Christmas Cake

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LQp_PQX8xrGNzhhEwtK7R_hOXcVyrfagea51QEkTZJI/edit

Elizabeth's Design Constellation Quiz

https://www.artofvisualdesign.com/aesthetic-quiz

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Weast Coast makes beautiful games with a focus on immersive art, high-end components, and approachable gameplay.


		  Desperate Oasis
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Kyozo is a dynamic community platform for creatives, blending discovery and connection, with a seamless user experience and intuitive design.

Kyozo | KISSLabs

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Whomever it was mentioning the Frame0 app: thanks! I wireframed a site update afternoon: so easy to use. No superfluous design or details. Just structure.

I’ve this new alarm clock that is supposed to gently wake you with a gradual warm light, like a sunrise. Maybe I need to get used to it, or set it differently because I lost an hours sleep as it seemed like a fireball was burning my eyeballs an hour earlier than expected.

Heartbreak aside for a moment - and given the speed at which Posts will be gone -, is anyone else wanting a replacement? I’m keen to keep the spirit of Posts alive and up for building something. If you’re interested, register your interest here: https://tally.so/r/3EvVP4 🧑‍💻❤️

This weekend’s walkies was only accessible by kayak. And yes, the dog was on board with me.

Time to focus on the details of this logo I’ve been working on.

Stitches are out. Forest explorations are back just in time for the holidays. Sneaked in a short adventure this afternoon.

It’s been ages since I had a decent MTB ride. Today we changed that.

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While I don’t usually recommend presenting multiple options for brand identity sometimes it’s worth it: this week we shared two very different options with a client. And they wanted both! One will be for a secret project we didn’t know about. Yes, we are billing double. 💰💰

Still so much to master but I’m beginning to understand what I need to work on.

New  work featuring the loopy logo I was working on. Interesting client: zero input. They gave us total control. And I mean every single detail/word/functionality. Hopefully I get to keep adding to it as it’s ‘just’ and one-pager for now. 

https://www.playerworks.io

A client’s been holding off paying a bill. So I took some of their product samples they’d sent me to the market to make a few bucks. Didn’t count for the distraction of buying a few things myself. Left with more that more than I arrived with but not by much.

@caspianievers.bsky.social 🦋 if this this the next stop on the journey together.

Focus stacking macro practice with fresh summer haul.

New addition to my bookshelf. It’s only 50 pages so I’m fairly confident I can find time to read it soon.

I volunteer as tribute. 🙋 If you're interested, make yourselves know: https://tally.so/r/3EvVP4

Weekend walkies. Five years ago one of my favourite places became inaccessible following a massive slip. The road’s been overtaken by nature giving it a strange post-apocalyptic vibe but the locals know a way through.

If there's enough responses here, I'll make a dedicated bluesky feed of people who used to post here, add your bsky username: https://forms.gle/LpGfQ8bLW7ww9oZ56

I just registered posts.club, and added a link to your form on there. I'll be updating the site as community initiatives unfurl :)

“Our clients are people who find $50 million…”

Excuse me… what ‽ This actually happens enough to make this businesses a thing? Wow. What’s the most you’ve found? I once found £200 in a bush and bought a flight for a surprise visit to my girlfriend.

What have I been up to today? Well, mostly unpublishing websites from clients who haven’t paid their bills. What’s up with that?

I realise I’m a little late. But today I’m starting our traditional Christmas cake. I’ve digitised my grandmothers recipe, written on the back of an envelope if anyone wants to join me. 


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LQp_PQX8xrGNzhhEwtK7R_hOXcVyrfagea51QEkTZJI/edit

Some fun loopy icons I designed for a client recently.

Organised a secret getaway to this tiny house on the beach. Collected my wife from work and zoomed off. But totally forgot to pack her clothes! So it’s all day wetsuits or be the best dressed person on the beach in her work clothes.  🤦

Having some fun this morning transforming flat ui design into 3D.

Question to you all: where shall we go next?

I might have to rethink my dislike for Apple Intelligence because this is the prefect custom emoji for my dog.

That was one hell of a storm. The power line missed the window my inches.

A fun little design site. What’s your sign?

https://www.artofvisualdesign.com/aesthetic-quiz

I’m involved in an epic art project 3+ years in the making. Like, seriously huge. Global. And now I need to write my artist bio for the project. It’s the hardest thing I have had to write as I stopped considering myself as an artist decades ago. Where to start…

Last project of the year: a little retouching for a sustainable jewellery company. If you need a last minute stocking filler… 😜

First day back in the office. Let’s see if I can remember how to do anything magical.

A photoshoot I’ve been hoping to direct has been greenlit today. We get to fool around in helicopters around NZ and I couldn’t be happier. Concepts 👇

A very special adventure today: we found a waterfall. And we were brave enough to jump in. Also zero edits with this photo.

We are celebrating this weekend! ‘No Such Thing as a Fish’ is in town! I appreciate it’s not everyone’s idea of a night out… but I made a 5 minute artwork because it is to us :)

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I always forget how long it takes to bake this. (It came out of the oven at around midnight…) And now I need to wrap it up and feed it booze till Christmas. Because that’s what my Grandmother would do.

Woohoo. Final proposal of the year was just accepted! Winning clients is hard work. Obviously our previous work was influential, but so was putting our proposal in Pitch. They were looking for a progressive team, and they admitted it gave us bonus points. ⚡️

https://pitch.com/

A little social content for a sustainable jewellery company

My annual reminder to brand designers that if you don’t have LogoPackage you are wasting time. Full logo suite export (176 files) in 2 minutes. Fully automated magic.

New macro adapter arrived in the post! Heading outside to play with it 🍄‍🟫

— When all this is over, will there still be weekend walkies?

— Of course.

— Can we have one now?

— Absolutely, let’s go!

The new game from this crew looks as good as their last. 

https://weastcoast.games/products/desperate-oasis

My poor doggo was attacked this morning by a random dog, so no weekend walkies till the stitches come out. 😢

Has anyone come across any platform agnostic tools/apps for editorial design/report design? A client is threatening to use Canva for their reporting. I feel there have to be better solutions that are digital first (but can also export a pdf) which excludes Indesign for them.

New work (featuring that 3D from earlier). Staying on top of your portfolio is a challenge. Especially as I decided that we have to do two at a time. 

https://www.kisslabs.co.nz/case-studies/kyozo

Still waiting for a new adapter for my camera to up my fungi game… but in the meantime I am making use of my new lights.