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11/30/2021

Logo fact Friday-The other Side of 1984

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Vlad Mosmondor designed the cover book and logo called 'The other side of 1984' Questions for the churches by Lesslie Newbigin and Poster design, typography and logo for the 'Jesus Christ the life of the world' The sixth Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Vancouver, Canada, July 24-August 10, 1983.

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11/20/2021

Illustrations

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Digital art portraits, illustrations and artwork by Monica using adobe creative cloud software #art #differentmediums #adobeart #electronicart #mosmondesign #drawings #designer #artistsoninstagram #womeninart #illustration #girlpower #adobecloudcreative #portrait @adobecreativecloud

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11/17/2021

NEW Logo designs Australian Plant Pest Database (APPD)

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Australian Plant Pest Database (APPD)

The Australian Plant Pest Database (APPD) collates vouchered pests and plant pathogen specimens from the herbaria and insects collections across Australia. The purpose of APPD is to support market access and inform government policy decision making.

Welcome to the redeveloped APPD! The Australian Plant Pest Database has been redeveloped by Plant Health Australia, through funding provided by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.

Below are the Logo designs I've produced for the APPD website, print and electronic collateral. The brief was to combine the words (APPD) with an image of plants and pests.
I have used a beetle to represent the pest and a leaf that shows plants. Its very simplified in style and design, below you see a inline version and landscape version. The colour palate was chosen by the client, which I have incorporated in my designs.

View APPD website

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11/17/2021

#ISAD2021

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‘Speak the change you wish to see’ - Lockdown can be the end of a stutter’s confidence

Monica Shanahan, Stutterer
13 October 2021

Tolerance, empathy and understanding is the change I wish to see. In my experience I know that in very stressful situations and unique times in our lives, such as lockdown due to covid19, over the last two months September/October I myself have noticed that my communication and confidence in speaking has been greatly challenged.

From avoidance in using telephone communication to seeking out a question, I would apply email communication instead. I’ve recently been given feed back that my communication style has been very instructional via email, yet I’ve been shown no understanding or empathy towards my disability. Could there be a reason as to why I am unable to approach people in other communicative ways? i.e. face to face, other than email. Us stutters get locked in with the ‘avoidance’ behaviour, a pattern that is very familiar with many people who stutter (pws).

Avoidance is when we choose to use other forms of communication other than ‘speech’, where we use the easy way out, because we don't want to get stuck over the phone. We don't want to face rejection, we don't want to feel stupid on the other line and we defiantly don't want to feel that we are taking up peoples time, with our stutter especially in the situation in lockdown, where time is precious. So we choose to avoid that situation altogether.

We have the feeling of dread, its the anxiety that is blocking us from confronting people physically and saying what we need to say. Its the anxiety that is behind this ‘avoidance’ behaviour that contributes to the ‘stutter’ which makes the experience in making that phone call so traumatising.

In many cases people don't want to understand, they choose to ignore you, they choose to not be present. You can only educate others, you can’t change the way others perceive you, you can’t change the way people view your disability.

In the end, tolerance, empathy and understanding can’t be taught. It needs to come within that person. If that person doesn't show empathy towards your disability and has a lack of understanding, that only shows you that persons true self is a measure of who they are as a person.

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11/10/2021

Kingston Foreshore after covid

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Here are a few black and white photography I took just a few days Canberra was released out of lock down. A beautiful morning it was after a previous night of down pour in the nations capital. #kingstonforeshore #wearecanberra #photography #canberra #mosmondesign

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7/22/2021

Logo Fact Friday: 1958 - 1989 National Capital Development Commission NCDC

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Vlad’s winning logo NCDC he designed in the 1975

Vlad’s annual reports he designed and produced.

Role: To Plan, Develop and construct Canberra as Australia's National Capital. Over the next 31 years the Commission implemented this.

The design and construction of major institutions in the Parliamentary Triangle - the National Library, High Court of Australia, National Gallery of Australia and the National Science and Technology Centre went some way towards realising Griffin's vision for the capital.

Vlad Mosmondor worked with Tony Powel, Commissioner (1974-1985)of NCDC in Canberra. Vlad’s iconic logo of NCDC was submitted in a competition, where his logo was chosen. The news was published in the Canberra Times and broadcasted on the news in the 1970’s. In the many examples you will see Vlads designs on Annual reports, and his architectural drawings of many Canberra institutions, before they were developed.

Many years later he found his logo NCDC was ripped off on a packaging bag from Kuala Lumpur.

The NCDC identified four principal tasks in its first annual report. These were to complete the establishment of Canberra as the seat of government, to further its development as the administrative centre by providing facilities to permit further transfer of public servants from Melbourne, to give Canberra an atmosphere and individuality worthy of the National Capital, and to further the growth of the city as a place in which to live in comfort and dignity.

Sir John Overall, Commissioner, 1958-1972
W.C. Andrews, Commissioner, 1972-1974
Tony Powell, Commissioner, 1974-1985
Malcolm Latham, Commissioner, 1985-1989

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7/21/2021

Commonsense, socially responsible, and universal design principles is what author Harry Sprtiz’s book ‘House Adaptation’ is all about.

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Harry Sprintz OAM ED LFDIA FRAIA MA (London Guildhall Univ), Architect and disability access consultant’s informative book called ‘House Adaption’ is a great read. I do recommend this book!

It’s a guideline to help people stay longer in their homes. My dad vouched for him to receive his OAM, he was recognised for service to architecture, particularly in the field of disability access.

Harry was a great Architect, a close family friend and a member of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA). Harry Sprintz’s message is one of commonsense, socially responsible, and universal design principles. Harry sadly passed away June 22nd in Tasmania 2021.

Harry’s podcast on ABC radios Conversation’s link is below.
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/bydesign/the-conversation3a-harry-sprintz-on-designing-a-home-for-life/4134168