"On Friday the 22rd myself and a group of people from my uni class headed up to the city to take a look at some of the best in design. Melbourne InDesign has been running for many 12 years now in 5 cites and has over 100,00 visitors. In Melbourne alone in offers a look at over 100 brands and opens up some of Melbourne's biggest showrooms to the public eye. This was my first time visiting InDesign and I do wish I had been more organized to plan a trip last year, as for me there is no better way to be inspired then to see amazing idea in the flesh.
Our group visited one of the main hot spot sites of InDesign, Galleria at 17-32 Wills Street Melbourne is a warehouse/showroom choc-a-block with big names, and fabulous ideas. Displaying companies like: Dezign Interiors, Briggs Veneers, Interface, Envoy, Signature Floorconcepts, Polytec and Herman Miller just to name a few. As I am designing a student HQ, offices and student lounge for one of this years projects, this excursion become more like a hunt for suitable suppliers, and to be honest I didn't need to hunt far.
By the end of the 3 hours I still wanted more but I left with sore feet, a stack of brochures, much needed fairy floss and my mind bubbling with inspiration and ideas. It didn't surprise me when I arrived home at 6pm exhausted but still headed straight to my sketch book. Melbourne InDesign was a fantastic experience and I can't wait for next year and explore what else Melbourne has to offer." - Em
