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  • Team Brio take on Bridge to Brisbane 2010

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The alarm was not my friend at 4.30am yesterday morning. But joining the pre-race buzz at the start line an hour and a half later made up for it! Team Brio participated in the 10km Bridge to Brisbane fun run, and helped the 31,700 participants raise funds for Autism Queensland. We walked, jogged, and ran…

  • Brio Group appears in Desktop Mag!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    NEWS FLASH! Pictures from our swanky Launch Party last month have made industry title Desktop Magazine! I’m sure our graphic designer Tara Darby (pictured top left with her partner James) will love her 15 seconds of fame! Yours in PR, Julia

  • Brisbane hosts international Design Week – last week for early bird regos

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Recently Brio Group has been involved in developing the website for the upcoming International Design Week to be held right here in Bris-Vegas! In October, ICOGRADA (International Council of Graphic Design Associations) in partnership with AGDA (Australian Graphic Design Association), will host OPTIMISM: Icograda Design Week Brisbane—international design conference, 10th AGDA National Biennial Awards, exhibitions,…

  • 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…

  • Top 5 political logos

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    This year’s election campaigns have concentrated on the political parties branding themselves to the public. While their brands have focussed on their brand language (eg. “Moving Forward”) it seems they have paid less attention to other elements of their brand, for example, their logos. The Australian Liberal and Labour party logos have regularly been in…

  • Gruen Nation reminds us of the genius of the Lopez Murphy ‘Truth’ political ad

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Last night’s Gruen Nation (the only good thing about the federal election if you ask me!) reminded us of the excellent political advertising that came from Argentine Lopez  Murphy a few years ago. The ‘Truth (upside/down)’ ad is so striking and beautifully written, you can’t help your emotions being tugged – for the right reasons.…

  • Apple antennae woes!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Poor Steve Jobs, I really felt for him this week having to announce that unfortunately Apple is not perfect. I nearly cried! After hearing what he had to say at the press conference though, I kind of felt like it was a bit of bad form from him. All he basically said was, “sure Apple…

  • The Abbott Family – removed by YouTube in less than a day!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I hope some of you were able to catch the AWU’s hilarious piss-take of the Liberal Party called ‘The Abbott Family’. In less than a day this viral ad posted only to YouTube was featured on Seven News and countless advertising industry blogs such as Mumbrella and AdNews, not to mention The Australian. But it was…

  • 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…