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  • Semi-Permanent Hits Brisbane This Friday

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

      Are you one of the lucky ones to score a ticket to Semi-Permanent in Brisbane this Friday? I hope so, because this year’s conference is looking pretty awesome and tickets are sold out! Every year in 8 cities across the world Semi-Permanent showcases the best in graphic design, film, fine art, illustration, web design,…

  • Rebecca MacKinnon – Let’s Take back the Internet

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    In this powerful talk from TEDGlobal, Rebecca MacKinnon describes the expanding struggle for freedom and control in cyberspace, and asks: How do we design the next phase of the Internet with accountability and freedom at its core, rather than control? She believes the internet is headed for a “Magna Carta” moment when citizens around the…

  • Typographers Dream

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    “Designers, type enthusiasts and people who love to explore the world of typography, better take a seat before hearing – FontBook, the most complete reference guide of typography in the world, is now available as an App for iPad!” – Halex Pereira for MacMagazine Brazil (translated from Portuguese) As if I didn’t need yet another…

  • Splendid art at Splendour in the Grass

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    As one of the 30,000 or so people donning my gumboots for Splendour in the Grass this weekend, I’m getting excited not only for the big acts, but also for the inspiring Spendour arts scene. This year there will be a range of interactive, digital media, street art, sculpture, peformance art and installations from Australian…

  • New Lights for Brisbane Festival’s Riverfire

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    As the 2011 Brisbane Festival approaches, we look forward to the Riverfire event, a showcase spectacular that signifies the beginning of Brisbane Festival, which this year runs from the 3rd to 24th September. The Brisbane Festival also marks the beginning of Spring. This year’s Riverfire show’s creative director, Tony Assness, who is one of Australia’s…

  • The History of F-commerce

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    F-Commerce is the term given to the rise of transactions of various types across the Facebook network. The trend began in 2007 when Facebook released their Virtual Gift Store. The Gift Store processed approximately 15 million transactions prior to August 2010, when it was shut down by the social giant. Now, Facebook stores and advertising…

  • The Inside Experience – world’s first social film

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The world’s first social media powered film will make it’s debut on Monday, 25th July and you’re invited! The Inside Experience is directed by Disturbia director DJ. Caruso and is the story of 24 year old Christina who has woken up to find herself locked alone in a room. Her only connection to the outside…

  • The Ultimate Pleasure Hunt

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

      While checking the latest news on ninemsn the other day an advert on the side caught my attention. The words ‘Pleasure Seeker’ and ‘Streets Magnum’ made me think “yummy, let’s check this out”. What I encountered was the latest global campaign for Magnum, an engaging online game that takes you on journey across the…

  • 15 billion apps sold!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Apple has announced that they have surpassed 15 billion app downloads, handed out over $2.5 billion to developers and have sold more than 200 million iOS devices. This puts it on par with the Apple iTunes store who recently announced that they reached 15 billion downloads. Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing Philip Schiller said “In…