If not now, then when? If not me, then who? These two interesting questions come from a TED Talk by Mick Ebeling, an entrepreneur who did something amazing and helped "unlock a locked-in artist". He helped give a paralysed artist who had only the use...
Continue ReadingThe Dalai Lama is coming to Australia next month, and I managed to score a ticket to see his seminar in Melbourne. I'm really looking forward to dosing my soul in clean, refreshing perspective. So this month, I'm getting ready by cleansing my creative soul,...
Continue ReadingThe recent agIdeas conference in Melbourne showcased loads of amazing designers from diverse creative backgrounds. One particularly inspirational duo, James Yencken and Leeathon Bellew, patented a little online invention called the 'Cocktail Typer'. While it's not an excessively useful tool, it is really awesome. They...
Continue ReadingWhen you "google" something you get the same results as everyone else don't you? When you post something on Facebook, it has an equal chance of appearing in all of your friends' news feed right? Wrong! You may not be aware of it, but developers, particularly...
Continue ReadingWho said you can't be creative when looking for staff? A creative agency in Germany proved that you can be creative and also serve a daily need to eat at the same time! Scholz&Friends was wanting to build two new digital teams in Hamburg...
Continue ReadingLet's admit it. Some nights are best left forgotten after the third tequila shot. But, being the curious beings that we are, what if every night on the town could be remembered? The good bits, the bad bits ...
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago I came across a simple web application that explores a concept I've always been interested in - Generative Music. The basic idea behind generative music is that it is created by a system, constantly changes and is therefore, always different. The...
Continue ReadingInteractive advertising has come a long way, there's more interactive advertising being utilised by large corporations than ever before. I ran across this campaign from Range Rover which I thought was really fantastic. Do you remember the choose your own adventure books from when you were...
Continue ReadingToday, anyone can be a photographer. But I think it still rings true that a special few have 'an eye' for it. I've particularly enjoyed watching the successful career of Annie Leibovitz, a renowed photographer to the rich and famous, who made a name for...
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