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by Icograda
Icograda eNews 15/01
08 April 2001
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International Council of Graphic Design Associations
Conseil International des Associations de Design Graphique
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To get full information on Icograda, latest news and additional material, please visit Icograda website at http://www.icograda.org
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I N T H I S I S S U E:
H E A D L I N E S T O R Y :
The State of Graphic Design in Latin America.
G A L E R I A :
Myo-On (Mysterious Sound), by Michihiro SATO, BDG, Germany.
F E A T U R E :
Design IT, by Charl Grabe.
O P I N I O N :
What do you see as your greatest challenge?
M I S C E L L A N E O U S N E W S :
Design Research News; European Cultural Networks and Networking in Central and Eastern Europe.
P U B L I S H E R S' C O R N E R:
Visual Arts Trends eS [20]; Comma.
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.
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H E A D L I N E S T O R Y :
The State of Graphic Design in Latin America
11 > 12 June 2001
Casa de las Americas, Habana, Cuba
T: + 32 2 344 58 43
F: + 32 2 344 71 38
E: secretariat@icograda.org
Icograda Regional Meeting in Cuba
Latin America is often considered a remote region where nothing happens on the graphic design scene -- Latin America has a lot to offer but the world doesn't know it! Latin America has forged a rich and diversified culture in which graphic design has developed. Over the past decades Latin America had to face tremendous changes: political, technological, social, cultural, and environmental. In order to better understand how these changes have influenced the graphic design scene, Icograda will organize a Regional Meeting, an important gathering of representatives of graphic design in these countries. All facets of graphic design will be debated: professional day-to-day life, graphic design education, the Latin American style vs international trends, the contribution graphic design can make to influence people's life...
This will be a most valuable opportunity to express all the difficulties, challenges, and opportunities faced by Latin American graphic designers and to envision the future.
Participation in the Regional Meeting is by invitation only.
Applications can be sent to Icograda Secretariat, no later than May 15, 2001.
Participation is free of charge. Participants will pay for their own travel expenses and accommodation.
The Cuban Graphic Design Week
The Icograda Regional Meeting will be part of the Cuban Graphic Design Week to be held in June 2001 in Havana, which will include on 13 June an Icograda "Graphic Design Perspectives" Seminar, and on June 14 and 15, a symposium organized by Prografica (Cuba). Exhibitions and other events are also planned for this week dedicated to Graphic Design. The conferences will be in English and translated into Spanish.
Participation in these events will be free of charge, with previous registration. Participants will enjoy a very interesting, fruitful and valuable week!
Read this Story at http://www.icograda.org in the News Area and find more information on the Cuban Graphic Design Week at http://www.icograda.org in the Calendar Area.
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N E W I N G A L E R I A
Myo-On (Mysterious Sound)
By Michihiro SATO, BDG (Germany)
This is a plan for a book cover, in which the story of "Myo-On (Mysterious Sound)" from LotusSutra is explained. The title "Ga-Do-Ga-Da Su-Va-Ra" is Sanskrit meaning "Myo-On (Mysterious Sound) ".
Michihiro SATO is Born in Japan and studied art education in Japan. He has been living in Germany since 1989 and he has been working in the area of communication from 1996.
Have a look at Galeria: http://www.icograda.org
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Exhibit Your Work in Galeria
Icograda website has been hit more than one million times since its launch in April 2000. You can take advantage of it to exhibit your work all around the wolrld!
Members in good standing of Icograda member associations are invited to submit a digital sample of their work to Icograda's Galeria, a weekly exhibit of inspiring design from the Icograda global community. To submit your work, look at samples of the current Galeria exhibit at http://www.icograda.org, review the submission criteria, then follow the online submission instructions or e-mail to secretariat@icograda.org. Share your inspirational design with your designer colleagues from around the world!
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
Design IT
By Charl Grabe
In a volatile industry still finding ITs feet, IT (Information Technology) is grappling wITh the concept of Design playing a part in ITs growth. The Design industry would argue that they play an indispensable part indeed. This article aims to highlight a few points in order to facilITate a better understanding between the Design and IT Industries.
Read the Feature article by Charl Grabe at http://www.icograda.org
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O P I N I O N
What do you see as your greatest challenge?
A few weeks ago, in the Opinion Area, Icograda was interested in knowing your thoughts and opinions about the future, and how you think your role as a professional graphic designer will be affected. 13% of participants voted for [greater equal]Keeping up with the speed of technological change[less equal], 37% voted for [greater equal]Your own ongoing learning[less equal] and 50% voted for [greater equal]Helping clients understand the value of design.[less equal]
There is obviously a lot of work to be done to develop the awareness about design around the world!
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M I S C E L L A N E O U S N E W S
Design Research News
The Design Research Society invites you to sign up for a free subscription to the international monthly newsletter, Design Research News, a free, monthly email newsletter with information on design research. DRS publishes the newsletter as a professional and educational service. It is edited by Dr. David Durling, director of the Advanced Research Institute of the Staffordshire University School of Art and Design.
To subscribe simply go to this URL: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/design-research.html
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European Cultural Networks
and Networking in Central and Eastern Europe
Vienna, Austria
C: Raimund Minichbauer
T: + 43 1 718 24 60
E: minichbauer@igkultur.at
W: http://www.eipcp.net
The study and an index of "European Cultural Networks and Networking in Central and Eastern Europe" are available now on the new website of the European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies: http://www.eipcp.net.
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P U B L I S H E R S ' C O R N E R :
Visual Arts Trends eS [20]
E: info@VisualArtsTrends.com
W: http://www.VisualArtsTrends.com/
Out of the Table of Contents: serial Flashers; new art form inspired by Flash; the hidden costs of taxes; special state-of-the-industry report for the online fashion publishing industry.
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Comma
(Lebanon)
E: hchoueiry@lau.edu.lb
E: sblank_lb@yahoo.com
Halim Choueiry and Sherry Blankenship lecturers/designers in Beirut have a 4-page section on graphic design called Comma (the space is after, not before) which appears each month in ArabAd. The content of Comma focuses on all aspects of graphic design in the Middle East region: visual pollution, design education, differences between design and advertising, interviews, book reviews, conferences, critiques and analysis of recent works, etc. The April issue will feature articles on the vernacular, design practice and a book review.
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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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9 > 30 April
World Graphics Day: Ekoplakat Zilina
IBC Atrium, Prikop 6, Brno, Czech Republic
C: Jan Rajlich Jr.
T: +420-5-49252807
F: +420-5-49252807
E: rajlich@uk.fme.vutbr.cz
60 best posters from the international triennales of posters on the topics of conservation of nature and protection of environment in Zilina/Slovakia (1987-2000), ehibition No. 22 from the Brno [not equal] the Capital of Graphic Design cycle.
More information on this event at http://www.icograda.org in the Calendar Area.
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Postponed Deadline: 26 April 2001
Ecographic Action
E: luckyuse@vl.kharkov.ua
The Organizing Commmittee of Ecographic Action to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster has decided to prolong the deadline till 26th of April -- the Chernobyl Day. Organizers would also like their Action to become a real ACTION -- that is why they ask those who has participated to buy any black T-Shirt, to transfer the logo of the ACTION, and to wear it on the 26th of April. they would appreciate the photos of the participants sent to us by e-mail so they can exhibit them together with the works.
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Deadline: 4 May 2001
Image Design Competition:
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2001
Melbourne, Australia
T: + 63 3 9481 5111
F: + 63 3 9481 5211
E: info@melbournefringe.org.au
W: http://www.melbournefringe.org.au
Melbourne Fringe requires an image for the 2001 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Melbourne Fringe is a key Victorian arts organisation committed to encouraging and developing innovative, independent and experimental art.
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13 June 2001
Browns
At the London College of Printing, at 7pm.
C: ISTD, International Society of Typographic Designers
T: + 44 1453 759311
F: + 44 1453 767466
E: helen.randwick@virgin.net
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I C O G R A D A R E M I N D E R
(Icograda Events)
For more information on Icograda events and events endorsed by Icograda see the Calendar at: http://www.icograda.org
11 April 2001
The State of Graphic Design in Central and Eastern Europe
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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11 > 12 June 2001
The State of Graphic Design in Latin America
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
Graphic Design in a Global Economy
Icograda Graphic Design Perspectives Seminar
Habana, Cuba
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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