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  • Should we support an internet filter?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The government plans on introducing compulsory internet filtering as early as mid this year (2010), in an effort to make the net safer, in particular for children. Communications minister Senator Conroy was quoted by the Australian newspaper(1) as stating: “ISP filtering reduces the risk of Australians being inadvertently exposed to RC-rated material when they are…

  • Denton vs. Rove

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I’m not sure if anyone’s noticed lately but to me it seems like all the shows worth watching are coming from Andrew Denton’s production company Zapruder’s Other Films and the shows that make you want to scratch your eyes out are all coming from Rove McManus’s Roving Enterprises. Now for those of us who are…

  • Can your projector do this?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I just stumbled upon this site (as you do!) where the company has developed a way of projecting 3D motion graphics onto a building to transform it into something surreal and surprising. Have a look at the video below to see what I mean. They are in the Nederlands so it’s a bit hard to…

  • BrisStyle Indie Designers market

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Bored of predictable shopping centres? Well BrisStyle invites you to explore your senses with their Indie Designers Market tomorrow, Saturday 6 March 2010. It will be held at St Augustine’s Church, Racecourse Road, Hamilton. The good thing is you can still sleep in as it runs from 9am till 2pm. If you can’t make it…

  • Favourite retro movie set designs

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I love retro interiors, my own place is an eclectic mix of ‘50s, ‘60s, and a touch of classic design in the way of Persian rugs for the floors. The movies are a great inspiration, you can see what the top set designers have been able to collect, borrow or copy to make you believe…

  • The Art of Scherenschnitte

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Now there’s a mouthfull! I had never heard of this weird and wonderful word until the other day when I stumbled across the works of Cindy Ferguson. Scherenschnitte (which I can’t even pronounce) is a super fancy word for the art of cutting paper. I thought I was pretty good at making stencils and screen-prints,…

  • How to roll a coke can!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    In its most basic use, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), is the method of separating the presentational mark-up of a website from its content. While the innovation of CSS has allowed web developers to create some astounding work, seemingly simple tasks like having rounded corners is still not supported by the most widely used browser (Internet…

  • Now I understand!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I love nothing better than talking with people, as every time I do, I learn a new perspective or something new – which is so exciting. Recently I was in a client meeting at a coffee shop and the conversation moved to The Three Gunas. I had never heard of them, but they sounded really…

  • Classical Design

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Classical Design I was looking forward to Kevin McLoud’s version of a European Grand Tour on ABC 1, but nothing had prepared me for the jewels of architecture that he is uncovering in Italy. He is visiting places I never got to on my less than extensive tour, though there are some familiar cities and…