Interview: Andrew Apostola, Creative Director at Portable
We interviewed Portable’s Creative Director Andrew Apostola about Brisbane’s creativity, product design and challenges in design in the coming year. What excites you most about Brisbane’s current design / creative industries? We’ve been following the progress of the Edge over the past few years and have been really impressed by the space and the opportunities [...]
Frankie Magazine 2012 Daily Journal
I found this diary lying on a workmates desk… I’m so in love with it… I have to get one!!! The Frankie 2012 Daily Journal features super-sweet illustrations from Melbourne artist Amy Borrell, the frankie 2012 diary is full of goodness 365 days a year. With week-to-a-page lay outs, monthly planners and spaces to jot down [...]
A bit of Japanese inspiration
This Japanese promotional campaign caught my eye because it incorporates some timeless graphic design theories, taking inspiration from Bauhaus designers.
MGM Grand ‘larceny’
Anyone who has seen Ocean’s Eleven (2001) has heard of the Las Vegas Casino MGM Grand. Well, I came across a site that shows you can buy their logo from Shutterstock for just £29 (approx. AU$45). From what I can see a few lines have been adjusted or deleted, and the ear is more curved. Reference: www.logodesignlove.com [...]
Colour Tool for Designers & Developers
Ever seen a website and thought ‘what a great colour they are using here’. Well now, to make your life easier, there is a tool called Colour Tool. You bookmark the link in your browser, and when you see a site that you love and want to know what colours are used, you click the [...]
Key lessons from Designing for Emotion
I recently read Aarron Walter’s book Designing for Emotion. Walter is the lead user experience designer for MailChimp where he is the chief responsible for making the online e-mail campaign program’s interfaces more human. As someone fascinated by the psychology of the things we do, I rushed through this book at an eager pace. My [...]
Monday TED Talk: A Robot That Flies Like A Bird
A robot that flies like a bird might leave you asking the question: “But what purpose will this serve?”. Ultimately, Festo (the company behind the SmartBird) says this technology could pave the way for efficiency in resource and energy consumption.
And the Melbourne Cup winner is…
The winner of the Myer Fashions on the Field ‘Design Award was Australian designer, Anthony Capon.
Brio Talks: Beautiful Pages + Giveaway (Updated)
We interview the owner of newly launched Australian online design bookshop, Beautiful Pages.
Limited edition Diet Coke rebrand
Diet Coke, currently the N0. 3 soft drink in the world (according to The Coca-Cola Company) have introduced a limited-edition design to celebrate Coca-Cola’s 125th anniversary. The design was created by Turner Duckworth, who have produced some simple and clever designs for many of Coca-Cola’s products over the last few years (see below). What I [...]