Design

This project originated by unpacking the materiality of the newspaper and creating designs and statements that upheld its uniqueness. A series of experimental projects explored production techniques, design and layout systems, archiving and spoilage, as well as research and review which questions the future of this venerable format.

The communication of the works created for the project are kept rather vague and implicit, yet the designs hint at the infinite possibilities of newsprint as a raw material in art and design practices. With recent shifts in the Australian news media industry, it is the very ‘ordinariness’ of the printed newspaper that makes mapping its history relevant in the context of contemporary communication design.