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The Death of the Paper Industry

The Death of the Paper Industry

Is the paper industry in the final death throes of its heyday?   Macquarie analyst Alex Pollack sounded the death knell for daily newspapers yesterday when he recommended Fairfax Media axe its Melbourne and Sydney newspapers to boost profits.   The Australian (owned by rival group News Corp) reported Pollack’s prediction that 'Delivering digital-only ...

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Death to PowerPoint

Death to PowerPoint

If you’re like me, the prospect of having to sit through one more PowerPoint presentation makes me want to gnaw my own arm off. Most people use PowerPoint because it’s the default standard and if you plan to give a presentation on an unknown computer you tend to stick with ...

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Fashions of the field

Fashions of the field

Design Federation went a-walking on Saturday, through the gentrified fields of The Hawkesbury for our second photoshoot for The Federation Annual and it all went swimmingly. A little too much so for moi, who ended up in the drink after scaling across a mossy rock ledge with all the confidence ...

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Photography Tips: Six of the Best

Photography Tips: Six of the Best

iStockphoto offers some practical advice and guidance on capturing the perfect image and taking amateur shots to the next level. 1. DIGITAL NOISE AND COLOUR DISTORTION Image noise is the variation of values in the detection process of your camera. Noise and colour distortion (or digital noise) occurs most frequently in uniform colour ...

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Brisbane Semi-Permanent Review

Brisbane Semi-Permanent Review

I trooped off with yet another group of students this year to see the Brisbane Semi-Permanent extravaganza. Unlike Sydney’s two-day speaker fest, we only get one day up here, but boy are we grateful for this one day. They’ve been running in Brisbane for three years now and every year ...

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Herman Miller Aeron Chair Review

As is the case with many professions, designers are often forced to sit on their arses for extended periods of time. But how many of us give appropriate attention to matters of ergonomics? Most of us are unconcerned with such questions until we are already crippled. Admittedly, my initial yearning for high end seating was less about facilitating a healthy posture than it was about having a slick new chair to match my recently renovated office.

But the more I researched, the more I began to understand the importance of ergonomic seating. The lower back needs proper support, the tilt and height of the chair should be adjustable to accommodate different activities. And perhaps most importantly, the chair should feel comfortable to sit on. Read the rest of this entry →

05.11.08. filed under Reviews & Editorials. 8 Comments →

Fashion Palette Website Live

The Fashion Palette Website has finally launched!

“In May 2009, the Australian fashion community will be the first to experience a new interactive fashion event, Fashion Palette. Twelve leading fashion designers will each share their personal career journeys and offer support and advice to the next generation. Fashion Palette will take place on 1st and 2nd May 2009 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney.”

03.11.08. filed under Fashion & Lifestyle. 5 Comments →

Lonely Monsters Book Launch and Exhibition @ 696 The Yard…

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The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival

HRAFF

Go to the fantastic website and check it all out http://www.hraff.org.au/

FESTIVAL DATES
Melbourne 12 – 30 November 2008
Canberra 20 – 22 November 2008
Perth 28 – 29 November 2008
Sydney 4 – 7 December 2008
Brisbane 6 – 7 March 2009

01.11.08. filed under Events & Exhibitions. No Comments →

“Along the Road of Silk and Honey”

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Australian Artist / Illustrator Dan McPharlin

I think his work is really beautiful. Visit his website and Flickr Photostream.

29.10.08. filed under Illustration. No Comments →

Where the Dry Leaves Fall

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27.10.08. filed under Events & Exhibitions. No Comments →

Two Flat Whites Movie Giveaway

 

Surfer Jesse (Lachlan Buchanan) lives in the shadow of his bitter half brother Victor (Reshad Strik) an ex-surf champion and the local bad boy. With the local surf pro fast approaching, Jesse and his mates plan a trip away with some local girls for a weekend of surfing and partying in the dunes. When Victor and his gang arrive at the isolated beach and decide to claim the surf break, an unofficial surf contest ensues and tragedy unfolds.

Two Flat Whites in conjunction with Newcastle, the Australian surf film is giving away 10 double passes to see the movie. So if you would like to win the tickets, simply email us at info {at} twoflatwhites(.)com

Good luck! Competition closes Tuesday, 28th October 2008.

Newcastle – only at the movies 6th November 2008.

www.newcastlemovie.com

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