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  • The Queensland Premier’s Design Awards return for 2011

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    After the success of last year’s event, the Queensland Premier’s Design Awards are back for their secon official year and ready to add more inspiring design ambassadors to their ranks. So what are the Queensland Premier’s Design Awards you ask? The awards were started in 2006 when Arts Queensland established the Smart State Designer of…

  • Seven with another

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Pecha Kucha was on again last night at the Brisbane Powerhouse. The name “Pecha Kucha” comes from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat” which reflects the idea behind the inspirational night – concise speakers who have 20 images x 20 seconds to present their ideas. The stand-out speakers for me were Jessica Huddart…

  • How do we want to watch television in the future?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    With the way technology is changing, it is hard to imagine how it will effect some of the simple things that we do every day, like watching television. Alot of the marketing that we are doing at Brio Group is all about how to target and personalise messages to individuals to get cut through. But…

  • Sharing is caring: how social media can transform your business

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    A majority of brands understand the importance of communicating their message clearly to their audience, however the most successful brands are also very aware that as social media continues to bring people together – creating a global village – it’s increasing important to engage in clear, open, two-way communication.

  • 50 years of Human Spaceflight

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    This coming week sees the 50th anniversary of human spaceflight! If you’re interested and do a bit of a scrounge around most tech and gadget site’s you will find stories all about mankind’s adventures into space. The particular one I’ve chosen to share with you is mostly just for the photo. We all know what…

  • Before I die…

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    Tanya Heading

    I’ve always driven past billboards/ads/posters and eagerly scanned their content for some form of inspiration to bring to my day. But it seems that beer advertisements with half-naked models, realestate billboards with cheesy agents and towering fast food burgers just aren’t cutting it for me. I can’t help but feel like big businesses have lost…

  • Free art and lifestyle classes in Brisbane

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Do you ever have those weeks that melt into the next, where everyday just mirrors the previous day? If your Monday to Friday routine is set by default like clockwork – wake up, drive the same route to work, work, eat the same tuna and crackers, work, drive the same route home, cook, TV, bed…

  • Building a brand: SpareTicket.com.au – a case study

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Creating a new brand is an intensive, yet highly satisfying journey. Recently the Brio Group team had the pleasure of bringing to life SpareTicket.com.au – an online entertainment hub where Australians can buy, sell or share tickets to a whole host of events: music, theatre, sport, etc. Launched in late 2010, this relatively new brand…

  • Institute of Modern Art – Let the Healing Begin with Art

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art’s current exhibition Let the Healing Begin is on display until the end of April. The Brisbane art lover can embrace the notion that art makes us better people, it can even heal our souls… The website states: “In the art world, ‘art therapy’ is the butt of endless jokes. Nevertheless,…