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  • Harbour Bridge closes as a result of a bold communication effort

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Sydney commuters were thrown into chaos this morning when the Sydney Harbour Bridge closed due to a protester. The 38-year-old ex-military man climbed to the top of Australia’s iconic bridge in bold and highly disruptive attempt to protest against the Department of Community Services. He unfurled painted banners that read “Plz help my kids” and…

  • Kung Fu Panda 2 and Jack Black – YouTube Epicness!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    In true brilliant marketing campaign style, Dreamworks has unleashed on YouTube with an awesome YouTube based campaign supporting the impending release of Kung Fu Panda 2. The video (which I will link below) starts with Jack Black (voice of Po, the panda) rehearsing his “Skadoosh” reading. Black goes through a few takes looking for the…

  • Say it on the Cocktail Typer

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The 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 have set up a board of little cocktail umbrellas and…

  • Can you really trust your Google search or Facebook feed?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    When 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 those who develop social media sites and search engines,…

  • Creative ways to recruit new staff

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Who 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 and listed the agencies where potential employees worked and then they…

  • Can’t remember last night? The Lynx Stream mobile app lets you record it!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Let’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 … even the ugly bits! Lynx has just launched The Lynx Stream, a mobile phone app that records…

  • Otomata – a generative music application

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    A 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 application is called Otomata, it’s built in Flash and it’s…

  • New heights in interactive ads: Range Rover’s Being Henry campaign

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Interactive 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 at school? Making decisions that influenced the outcome of…

  • Markets and mums go hand in hand this Mother’s Day

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    With Mother’s Day looming this Sunday, I thought it was time to share a little Brisbane secret: the Boutique Markets at Portside Wharf. If your mum is anything like mine, markets are a no-fail excursion. Pick up a coffee and wander the stalls of wonderful handmade and original art, design, craft and food from Brisbane…