Recharge your car...
New South Wales’ first public electric car charging station has been opened in Sydney.
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Last of the handpainted billboards...
“Up There” is a 12-minute documentary about hand-painted signs and wall advertisements, painted by Colossal Media/Sky High Murals and by Bob Middleton. Thanks to SEGD Member Matthew Williams for the SEGDTalk post.
‘Australia Unlimited’ new marketing brand...
From ABC News Online. Federal Trade Minister Simon Crean has announced the phrase “Australia Unlimited” will be used to market Australia overseas.
The branding exercise was decided on last year and the Federal Government has allocated $20 million to promote it over the next four years.
The Government’s Brand Australia website says the aim is to “better position Australia as a global citizen, global business partner and world class destination.” Mr Crean says the promotion will be launched at the Shanghai Expo in China next week.
Dream Cube pavilion at Shanghai World Expo...
Designed by a team of world-renowned architects (with interactive design by SEGD member ESI Design with architect Yung Ho Chang), it’s made from recycled CD cases. Its facade is covered in an LED array that responds to the actions of visitors inside the pavilion, creating a colorful, constantly changing light show.
Signage environmental resource guide...
The SEGD Green Resource Guide is a forum for sustainable innovation in environmental graphic design. It is an initiative of the SEGD Sustainability Forum (originally named the SEGD Green Committee). Sustainability issues affecting environmental graphic design covered in the site include;
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Value Engineering
- Modularity
- Green Interpretation