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Clare Théophane
Clare Théophane. Is it good fortune, or courage that help make a successful design studio? Most of us might believe it’s a mixture of both....
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Why does creative work cost money?
A few weeks ago I was approached by a client who asked me to participate in a pitch: This is a lifestyle focused range and aimed at all women…...
Graduation Exhibition, Bachelor of Illustration, Melbourne Polytechnic
Hello Melbourne Polytechnic Bachelor of Illustration, Graduate Exhibition 2018. We would love for you to attend the only Bachelor of Illustration...
Tips For Playing The RFP Game
The RFP is still a fact of life for many of you and while our mission is to alleviate RFPs from the planet altogether, we’d like to share some...
Unlearning School: Design's most dangerous assignment
The name’s Fayle. Kate Fayle. And she’s just been given her most dangerous assignment yet. Join us to go back to school as Kate reveals...
Unlearning School: Design's most dangerous assignment
The name’s Fayle. Kate Fayle. And she’s just been given her most dangerous assignment yet. Join us to go back to school as Kate reveals...
Sladen IP wants your opinion!
Look at these two materials. Are they too similar? Should one designer be able to stop the other designer from using its pattern? What do you...
Lindsay launches Issue No. 2
Introducing the second print issue of Lindsay, a new Melbourne-based (but internationally read) print and online magazine celebrating the...
Win Without Pitching
Join Me Down Under
My 2Bobs podcast cohost David C. Baker and I are coming to Sydney to host our two-day New Business Summit in Australia for the first and only time....
How To Be An Innovative Leader & All That Jazz
It’s no secret that companies have to constantly reinvent themselves to stay relevant in our fast-moving economy, so it should be not surprising...
Food Democracy: Critical Lessons in Food, Communication, Design and Art
Author and editor of Food Democracy Dr Oliver Vodeb is a lecturer and researcher at the School of Design at Swinburne University of Technology and...
Human memory Vs. the Web
Socrates was right. As people grew accustomed to writing their thoughts and reading the thoughts others had written, they came to rely less on the...
Are you really innovative?
Are you really innovative?. Who doesn’t want to be innovative? It may not be your positioning statement or used prominently on your web site but...
Echos
Six Inspiring (And Inspired) Women In Design & Innovation
Like most industries, Design has historically been an industry majorly populated by men. Representation has always been a problem for female...
Forget Technology. Design Thinking Is The Answer To Your Innovation Crisis
As you know, we need to reduce our dependence on technology if we want to keep innovating. Design Thinking has become the solution companies all...
Rules for working for free
Rules for working for free. Here's a story about a designer and her brother. He (let's call him Hugo) is CEO of a not-for-profit food-rescue...
When you get that 'stuck' feeling
When you get that stuck feeling So it’s been nine months now since I started my new job. I only hesitate for a moment now when I’m asked where...
Design Business Council
Make it more 'edgy'
Make it more 'edgy'. Recently in Perth over a coffee I caught up with Marcus Taylor from Studio Papa and the conversation as always turned to...
Word—Form
This takes Courage.
Word-Form. Exploring the workings of the creative mind through the guise of a single word. Courage. Courage is a significant and awe-inspiring...
Super8
August
This is your brain at work: sometimes it’s noisy, overwhelming and full of distractions. It can be tough getting into flow and finding your...