Latest City Gallery Exhibition entitled Over-Paid, Over-Sexed and Over Here?  We printed and installed the window decals and internal wall text decals for this exhibition.  Thank you to Round. for this work on behalf of their client City Gallery

About this Exhibition (source: that’s melbourne  website)

Battle-weary following the gruelling Guadalcanal campaign, the men of the First Marine Division, United States Marine Corps spent nine months in Victoria during 1943.  This exhibition examines the moving story of the Marine’s friendly invasion’ of Melbourne, where they developed enduring friendships with Australian women and families.  Drawing on oral interviews, letters and diaries, the exhibition challenges the myths and memories surrounding American servicemen in Australia during the Second World War.

City Gallery | Ground 110 Swanston Street Melbourne VIC 3000

Exhibition Dates & Times (This is a free exhibition and runs from 17 Feb 10 to 30 April 10)

Mon: 10am – 2pm | Tue – Fri: 11am – 6pm | Sat: 10am – 4pm

Do you like our Wheelie Bins???  I vote Bruce Springsteen for the middle bin.  Women like brains, braun and natural talent!  Any rear shot from Dancing in the Dark clip. Doesn’t even need to take his shirt off.

Where's Bruce Springsteen?

15 years ago we installed 12 of these large Split Flap Boards at Melbourne Airport.  They’re still going well even though the spelling’s a bit all over the place.  How do you spell Leave and Christchurch. 15 years later we are still printing and installing logos for this system when airlines change their logos and new airlines enter the market.  It’s not the job it was 15 years ago given that we used to print all the large logo curtains for the check in counters too before plasma screens were installed.  But still it is a neat little job, 12 positions on each Arrivals and Departures board and a total changeover of 132.  Dan is installing the printed logos here.

Melbourne Airport | Airline Logo Upgrade

One. I don’t like the word Testimonial.  Two. I sometimes think that people make them up to put on their site.  Three. We don’t go asking for them.  Four.  I am a living contradiction. Because when we get something like this from carsales.com.au do ya think we are gonna hold back???  No way, we’re gonna  post it right here under the heading “testimonials” – carsales.com.au because we know and they know ït works”!

Louise @ carsales.com.au sent this response to Mr Taylor (makes him sound very senior) in response to our recent installation of signage on Burwood Road in Hawthorn.

OMG

I know this is a bit delayed, but today is my first day back from annual leave. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all that jazz but I really just wanted to let you know that the sign looks FANTASTIC and we are absolutely thrilled!!!!  Your boys worked sooo hard and I hope you have rewarded them accordingly. When I spoke to them in the afternoon they said they wouldn’t be able to put the car bit up the top because they needed a winch (or something like that?) but then I went out that night and drove past the office after 9pm and they were just finishing off the whole sign.  You make sure you tell them I said thank you and that they did a wonderful job.  We are very happy customers Mr.Taylor. Keep up the good work.

Down with the old and up with the new

Wasn’t really going to post anything until we got back on the 11th of Jan, but this little story is a perfect segueway to a wee post for one of our longstanding clients, Mr Glenn Elston & his company,  Australian Shakespeare Company.  So here it goes.  My sister  and her two children were helping a neighbour out with a garage sale  a couple of weeks ago.  Move forward to Christmas Day and two parcels were handed to my sister from her eldest child, Jude who is 8 years of age. Inside were The Complete Works of William Shakespeare bound and in mint condition.  Jude had told not a soul, asked no-one for advice and purchased this and some Chinese silk placemats for the grand total of $10 at that garage sale. It made me think of all the naff last minute gifts we buy each other and here a literary little boy who knows his mum loves Shakespeare had the presence of mind to think mum might like that and bought it.  

So who’s for Shakespeare?  Celebrating 21 years at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne, Australian Shakespeare Company presents A MidSummer Night’s Dream under the stars. From the website ….

This summer’s production of Shakespeare Under The Stars in the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The season launches with a special Gala 21st Anniversary performance on Monday 21 December 2009 then runs to 13 March 2010. The Wind in the Willows also returns to Melbourne and Sydney. Pack a picnic, pack the kids and enjoy a great day out in the Royal Botanic Gardens.

We’ve been providing printed media, mainly banners and A boards and lately Pull Ups  to Glenn Elston for at least 13 years to advertise his outdoor theatre in the Royal Botanic Gardens.  Pull Ups for Shakespeare and Young Bards (at the Ath) and A Frames for Wind in the Willows and Midsummer Night’s Dream (not shown here) at the Royal Botanic Gardens.