Belinda Vesey-Brown

  • Social media for business

    Social Media is fast becoming a must-have for every business moving and expanding forward in the online space. Brio Group helps clients with full social media packages and the expertise to maximise social media impact. Businesses are fast learning their presence in social media networks is now an important part of their marketing and communication…

  • Hahn Super Dry’s ‘Find a Phone’ promotion

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/mMtKUFrY5PE[/briotube] Hahn Super Dry this week launched an advertising and promotional campaign concept that reminds me of those wonderful golden tickets found in five special Wonka Bars in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Hahn’s more adult game of chance is factored around mobile phones hidden in three Super Dry bottles or cans. The lucky…

  • Designer Shark Attack

    I’m loving these creative wetsuits designed bydiddo.com The first series of wetsuits released included a simulated shark attack to spook the unsuspecting bikini babes ‘relaxing’ on the beach and an anatomic musculature suit… which brings back fond memories of Robbie Williams’ video clip for Rock DJ. Now we can all look the part on karaoke…

  • Turning torso building proves sky-high twists

    One of the world’s most recognisable skyscrapers, Turning Torso is a building in Malmo, Sweden, designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The 190 metre high tower’s design is based on a sculpture by Calatrava called Twisting Torso, which is a white marble piece based on the form of a twisting human being. After a…

  • Australia Day in Brisbane

    On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what’s great about Australia and being Australian. It’s the day to reflect on what we have achieved and what we can be proud of in our great nation. It’s the day for us to re-commit to making Australia an even better place for the…

  • Madrid’s new hotel is complete rubbish… in a good way!

    A new mini hotel has opened in the heart of Madrid and it’s proud to say it is rubbish! The Beach Garbage Hotel is built out of 12 tonnes of rubbish from dumps and Western European beaches. An art installation by German artist Ha Schult, the structure is sponsored by Corona, as part of their ‘Coronita…

  • ACP launch Magshop app

    In the design industry we regularly hear that print is a dying media. Bad news for a magazine publisher right? … Maybe not! ACP Magazines have embraced the digital age and expanded their online magazine store with the launch of a digital newsstand app for the iPad. This app allows you to browse their titles…

  • Black Swan hits cinema tomorrow

    I’m a sucker for ballet movies, well pretty much all dance movies. And musicals too. Center Stage, Flashdance, Dirty Dancing, Bring It On, Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion (well technically not a dance movie but the epic dance they do at the end to Time After Time is such a classic). I’m well and…

  • Augmented Reality is now behind some great new apps

    It doesn’t take a genius to notice that more and more people own a smartphone. As a society we love the convenience that they offer, the entertainment value they bring us and arguably, the connection they provide to our social networks, whether that may be in the form of a phone call or text message,…