The Futurist

Big Stories will compete for the best community site of 2011 at the SxSWi Awards in Austin, Texas this March. These awards are held during the SxSW Festival and Conference, an annual event encompassing film, music and interactive, with over 30,000 attendees. 

In the beginning there was a website. Then there were Flash and HTML versions of the site. Then there was a WAP version. Maybe. Then the Flash version got binned. Then there was probably an iPhone version. Then just in time, designers got smart, browsers got good and Responsive Design was born.

Mindshare launched on Wednesday night at the Mercury Cinema as a part of Mental Health Week, an annual event highlighting mental health issues in the community. The launch showcased the website, as well as screening a some of the great stories that are now available for you to explore at mindshare.org.au

We’ve designed for a good many film events and often work alongside film makers and production people. When the SAFC asked us to create the campaign for the launch of Adelaide Studios felt we were well equipped. 

Based in the suburb of Glenside, this former hospital site has been transformed into an establishment of film, sound, television and digital expression. For the first time, the new building was being opened to the public and our brief was to make Adelaide Studios Open Day a highly visible, don’t miss event.

You may have heard of Google+. It’s Google’s (latest) attempt to take on Facebook and at first glance it seems to be pretty good. If you haven’t seen it, go and check this out and then pop back here.

People who talk about social networking are debating whether Google+ can overcome Facebook and that's an interesting question with many angles to consider. Does Google have to beat Facebook to succeed? Is Google+ the Facebook competitor it seems to be? Is Google attacking or defending?