It’s on again! The 2011 Adobe Design Achievement Awards is back for the year and calling for entries. There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs including a trip to Taipei and cash! The awards are designed to give higher education students from across the globe the...
Continue ReadingWith the flood waters slowing releasing their hold on Brisbane, the city is very slowly stirring back to life. Not only has the event been life changing for young Brisbanites who never saw the fury of the 1974 flood, it's been a momentous leap forward...
Continue ReadingIt's that time of year again, when the sky lights up with the promise of new beginnings, fresh starts and clean slates. We start our new resolution lists, set new goals to achieve and start planning our unforgettable experiences that we can tell our grandchildren,...
Continue ReadingMy favourite band of all time, U2, dropped into Brisbane last week, and I was lucky enough to see them - front row! It was an absolutely fantastic concert, with some songs from their new album, but also the classic hits "Still Haven't Found What...
Continue ReadingLove the Christmas spirit? Head to King George Square on Friday 3rd December to see the Lighting of the Christmas Tree. Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and a host of special guests (including Santa!) will be there with performance excerpts from Queensland Ballet’s The Nutcracker and plenty...
Continue ReadingThis TED talk by Steven Johnson into the generation of ideas is sure to get you spending some extra time at your local coffee shop or dawdling a few minutes longer at the water cooler. Johnson provides a wonderful insight into the benefits of team work...
Continue ReadingPoor Twitter. That little bird has always been the second idea, the afterthought. Just as facebook was the first to pioneer social networking, it’s also been the first to be made into a movie. But don’t worry Twitter fans! I know you’ve been wondering how great...
Continue Reading[caption id="attachment_4022" align="aligncenter" width="334" caption="The emperor's portrait by Stavros Markopoulos"][/caption] During my recent wanderings around the wonderful world of facebook, I discovered this fantastic little competition that had happened on flickr: Spectacular Insect Faces! The competition closed in March, but lucky for us the winning entries...
Continue ReadingRemember the game on Facebook last year about what color bra you were wearing at the moment? The purpose was to increase awareness of October Breast Cancer Awareness month. It was a tremendous success and we had men wondering for days what was with the colors...
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