refuse

03/02/2023

About a week ago, I published a refuse.ink article about the recent tensions between generative AI programs and the artists who unwillingly become their datasets.

Read here: https://refuse.ink/blog/why-artists-are-upset-with-ai.html

A Refuse Blog article outlining the recent developments in artists’ growing rejection of generative machine learning programs.

19/09/2021

A detailed overview of the project, and how we did it.

A branding project by Refuse for DJ S3RL, an Australian happy hardcore DJ and producer.

19/09/2021

Images from a branding project I did for DJ S3RL.

08/09/2021

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06/09/2021

Images from the latest project update on the website. This 2019 project involved no images or graphics. The photos you see here were created much later to showcase the project.

See it here: https://refuse.ink/work/s3rl-strategy.html

14/08/2021

The 2018 S3RL project ALSO has completely new images. Read more about the project at https://refuse.ink/work/s3rl-logo.html

10/08/2021

This mark was crafted in two color-versions, each designed to work well in different systems.

https://refuse.ink/work/critters-crawlers.html

08/08/2021

ALL images on our website have been replaced (except for that one blog post). And that includes images for projects we've done in the past.

This is one of those new images, showcasing a logo we did for our friends at Critters and Crawlers back in 2018.

https://refuse.ink/work/critters-crawlers.html

30/06/2019

One last takeaway from the blog post:

Good design is appropriate, and design trends are invisible.
As flashy as a design style may be; if everyone else is doing it, there's no reason for people to notice yours.

https://refuse.ink/blog

11/06/2019

P̶r̶e̶f̶e̶r̶e̶n̶c̶e̶ Strategy makes good design.

Another snippet from the Refuse Blog.

Many businesses and creators build their brands on top of what their decision makers personally like, or think is cool. The truth is, it doesn't tell your audience anything.

07/06/2019

A small takeaway from the 'design trends' post on the Refuse Blog.
Design trends reflect what other people are doing. They're (usually) nothing about you.

Read the full article at refuse.ink/blog

06/01/2019

This is the alternate logo we created, considering how many platforms are designed for X-Y symmetrical thumbnails — and how these thumbnails can get really, really small.