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Graceful Taylor
Category: Local :: Australia
Added: November 17, 2009
Blog Owner: Grace
Description: About the Graceful Taylor - She's eclectic, surprising, in love with the world. She finds beauty and inspiration in all manner of things – art, food, fashion, design. She's our muse, our treasure chest, the place where the team from Taylor & Grace records and shares what we draw inspiration from in the world around us. Catch a glimpse of the world through the eyes of the Graceful Taylor – browse in your own time and, if you want to share something with us which you find inspiring, let the Graceful Taylor know.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">You might have seen recently that Google has now integrated social media into their search results.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">So if I google a product name, not only will I find out where it's available, I'll also see what other people are saying about it on Facebook and Twitter, etc.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">So far so good...as long as the social feedback is complimentary.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">But what if your scan of the social media landscape turns up negative comments about your brand?</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Rather than worry about something you can't control, this is an opportunity to get on the front foot and RESPOND to any negative comments with a well-executed social media strategy of your own.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Research shows that 50% of Australian shoppers investigate their purchases online before going in store to make their purchase.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">But when our digital marketing guru </span><a href="http://digitalmarketinglab.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Teresa Camobreco</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> recently tested five companies by putting customer complaints about them on her social networks, not one saw it as an opportunity to enter the social media world themselves and engage directly with her about her complaint.</span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">It's likely that they haven't even taken the first step - regularly scanning sites like Twitter, You Tube and Facebook to monitor what their socially-connected customer base thinks.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Yet 1 in 2 Aussies now use a social network and, on average, Australians are registered with 2.7 social networks - 0.2 higher than the global average (The Digital World, Digital Life Survey).</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Brands that want to stay ahead of the game need to start engaging with social media, because those that do will have the first mover advantage over their competitors.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://digitalmarketinglab.com.au/index.php/2010/02/05/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Read Teresa's post to get the whole picture.</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S5pFQnrYtCI/AAAAAAAAAfo/oHU1jCYH6iw/s1600-h/03.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S5pFQnrYtCI/AAAAAAAAAfo/oHU1jCYH6iw/s400/03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447742851089216546" style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S5pFQnrYtCI/AAAAAAAAAfo/oHU1jCYH6iw/s1600-h/03.jpg"></a><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S5pFQRLSdBI/AAAAAAAAAfg/fgS4f-yyyLU/s1600-h/01.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S5pFQRLSdBI/AAAAAAAAAfg/fgS4f-yyyLU/s400/01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447742845049009170" style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Image credit: "Draws" by the very talented </span></span><a href="http://www.valerodoval.com/Personal/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Valerodoval</span></span></a></p> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9173242730590831160-6397621118898453736?l=www.gracefultaylor.com.au' alt='' /></div>


<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">This time it's love!</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">The Graceful Taylor has found her match:</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">the most exquisite paper objects, to adore and to use, that you will ever see in the whole wide world.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">A joyous lesson in the possibilities of that most basic of materials, paper.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">A new Australian online concept store that will woo you with its grace and beauty and simplicity.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Sigh.<br /></span></span></span><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://uponafold.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">www.uponafold.com.au</span></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://uponafold.com.au/blog"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">www.uponafold.com.au/blog</span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S5GckRo7L5I/AAAAAAAAAeI/5JBh82IkdiM/s1600-h/agp_agp_inf_1_large.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S5GckRo7L5I/AAAAAAAAAeI/5JBh82IkdiM/s400/agp_agp_inf_1_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445305571491917714" style="cursor: pointer; 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Remed.<br />badass graff artist<br />doing his own thing<br />exploding colour on any available surface<br />no deep message - no way!<br />just clever use of style, typography and...<br />did I mention colour?<br />aka Guilo, dude who paints bearded men, Moroccan-style<br />the artist and the grafitti-ist<br />the pure joy of creating<br /></span></span></span><a href="http://remed.es/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://remed.es</span></span></span></a><div><a href="http://remed.es/"></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPrWTiX9I/AAAAAAAAAeA/Wc3hmhXuhTw/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.16.24+PM.png"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPrWTiX9I/AAAAAAAAAeA/Wc3hmhXuhTw/s400/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.16.24+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442547018329382866" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPrWTiX9I/AAAAAAAAAeA/Wc3hmhXuhTw/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.16.24+PM.png"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPqrXxV2I/AAAAAAAAAd4/C4DcnlGrDEE/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.14.55+PM.png"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPqrXxV2I/AAAAAAAAAd4/C4DcnlGrDEE/s400/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.14.55+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442547006804416354" style="cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPqrXxV2I/AAAAAAAAAd4/C4DcnlGrDEE/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.14.55+PM.png"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPpzT7MoI/AAAAAAAAAdw/wMebN9fDC70/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.13.34+PM.png"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPpzT7MoI/AAAAAAAAAdw/wMebN9fDC70/s400/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.13.34+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442546991755899522" style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 393px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPpzT7MoI/AAAAAAAAAdw/wMebN9fDC70/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.13.34+PM.png"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPojYi4CI/AAAAAAAAAdo/OKogXX9zhuk/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.13.15+PM.png"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPojYi4CI/AAAAAAAAAdo/OKogXX9zhuk/s400/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.13.15+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442546970300440610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPojYi4CI/AAAAAAAAAdo/OKogXX9zhuk/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.13.15+PM.png"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPnveDcoI/AAAAAAAAAdg/z-QDpNYNeyA/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.12.49+PM.png"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S4fPnveDcoI/AAAAAAAAAdg/z-QDpNYNeyA/s400/Screen+shot+2010-02-13+at+11.12.49+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442546956364903042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px; " /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9173242730590831160-3366697069647475173?l=www.gracefultaylor.com.au' alt='' /></div>


<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">So said Bruno Munari, the brilliant, groundbreaking enfant terrible of Italian art and design.<br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Picasso called him 'the new Leonardo"; we call him a genius.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Why is he such an influence on us?</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Because he understands that less is more.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">The simplicity of a square, a triangle and a circle in primary colours becomes exquisite poetry in his hands through his choice of placement in space, or through the lilt he gives to a curved line.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">And because anyone who makes Useless Machines which wag the tail of lazy dogs or which predict dawn is someone whose creative imagination must be explored!</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">To be uplifted and inspired, to learn from a master, </span></span></span><a href="http://www.collezionebrunomunari.it/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">click here</span></span></span></a></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">For more info on Bruno Munari, including books about and by him, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><a href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?tid=6970&amp;ttype=2">click here</a></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><a href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?tid=6970&amp;ttype=2"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S35-bWVwCpI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/EgPznyPE4F0/s1600-h/MUNARI_01.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S35-bWVwCpI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/EgPznyPE4F0/s400/MUNARI_01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439924408228514450" style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S35-nzuRh-I/AAAAAAAAAdY/phh7z3JSIEE/s1600-h/MUNARI_3.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S35-nzuRh-I/AAAAAAAAAdY/phh7z3JSIEE/s400/MUNARI_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439924622274430946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 400px; " /></span></a></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Images above with thanks from </span><a href="http://www.collezionebrunomunari.it/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">here</span></a></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9173242730590831160-3597758556445167330?l=www.gracefultaylor.com.au' alt='' /></div>


<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Yeah, yeah, we've all heard that before.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">But do you know how? </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">We've been working with </span></span></span><a href="http://www.molmic.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Molmic Furniture</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> for a while now.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">This family company makes GREAT lounges, the sort that make you want to bring back the siesta (after breakfast...after lunch...arvo tea...you get the idea).</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">And as much as a lounge is about comfort, it's also an expression of its owner's personality.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">My leather chesterfield is not your velvet-cushioned day-bed. Buying a couch is an emotional decision!</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">So when we designed </span></span></span><a href="http://www.molmic.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Molmic's</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> latest photo shoot (for magazine ads and product brochures) we wanted to express the personality of each lounge.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">With careful attention to composition, each photo guides the viewer's gaze to the lounge, while the styling around and on the lounge suggests its personality. And there's something for everyone.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Now, after you've checked out the images below, why don't you go and have a little lie down...</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Shoot team: Creative concept &amp; Art Direction: </span><a href="http://www.taylorandgrace.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Grace Camobreco</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">, Styling </span></span></span><a href="http://www.clairoliviawayman.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Clair Wayman</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">, Photographer </span></span></span><a href="http://www.lisacohenphotography.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Lisa Cohen</span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S3aE55k81tI/AAAAAAAAAWk/UuyYR56H5-Y/s1600-h/42.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S3aE55k81tI/AAAAAAAAAWk/UuyYR56H5-Y/s400/42.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437679730339665618" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px; " /></span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S3aFcp5Z8OI/AAAAAAAAAWs/QrsVSQAWltg/s1600-h/33.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S3aFcp5Z8OI/AAAAAAAAAWs/QrsVSQAWltg/s400/33.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437680327425913058" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px; " /></span></span></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S3aGsAq3HlI/AAAAAAAAAXc/JigVM6Rffjw/s1600-h/molmic+presentation-4.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S3aGsAq3HlI/AAAAAAAAAXc/JigVM6Rffjw/s400/molmic+presentation-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437681690748591698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px; " /></span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Above: Pre-shoot planing, composition and styling mood boards. There is much more to shooting product than just taking pretty pics, the styling needs to enhance &amp; compliment, but not overpower - shot compositions are carefully crafted to lead the eye to the product. Styling needs to be carefully considered to suit the target market - not one's own personal taste.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">__</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Below: the final shots</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S3aGsAq3HlI/AAAAAAAAAXc/JigVM6Rffjw/s1600-h/molmic+presentation-4.jpg"></a></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S3aHhcNsysI/AAAAAAAAAXk/DwIGNKUJ2SE/s1600-h/molmic+11099+1.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S3aHhcNsysI/AAAAAAAAAXk/DwIGNKUJ2SE/s400/molmic+11099+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437682608675539650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 350px; " /></span></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S3aHhcNsysI/AAAAAAAAAXk/DwIGNKUJ2SE/s1600-h/molmic+11099+1.jpg"></a></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S3aIM3UuCpI/AAAAAAAAAXs/DZ-nTvnoVXA/s1600-h/molmic+10970.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><img style="padding-right:5px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y7TKjdyL5kE/S3aIM3UuCpI/AAAAAAAAAXs/DZ-nTvnoVXA/s400/molmic+10970.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437683354687113874" style="cursor: pointer; 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