AGDA salutes

As Australia's largest representative association of professional graphic designers, AGDA's aim is to assist you in your development as a graphic design professional. Our Member Services and benefits are targeted at designers who want to take control of their careers and businesses. In addition you will receive news of design events ("Events Menu") such as a our State-based seminar series and national and international events.

Gordon Andrews 1914-2001

This evening I took a little red wine and indulged myself with warm thoughts of Gordon Andrews, having read news of his death in The Australian earlier in the day. It was my good fortune to have spent an early autumn afternoon with Gordon at his... More…

Lyndon Whaite

by Max Robinson It's amazing how many of our finest graphic designers have been largely self taught. Gordon Andrews, Douglas Annand, Jimmy James, Arthur Leydin, Garry Emery, Wayne Rankin, Brian Sadgrove. There are more (even me). It's not... More…

Richard Haughton "Jimmy" James, 1907-1985

by Max Robinson It was the Australian art world's worst nightmare. A toffee nosed, upper class Pom swanned into Sydney to avoid the war, and took charge of the art scene. Not only graphics, but industrial design, fine art publishing, broadcasting,... More…

AGDA Spicers Paperpoint Hall of Fame

A listing of all the previous Spices Paperpoint Hall of Fame winners: Year Awards location Winner/s 2008 Adelaide Geoff Digby Alistair Morrison (D) 2006 Canberra Brian Sadgrove Frank Eidlitz (D) 2004 Sydney Lyndon... More…

Frank Eidlitz 1923-1997

To say Frank Eidlitz was energetic is to damn him with faint praise. To say he was hyperactive is a serious understatement. To say he was manic is getting a little closer to the truth, but this excessive energy was never wasted, he managed to... More…