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  • Environmental Myth Busted

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    So here we are thinking we’re being environmentally friendly by uploading files to websites to be read online or burning them to CDs rather than printing them. A study conducted and published in Finsbury Green’s publication: Green Paper Guide, demonstrates that less CO2 is generated by the conventional method of printing. The study used the…

  • Amazing breast cancer ads launched in Singapore

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    This advert (part of a series) was launched on The Cool Hunter a while back and I think it’s just awesome! They’re for the Breast Cancer Foundation of Singapore and use Kryolan body paint. Illustrator Andy Yang Soo painted a model’s body and photographer Allan Ng took the pictures for the ads that suggest that perhaps women…

  • Paris Motor Show

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Car designers continue to surprise and delight me. One of the highlights of the Paris Motor Show was the innovative Townpod, a concept car that looks as if it is melting, like something designed by Gaudi. Features include eight doors for access (including two in the roof so that your surfboard or skis can be…

  • 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…

  • The popular Art and Jewellery Market

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    It’s that time of the year again, the much anticipated Karuna Art and Jewellery Market. Held at 8am-3pm Saturday 7 August 2010 @ 27 Cartwright St Windsor Brisbane. Get there early to nab yourself a masterpiece and a treasure! There are several paintings, canvases, frames, jewellery and crafts to keep you wide-eyed The proceeds go…

  • 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…