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by Icograda
Icograda eNews 50/00
10 December 2000
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International Council of Graphic Design Associations
Conseil International des Associations de Design Graphique
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For full information on Icograda and additional information on graphic design worldwide, please visit the Icograda website at http://www.icograda.org
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I N T H I S I S S U E:
G A L E R I A :
Identity for The Shilla Hotels and Resorts, designed by Don Ryun Chang
F E A T U R E :
In Praise of the Imperfect, by Rick Poynor
M I S C E L L A N E O U S N E W S :
Descom, Rhineland-Palatinate Network for Design and Communication
P U B L I S H E R S' C O R N E R:
Visual Arts Trends eS [16]; Truth in Media Culture; Gain: AIGA Journal of Design for the Network Economy
A G E N D A :
Worldwide Listing of Design Events
I C O G R A D A R E M I N D E R :
Icograda Events + Events Endorsed by Icograda
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N E W I N G A L E R I A
Identity for The Shilla Hotels and Resorts
Designed by Don Ryun Chang (Interbrand DC & A), Korea
The Shilla Hotels and Resorts chain is owned by the Samsung corporation and is their flagship property for their travel and hospitality industry.
Don Ryun Chang is currently professor as well as vice president for international affairs for VIDAK. He has worked as Creative Director for Interbrand DC & A and implemented many successful identities. Most recently he was a speaker at the Icograda Millennium Congress in Seoul.
Have a look at Galeria: http://www.icograda.org
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N E W I N F E A T U R E
In Praise of the Imperfect
By Rick Poynor
Although a flagrantly rebellious design can be just as rigid as a technically perfect one, somewhere in the middle is an innocence of error that is not only charming, but downright beautiful.
Read the Feature article by Rick Poynor at http://www.icograda.org
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M I S C E L L A N E O U S N E W S
Descom, Rhineland-Palatinate Network
for Design and Communication
C: Julia Riedel
T: +49 6131 / 28627-13
F: +49 6131 / 28627-11
E: redaktion@descom.de
W: http://www.descom.de
Descom is a cooperation between The Ministry of Economics and the Institute for Media Design and Media Technology at the Mainz Fachhochschule. It is simultaneously an information platform as well as a virtual market place and showcase for Rhineland-Palatinate's design and communication sector.
Descom Internet presence includes: Descom.index: index of designers, index of design partners; Descom.news: announcements, events calendar, contests, job openings, press releases; Descom.info: what's going on in design policy at ministries, various chambers, foundations and other institutions as well as and information about design applications; Descom.expo: virtual design gallery; Descom.campus: information about education, continuing education, and starting up a business; Descom.forum: mail and newsgroup functions, subscription service; Descom.service: user tips, requests for applications, online editing.
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P U B L I S H E R S ' C O R N E R :
Visual Arts Trends eS [16]
E: info@VisualArtsTrends.com
W: http://www.VisualArtsTrends.com/
The practice: What's wrong with spec work? -- the good old test drive, or speculative creative pitch, is making a comeback on an international scale.
Tech Addicts Anonymous -- stress, addiction, and deteriorating personal lives accompany the perpetually growing use of new technologies.
Do razorfish go to heaven? -- pets.com may well be the highest-profile flop of the quarter, but things aren't at all peachy in the interactive dot-com world.
Plagiarism or new trend in education? -- a controversial new website enables students to sell course assignments and notes.
The blending of art, science, and technology: Call for projects -- grants available for those wishing to explore the relationships between disciplines that are often thought of as mutually exclusive.
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Truth in Media Culture
AIGA Journal of Graphic Design, October 2000
C: Gabriela Mirensky
E: competitions@aiga.org
W: http://www.aiga.org
Steven Heller takes a bow in his final issue as editor of the journal, and takes on the troublesome topic of 'Truth in Media Culture[less equal]. [greater equal]Is design an ethically neutral activity? Are designers partly to blame for our overly hyped culture of consumption? Stay tuned for this bound-to-be controversial swang song. Guest edited by Milton Glaser. This issue can be purchased at http://www.aiga.org
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Gain: AIGA Journal of Design
for the Network Economy
First issue, November 2000
C: Gabriela Mirensky
E: competitions@aiga.org
W: http://www.gain.aiga.org
Gain is a new journal that will be published twice a year. Dedicated to the topic of interactive and experience design, Gain intends to reach an audience of corporate decision-makers that needs to understand how design can simplify the complex in the new network economy. Gain will be edited by David R. Brown (formely president of Art Center College of Design) and sponsored and designed bySapient. Gain will be published simoultaneously on the web and in print. The web edition will demonstrate both the power and economy of the digital medium and the capacity for web-based editorial design. The print version will serve an audience of many business leaders and potential clients.
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A G E N D A
For more information and more events go to http://www.icograda.org at the Calendar section.
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13 December 2000 > 24 February 2001
Etienne Robial, un regard carrement modern
(A Frankly Modern Look)
Galerie Anatome, Paris, France
T: + 33 1 48 06 98 81
F: + 33 1 55 28 19 00
Etienne Robial is one of the few designers who changed the visual environment in France. This exhibition presents works from comics trips for Futuropolis to corporate identities for Canal +, M6 or soccer team Paris Saint Germain.
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18 January > 30 March 2001
AIGA Annual Design Exhibition
New York, USA
C: Gabriela Mirensky
E: competitions@aiga.org
W: http://www.aiga.org
AIGA presents the selections from its 21st annual competition [greater equal]AIGA Communication Graphics, a competition which sets the standards for the profession. Through the exhibition of the selections, AIGA addresses its commitment to evaluating design in the broader context of commerce and culture.
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Deadline: 29 January 2001
2001 SEGD Design Awards
W: http://www.segd.org
This design competition honors the best projects and works in environmental graphic design: themed environments; wayfinding & signage; placemaking projects; mapping; public art; identity programs; architectural graphics; exhibits; retail.
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09 > 10 Februari 2001,
Fresh Conference 2001
Hall 7A, HK Convention & Exhibition Center, Hong Kong
T: + 852 2528 5744
F: + 852 2529 1296
E: info@idnworld.com
W: http://www.freshconference.com
IDN is proposing special discount for Icograda Members and their Members. A 20% discount is offered for group booking by Icograda Member Associations or 10% to individuals members of an Icograda Member Association. For tour package, a discount of US$100 can be redeemed from the package prices. Details and contacts can be obtain at http://www.freshconference.com -> Tour Package.
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16 > 17 February 2001
AIGA San Diego Y Design Conference
La Jolla, California, USA
C: Gabriela Mirensky
E: competitions@aiga.org
W: http://www.aiga.org
Five hundred attendees are expected to experience a range of keynote speakers representing a variety of subjects, including creativity, ethics, technology, culture and business. Participants will also choose from one of 10 [greater equal]Thinkshops[less equal] that wil provide anintimate setting where presenters will impart first-hand knowledge on website development, copyright issues, strategic business planning and animation.
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17 > 25 February, 2001
FestiVital 2001
Endorsed by Icograda
T: + 972 3 68 12715
F: + 972 3 68 12716
E: vital@vital.co.il
The Seventh annual FestiVital, organised by the Vital School of Design of Shenkar College in Ramat Gan, Israel. 11 international designers and illustrators will present lectures and conduct workshops.
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24 > 25 February 2001
Looking Closer:
AIGA Conference on Design History and Criticism
New York, USA
C: Gabriela Mirensky
E: competitions@aiga.org
W: http://www.aiga.org
AIGA seeks to establish itself as a primary information resource for history of graphic design and to create a national permanent archive of AIGA work. As part of this initiative, [greater equal]Looking Closer[less equal], the first biennial AIGA Conference on Design History and Criticism, will explore how historical analysis and journalistic criticism intersect and address the demand for high-level discussion of the issues and examples -- both historical and contemporary -- that inspire, validate and critique design practice.
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Deadline: 9 March 2001
365: AIGA Annual Design Competition
C: Gabriela Mirensky
E: competitions@aiga.org
W: http://www.aiga.org
Every year, a jury of distinguished designers and business decision-makers select those entries they feel represent excellence in design in terms of function, strategy and communication, while maintining a high sense of aesthetics. The competition addresses AIGA's commitment to evaluating design in the broader context of commerce and culture. Selected entries will be showcased in the AIGA gallery in 2002.
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I C O G R A D A R E M I N D E R
For more information on events endorsed by Icograda see the Calendar at: http://www.icograda.org
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11 > 13 December 2000
Re-Inventing Design Education in the Universtity
Endorsed by Icograda
Curtin University of Technology. Perth. Western Australia
F: + 618 9266 2980.
W: http://design.curtin.edu/DesEd2000/
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Until 31 January 2001
6th lnternational Poster Biennial in Mexico
Endorsed by Icograda
Mexico City, Mexico
T: + 52 5 514 81 37
F: + 52 5 525 42 65
E: tramavis@prodigy.net.mx
W: http://www.bienalcartel.org.mx
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Deadline: 19 January 2001
10th International Design Competition Osaka
Endorsed by Icograda
Osaka, Japan
F: + 81 6 6346 2615
E: jdff@silver.ocn.ne.jp
W: http://www.jidpo.or.jp/japandesign/jdf/index.html
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24 > 25 January 2001
Icograda Regional Meeting, Copenhagen
Icograda Regional Meeting
Copenhagen, Denmark
T: + 32 2 344 58 43
F: + 32 2 344 71 38
E: secretariat@icograda.org
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23, 27 > 28 January 2001
Icograda Board Meeting, Copenhagen
Icograda Board Meeting
Copenhagen, Denmark
T: + 32 2 344 58 43
F: + 32 2 344 71 38
E: secretariat@icograda.org
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11 February > 29 April 2001
13th Lahti International Poster Biennial
Endorsed by Icograda
Lahti, Finland
T: + 358 3 814 4501
F: + 358 3 814 4545
E: etunimi.sukunimi@lahti.fi
W: http://www.lahti.fi/kulttuuri/museot/taide.html
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Deadline 15 March 2000
5th Young Packaging Competition
Endorsed by Icograda
Brno, Czech Republic
C: Milan Kabat, Design Centrum Czech Republic
T: + 420 5 4221 1423
F: + 420 5 4221 0432
E: milan@designcentrum.cz
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10, 11, 15 April 2001:
Icograda Board Meeting, Zagreb
Icograda Board Meeting
Zagreb, Croatia
T: + 32 2 344 58 43
F: + 32 2 344 71 38
E: secretariat@icograda.org
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12 > 13 April 2001:
Icograda Regional Meeting, Zagreb
Icograda Regional Meeting
Zagreb, Croatia
T: + 32 2 344 58 43
F: + 32 2 344 71 38
E: secretariat@icograda.org
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13 > 14 April 2001
Icograda Symposium, Zagreb
Icograda Symposium
Zagreb, Croatia
C: Sanja Rocco
T/F: +385 1 455 25 95
E: sanja.rocco@zg.tel.hr
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0 7 > 11 May 2001
Grafist 5
Endorsded by Icograda
Istanbul, Turkey
C: Sadik karamustafa
E: sadik@turk.net
T: + 90 212 251 52 11
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11 > 12 June 2001
Icograda Regional Meeting, Habana
Icograda Regional Meeting
Habana, Cuba
T: + 32 2 344 58 43
F: + 32 2 344 71 38
E: secretariat@icograda.org
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13 June 2001
Icograda Seminar, Habana
Icograda Seminar
Habana, Cuba
T: + 32 2 344 58 43
F: + 32 2 344 71 38
E: secretariat@icograda.org
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10, 14 > 15 June 2001
Icograda Board Meeting, Habana
Icograda Board Meeting
Habana, Cuba
T: + 32 2 344 58 43
F: + 32 2 344 71 38
E: secretariat@icograda.org
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6 > 8 September 2001
Icograda Board Meeting, Johannesburg
Icograda Board Meeting
Johannesburg, South Africa
T: + 32 2 344 58 43
F: + 32 2 344 71 38
E: secretariat@icograda.org
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12 > 14 September 2001
Icograda Congress, Continental Shift 2001
Icograda Congress
Johannesburg, South Africa
C: Design South Africa
T: + 27 11 408 3410
F: + 27 11 408 3951
E: dsa@liberty.co.za
W: http://www.woza2001.co.za
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15 > 16 September 2001
Icograda General Assembly
Icograda General Assembly
T: + 32 2 344 58 43
F: + 32 2 344 71 38
E: secretariat@icograda.org
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I C O G R A D A I N Q U I R I E S
Thierry Van Kerm, Director
Icograda Secretariat
PO Box 5, Forest 2
B-1190 Brussels, Belgium
T: + 32 2 344 58 43
F: + 32 2 344 71 38
E: secretariat@icograda.org
W: http://www.icograda.org
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