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Take the stairs!
On any normal day, due to complete laziness I would probably take the escalator. If you presented me with the opportunity to have ‘fun’ whilst climbing a set of stairs, I’d definitely consider it. The Fun Project – Piano Staircase was an initiative of Volkswagen to see if by making the daily chore of climbing the stairs to be ‘fun’, would [...]
Emerging local artists
The IMA: Institute of Modern Art is inviting artists who are 6 years out of art school, who have not yet exhibited at IMA and who were born or are living in Queensland to submit their portfolios to be considered for showcasing at the 2012 Fresh Cut exhibit at the IMA. All you need to [...]
Matisse ‘Up Late’
‘Up late‘ is back at GOMA with the current Matisse: Drawing Life exhibit, running from 20 January-2 March 2012 on Fridays 5.30-10pm. With an exciting line-up planned…. This Friday 3 February 8.30pm Tyrone Noonan (AUS/USA) – originally from Brisbane 10 February Brous (AUS) 17 February Jason Lytle (USA) 24 February Halfway (AUS) 2 March Bonnie [...]
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 [...]
The Shared Experience of Absurdity
Charlie Todd causes bizarre, hilarious, and unexpected public scenes: Seventy synchronized dancers in storefront windows, “ghostbusters” running through the New York Public Library, and the annual no-pants subway ride. At TEDxBloomington he showed how his group, Improv Everywhere, uses these scenes to bring people together and as I see it make people smile and [...]
Lose your licence and you’re screwed
Recently I was researching design ideas on the internet for a project. As you can imagine seeing some awesome ideas from someone else can spark off an inspiration in you, which translates into an awesome concept for the project you work on. One of the things that is so great about the internet is that [...]
Christmas Apple iPhone advertising
I love my iPhone 4 and couldn’t imagine life without it, but after watching this ad, I found myself thinking should I upgrade to the new iPhone 4S. That is the power of this soft sell ad from Apple. It doesn’t mention Siri or iPhone at all in the ad but yet the messages about [...]
Christmas Stress Relief
It’s called the silly season for a reason, right? How many times have you been pushed out of the way at the shops this year for some other greedy person to get to the bargains (which you didn’t even want anyway!)? Is all the stress of thinking about the family getting together on Christmas day [...]
Nuts Trio Hands-Squirells
In Soviet Russia, squirrel hands bite you! This bizarre little ad which feels like the Skittles of Russia is created by Adventa Lowe and shot by Radioaktive Film. Man with Squirrel hands bemoans that he can not taste chocolates with nuts in them. Bad hands.