Brett Sirianni is the Digital Design Coordinator for The Edge. His experience lies in graphic design, illustration, web design, and development. He runs SecondSeain his spare time, and tries to keep brettsirianni.com updated also.
Expressions of interest are invited for an iStreet Crew Coordinator. As iStreet Crew Coordinator, your role will be pivotal in delivering the iStreet Skills xChange project, a key regional outreach and social inclusion initiative of The Edge in 2011. Your skills working with a broad cross-section of people, including the socially disadvantaged, disengaged youth, and [...]
When: 6 consecutive Saturdays starting 14 May 2011, 12 – 4pm Who: Sam Grace Where: The Edge, Lab 1 Cost: $280 per person for the whole course – payable before you start. Bookings: book.it@edgeqld.org.au You asked for it – so we’re giving it to you. Sam Grace of Space Ghost Studios fame will be facilitating [...]
After recent events, I thought about films that had floods as a major plot element. I’ve put this list together from my own memory bank and with the help of IMDB for number 10 on the list. If you think of any other films I’ve forgotten put in a comment, I’m sure I’ve forgotten something… [...]
The Year of the Rabbit is for all those bedroom writers to come out and play- get communal and live the dream!
NEW.FARM – submitted by: The Architectural Practice Academy ___________________________________________________________________________________ Flooding occurred in many areas of Queensland during late December 2010 & early January 2011, with three quarters of the state declared a disaster zone. Now is the time to share our flood experiences and find a way to be better prepared next time. http://www.floodofideas.org.au FLOOD [...]
Libraryhack is a mashup and apps competition being held in May 2011. It is part of the NSLA Re-imagining Libraries project Community Created Content. Libraryhack aims to encourage the creative and innovative re-use of library data and digital content from Australian and New Zealand libraries. Have you got a great suggestion for a new and [...]
Good news everybody, the ThreadTech: Fashion Meets Technology workshop series is back. We will be running the workshops in our new temporary home at the State Library of Queensland. Ever felt like your clothes could use a bit more pizzazz? Want to stand out from the crowd? Come along and participate in our ThreadTech workshop [...]
After a brief hiatus, The Edge is back Due to The Edge building remaining closed for flood-related repairs, The Edge will open its new temporary space on 1 March 2011 The Edge is bunking up with SLQ and we have temporary residence in the Studio, on the ground floor just behind main reception. It is [...]
Now On: 12–5pm Saturday 07 and Sunday 08 May 2011 Who: NICTA What: build your own micro-controller projects and share sensor data Cost: $95 Bookings: WORKSHOP FULL Under the surface of our city is a wealth of information, and in this workshop we’ll explore how to tap into that data. Learn how to use Arduino [...]
I went and saw the movie Catfish tonight with a friend. I knew nothing about it until I was greeted in the cinema line by a flyer that said something like ‘The Social Network was the story about the making of Facebook, this is the story about the relationships formed on Facebook’. Intriguing.
So we watched [...]
Bored at home? Missing the awesome Edge Labs? Why not try a remix? Laptop Rockers – probably the most comprehensive remix list site I’ve found. Gives you a short summary of the track on offer, deadlines, cost and prizes. Indie bands, bedroom producers up to major label superstars – they are all here. If you [...]
Expressions of Interest are now being taken…
So far this year I have been doing a fair amount of thinking about data and data visualisation. A whole plethora of data about the Queensland floods and it’s environmental, economic, and emotional impact, data that I have collected for my phd that I now have to wade through, and data that can been made [...]
Inspired by a twitter post I read on the Wednesday morning of flood week, I ended up writing a song called ‘Sunshine and Hellicopters’. I feel like this kind of sums up the surreal atmosphere in Brisbane over those few days. If you’re anything like me you’re still wishing people a happy new year despite [...]
