Brisbane is renowned for its creative denizens, and the city has now become somewhat of a hive of creative activity. Amongst these imaginative citizens is a growing community dedicated to the comic book. more
Revealing the talents of hidden creatives from Japan to Czech Republic and back to Australia, MADE Quarterly is a new magazine documenting today’s innovative artists. more
Google has brought together the cutting-edge technologies of the high-tech nerd world and the cultural and arts sector in its newest creation the Cultural Institute. more
The world is booming with a growing population, not only introducing new faces to the clan, but a burgeoning group of new ideas. American cultural connoisseur Kirby Ferguson is one man who has dedicated his life to tackling this concept of creativity and its roots. more
Fancy yourself a bit of a design nerd? The kind that can name a serif from a sans serif font and enjoys taking Instagram shots of cool typographic letters you discover while riding your bike through leafy suburban streets? Then enter the online realm of Typeconnection. more
Creative³ returns to QUT next week, bringing with it a host of local and international creative talents ready to impart their wisdom onto entrepreneurial ears. Focusing on creativity, enterprise and investment, Creative³ is a two-day conference, which highlights current industry issues, trends and technologies as well as looking to what the future holds. more
Without even realising it, the bookshop plays an important role in the literature lover's life. From your first copy of The Hungry Caterpillar to many a Penguin classic, the bookshop opens up a world of fantasy and adventure for readers, truly embodying the words of celebrated author C. S. Lewis: "Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it." more
Graphic design trivia game DESIGNerd is a creativity enthusiast’s dream. Each volume features more than 100 questions carefully selected and crafted by the design elite. more
Brisbane’s first food book store Scrumptious Reads is set to reopen its design-savvy doors this Friday in the new James Street lane precinct. Originally situated at South Bank, Scrumptious Reads stunned word nerd and foodie visitors with its original coffee cup installation. more
From the restaurant with the creamiest croquetas to Brisbane’s secret hole-in-the-wall espresso bars, The Weekend Edition’s Stumble Guide brings you a curated compendium of local restaurants, cafes, bars, shops, barbers, galleries and unique places and spaces. Use the Stumble Guide to navigate burrows you’re yet to discover, with us pointing out a great spot for brunch, a shop with neat vintage reads, or a barber for a suave shave along the way. The Stumble Guide lets you uncover nearby finds in each suburb by simply specifying your preferred location and suggests other dens of greatness for you to stumble upon. To celebrate the Stumble Guide launch, we’re giving you and a friend the chance to win a coffee a day for a month by helping spread the word about the Stumble Guide and posting your reviews of the places we’ve featured. Simply write about your favourite weekend haunts… more
For the bookworm there’s nothing better than sitting down to a good read, especially while the weather resembles a summer in Siberia. If you’re keen for a little cultural enlightenment (as well as some art world understanding) pick up The Bright Shapes and the True Names: A Memoir. more
Bookworms at the ready, the Lifeline Bookfest returns to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre at South Brisbane this weekend. Rearing its dusty, full-to-the-brim head each January and June, Brisbane Bookfest allows you to restock your dwindling bedside table book pile with the heartfelt knowledge of helping the community at the same time. more
"Angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night." Allen Ginsberg first spoke these words from the heart at a poetry reading at Six Gallery in California in 1955. Fast-forward to today and modern-day beatniks and enthusiastic scribblers of poetry and prose are still reading their beautifully curated words aloud in underground mood-lit bars to crowds of entranced ears. more
These days a budding photographer can only dream of landing a highly coveted gig with Rolling Stone magazine. But this esteemed publication was the starting ground for much-celebrated American portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz. more
Through his pen, Charles Dickens bought to life an endless array of colourful characters, each cleverly woven into intricate plot lines filled with drama and intrigue. more
Loani Prior likes to knit. Taught by her neighbour at the age of six, she was hooked by the bright colours of the wool and movement of the needles. more
When Frenchmen Joseph Nicéphore Niépce and Louis Daguerre were developing the technology to take permanent photographs in Paris, the pair could not have chosen a more photogenic city to use as their muse. more
There are so many untold stories in the world. Stories of clever artisans, stories of gentle souls with kind hearts, and stories of humble corner stores providing a gathering point for the community. more
In our gadget-for-everything, hi-tech modern world, where a book can be read on a screen, pages flipped digitally and stories even read aloud to you via a cd, it’s nice to slow down, step away from the electronics and simply pick up the papery goodness of a physical book. more
