Like GoogleMaps, NearMap offers a birds-eye view of searched locations, but instead of using satellite technology, the website utilises photomaps. Maps are created from high-resolution images shot from planes flying at around 7000ft, and unlike GoogleMaps, the maps are updated every month. Another useful feature is the TimeView function – a timeline of shots taken, [...]

Australian student designer Robert Dumaresq recently took Gold at the Australian International Design Awards, Dyson Student Category for his ‘Switch Commuter Bike‘. The bike which folds up to the size of a wheel in “one smooth motion,” was designed in response to the Victorian government’s move to ban bikes on public transport. Claiming to be [...]

Touted as the ‘Craigslist’ for creatives, Creative Caravan is an online house swap / temporary sublet listing service strictly for those working within the areas of advertising, media, fashion, art and design. Created by Sydney-based photographer Rebecca Wolkenstein and a “family of international creative jetsetters”, the service is designed to give commercial creatives a cheap [...]