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  • 5 ways to improve your desk health

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    Tanya Heading

    We are rocking along to September, and although the year seems to be flying, I’m sure we are all feeling like it’s not going quick enough! Here are 5 quick tips to power through and keep you sitting up straight, to make sure your posture, eyesight and circulation are tip top! Enjoy the Christmas party…

  • We have a moral responsibility

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    When it comes to design and marketing we can package up and sell just about anything to anyone when you do it right. You know the age old saying a good salesman can sell ice to the eskimos!  Well that is true in some sense because it is our job to position a product or…

  • Brisbane hosts international Design Week – last week for early bird regos

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Recently Brio Group has been involved in developing the website for the upcoming International Design Week to be held right here in Bris-Vegas! In October, ICOGRADA (International Council of Graphic Design Associations) in partnership with AGDA (Australian Graphic Design Association), will host OPTIMISM: Icograda Design Week Brisbane—international design conference, 10th AGDA National Biennial Awards, exhibitions,…

  • Just for the love of it

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Imagine a world where you can share your skills and tools in a moneyless, stressfree community. Welcome to the world’s fastest growing alternative economy where you can save money, learn new skills and reduce your carbon footprint. The Freeconomy Community is the brainchild of Mark Boyle who has been living off the grid in the…

  • Australian Art Deco Architecture

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

                      Think about art deco architecture and buildings like Manhattan’s Chrysler Building or The Rockefeller Center usually spring to mind. It’s unlikely that the strip of shops including Myer and David Leees in Bourke Street, Melbourne, or Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) will be at the…

  • Beastman wins 4ZZZ competition and paints Brisbane studio

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Early this year, Brisbane radio station, 4ZzZ, put a call out for artists to unleash their creative juices and submit a design for their building in Fortitude Valley in celebration of their 35th Birthday. The winner would be allowed to paint the entire face of their building in the hope of creating a new Brisbane…

  • Top 10 jQuery Plugins

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    After a lot of research and development and overlooking designs, i’m always looking for that perfect plugin! Well, here is a list of my top ten favourite jQuery plugins. 1. Easy slider 2. jQuery Cycle 3. Fancybox 4. jCarousel 5. jQuery UI Tabs 6. jQuery Accordion 7. LavaLamp jQuery 8. JQZoom 9. SpaceGallery 10. jQuery…

  • The art of paper

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Originating in Japan, paper art becoming an exciting medium for communication for many designers. The work of one expert in this field, Jeff Nishinaka, caught my eye and I had to share it. Nishinaka has employed paper art in advertising for a range of clients, but the biggest fan of his work is actor, Jackie…

  • Meet the woman behind Peppermint Magazine

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Kelley Sheenan from Peppermint Magazine will kick off the Design Institute of Australia’s 2010 Breakfast Series: Bubble & Speak as their first speaker this Thursday 15 July. Kelley comes from a graphic design background, graduating with distinction from Media Design School in Auckland. Initially working for a design/communications company, Kelley and her husband Ben McGill…