Brisbane

  • ‘Twitter’ has movie potential

    Poor 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 the Twitter movie could be… so here’s a sneak…

  • The digital revolution: how technology has changed the way we communicate

    The digital revolution and changes to the Australian media landscape have changed the ways we communicate, use technology, and make informed buying decisions. The average Australian internet user spends 17.6 hours per week online1; meanwhile, mobile internet usage has almost doubled in the past year2. How has your business kept up with the digital revolution…

  • Peter Buckley’s helpful public speaking tip for relaxing nerves

    Hi Brio World and thanks Belinda Vesey-Brown (Brio Group MD) for the invite to be your first guest blogger on your daily blog. As a Corporate Communicator Coach and Presentation Skills Trainer I am regularly asked, and it happened again just the other day, what is the most common thing people get wrong or make…

  • Parade your Pug at Valentino & GoMA!

    “I don’t care about the collection. My dogs are much more important.” – Valentino Garavani, The Last Emperor Are you a Pug dog lover or just a dog lover in general, like Valentino? Yes? Then head on down to the Pug Parade at the Valentino Retrospective exhibition this Sunday, 24 October 2010! If you’re a…

  • Spend Friday nights at GoMA’s Up Late

    When 5pm rolls around each Friday, what do you do? a) Head to a city bar and muse over the working week with colleagues and a bottle or two of vino? b) Drive straight home and settle in for an evening of TV and takeaway? c) Or… do you spend the evening longing to find…

  • Nikon-Walkley Photographic Awards & Exhibition

    Each year, along with their major sponsor Nikon, The Walkley Foundation celebrate the best in press photography. The finalists for this years’ Nikon-Walkley Press Photo competition were announced last week and www.news.com.au has uploaded a gallery showcasing a selection of the finalists’ thought provoking photographs ranging from amazing and comical to heart-wrenching and inspiring. View…

  • Collaborative Consultation

    Collaborative Consultation is a design concept communicated to me at a design workshop I attended on Saturday, 16 October 2010, at the State Library as part of the Icograda Design Week. The workshop was facilitated by Paul Hughes from Lava, a design studio in the Netherlands. The basis of Cooperative Collaboration encourages a design ‘Ecology’…

  • OPTIMISM: Design Week Brisbane IS NOW!

    OPTIMISM: Icograda Design Week Brisbane has hit Brisbane this week. Last week was the warm up week with Unlimited: Designing for the Asia Pacific setting the scene for one of the most exciting Design Conferences to come to Brisbane. The international event is unlikely to be back in Australia, let alone Brisbane, for a very…

  • Getty Images’ Photography Competition ‘Grab’

    Are you the sort of person who can’t leave the house without their camera? When you travel, are you behind the lens more than not? Well why not use your photography-skills to win you some brilliant pries, including $5000 worth of Nikon camera gear simply by entering Getty Images’ photography competition ‘Grab’. But get in…