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  • Where creativity and cake meet: Cakestar

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Let’s face it, sweets are forever in style. Who can’t resist a fancy dessert, a gourmet cupcake, or the sweet-of-the-moment, a macaroon? Whether it’s for formal celebrations like engagement parties or weddings, corporate events or just a swanky morning tea at home with cakes that are fine and fancy, you cannot go past Cakestar. The…

  • Winners announced at Cannes Lions Festival

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    We’re all very excited about the Cannes Lions Festival which is currently in full swing. Shortlists and winners are being announced daily at the Cannes Lions website and diary entries from Aussie representatives at Cannes are being detailed at Campaign Brief. The festival describes itself as ‘the world’s only truly global meeting place for creative…

  • Celebrate Italian Week in Brisbane

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The flavours, fashion and flair of Italy will be celebrated during Italian Week in Brisbane from 26 May – 2 June. To coincide with the week, at Brio Group we’re excited to launch Optical FX’s new website, which gives a nod to the much-loved European country. If you’re near Mary Street during Italian Week, pop…

  • ‘The Fearful’ by Somerset Mills: creativity on a budget

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    On Friday night I was treated to a very interesting and exciting bit of theatre, as well as a lesson in ‘creativity on a budget’. In an abandoned lot in West End, Brisbane, against a grungy backdrop of rubble and graffiti, some very talented actors brought “The Fearful” to life as part of the Anywhere Theatre…

  • 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…

  • Choose your words carefully – they could change your world

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    We often forgot that with the rise of social media it’s not enough to simply send your message out into the world; it needs to be understood quickly so it can be processed and acted upon even quicker.

  • Seven with another

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Pecha Kucha was on again last night at the Brisbane Powerhouse. The name “Pecha Kucha” comes from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat” which reflects the idea behind the inspirational night – concise speakers who have 20 images x 20 seconds to present their ideas. The stand-out speakers for me were Jessica Huddart…

  • Brisbane’s biggest Easter chocolate buffet

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    Tanya Heading

    If you like chocolate, this event will be the highlight of your year! The team at Bistro Allure will take you to a whole new level of chocolate appreciation to celebrate Easter, from Monday 18th April to Monday 2nd May 2011. For just $20, you can indulge in as much chocolate as you dare for…

  • Surrealism exhibition to open at GoMA

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    One of the world’s important collections of surrealist art will be shown at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art this winter. Paris’s renowned Centre Pompidou will loan the core of its surrealist collection for Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams, a major survey exhibition showing at GoMA from June 11 to October 2, 2011. The exhibition will include more than 180…