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  • New Trends for 2009

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    There is so many new terms buzzing around at the moment, Twitter, Tweets, Social Media that is hard to keep up! You find yourself wondering what does this mean from a marketing perspective? Well I thought it would be useful to have a look at the latest internet trends for 2009 so we can better…

  • What’s that font!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    It is proven that if your mind is active you will have a better memory and what better way to improve your memory than with a game of memory! Brazilian design studio ps.2 created this typographical memory game as a self-promotion piece. It features 20 different type families and comes with a typographical glossary and…

  • What is Eco-Design?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Eco-Design is an initiative brought about by Design Victoria. Launched at the end of April, ‘What is Eco-Design?’ is your complete guide to sustainable design. Why is this such a great thing for designers? Because we are always challenged by our clients to find environmentally friendly and sustainable design solutions. At ‘What is Eco-Design?’ you…

  • Gruen Transfer decodes the ad world

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I’m sure we’ve all seen ABC’s Gruen Transfer with their panel of ad execs dissecting the latest ad campaigns. But you might not have seen their website which has some pretty good descriptions of the people who make up an advertising agency in the ADLAND section called ADWORKERS. You can also learn to ADSPEAK and…

  • Pecha Kucha Volume 11

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Yes, it’s that time again! Pecha Kucha is back in Brisbane and back at the Powerhouse for this installment on the 3 June. Starting at 8.20pm, speakers include the Director of the Queensland Museum, Ian Galloway; local textile designer, KT Doyle; and founder of In Finland Records, Nick Smethurst. Along with eight other equally diverse…

  • Twitter and the political campaign

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Twitter is quickly becoming the most talked about social network around; with celebrities, business entrepreneurs and politicians all getting in on the action. The recent Queensland state election saw Premer Anna Bligh used this platform to voice her polices, updates and personal comments, to retain her position as Premier. The Premier took on a diplomatic…

  • Semi-Permanent

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    Tanya Heading

    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 celebration of all things design. Graphic Design, Film, Art, Illustration, Web Design, Photography, Visual Effects, Animation, Graffiti, Motion Graphics, Stop Motion; all these things and more. Semi-Permanent explores the…

  • Efficient Website Styling – using parent ID’s and style-sheet reseting

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Anyone who has developed a large website knows that Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) can quickly get out of control. A style-sheet can end up a maze of ID’s, classes and elements in a myriad of combinations and twists intended to produce unique styles for specific regions of a site

  • Binding Terms

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Saddle Stitched Binding: An often used binding system using staples on the spine. The name derives from when it is open, draped over a saddle to apply the stitches. Side-Stitched Binding: Staple stitches on the side of loose pages is side stitching. Here the pages are in multiples of two – each page having a front and…