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  • Old school technologies that (thankfully?!) we no longer use!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Remember monitoring each song while you carefully taped it on your cassette player? Two fingers on the pause and record buttons waiting to make sure that you recorded every song perfectly for that special occasion, only to have the cassette tape finish on one of your favorite songs. Frantically you pulled the tape out of…

  • DesignerDates #1

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Date ideas brought to you by Amber-saurus… fashion, food, culture and art. Ron Mueck @ GOMA 8 May-1 August 2010 Admission prices vary – Adults $12 Don’t let the long queue put you off, Ron Mueck’s spectacularly life-like sculptures are a must see! Catch this gem of an exhibit while it’s at Brisbane’s GOMA. The…

  • RSS in Plain English

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    This video is great! Saw it at a Digital Marketing Workshop on Monday and explains RSS in ‘human terms’. Check it out! Yours in design, Janet-eratops

  • Adobe CS5 is HERE!

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    Tanya Heading

    Call me crazy, but I actually quite like Monday mornings. Here at Red-i Design, we get treated to half an hour of inspiration during our Monday Morning Meeting, whether it is through motivational speakers or examples of great art and design. Today, we had an extra special treat: a quick (but oh so amazing) tutorial…

  • Semi-Permanent: Design Conference

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    Tanya Heading

    So, what is Semi-Permanent? To put it simply Semi-Permanent is a design event. It consists of a conference and side events which include exhibitions, competitions, workshops and parties. It’s a week long celebration of all things design. Graphic Design, Film, Art, Illustration, Web Design, Photography, Visual Effects, Animation, Graffiti, Motion Graphics, Stop Motion; all these…

  • Plasticine Art

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    Tanya Heading

    When was the last time you played with Plasticine… when you were five, or perhaps last time you played cranium??? Well, perhaps it’s time to play again… plasticine artworks can be found just everywhere: advertisements, book/magazine as well as CD/DVD covers, movies/TV series, music videos, computer/console games, and even web design elements. To find some inspiration…

  • BrisStyle Indie Designers market

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Bored of predictable shopping centres? Well BrisStyle invites you to explore your senses with their Indie Designers Market tomorrow, Saturday 6 March 2010. It will be held at St Augustine’s Church, Racecourse Road, Hamilton. The good thing is you can still sleep in as it runs from 9am till 2pm. If you can’t make it…

  • A Font Conference

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    For all of you typography fans out there (or designers) you might get a kick out of this video. Be prepared by an awesome performance by Wingdings! “mail, scissors, bomb, mailbox!” LOL Although the matching of font names to the characters (no pun intended!), it is perhaps a little bit politically incorrect – but funny…

  • Photoshop bloopers

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    There are many different ways to Photoshop an image. The key is using your judgement and eagle eyes as to which methods you see fit within the timeframe/budget while still making the end product look seamless and believable. Always take ownership of your work by taking the extra time at the end to check your…