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 [...]
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and hundreds of people around Brisbane have certainly proved to be jolly with their magnificant Christmas light displays.
I have to admit, going Christmas light looking is one of my favourite annual pastimes. I love not only seeing the displays, but the reactions of everyone when they see something [...]
I’ve always been a poster pilferer. I go to gigs and take them from the walls get them signed by the band then frame them. My Skunkhour poster from The Go tour is my pride and joy. My best friend recounts and experience of regret the time we saw Alex Lloyd at the Waterloo (in [...]
Sick of searching for unique items at shopping centres? Want to satisfy your “retail therapy need” elsewhere?
The Boutique Markets (formerly known as the Designers Emporium) is perfect for you. It has recently relocated to Portside Wharf in Hamilton, Brisbane and is held on the second Sunday of every month between 8am and 1pm.
The market aims [...]
Thanks to Madman Entertainment we have 5 double in-season tickets for screenings in Brisbane to give-away to the first five people to respond to the email address: movie.9@hotmail.com with ‘9′ in the subject line. In your email include your name and postal address where we can send your movie tickets and a sentence on what [...]
Sketch it. Test it. Implement it. Sounds simple and obvious doesn’t it, but paper prototyping is often overlooked when creating a website.
How does prototyping work? Using paper sketches of your website interface you can quickly get feedback from users on what works, what doesn’t, what is instinctive and then take this information and implement it into [...]
If you are a fan of Gustav Klimt (which I am) then it is safe to say that you will probably be a fan of Abigael Whittaker. Similarly to Klimt, this Brisbane based artist combines dimensional figures with whimsical patterns, however, her works have a more natural, flowing, illustrative quality to them. Whittaker combines collage, [...]
I recently had these images sent to my email and thought it was worth sharing. I wish I had this much time on my hands!
The Mona Lisa, one of the world’s most famous paintings, has been recreated with 3,604 cups of coffee – and 310 litres of milk.
It measures an impressive 6m high and 4m [...]
I have just returned from a holiday in Perth. What a great place! The flight over the Nullabor and Lake Eyre is just breathtaking. Our landscape is like no other place on this earth. A fact that was further confirmed when I visited the Art Gallery of Western Australia and was pleasantly surprised not only [...]
I just want to congratulate fellow Irish dancer Anthony Capon for winning Project Runway season 2! Anthony’s stunning collection was a stand out - we knew you would win from episode 1 Anthony!
You can see images of his final collection and journey throughout the show on the Project Runway site.
Love your work and hope to [...]