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March 12th, 2010

Denton vs. Rove

I’m not sure if anyone’s noticed lately but to me it seems like all the shows worth watching are coming from Andrew Denton’s production company Zapruder’s Other Films and the shows that make you want to scratch your eyes out are all coming from Rove McManus’s Roving Enterprises.
Now for those of us who are way [...]

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February 10th, 2010

Google’s the Buzz word!

Surely it’s not just me that has noticed that Google has been in, around, on top of and responsible for everything at the moment. Almost every news story, blog post, email that I read mentions Google. Some of the innovations that Google have bombarded us with recently include the Google phone, Google Wave, the updated [...]

Filed under: Reviews, Technology, Trends, Web, World news | Comments (2)
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 [...]

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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 11th, 2010

TED: Ideas worth spreading

Want to be inspired? Love learning? I know I certainly do.
If you haven’t discovered it already… TED is an amazing non-for-profit - “We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we’re building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world’s most inspired [...]

Filed under: Advertising, Branding, Business, Events, Technology, Trends, Uncategorized, Web, marketing | Comment (0)
December 17th, 2009

Annual reports are yum

I just wanted to share this little gem which shows what amazing things can be achieved when you have a creative agency and an open-minded client. Croatian creative agency Bruketa & Zinić have designed an annual report for food company Podravka, the biggest food company in South-East Europe, that has to be baked in an [...]

Filed under: Branding, Finance, Materials in design, Technology, marketing, packaging | Comment (0)
December 14th, 2009

Christmas lights…

‘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 [...]

Filed under: Displays/ Exhibits, Events, Technology, Uncategorized | Comment (0)
October 5th, 2009

Social media revolution.

Social media is taking over! Check out this clip - “Social Media Revolution”.

Yours in design,
Jorja-saurus.

Filed under: Advertising, Branding, Business, Technology, Trends, Uncategorized, Web | Comment (0)
September 14th, 2009

QR codes now work in Australia

I’m sure they’ve been out for a little while now, but I’ve just recently downloaded an app for my iPhone that reads QR codes. These are the square barcodes I wrote about after coming back from Japan in April and seeing them absolutely everywhere. In Australia I’ve only seen a few phone companies using them [...]

Filed under: Branding, Design Resources, Technology, Trends, Uncategorized, Web | Comment (0)
June 19th, 2009

Million - genius or evil?

You may have seen Droga5’s campaign for the Million (a mobile phone for school kids in New York City that’s based on incentives), which just won a D&AD black pencil. Personally I think the idea is brilliant as the Million program offers short-term incentives and rewards to motivate students, increase classroom participation and contribute to [...]

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