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design•o•saur

dəˈzīn•ō•sau | noun
  1. A person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of art and design.
  2. Wise informer of art and design subjects.

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  1. Online portal giving crucial information on art and design.

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January 27th, 2010

The problem with Avatar….

 
 
Everyone knows that Avatar is a great movie. It really is a breakthrough in filmmaking technology, for its development of 3D viewing and steroscopic film making with cameras that were specially designed for Avatar’s production. The acting is wonderful and the scenery is beautiful. The official budget for the film was $237 million. It took four years [...]

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January 27th, 2010

The Grid… wow.

It’s Internet evolution - super-savvy scientists have designed an extremely fast information network capable of downloading data at 10,000 times the speed of a typical broadband connection.

CERN has designed the network - The Grid - to cope with the staggering amount of data it’s new particle accelerator will produce. CERN’s particle accelerator - the Large [...]

Filed under: Technology, Trends, Uncategorized, Web | Comment (0)
January 27th, 2010

Browser happenings….

The world of web-browsers is an exciting domain of intrigue and drama.*
And I know you want your fill! Wait no longer as I divulge the some of the more juicy happenings with web browsers…
Microsoft continued their almost comical free-fall from relevance with Internet Explorer declared unsafe by governments in Europe, the U.S. and Australia.
Australian security [...]

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January 22nd, 2010

Air New Zealand Cougar Campaign

I know this advert for Air New Zealand’s cut-price website grabaseat.co.nz is pretty un-PC, but it sure is funny. From a marketing perspective I think it works: it was memorable, I was entertained and consequently showed it to my friends. Before this advert Air New Zealand wasn’t even on my radar. It just shows how [...]

Filed under: Advertising, Branding, Uncategorized, Web, marketing | Comment (0)
January 22nd, 2010

Gadgets garbage and gorillas

 

Australia is one of the top countries in the world in terms of spending on communication and IT as a percentage of income. In short, we love spending money on gadgets. It’s out with the old and in with the new, with mobile phone users changing handsets on average every one-and-a-half to two years.
Believe it [...]

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Semi-Permanent 2010 is already shaping up to be an awe-inspiring event with a wide range of professionals from all over the globe: visual artists, photographers, illustrators, graphic designers, typographers…

The latest to be enlisted for the Sydney event is Craig Schuftan who is actually a Sydney local. He is an author and broadcaster specialising is 80s [...]

Filed under: Design Resources, Displays/ Exhibits, Events | Comment (0)
January 19th, 2010

Chalkfest - get excited!!

Chalkfest and Youngcare join forces
Brisbane entrepreneur and owner of the Chalk Hotel Jason Titman has always believed in making a contribution to society aligning himself and the Chalk Hotel with many local, Brisbane, and national charities. Towards the end of 2009, Jason had the vision of putting together a music event called Chalkfest, that is [...]

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January 18th, 2010

Follow me

I had a great conversation recently about leadership and how my role as the leader in RED-i Design has really changed over the years.  When I started my business I was the one that set the goals, talked to the clients and gave the direction. Now I have a few more leaders in the team [...]

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January 18th, 2010

Ditch Internet Explorer

Ok so let me set my intention here… I am a dedicated Apple Mac user and could never bring myself from using anything else! Steve (Jobs) and I are on a mission to convert the whole earth over to using Apple! So when news comes to hand that helps our cause I have to share [...]

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January 18th, 2010

Golden Globes fashion

Fashion enthusiasts - including myself - weren’t disappointed with the spectacular frocks on display at the Golden Globes. Despite the rain, Hollywood’s finest showed off their dazzling style on the red carpet. Some of the stunners were Emily Blunt, Toni Collette, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, and Penelope Cruz.
For a list of the night’s [...]

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