People spend a lot of time and money trying to stop algae from growing (think pool chemicals, water-jet cleaners and under-sink filters) so why would you want to learn how to keep green slime happy and productive? Maybe because you want to make sustainable biodiesel, or omega-3 fatty acids, or natural colouring agents, or …
So that was 2017, and now it’s 2018 with all its shine still in the wrapper (so to speak). 2017 saw The Edge turn seven (!), delivering hundreds of workshops, dozens of outreach activities and expanding the Fabrication Lab to include the CNC Router, vacuum formers (our favourite new toy), sous vides and roto-casters – …
Guest post by Sabrina, from the Photography in Brisbane meetup Do you have a smartphone? Do you want to learn to express yourself in a new way? Then join our mobile photography and storytelling meetups where we will share, discuss and develop the views that different communities have of Brisbane. I am a passionate …
Cardboard Kaiju is part of the One Last Apocalypse project that we’ve been delivering at The Edge for the past six months. It’s a project that has explored the idea of apocalypse as change and has given The Edge team the opportunity to reconnect with programming from years ago: The Zombie Climate Apocalypse. There have …
The Edge now has Adobe XD. If you’re a UX/UI, interaction, product, graphic or web designer, this tool will help you prototype and wireframe designs, as well as map out interactions and high fidelity designs. Adobe XD is intuitive, and helps you reuse similar elements with powerful tools like the Repeat Grid. You can …
Guest post by, Rachael Bartram My name is Rachael and I am an emerging artist based in Brisbane. Collage and drawing are intrinsic to my art practice, with mixed media and video also forming significant channels in work. My work explores issues concerned with identity, feminism, self-awareness and reflexivity. Through my collage work, I switch …
Take out the paper, pens, beads, and old CDs and start making with these six workshop plans that investigate the science of light! You’ll explore complex ideas via simple techniques, creating hands–on experiments and DIY devices that explore this fundamental science. Keep reading below for the list of available workshop plans, or download them for …
We’ve run book clubs, game nights, and ideation workshops on the theme Apocalypse, and now, we’re preparing to realise your ideas of an apocalyptic world with Apocalypse Design Meetups! Earlier this month, in the ideation workshops you (our wonderful community) sifted through ideas, thoughts, fantasies, and big brainstorming to round out four solid ideas for …
If you’ve heard of ABC’s “War on Waste” series, you’ve probably noted that the café industry generates and enormous amount of waste, especially with its coffee cups. Well, over the past few years, we (The Edge’Coffee Stop) have been taking steps to reduce our (and our community’s) carbon footprint. One of the most significant changes …
