What a week! I’m just pausing now to catch my breath and the thought just occurred to me… …if I never started using Twitter, I never would have started blogging and I would never have imagined that one day I…
A Quest Looking into Space – Light Painting, Wifi, and Black Holes
Want to see what wifi looks like when lit up? “This project explores the invisible terrain of WiFi networks in urban spaces by light painting signal strength in long-exposure photographs. A four-metre long measuring rod with 80 points of light…
Three ways to turn new packages inside out
New, new new. Go, go go. It’s now several weeks into my new part-time job producing ebooks and I’m loving it. I’m enjoying my work/life balance more than ever- spending time at the local kindergarten with my youngest, taking what-feels-like-luxurious…
Social Media Radio for Digital Care
Here’s a simple, but very clever conceptual use of social networking. If you had a long-term illness which made it difficult to get online, but you wanted an easy way to keep all your friends, family and healthcare providers updated…
Social Media for a Smarter Planet
One of the things I’m pretty passionate about is looking at ways we can apply technology and some creative thinking to help create a better world. I saw this video appear in my Facebook news feed, and thought I’d share…
VCA Centre for Cultural Partnerships
Today was a significant day for me. The Hon Julia Gillard, MP, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia launched the VCA Centre for Cultural Partnerships “a dynamic hub, drawing in people from around the world to think, reflect and take action…
Transforming Design
A short while back, a colleague in the US blogged (on the intranet) about an innovative product design that needed particular feedback, so I spent a few moments replying. I thought this issue deserved some more publicity and input, so…
Semantic Broadcasting
Information as you know it is changing. Step into a different visual metaphor with me for a moment and enjoy the ride. Just discovered this Semantic Broadcasting experiment by David Bausola aka Zero Influencer (who is another author for the…
Saul Bass
Like many others, I have always been impressed and inspired by the visual style of the talented graphic designer Saul Bass (1920-1996.) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz46qS38OgM] Vertigo title sequence [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHLgUyE9pfI] Walk on the Wild Side title sequence [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwydIuP31Ls] Casino title sequence His obituary…