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  • International Day of Peace – have your peaceful say

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    International Day of Peace  is such a great inspiration! What better way to put budding design skills to a good use than working on a project which promotes M.A.D (Making a Difference for Peace). It’s International Day of Peace tomorrow (21st September) so maybe this might inspire your small contribution to the world of design.…

  • Oprah to host her Farewell Season show at Sydney Opera House

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/yJrQIsqvoCM[/briotube] Who would have thought the invaluable exposure Australia received on The Oprah Winfrey Show during the Tourism Queensland “Best Job in the World” could be topped? Just this morning, it’s been announced that Oprah will host part of the final season of The Oprah Winfrey Show in Australia! It’s a major, major PR win…

  • How to think and act like a designer

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    Tanya Heading

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/YC9l2xBRWo0[/briotube] I watched this great talk by Fred Dust from Ideo about the designer in everyone. Watch the video to see how you can contribute, even if you’re not a designer! Yours in Design, Tara

  • Brisbane PARK(ing) Day – 17/9/2010

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Have you ever wanted to be a guerilla gardener and put some greenery back into your street? Well here’s your chance! Next Friday (September 17) is PARK(ing) Day in Brisbane. It has become a synchronised global event starting in 2005 to raise awareness about the lack of green spaces in San Francisco’s downtown. I think this…

  • Screen • Act • Impact

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    It’s been another successful year for Media That Matters – a film festival in their 10th year with entrants showcasing their film talents on pressing issues which relate to every day people. The provocative and engaging social-issue documentaries range in topics covering law, the environment, immigration, age, gender, politics… you name it… it’s ‘media that…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Could art be imitating life in Daybreakers?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Who would have thought there was room on our video store shelves for yet another vampire movie?! Daybreakers is an Australian epic, filmed at Gold Coast’s Warner Brothers MovieWorld. It’s a visual piece of art by the Spierig brothers, Michael and Peter. Michael is a graduate of Graphic Design and Peter a Film graduate. Teamed…