#john plunkett

[retropopcult]

1960

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Plunkett made this clear:

As to the word "the King's peace," in the definition of murder, they mean merely that it is not murder to kill an alien enemy in time of war . . . The Aboriginal Natives of the Colony are within "the King's peace," and the unlawful killing of them is as much murder, as the killing of any other of the King's subjects.

"Killing for Country: A Family History" - David Marr

[whats-in-a-sentence]

In Plunkett's book, vigilantes were murderers:

Whenever a person in cool blood, by way of revenge, beats another in such a manner that he afterwards dies thereof, he is guilty of Murder . . . [W]here the defence rests upon some violent provocation, it will not avail, however grievous such provocation may have been, if it appears that there was an interval of reflection, or a reasonable time for the blood to have cooled, before the deadly purpose was effected.

"Killing for Country: A Family History" - David Marr

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Plunkett's lucid manual defined murder as a crime blind to the race of its perpetrators and its victims.

Murder is the killing [of] any person under the King's peace, with malice prepense* or afterthought . . . Express malice is when one person kills another with a sedate, deliberate mind, and formed design . . . Malice is implied by law in several cases . . . Poisoning implies malice.

* Premeditated

"Killing for Country: A Family History" - David Marr

[whats-in-a-sentence]

John Plunkett charged eleven shepherds and stockmen with the murders at Myall Creek. Now Attorney-General under the new Governor, Plunkett was more determined than ever to show that the law protected black and white alike in the Colony.

"Killing for Country: A Family History" - David Marr

[f-davis]

Digging deep into the archives for this one, all the way back to 1992. It’s amazing that I still have a digital representation of this project. This was what I consider to be my first “big” freelance job. I had hand-made a promo piece (maybe I’ll try to dig that up as well) that was basically a reimagined seed packet containing California Poppy seeds mixed in with tiny electronic bits. I don’t remember how many or where I sent them all but the one response I really wanted was the one I got – Wired Magazine! In fact, we were on a road trip and I checked my messages from Crater Lake. I had a call from the art director, John Plunkett, wanting to talk to me about my promo and could I come to the office in San Francisco. Holy shit! So the next day we drove directly to San Francisco. At the time, each issue would start with a quote pulled from one of the main articles, illustrated over two spreads. I was given nothing but the article, the quote, and the specs and cut loose to do whatever I saw fit. They really trusted the designers, which as young designer was mind-blowing. To be respected and, I think more importantly, trusted, was huge. I like to think I lived up to the task since I was later given another crack in a later issue. Both this and the later work are also featured in the Wired book, Mind Grenades: Manifestos from the Future.

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Mind Grenades

Manifestos from the Future

John Plunkett , Louis Rossetto

Hardwired , 1996, 156 pages

euro 25,00

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Mind Grenades serves as a high-caffeine coffee table book that captures the new spirit of the era by linking message with award-winning design. John Plunkett is one of the creators of the look and feel of Wired and HotWired, the first Web-based cyberstaion. Louis Rossetto is the founder and publisher of Wired magazine

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Review: Lust Have It - June

Review: Lust Have It – June

After waiting over a month, I finally received my June Lust Have It Box.

I originally only bought it as there was a discount when I purchased it.

I must say that I was surprised that I didn’t actually receive a box (like with Bella Box)

  Items In the Box

Teeez Easy On The Eyes Eye Pencil (Full Size)

John Plunkett Glyco Peel (Full Size)

La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo (Sample)

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