CHIA Generative AI Event

Making visual art/work in the AI era

Generative AI technologies provoke questions and challenges for the visual arts, such as the legality and ownership of data; the displacement of human work; and the perpetuation of harmful cultural trends and tropes. Yet, tech developments have also re-shaped and stimulated creative practices, human-machine collaborations, cultural literacies, and aesthetics. How do we critically assess what this current wave of AI development implies for the arts, industry, and creative technical practice? What transformations are underway in visual culture, commercial practices, and arts scholarship? What collective solidarities do we need in this moment?

CHIA held Making Visual Art/Work in the AI Era event to discuss these themes with artists, designers, scholars and developers of AI. The event was organised in collaboration with Cambridge Digital Humanities and the Leverhulm Centre of the Future of Intelligence. It featured presentations and talks by Cengiz Oztireli (University of Cambridge), Natalie Kane (Victoria and Albert Museum), Maria Yablonina (University of Toronto), Campbell Butler and Robyn Butler (Lovework Studio), among others.

Our World

AGDA Qld IWD panel Inclusion in Mind

Lovework Studio CoFounder Robyn was part of a panel talking about her approach to inclusivity in the workplace for IWD. An inspiring and thought provoking discussion with themes around multiple viewing points, collaborative technology platforms and creating space for diverse teams to thrive. 🖤 Thanks AGDA QLD and Emily Woods for hosting the event and the incredible panelists Sandra Hind and Frankie Young for sharing your ideas

March 7, 2024

New Year 2024

A Lovework New Year! We’re all back to the virtual studio and super excited to be meeting with ambitious companies we’ve been partnering with and are looking forward to partnering with this year too. Lovework HQ now full of super sharp pencils (we were gifted a mechanical sharpener over the festive period!) Excited to create in 2024.

January 8, 2024

Merry Christmas

We’re dashing off for the Aussie Christmas Holidays. 2023 was a wild ride and we can’t wait for 2024. Lovework wish you and your loved ones good vibes and we look forward to returning on January 8th for an exciting and creative 2024!

December 22, 2023

TRUST over on Brand New

TRUST earnt a write up over on Under Considerations’ Brand New review site. Always pleased when Armin and the team over at Brand New post a Lovework Studio project! Thanks.

December 21, 2023

Merit for Design Effectiveness

We were absolutely delighted to receive a Merit for Design Effectiveness, Brand Strategy & Communication for our work with Tranch.

December 20, 2023

AGDA Awards

This year’s AGDA Awards were hosted on the Gold Coast. We loved catching up with dear friends (Rick!) and were delighted to meet new ones too. A highlight was discussing a shared love of creating with the incredible Tony Lunn who was inducted into the AGDA Hall of Fame.

December 19, 2023

Awwwards honourable mention.

Our website developed by the wonderful crew Bone Digital received an honourable mention over on awwwards. Have you had a play with the dark, light and crazy mode toggle yet? Have a play!

November 9, 2023

QCAD Grad Show Pitch Battle Judges Panel

This year we were delighted to join a panel of judges; Marc Harrison from Husque, Furniture Designer, Alex Lotersztain and Digital Design Lead Matt Neal from Liquid. Graduates from all 5 design disciplines presented their major project in a pitch battle. We were delighted to share some Lovework merch with each presenter who took the stage and shared their ideas and craft.

November 6, 2023

5x AGDA Finalists 

This year we’re super proud to have been called out as finalists in Brand Strategy and Communication for the Impact that the Tranch branding has had on the growth and opportunities for them, Branding, Large Business and Motion Branding for the work on the Griffith University brand; Branding, Large Business and Corporate Identity, Logos and Trademarks for Wonderbly!

November 2, 2023

Big Brand, Small Brand webinar with FLA

We’ll be hosting a live webinar discussing ‘Big Brand, Small Brand’ and the similarities and differences required for working on branding projects for both large and small organisations. Registration link below through Future London Academy.  Join us on the 3rd October!

September 28, 2023

Create-Yes and the National Referendum

Lovework Studio will be voting yes in the upcoming referendum. We want to take up the invitation from the Uluru Statement from the Heart, to walk alongside our First Nations people towards a better future. A tinted cynotype print of local flora.

September 12, 2023

Wonderbly rebrand featured in Creative Review

Wonderbly’s branding captures the joy of books. The publisher’s brand refresh draws inspiration from the “powerfully emotional experience” of giving someone a personalised book.

August 24, 2023

Griffith University refresh: Best Awards Finalist

We’re absolutely delighted that the Griffith University brand refresh has been named a finalist in the Large Brand Identity category.

August 10, 2023

It’s Nice That features Wonderbly rebrand

Publisher Wonderbly rebrands with a more impactful logo for its book covers. Since 2012, Wonderbly has carved a name for itself in personalised publishing. Now, Lovework simplifies its crown logo and makes it more “attractive and visible”.

August 2, 2023

Great votes for Wonderbly on Under Consideration

New Logo and Identity for Wonderbly by Lovework Studio. We positioned the brand around these moments of connection with a warm tone of voice, colourful visual language and close photography that shared the expressions of families and friends when they give or receive a Wonderbly book for the first time.

July 25, 2023

A cuppa at Wonderbly

We popped into Wonderbly office to meet in person while we were in London. Delighted to have a cup of tea in these bold mugs! Lots of lovely chatter. We love their work.

June 29, 2023

CHIA Generative AI event at Darwin College, Cambridge

In June, at Darwin College, Cambridge University we spent a day at the Making Visual Art/Work in the AI Era event. Robyn was on the panel and Campbell presented some work (Human Inspired of course!).

June 28, 2023

Lovework team at The Design Conference

The full team gathered in sunny Queensland in early June 2023 for The Design Conference. Was wonderful to be inspired and hang out with friends old and new! We chatted to the legends at Australian Design Radio (more on that soon...) and did an Instagram Live with Nick over at Higher Ground.

June 7, 2023