The brief was to design a poster celebrating the Birrarung—the Wurrundjeri name for the Yarra River—by illustrating a distinguishing feature of the river. Rather than illustrate the landscape or local animals, I chose to research into the rivers’ history and was inspired by Houdini’s stunt in 1910. Bound in chains he dived into the river and survived. I illustrated type reminiscent of the early twentieth century in a dynamic way that would reflect the excitement and energy of the event. The Poster was exhibited along with 18 others in the MADA Gallery during May, 2014.