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  • High Speed Bullet Photography

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    Tanya Heading

    If you are ever starved for a creative concept, think beyond space and form, consider ‘time’. Sometimes the most beautiful moments happen in the blink of an eye. Check out what Alan Sailer has captured through high speed photography! Feel free to blink though, these photos won’t let you miss an inch of detail! Also,…

  • I Love Jozi – Advertising Campaign

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/pNEByJZbONY[/briotube] If you don’t want other people to copy your designs, copy yourself! This is a really clever advertising strategy. Yours in Advertising, Belinda

  • The Genius of Design

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The ABC is showing a series called the Genius of Design starting this week on Tuesday evening. It should be compulsory viewing for anyone with an interest in the way design influences our lives. We live in a designed world, created by a diverse group of specialists that we call designers. This series tells the…

  • How to think and act like a designer

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    Tanya Heading

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/YC9l2xBRWo0[/briotube] I watched this great talk by Fred Dust from Ideo about the designer in everyone. Watch the video to see how you can contribute, even if you’re not a designer! Yours in Design, Tara

  • HTML Email Campaigns

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    When it comes to HTML email campaigns, what you want to keep in mind is that tables are your friend… actually, your best friend! I generally use tables for every email I create at Brio Group. You need to make sure that you know the limitations of your users’ email client, whether it be GMail,…

  • Top 10 jQuery Plugins

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    After a lot of research and development and overlooking designs, i’m always looking for that perfect plugin! Well, here is a list of my top ten favourite jQuery plugins. 1. Easy slider 2. jQuery Cycle 3. Fancybox 4. jCarousel 5. jQuery UI Tabs 6. jQuery Accordion 7. LavaLamp jQuery 8. JQZoom 9. SpaceGallery 10. jQuery…

  • The art of paper

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Originating in Japan, paper art becoming an exciting medium for communication for many designers. The work of one expert in this field, Jeff Nishinaka, caught my eye and I had to share it. Nishinaka has employed paper art in advertising for a range of clients, but the biggest fan of his work is actor, Jackie…

  • Penguin Classics

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I have long been a fan of the Penguin Classics range. The beautiful orange and black that look so neat and professional on your bookcase. Not to mention that they are must reads from all periods in time. Well, recently while browsing in a bookstore I saw that the Penguin Classic collection has been given…

  • Green Roofs

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

      Having attended the always inspiring Pecha Kucha night at the Brisbane Powerhouse, I was intrigued by landscape architect, Sidonie Carpenter’s introduction to the concept of ‘green roofs.’  As the presentation time was limited, I was compelled to research the topic further and this is what I discovered… Green roofs are a phenomenon that has taken…