- Tristan Schultz
+61 421 247 288
- tristan@relativecreative.com.au
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BURLEIGH ROCKY
One for the wall more than the water, this piece depicts the beautiful Burleigh Rocky break firing one down the line. So iconically recognisable not just by the foreshore landscape but also Gold Coasts high rise tinsel town in the background!
Karulbo Information Guide
The Karulbo Information Guide is a 60 page document, here is just a one page sneak peak.
VIZUAL CLOTHING
A 15 page catalogue design for VIZUAL clothing.
KARULBO WEBSITE
We have finished the website for Karulbo, the Gold Coast’s Indigenous Partnership Advisory Council, thanks to Liam at Toolbox Designs for the web programming help!
Red Bull New Headquarters Amsterdam!!
“After several months of construction, Red Bull’s Dutch subsidiary, Red Bull Netherlands, has settled into its new headquarters on the North side of Amsterdam’s Port area. The almost 1000 square-meter (about 10,763 square feet) office is part of the 7800 square-meter (83,958 square feet) Media Wharf complex at the NDSM Wharf, on the shores of the river IJ.”
http://www.thecoolhunter.net/article/detail/2034/redbull-new-headquarters–amsterdam
RelativeCreative Studio @ Rabbit+Caccoon Miami
Stoked with my new studio space sharing with Salvador and Owen in Shed 3 @ Rabbit+Caccoon Miami ! Feel free to pop in and say hi, and remember for a lll your design and product development needs I am happy to help.
All That Was Lost short film
Nice little short film directed by Forrest Douyere-Pate. Catch me in it!
All That Was Lost Trailer 1 from All That Was Lost on Vimeo.
KAWASAKI GPZ550
Pretty frothing on working on my bike with Ellaspede when I pick it up on Wednesday, hopefully its gonna turn out looking like this!
He Man – Opening Theme
Cant go past this for classic illustration!
2011 Nike MAG
Here it comes…!
MY NEW SLED
Drew this piece on my new sled, the board goes amazing, thanks Chaos!
GAZZA’S BOARD
My mate Gary Watterson’s surfboard turned out good, with this piece of Burleigh. I’m quite liking this style I have been getting into lately, might roll with it on a few more boards…
THE SHED COFFEE HUB SIGNAGE
The girls down at The Shed Coffee Hub have their signs installed that I designed. I gotta say, the coffee there is amazing too! Well done girls.
HAPPY NAIDOC WEEK!
I designed and developed these Karulbo Polo shirts for Gold Coast Indigenous Health Services. Using Dye Sublimation and full cut and sew i reckon they come up really well!
LOZEN’S HALF MARATHON CHARITY SUPPORTER TEES AND CAPS
A feature article on Artisan website, go to link for full article
http://www.getartisan.com.au/a_lists/view/1071
What sparked your passion for design?
Growing up as an artist, I came to a cross road at around 18 where I asked the question – How can I use my hands and a computer, be artistic, work on inventive solutions to diverse problems and challenge myself while getting paid, and by process of elimination I had a eureka moment where I realised product design was for me.
How creative were you as a youngster?
I think I was stuck in the body of a renaissance man as a kid; I would use my mum’s old pastels, acrylics and watercolour and create landscapes you would expect an old solemn man in his attic to create! That genre was normal to me, and I loved it. And I had posters of Van Gogh’s works all over my room at 10
Do you come from a creative family?
My mother is a brilliant creator. My fondest memory as a child was rifling through mums old art college folder of sketches and projects from when she was 20. Dad is amazingly innovative with his hands, he’s a tinkerer, a workshop kind of guy, and I guess I have grown to attempt to emulate both these worlds.
Were they supportive of your desire to be a designer?
While the other kids were at soccer on Saturday, I was at art school. When I got to 14 and wanted to play Rugby League for a club Mum was petrified I would break my little ‘artist’ fingers. She was so encouraging about my talent and would always talk to me about the so many different fields of creative work I could go into when I grew up, because as a young kid it seemed the only thing to do with being a talented artist was be a Van Gogh and chop off my ear, or be an architect. It took some time as a kid to get my head around the fact that everything man-made we see and hold was designed by somebody at some point…There’d be plenty of room for me too!
What sort of education and training have you had?
Art classes as a child, then a full year art scholarship to Queensland Art Gallery at 13. Tried this thing called ‘Design’ at Tafe at 18, saw the light and never looked back. Went onto 4 years at Griffith University, Gold Coast in the Bachelor of Product Design.
Who did you want to work for when you first entered the industry?
Billabong. Turned out I ended up Design Manager for Billabong 5 years later.
Tell us about your first project and what do you feel about it now?
My first project while still at uni was at a surf apparel and accessory company. Using COREL (which I had never heard of because I was taught Ai). I had to CAD draw up 30 accessory pieces i.e. Bags, wallets, caps and belts for my boss because HE didn’t know Corel, he only knew Ai, the irony! Sooo many nodes and powerclips aarrgghh! I had no idea how to be efficient with the program. Those cads if ever resurrected would be a minefield! But it taught me real quick how to use that program and got me the job. Soon after my boss left and I stepped up, by the time I left 4 years later lets just say the COREL CADS were remarkably more efficient.
What is your preferred software to work with and what has been the greatest advancement in technology over the past 5 years?
Ai. And 3dsMax, I really want to sway my time further into 3dsMax. The greatest advancement over the past 5 years has been social media and the ability now for so many people to create their own identities online with no prior web experience. And of course LiveTrace in Ai starting in Adobe CS2. What a treat!
Is digital technology going to eliminate the need for print?
No, never. If anything it will make print a premium, thoughtful and mature high-class medium to deliver content. And eventually print will stand for vintage and nostalgia. It will be the type of solution for a client who really wants to be remembered for understanding the true scope and history of quality design.
Whose work do you really admire and why?
Charles and Ray Eames for being the first to commercialise moulded plastics into beautiful furniture pieces. The Thonet Brothers for being the first to flat pack mass-produced furniture. Alex Trochut for his impeccable mix of artistic illustration into digital form and gradient work.
Who has been the greatest person that you’ve ever had the pleasure of working with and what have they taught you?
My first boss taught me all I needed to know about softgoods and accessories; he implanted passion and enthusiasm for soft goods into me through research methodologies and believed in my ability so much as to let me roll and experiment with various ideas. Then he vouched for me and still continues to today. Now we are both senior we promise to one day work on a project together.
How would you describe your work?
Diverse. I engage in Product, Graphic and Illustration with equal engaged enthusiasm and can draw upon many different creative experiences to execute a project. My work is usually quite fluid and often if the project permits I like to deliberately leave marks of creation as it creates a sense of authenticity.
What are your plans for the future?
Keep creating, keep challenging my intelligence by learning new things. Be involved in projects that make a difference, and do all this with as little impact on the environment as possible.
What sort of company would you like to work with next?
A company with a holistic measured and considered approach to design that works on projects that make the world a better place.
What is your opinion of Australian design?
Because of our lack of cultural heritage and sense of place I think Australians struggle to sometimes create unique meaningful design in the way that Europeans can. On the other hand this can be a blessing, as we tend to experiment with any and all genres from all corners of the globe. You can’t pinpoint what is quintessentially Australian design I think.
What is the best/worst thing about being a designer in Australia?
The point I made above probably sum it up. Just imagine, if you were walking out into some of the major city hubs everyday in Europe, being inspired by every tier of both 20th and 21st century design, everyday. The best thing is feeling part of a young cultural movement that in other parts of the world happened hundreds of years ago.
In your opinion, what is the greatest challenge the Australian design industry has to face in the near future?
Cohesion in numbers to establish a national force that communicate, collaborate and unify; it’s easy to feel isolated in some places of Australia as a designer. Also, free pitching – The ability for clients to find designers anywhere in the world through social media and global freelancing pitch sites is all too easy. And there are many parts of the world where designers will quite happily free pitch for a job, and also severely undercut the price of executing good design. Therefore the integrity of the industry is tarnished.
What is your creative outlet outside of design?
Surfing, Artwork.
What is the best designed bar in Brisbane?
The one with free wi-fi!
What are your top 5 websites at the moment?
http://butdoesitfloat.com
www.idsketching.com/
www.empireave.com/
www.theinertia.com/
www.ted.com/
What CD are you currently listening to and is it any good?
Modular People Modcast #61 ‘Bag Raiders” mixtape – A Pina Colada PodCasta – A Tropical Holiday Sound Selection
If I was a font, I’d be…?
Helvetica Neue Italic, 10pt