What a Corker

Posted By David Miller - Wednesday, October 19, 2011

As the only tree whose bark can regenerate itself after harvest – allowing a typical cork oak tree to be harvested up to 20 times during its life cycle – cork is a vital sustainable resource.  ..


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Free Pitch Backlash

Posted By Wayne Lazarides - Tuesday, July 05, 2011

It's heartening to see the design profession mature. The damage free pitching does to our industry has been evident for some time. It must be real - there are even Linkedin groups on the subject.

Ben Crick, a Sydney designer, posted our design group earlier this week with a link to his portfolio. Rumaging around in his Behance page , I came across a page that was titled ' I Am Designer - A Manifesto For Change'... ..


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The Modern Expert

Posted By Wayne Lazarides - Thursday, June 16, 2011


 Information is so readily available these days. How does that change what it means to be an expert?

An "expert" is a person with authoritative knowledge to whom one turns when one is in search of answers. Nowadays, information is so widely available via the internet that people are both inclined and empowered to find the answers to their questions themselves. But is that acquiring knowledge or just raw data?  ..


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Email Marketing Works

Posted By Wayne Lazarides - Thursday, June 09, 2011


If you're like me, getting an unsolicited email that is trying to sell you this or that is frustrating to say the least. How did they get my email anyway? ..


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