June 2011

The days are shorter, the fire's on, and the telly is as boring as ever.  So we've gathered a few gems to entertain you on these cold evenings. 

Inspiration 

- Who said hacking was all bad - check out the beauty these hackes of Xbox's 360 technology have created in the Creative Beauty piece

- Great design is not concerns the visually beautiful, but also the stunningly innovative and useful.  Check out the brilliant and beautiful design of this solar plane

- Architect Frank Gehry at 81 still has the imagination and passion of a child

- Sydney's Festival of Lights is on!!

Professional Development

- The Importance of Passion from the Playground's Whispers and includes a great talk by Sir Ken Robinson from the School of Life. 

- Got a brilliant idea that you want to wow your boss, potential funder, or the world about.  Here are some tips about Communicating your Ideas

- Comparing yourself to others - seriously unhelpful sometimes - so here are tips on how to stop comparing yourself to others!! Now!

Features

We've had a bit of a music theme going on of late.  Here are our recent featured creative professionals. 

- Play it Strange have given young songwriters an opportunity to shine.  The talent coming out through Play it Strange is brilliant. 

- Sola Rosa don't fit a box very well, they're a bit funk, a bit dance/electronica/reggae/jazz/.......

Check out our other posts for the past few months.  If there is anything you'd like to see, or if you know someone or some business that should be featured in our featured creative slot them let us know!  info@theplaygroundcpm.com