So long, and thanks for all the fish
If, indeed, the world ends at some point today, 2012 was at least none too shabby at Idealog central. More …
Friday frivolities: Diplomat cats, bacon Kevin Bacon, life in diagrams and more…
Five links for your Friday distraction. More …
Design thinking in action at ellen&ellen: striving for greatness and ditching the comfortable furniture
Ditch the chairs and try standing up instead during your next brainstorming session. More …
Awards
Colenso’s young guns bring home the goods
Last week Colenso brought home a haul of awards from Caples and Campaign Asia-Pacific, and that winning streak is continuing with the news of it claiming the title of YoungGuns International 2012 Advertising Agency of the Year. More …
The minefield of Christmas work booze ups
1Is it a sad indictment on New Zealand society as a whole that we expect the Christmas party to be a liquor-fuelled mess wholly paid for by the company? More …
The new face of NZ manufacturing
Making products in New Zealand is vital to a healthy economy. But reports of a manufacturing crisis are grossly exaggerated. More …
Where there’s muck, there’s mastitis
The costs to the dairy sector from mastitis is put at hundreds of millions of dollars, and science is racing to find a magic bullet for the problem. But for many, the answer is more managerial than medicinal, reports Owen ... More …
Events
Architecture for love and money
Are you making money while doing what you love? Architectural Design NZ's first seminar of 2013 wants to equip you with the tools and inspiration to ensure you are running a profitable business while fulfilling your passion for design. More …
Booktrack brings The Bible to life
Booktrack is bringing Christians closer to stories told in The Bible with the release of its Booktrack Edition of The Gospels. More …
Lipton taps into the summer festival vibe
PHDiQ and Fracture are encouraging Kiwis to indulge their dreams of musical megalomania through the Lipton Ice Tea Summer Festival project, a Facebook app where users can create their own dream summer gig. More …
Design thinking in action at Dow Design: the best results stem from loving the problem
Why we should all learn to love problems – especially those of our clients. More …
Swiss Army knife-inspired Romotow puts a new spin on motorhomes
3Christchurch design consultancy W2 has designs on storming the growing motorhome industry with the Romotow, a patented campervan model it says offers up to 70 percent more floor area than traditional types. More …
InternetNZ taking applications for grants worth up to $20,000
Online advocacy group InternetNZ is funding initiatives to advance the New Zealand internet, in a new round of community project grants that could be worth up to $20,000 for successful applicants. More …
St Matthew strikes a controversial pre-Christmas blow
2Just in time for Christmas, St Matthew-in-the-City has a new billboard up that's sure to rark up the community. More …
Why selling TradeMe could be a smart move by Fairfax
1I’d be reluctant to claim that TradeMe was Fairfax’s one shot at reinventing itself – that’s a case of shortsightedness that might prove premature. More …