What Makes You Shop?
Kathleen Noonan’s Last Word article titled “Things That Make Us Shop”, in the Queensland Life section of the Courier Mail last weekend caught my attention. Kathleen was referencing River Clegg’s writing of “Buying This Thing Will Make Me Happy”, from McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, the literature site founded by author Dave Eggers. Noonan’s article refers to [...]
Shilo Shiv Suleman: Using tech to enable dreaming – TED Talk
Has our technology — our cell phones and iPods and cameras — stopped us from dreaming? Young artist Shilo Shiv Suleman says no, as she demos “Khoya,” her new storybook for iPad, which floats us through a magical world in 7 minutes of pure creativity. I found this very interesting. Shilo Shiv Suleman is an [...]
The power of Apple iBooks
Imagine a classroom where all the books are located on the one device and reading them is a total interactive experience. We have come so far with technology in the last 10 years. Feeling a little old, I remember back to the days when I had to cart text books around, reading and then writing [...]
Brio Group’s Christmas Gift Guide
Do you leave your Christmas shopping til the very last moment? Never sure what to get the creative in your family? Never fear, Brio Group have put together our very own creative Christmas gift guide to lead you in the right direction. Belinda Vesey-Brown, Managing Director Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography Audiobook,$22.79USD Make sure it [...]
Brio Talks: Beautiful Pages + Giveaway (Updated)
We interview the owner of newly launched Australian online design bookshop, Beautiful Pages.
Driven to distraction
When did we cease to disconnect in favour for a distracted and digital existence? Brio talks to Damon Young, author of ‘Distraction’.