




Daryl Prondoso is cranky and talented and he kind of bowled me over when I looked through his design portfolio [ieyeaye]. The thing that strikes me is that he and Fiona Yap [sacred peanut], a Semi-Permanent-vetted graphic designer, both studied at the University of Western Sydney. Socially speaking they’re kind of removed from the inner west where the indie kids have appropriated the creative hotspot image, but their work completely outshines anything I’ve seen coming out of Newtown or Surry Hills. Clearly it’s time to go (further) west! As Daryl writes in one blog entry,
two kids from the shitty side of town go against all odds and make something good out of their lives - but I think that it’s a testament to the work we put into the project, and proof that there’s more to Western Sydney than domestic abuse and junkies.
You can also see his work at IdN Creators.