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  • Is your brand a fractal?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Influenced by Lee’s original blog about fractals, I started to think about how fractals can be used for brands. I came to the conclusion that fractals are a good paradigm / framework to model your brand. The definition of a fractal according to Hyperdictionary is: A rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be subdivided in…

  • Design your own shoes with Shoes of Prey

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    When I signed up for a Small Budget Web Success Seminar with Interactive Minds I saw one of the speakers was Mike Knapp from Shoes of Prey. I thought ‘what a great name’ and got on the old google machine to find out who they were. What I discovered literally made my jaw drop (it…

  • When maths and design cross paths

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    In the Brio office recently, an interesting conversation led not only to some confusion but also to the concept of what happens when math and design cross paths. It was all sparked by the recent release of GoogleLab’s “Julia Map” project, a tool for exploring fractals using the Julia set numbers, a HTML 5 and…

  • They don’t make them like they used to…

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    Tanya Heading

    I loved …Paul’s post last week of Back to the Future: a photograph concept. Photographer Irina Werning recreated old childhood photographs, with some very goofy results. This got me thinking – isn’t it great that we live in 2011?! The advertising strategies and fashion in the 70s and 80s is something quite unbelievable, but my…

  • Back to the Future: a photograph concept

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Ok, I know I have posted about Back to the Future before … however I promise this isn’t another blog post about Michael J Fox and the movies that made him famous back in the 80s. This post instead is about a fantastic photograph concept by Argentinean photographer Irina Werning with the same namesake. Irina’s photograph…

  • Brisbane art galleries re-open after floods

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The Queensland floods have put life on temporary hold for many people and businesses whilst the rebuild continues. Thankfully, life in Brisbane’s art world has now stirred with the re-opening of Brisbane’s premier art venues, The Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), last week. The doors burst open to welcome the art-loving…

  • The Pixel building proves to be Australia’s greenest building

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Melbourne’s new Pixel building, the first carbon neutral office building in Australia, has achieved the highest Green Star score ever awarded by the Green Building Council of Australia. Pixel achieved a perfect score of 100 points under the Green Star rating system for building design, whereas 75 points is the benchmark for 6 Star Green…

  • Australian Fashion Week

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    From runway shows to red-carpet parties, you can’t beat the glamour of Australia’s biggest fashion weeks. We can be treated to a preview of the autumn/winter collections of Australia’s hottest designers at L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival – the week-long carnival of cutting-edge fashion and culture in March. In May, join the fashionistas flocking to Sydney…

  • Wedding Inspiration at The Lane and Once Wed

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    To all of you other there who couldn’t give a rat’s arse about weddings I apologise and suggest you tune out now as I’m about to bore you to tears. But to those who might be planning a wedding or helping someone else do so then hopefully this might help… Well I’ve well and truly…