So you found the SHORT BLK - WIN AN OTTO placemats over the weekend of the South Melbourne Street Fest, have seen how beautiful the OTTO looks and are now desperate to see if you can win it to verify it can deliver on its drop dead looks? Well, you are in the right place. All [...]
The first ever South Melbourne Street FAir is ont his weekend – Sunday the 19th Feb and is an event not to be missed for Melbournites and coffee lovers alike. The South Melbourne Business Association is launching the first ever South Melbourne Festival to celebrate the diversity and innovation in the area and showcase its [...]
We have enlisted the help of talented Melbourne artist/designer, Rosie Ren, to create the artwork for the first, monthly, Short Blk Posterchild A2 Poster. This is a new concept for us and the industry and will see coffee marketing and the cafe industry head in a slightly new direction - with a heavy reliance on [...]
We are always looking for people to contribute to Short Blk and other caffeine related projects so if you are a photographer, videographer, designer, illustrator or wordsmith (or you just have a van burning a hole in your driveway?! ) then get in touch and show us what you can do. Talk now
The heat was on. The Hudsons final and the release of Issue 02 of Short Blk smack bang in the middle of Melb Central. MC’ed by Axil’s David Makin. Hope you made it and were able to snap up a copy of SB2. If you missed it check your local in coming days or [...]
Short Blk issue 02 - It’s a little bigger, just a smidge fatter and a little bit more action packed than issue 1.5. It also takes us back down to a normal way of numbering, which, after 1.5 is a little bit of a relief as the explaining can finally stop. Featuring: *Guest Cover Art [...]
We are fans of user generated coffee reviews. Beanhunter have set up a beautifully functional site for people to review cafes and coffee from their iphone or online. It’s convenient and it works. We have included Beanhunter links on all cafes in issue 02 so that you can both see what others think of them [...]
An excerpt sample article from issue 1.5 written by Simon Smithson Melbourne is a city that appreciates a good cup of coffee. The people here pride themselves on knowing where to get the lightest roasts, the smoothest espressos, and the best blends. We kidnap recently arrived foreigners who just want a cup of Starbuck’s by [...]
Have you entered to win the competition to win an OTTO? Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful coffeemakers on the planet – the Otto also lays claim to serving up a very distinct cup of coffee. As Emily Oak, Board of Directors World Barista Championships and Former Judge ~ World Barista Championships puts it: “The textures and [...]
We are happy to have had Andrew Gauld, ex ‘Skribble Studios’ and now ’10FOLD’ work on the covers for Issue 02 of Short Blk. To find out more about 10FOLD check their site