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How To Stick To Your New Year Resolution
January 1, 2015 | Adrien Van Bruinessen
We’re all guilty of it; January the first rolls around and the smell of sunscreen and self-improvement is in the air, but whether you plan to increase your fitness or save money, you still end up stuffing your cheeks with chocolate on the couch and splashing out on shoes you don’t need. Read More
Brisbane Creatives – Pitch Your Creative Idea For $25,000
December 21, 2014 | Vanessa Murillo Vargas
Have a creative based idea that you think has the potential to be big?
Then the Brisbane City Council wants to hear from you!
The Best Websites for Personalised Christmas Gifts
December 6, 2014 | Adrien Van Bruinessen
They always say that it is the thought that counts when it comes to gift giving, and what could be more thoughtful than a hand-picked, custom made present, especially for your loved ones? We have done the leg work and trawled the internet for the best personalized gift websites, so you can score brownie points with friends and family this Christmas. Read More
ONDI.com: Brisbane’s First On-Demand Beauty, Health And Fitness Services Hub
November 11, 2014 | Adrien Van Bruinessen
Whether you’re desperate for a bikini wax or have an eyebrow emergency, ONDI.com has your back. ONDI (short for on-demand) will hook you up with premium beauty, health and fitness providers in Brissy, enabling you to book and pay for same-day appointments on the run! ONDI.com is revolutionising the booking process with the click of a button. Read More
Two Young Creatives, One Emperor And A Mission To Solve Industry Problems
November 4, 2014 | Vanessa Murillo Vargas
We all know the debacles that our industry is currently facing with a shortage of jobs. Now maintaining creative integrity and originality presents itself as a regular obstacle that many graduates and industry professionals face.
Creative Drinks were lucky enough to attend the launch of a pair of experienced and opportunistic creative minds who begun Emperor, a film, media, design and photography company which focuses on creating marketing solutions through design. Read More
Harlow Hot Yoga
October 28, 2014 | Harriet Fraser
For those who haven’t seen overnight benefits of brew-gone-beauty products (yes you!), teatox’s and coffee body scrubs to achieve a Gisele Bundchen body, Harlow Hot Yoga offers a more holistic and healthful approach. A workout for the body and mind to truly nurture and nourish on every visit. Read More
Brisbane’s Newest Creative Hub ‘Little Tokyo Two’ Takes On Big Dreams
October 13, 2014 | Vanessa Murillo Vargas
Jock Fairweather, the founder and big papa of Little Tokyo Two has a big dream to turn what was once a revered Japanese restaurant into a shared co-working space with a difference. Creative Drinks sat down with Jock to talk about the project that we think will revolutionise the way co-working spaces are thought of in Brisbane. Read More
Brisbane’s Best Co-working Spaces
October 6, 2014 | Madeline Smith
Whether you’re a freelancer, running a start-up, a home chef or a creative with a dream, it can be hard to stay motivated when you’re working from your humble abode. Read More
Fortitude Valley Has Just Opened Its First Art Hotel
September 23, 2014 | Vanessa Murillo Vargas
TRYP Hotel in Fortitude Valley is a boutique building established by the Wyndham Hotel Group and is the first art hotel to open in Brisbane. Sitting atop of one of the city’s most interesting historical sites TRYP has state of the art rooms heavily featuring the work of Australian street artists Fintan Magee, Beastman, Rone and Numskull.
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Sex, Drugs & Helvetica: A Conference For The Creative Learner
September 1, 2014 | Vanessa Murillo Vargas
Ever thought about how you could lead a design project into fruition and wondered how others do it? Then maybe you need some extra inspiration and tips to make those creative ideas flourish.
Brisbane will be holding another installment of the Sex, Drugs and Helvetica conference, and much to its names dismay, the conference is serious about tackling all those queries that tickle us and begs to ask the big question- how do we make it in the creative business?
Why Fiverr Is The New eBay For Creative Freelancers
August 22, 2014 | Vanessa Murillo Vargas
Welcome to the world of outsourcing. Not just any type of outsourcing but creative outsourcing. Need a logo design in 24 hours? Need a catchy tune for your advertisement? Have to write 500 words for an article within a deadline?
July Staff Picks
August 2, 2014 | Amy Clarke
Welcome to our July favourites post. We can’t believe it’s already August, but before you let the fact that we’re now officially more than half way through the year sink in, check out what we were loving last month.
Are YOU The New Creative?
July 29, 2014 | Vanessa Murillo Vargas
The Oxford dictionary defines a creative person as being in the production of artistic work. If you are the artist, architect, designer, philosopher, magician, sleuth, or adventurer, then you are the new creative. Read More
Helping Creative Ventures Connect With Investors
July 28, 2014 | Vanessa Murillo Vargas
The deadline for the Queensland University of Technology’s annual Creative3 Pitch is this August and it could be your chance to propose an innovative creative business idea to invited investors including Australia’s only dedicated Creative Enterprise Fund.