Awesome work spaces
Employer branding is the ‘promise of an experience’. It’s about creating an image of your business as a great place to work and, in turn, attracting the right people to the business. When a business employs the right people it succeeds. And when employees enjoy coming to work they succeed…and stay. Research has also found [...]
Rebuilding Christchurch NZ, what an opportunity
After the devastation of the earthquakes in Christchurch New Zealand, there are now a number of opportunities arising that may very well see Christchurch be a new world leader in innovation and sustainability. Although the casualties and mass destruction of infrastructure is of course something that would not be wished upon any community but now [...]
Functional turns decorative
Check out this fantastically creative fence art designed and produced by Dutch design outfit: Demarkersvan – Lace Fence. Dutch design strikes again!!! Lace Fence have crafted something which was purely functional with a hostile stigma into something aesthetic and decorative while still functional. They have crafted a variety of designs ranging from lace florals to [...]
Design considerations
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 [...]
Come Together Brisbane TVC campaign
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 [...]
The Queensland Premier’s Design Awards return for 2011
After the success of last year’s event, the Queensland Premier’s Design Awards are back for their secon official year and ready to add more inspiring design ambassadors to their ranks. So what are the Queensland Premier’s Design Awards you ask? The awards were started in 2006 when Arts Queensland established the Smart State Designer of [...]
Before I die…
I’ve always driven past billboards/ads/posters and eagerly scanned their content for some form of inspiration to bring to my day. But it seems that beer advertisements with half-naked models, realestate billboards with cheesy agents and towering fast food burgers just aren’t cutting it for me. I can’t help but feel like big businesses have lost [...]
The Pixel building proves to be Australia’s greenest building
Melbourne’s new Pixel building, the first carbon neutral office building in Australia, has achieved the highest Green Star score ever awarded by the Green Building Council of Australia. Pixel achieved a perfect score of 100 points under the Green Star rating system for building design, whereas 75 points is the benchmark for 6 Star Green [...]
Green Social Networking
Wouldn’t it be ideal to have one central place online to find all of your ‘green’ needs!? Introducing Australia’s ‘The Green Directory‘ where green social networking comes together. Not only can you find green business, products and services but you can catch up on your Green News and also find out what Green Events are [...]
Turning torso building proves sky-high twists
One of the world’s most recognisable skyscrapers, Turning Torso is a building in Malmo, Sweden, designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The 190 metre high tower’s design is based on a sculpture by Calatrava called Twisting Torso, which is a white marble piece based on the form of a twisting human being. After a [...]