Keep abreast of the latest trends and developments in the Australian and New Zealand creative industries.


CATC student wins iStockphoto mentorship

Example from Jonathan Key's successful portfolio

Jonathan Key, an 18 year-old student at Sydney's CATC (Commercial Arts Training College) has been selected for one of two worldwide month-long mentorships created by iStockphoto.

Reborn builds senior team

(l-r) Enrico Penzo, Samantha Martin, Jarrad Collings, Garth Sykes

Digital agency Reborn has had a staff spike with the announcement of one new client service and three senior creative hires.

Steve Jobs - the little legacies

by Jonathan Mak Long

There are two types of people in the world - Mac users and PC users and both guard their side with zeal. Both sides too would be feeling the wave of sadness pervading the digitally attuned world at the news of Steve Jobs' death at the age of 56.

CREATIVE PROFILE: F360 - Old school production meeting new school wizadry in NYC

Peter Friedman and Eric Tu - dynamic duo of content creation

In an interesting marriage of minds production industry veteran Peter Friedman and creative producer Eric Tu opened up an integrated content shop, the New York based F360.

Just Another Agency curates One x One x One for Three Sixty Project

Kids in Skateistan Cambodia with their Three Sixty decks.
Pic by Steve Tierney.

Fuelling global projects for underdeveloped youth markets is the mission of the Three Sixty Project and its latest project, One x One x One.

BCM and Artisan Gallery join forces for the Crucible

The BCM team at the Monday 3th October announcement of the BCM Crucible Gallery.

Brisbane agency BCM has announced a creative partnership with Artisan Gallery with the aim of building a new art gallery in BCM's Fortitude Valley premises.

Rosie Arnold to lead D&AD

D&AD President, Rosie Arnold - CD and partner at Bartle Bogle Hegarty

Creative Director and partner at Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Rosie Arnold, has been appointed as the President of D&AD.

Animation design studio The Character Mill launches in Sydney

The Character Mill studio manager Dan Todd

A new animation, illustration and design company, The Character Mill, has launched in Sydney.

2011 Global Awards for healthcare advertising Sydney gala

June Laffey - creative director McCann Healthcare

New York based International Awards Group and Australian healthcare professional group Bravo! have announced that the fourth annual Global Awards for healthcare advertising will be held in Sydney on 1 December at Simmer on the Bay at The Rocks.

Australian Creative cover story sneak peek extract

A subdural empyema and induced coma; an amputation; broken teeth; a near fatal explosion. Sonia Caeiro discovers the not-so-average month in the life of a new post production company and how it almost all fell apart.

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Six Australian finalists in SXSW Interactive Awards

Keynote speaker Baratunde Thurston is a politically-active, technology-loving comedian who  co-founded the black political blog, Jack and Jill Politics and serves as Director of Digital for The Onion.  Barack Obama called him "someone I need to know." His first book, How To Be Black, will be published in February 2012 by Harper Collins.

Six Australian projects are finalists in the SXSW Interactive Awards 2012. In its 15th year the awards identify the best new digital works from around the world including mobile and tablet apps, websites, kiosks and installations.