by Jeanette Maynes
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. Norman Vincent Peale
A huge Thank You to All!
We really appreciate & value your business & support this year! We are now officially closed / on holidays till the 7th of January 2008.
Christmas is a fantastic time of year to get out and about and do some serious networking. Get in the spirit, have some fun and dress to impress this festive season. Susan Harper from Horizon Magazine and I did our best at the Hervey Bay Business Drinks at the Hervey Bay Boat Club……a great way to get the conversation started!
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By Ben May
I was recently listening to Tech Talk Radio, where they were discussing a new book and released these new statistics.
How important is a good looking site these days. The answer is very! Did you know that 75% of web users admit making judgments about the credibility of an organisation based on the design of its website and 83% of businesses use the internet to search and find potential vendors?
That statement says two things,
- You need to find a website design company that knows design - your website needs to reflect your business. If you’re trying to run a business, you don’t want your website appearance letting you down. The best search engine optimisation and content will sell your products, but if your website portrays your business as a “back yard operation” or “shonky” you have no chance of the visitor even reading your content.
- You need to find a website design business that knows Search Engine Optimisation - your website will sit on the internet and float around like all the other billions. If your visitors aren’t finding your website, you’re not going to benefit from it. Your website needs to be found for terms you’re offering!
Remember, Websites that look nice, do function better. A well designed, formatted website will make you and your business look credible and professional giving your visitors a favorable impression of your business, and are more likely to make contact with you.
Design House are proud to build well designed websites that function online. Our clients come back to us and let us know that their website has generated so many sales, the site has actually paid for itself, sometimes as short as under 2 weeks.
Businesses in Hervey Bay, The Fraser Coast, and beyond, Design House welcomes you to make contact with us, and talk about how we can transform your existing website, or build your new one, to accurately reflect your website and help you work online.
Regardless of who you use for your website, be sure to check out what you’re getting into - all web designers should have a active portfolio online for you to see. This gives you a sample of what they’re capable of, and you know what to expect. Click here to see Design House’s Portfolio for Websites.
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By Jeanette Maynes
Last night I was fortunate to be able to attend the Official Opening of the Andy Warhol
Exhibition in Brisbane. I ran into Chris Foley our State MP for Maryborough who is also in my Master of Professional Studies class. There was free food and drinks, plus books and merchandise to purchase and I must say what seemed to be at least 1,000 people dressed in their finest. I had a fantastic time studying all the pieces, films and activities even producing a Pop art portrait of myself!
People are always calling me a mirror and if a mirror looks into a mirror, what is there to see.
Andy Warhol
I was totally in my element, my mind won’t stop racing with ideas after viewing this exhibition! Thank you to the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) you have taken my artistic thinking to a new level…..my clients will love you!
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By Jeanette Maynes
Today I attended a special previewing of the Andy Warhol Exhibition at the Brisbane Modern Art Gallery. The exhibition is not actually open to the public till Saturday the 8th of December 2007. The curator led our group of 9 through the exhibition explaining the time frames and thoughts / events behind his artworks.
….Exclusive to Brisbane, Australia’s first major Andy Warhol retrospective brings together more than 300 works spanning all areas of his practice from the 1950s until his death in 1987 - paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, photographs, films, videos and installations.
One of the most influential and important artists of the late twentieth century and the figurehead of Pop art, Andy Warhol created some of the most recognisable images of modern culture. The exhibition includes his important Death in America works; iconic images of Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Onassis, Mao Zedong and Elvis Presley; and his Campbells soup cans….
At the beginning of this year I had written about Andy Warhol in my Master of Professional Studies university portfolio assignment and to actually have the opportunity to view one of my favourite artists work and style (Pop art) is absolutely amazing.
This man had an extremely complex mind verging on either profound insanity or sheer genius in my opinion. Some of his artworks are so ususal, especially the Oxidation Painting (1975) he personally urinated on to see the reaction the acrylic paint would have on linen (I could not figure out the logic behind that one)!!!
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