Merry Christmas

Last Friday we held our annual Christmas Party, this time on a beautiful rooftop in Subiaco. There may have been karaoke after but we keep the evidence of that to ourselves.

Chicks dig skulls. Thank you PADC and huge congrats all the worthy winners and finalists! Read more on the awards

That time we did the keynote speech at UX Camp 2022. Good times.

Our client Hesperia has achieved B Corp certification. They’re truly leading the charge in sustainability (and of course making beautiful buildings). If you haven’t already, check out their impressive portfolio. Amazing work, guys.

We are overwhelmed today to have taken out three Gold and one Bronze Skulls in the 2022 Perth Advertising and Design Club Awards – Best Digital Tools & Apps, Best Digital for Good for Global Fishing Index, Bronze for Publication design and the pinnacle, Best in Show. Check out some of the press here.

Check out these free Little Ripples eBooks we developed with the Career Industry Council of Australia, supporting parents and teachers to have positive conversations about careers with primary school kids. Download them here

Join us for drinks and conversation as we delve deeper into the results of the Mentally Healthy survey with Andy Wright from Never Not Creative. Tuesday, 15th November at The Backlot Perth. Buy tickets

Beautiful Boorloo weather this morning for our cultural experience at Karrgatup (Kings Park) with our friends at Ember Connect. Meg and Walter McGuire took us on a tour around Karrgatup, sharing Noongar history, bush medicine and language. We were then treated to incredible food from Bindi Bindi Dreaming. Ember Connect is an exciting new online platform connecting and elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Check it out here

Love coming together for our quarterly staff meeting. Today our teams shared their plans for Sustainability, Wellness, Diversity & Inclusion, Creativity & Innovation and Social initiatives for 2023.

Congrats to team UX Camp on a fantastic un-conference. A surprisingly fantastic format where individuals from across our industry pitch a talk – then we all vote on the ones we want to see… and the agenda is created in real time! Thanks for having us along.

Three of our projects have been shortlisted as Finalists in the National 2022 AGDA Awards. Jirntalpa Karnti, a beautiful book that maps Indigenous plants across the Pilbara, with Roy Hill Community Foundation and the Nyaparli People. The Australian Carbon Footprint Calculator. And our very own website! We are super proud. 

Today we launched Little Ripples! A campaign for the Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA), Australia’s Peak Body for the Career Industry. It was an awareness piece celebrating teachers’ lasting impact on a child’s life and career—encapsulated by the powerful idea of ripple effects. It was rolled out over a series of heart-warming videos, free resources, and an eBook series.

Anthologie have created a Lifeblood team for the Australian Red Cross. Every blood donation can save up to three lives! And one in three of us will need blood one day. We think that’s a bloody good reason.

We’re super proud of our friends at Elemera who are now an official Climate Active partner. They’re doing a bunch of initiatives worthy of your attention, they’ve worked hard to reduce emissions and optimise energy efficiency and waste management of their operations. Seriously cool. Well done, team.

On Friday we had some drinks at Anthologie to wrap up this years AGDA WA Mentorship programme. Wishing our mentees all the best for their next step on their design careers.

Today some of the Anthologie team visited Foodbank’s impressive headquarters. Was an incredible experience, learning about the sobering picture of food insecurity in Western Australia and the important work Foodbank is doing every single day. If you’re thinking about donating food, please consider donating the cash you’d spend at the store instead, and make three times the difference.

We’ve been in our fab new space for 5 months now, here’s looking back on our slab party 18 months ago.

Another incredible project, we’re excited to announce that Anthologie will be partnering with Walk Free to deliver the Global Slavery Index. The Global Slavery Index is the world’s most comprehensive data set of modern slavery and provides an impetus for governments, firms, NGOs, communities and individuals to mobilise powerful forces for change against these abuses of human rights.

Get ready for a big announcement… our very own Niaal Holder, is the Keynote Speaker for this years UX Camp in October. Get ready for dev puns and lots of passionate chat.

Thrilled to announce that we will be partnering with Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC) on a strategic branding process. No better cause, than educating and empowering young women to great futures.

Anthologie digital team continues to kick massive goals with appointment of new Lead Developer, David Meyer (right). Taking the team to 8 (not pictured, Zoe Chua who’s busy being a new mum).

A reinvention of Anthologie’s creative team under new creative leadership of Wilson Bonilla (centre) with the appointment of (L-R) Imogen McCarthy (design intern turned full timer), Jayden O’Neil (creative writer), Taylor Evans (designer) and Ben Hagley (long time freelance senior designer now a permanent fixture).

Today our project consortium invited 40+ representatives of the homelessness services sector to a Project Walkthrough featuring our Portal wireframes (early prototype).  In this session they were able to view and comment on the Portal’s design, and discuss how they will be able to use and access the Portal.

More great news as we welcome Veronica, our new Account Manager. And a congratulations to Kate who’s successfully transitioned into a strategy role alongside Strategy Director, Paula Cameron.

Welcome to Part 1 of our 2-part feature on debunking common misconceptions about UX. Join Experience Designer Hannah Carpenter on this deep-dive into five project strategy myths that harm your final product. Read the article

Our very own Kate, hosted the first Bravely Managing event on the west coast last week at Besk. Anthologie attended with creative managers from all across town to talk shop, swap tips and share challenges from what can be an emotional rollercoaster of a job. Can’t wait for the next one, Kate!

Congratulations to St Hilda’s for winning the Best School Strategic Plan Award, at the Australian Education Awards. We had the privilege of preparing the launch materials and film. View the work here

Mentally Healthy 2022 survey launches to delve deeper into mental health and wellbeing of the media, marketing and creative industry in Australia after 3 years of pandemic. We encourage industry folks to please complete this important survey (open until 9th September).

We are signatories to the Never Not Creative Internship Minimum Standards. We’ve pledged to give anyone, know matter where they’re from, the opportunity to forge a career in the creative industry. Interns who spend time at Anthologie are supported, mentored by our amazing team and are PAID.

Incredible team working to support 60,000 children in WA and 400 million people globally living with a Rare Disease. Watch this space for exciting project news soon.

The AGDA WA Mentoring Program 2022 kicks off this week. Three eager design grads have been paired with our team to share experiences and advice as they enter the design industry.

Great wireframe review session today with the Lived Experience Advisory Group with our friends at Innovation Unit. This portal will transform the way people experiencing homelessness access support and accommodation.

Niaal recently spent an intimate evening with AGDA WA members for their annual 72dpi panel night, talking (at length) about living your values through your creative work.

Our new home. Purposefully designed, with our people, our friends and sustainability at the heart. Check it out

On Friday 1st July we opened our doors to family, friends and suppliers to officially launch our new office at 8 Brown Street, East Perth. View the pics

A little update from Design Lead, Rachel – who’s currently doing a Masters of Social Work on top of her design career. She’s up in Geraldton working with Ngala’s Strong Self Strong Spirit programme which uses strengths based practices to improve the wellbeing of children. 

Anthologie named Finalist, Digital Agency of the Year 2022 at this years Campaign Brief Awards.

Wishing our lovely Zoe all the love and luck with the birth of her first baby. We celebrated over high tea last week, high up on our mezzanine.

Anthologie want to thank The Design Conference for inviting us on stage. We had an absolute blast, met some incredible people, pushed ourselves out of our comfort zones and landed softly with the support of an incredible National design community.

The Lonnie Awards recognise excellence and accountability in annual reporting. Shoutout to our award winning clients this year Main Roads Western Australia (Bronze), Pilbara Ports Authority (Silver, Specialist Commendation), Gold Corporation (Specialist Winner), and Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Specialist Commendation).

And we’re off!! Amy is donning her N95 mask and heading to Brisbane to represent Anthologie at this years The Design Conference. Check out the awesome line up of speakers here and grab a ticket to live stream the event!

In many countries, white cats are a symbol of good luck, and are believed to represent purity and positivity in many regions. We have four white cats that live over the road from us. So here’s to 4 times positivity, prosperity and happy kitty pats on our way to lunch.

The crew went down to the end of our street today and fired up the BBQ over lunch. Our new Creative Director, Wilson caught this incredible shot.

It’s National Reconciliation Week and we’re super proud to launch our RAP working group. This group will kick off the production of Anthologie’s Reconciliation Action Plan. And through this, create opportunities for greater connection and celebration of Aboriginal culture. #bebravemakechange

Huge news! Anthologie have been appointed as digital partner to the Sustainable Ocean Alliance on their journey to engage 10 million ocean impact leaders worldwide.

Last week we converted our space into a shoot location for Little Ripples part 2. An inspiring campaign celebrating the impact teachers can have in our lives. Check out Little Ripples part 1 here.

Your employee engagement strategy needs to be as unique as your organisation. Our Strategy Director, Paula, shares insights from over 15 years of exploration and learning in the employee engagement space. Read the article

This week we packed our gear and good memories, and handed over the keys to our Jersey Street office. Thank you for your service, old friend. It’s been real. Coming soon: Updates from our brand new home. Stay tuned!