World news

  • Bad day at work?

    With End if Financial Year craziness we’re all feeling a little stressed at work. But nothing really compares to this guy’s day at work… Happy Friday everyone! Yours in Design, Janet-eratops

  • Who’s looking after the kids?

    In executive boardrooms across Australia there are very few women sitting at the head of the table in the top positions, but today marks an important day for women around Australia. It’s an inspiring day that proves it’s possible to lead from any chair. On 24 June 2010 Julia Gillard became our nation’s first Deputy…

  • RED-i Design to unveil new Brand 9th July!

    Unlike other controversial talk of unveilings (yes, we’re referring to you MP Fred Niles who this week introduced a bill to parliament to seek to ban the wearing of the burqa and other face veils in public), here’s an unveiling that’s for the creative good of the community! RED-i Design will unveil our new brand…

  • Happy 30th to Australia’s First IVF Baby

    Hitting the 30 mark is a definite birthday milestone for anybody. But what makes Candice Reed’s birthday today so super special is that Candice is Australia’s first IVF conceived child (and the world’s third IVF baby!), so it’s a milestone for IVF in our country as well. Candice was born in Melbourne on 23 June…

  • New BP Logo

    So, after the debacle of the BP oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico recently it was inevitable that us arty type of folks were going to take things into our own hands and give BP some advice! There is an online competition to see who can design the next BP logo. Visit www.logomyway.com I’m…

  • Skinput: Save money on computer screens and just use your own skin!

    Can you imagine it? Pressing on parts of our body to activate certain programs or functions. Hmm, if I touch my left ear the garage door will open! The possibilities are endless! I was watching the following YouTube video on a mashable.com post and in one of the comments was mentioned a TED talk about…

  • Alexander McQueen leaves a legacy in daring fashion design

    This morning the news broke that the world has lost an inspiring creator, British fashion designer Alexander McQueen – the creative genius who wasn’t afraid of the shock factor or letting his imagination run wild. His immense creativity and boldness can be applauded. Saluted even. To design you need vision and creativity. McQueen had that…

  • Google’s the Buzz word!

    Surely it’s not just me that has noticed that Google has been in, around, on top of and responsible for everything at the moment. Almost every news story, blog post, email that I read mentions Google. Some of the innovations that Google have bombarded us with recently include the Google phone, Google Wave, the updated…

  • Ditch Internet Explorer

    Ok so let me set my intention here… I am a dedicated Apple Mac user and could never bring myself from using anything else! Steve (Jobs) and I are on a mission to convert the whole earth over to using Apple! So when news comes to hand that helps our cause I have to share…