Belinda Vesey-Brown

  • Google creates playable logo

    You will all, I’m sure, be familiar with the Google doodle and how Google is now famous for updating it’s logo on the search page to celebrate famous people and historical events on the day that they occur. Today, I noticed that Google have one of the most amazing doodles they have produced so far,…

  • Facial recognition switched on by Facebook

    If you’ve noticed yourself being Facebook tagged in more photos by your friends in the last 48 hours, it’s due to facial recognition options being rolled out across Australian Facebook accounts in the last 48 hours. The settings that have changed affect all users and their privacy options, meaning that it is up to Facebook…

  • SpareTicket.com.au shortlisted for Qantm Create Awards

    Ok shameless plug here: we’re all very excited to have our website SpareTicket.com.au shortlisted for the Qantm Create Design Awards presented by Desktop! We’d love it if you ‘liked’ or tweeted us here: www.createawards.com.au/shortlisted/round-one/spareticket/ You can see all the round 1 finalists in the latest issue of Desktop magazine available at all good newsagents and…

  • Branded Fashion – inspiration for the design

    Teaching branded fashion this semester at Billy Blue College of Design has resulted in me uncovering the story and inspiration behind many established and young fashion designers. In particular we discuss the connection behind their design philosophy and how that transfers to their work and builds their brand. One fashion designer that I will explore…

  • Aaron Koblin artfully visualises our humanity

    American data & digital artist Aaron Koblin states that: the 19th century culture was defined by the novel; 20th century culture by cinema; and the culture of the 21st century will be defined by the interface. In his captivating and visually spectacular TED talk, Koblin takes us on a journey of the changing relationships between…

  • How do you ‘Like’?

    So we’ve all learnt to like, add, share, digg, stumble, tweet, flick and tumble all of our favourite websites, haven’t we? Well, just in case you don’t have enough avenues to share your life with Google has now created their +1 button! If you understand the concept of the Facebook ‘Like’ button then to simplify things…

  • Brisbane Winter Festival to liven up CBD

    Living in Brisbane has plenty of perks. Three hundred sunny days a year is one of them – especially for the cold-blooded of us! Although, if you’re like me, and dream of a winter wonderland and a dash of European charm, then get ready for Brisbane’s very first Winter Festival! Following the success of our…

  • The 6 basics of project management

    So you’re planning a special event or renovating… to start with, a project must have a dedicated project manager to run, oversee and quality check all aspects of the project in order for it to be a success. Who are your stakeholders? That’s everyone with an interest or involvement in your project. e.g. Internal stakeholders:…