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  • Design considerations

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I chose this TED Talk to share with the Brio Group team this morning as I liked how Thomas Heatherwick’s London Architect firm considered their designs in a holistic approach. Not only did they consider the impact their designs have on the existing natural and built environment, but they also considered how it affects the…

  • Facial recognition switched on by Facebook

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    If you’ve noticed yourself being Facebook tagged in more photos by your friends in the last 48 hours, it’s due to facial recognition options being rolled out across Australian Facebook accounts in the last 48 hours. The settings that have changed affect all users and their privacy options, meaning that it is up to Facebook…

  • Brisbane Winter Festival to liven up CBD

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Living in Brisbane has plenty of perks. Three hundred sunny days a year is one of them – especially for the cold-blooded of us! Although, if you’re like me, and dream of a winter wonderland and a dash of European charm, then get ready for Brisbane’s very first Winter Festival! Following the success of our…

  • World Press Photo hits Brisbane Powerhouse

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The world’s most prestigious photo-journalism annual exhibition, World Press Photo, is coming to Brisbane for its fourth year running. The amazing collection showcases some of the most beautiful, haunting, shocking, and very raw moments from across the globe as photographed by the more than 100 million entrants. Earlier this year the winners were announced (read…

  • Cleanse and refresh your creative soul

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    Tanya Heading

    The Dalai Lama is coming to Australia next month, and I managed to score a ticket to see his seminar in Melbourne. I’m really looking forward to dosing my soul in clean, refreshing perspective. So this month, I’m getting ready by cleansing my creative soul, and came across this great blog with some truly beautiful,…

  • Come Together Brisbane TVC campaign

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I really love the new Brisbane City Council’s “Come Together Brisbane” TV Advertising campaign. It’s fun, energetic and fresh and sends the message that its business as usual in Brisbane and this is the place to see and to have fun. I also love the Hungry Kids of Hungary and Ball Park Music’s rendition of…

  • Annie Leibovitz – beyond the image

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    Tanya Heading

    Today, anyone can be a photographer. But I think it still rings true that a special few have ‘an eye’ for it. I’ve particularly enjoyed watching the successful career of Annie Leibovitz, a renowed photographer to the rich and famous, who made a name for herself with magazine giant Rolling Stone. Her eye for photography…

  • Social media at the forefront of news coverage

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Proof we don’t do things in halves, the universe threw two of the century’s largest moments into three days – a royal wedding and the takedown of the world’s most wanted terrorist. And proof of the changing ways we communicate in the 21st century, social media was at the forefront of alerting the world. The…

  • The Royal Wedding – a social media affair?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    It was reported yesterday that tweets will be banned during Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Royal Wedding ceremony today. That’s right it was alleged signal-blocking technology would be installed at Westminster Abbey, preventing social media leaks by those privy to be up close and personal with the pair. The fears were reportedly about the possibilities…