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Icograda eNews 03/05
International Council of Graphic Design Associations
Conseil International des Associations de Design Graphique
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I N T H I S I S S U E :
Icograda Endorses TYPO.GRAPHIC.BEIRUT 2005
LOGO2004 Presents the Best in Visual Identity Design
Call for Participation: 12th 'Students, All to Chaumont!' Poster Competition
International Travel Souvenir Design Competition 2005 Korea - Deadline for 2nd Phase is 25 January
G A L E R I A :
Shadow Book Jacket, by Jens Dreier, DDC, Denmark
F E A T U R E :
The Credibility Gap - Part 1, by Peter Giffen
O P I N I O N :
Do you feel pressured to produce designs faster?
M I S C E L L A N E O U S N E W S :
:output student competition calls for input
P U B L I S H E R S ' C O R N E R :
Novum 01/05; Design Graphics 11; Hong Kong Better by Design
A G E N D A :
4th Antwerp Design Seminars and Lectures; 'Designer and client' Exhibition; International Food And Beverage Creative Excellence Awards; A Seat at the Table: Articulating Design's Strategic Value to Management; The Design & Technology Festival; XXII UIA World Congress of Architecture; Design Year in Finland
I C O G R A D A R E M I N D E R :
Creative Waves 03>04>05
H E A D L I N E S T O R I E S
Icograda Endorses TYPO.GRAPHIC.BEIRUT 2005
Icograda has endorsed TYPO.GRAPHIC.BEIRUT 2005 - the first ever major graphic design event of its kind to be held in the Middle East.* The three-day conference will bring together graphic design professionals, educators and students from the region and around the world to Lebanon to exchange views on typography and graphic design. Featuring more than 20 speakers and a mix of exhibitions, workshops, social functions and excursions, this conference will offer engaging discussions about design thought and practice. The conference will be held 14-16 April 2005 at Lebanese American University in Beirut.
Read this leading story http://www.icograda.org/web/news.shtml
LOGO2004 Presents the Best in Visual Identity Design
Capital Corporation Image Institution (CCII) has announced the top award winners of LOGO2004: 4th International Logo Biennial Competition. LOGO2004 aims to recognise exceptional logo designs from the Asia-Pacific region and around the world, and acts as a professional forum of identity design. The event was organised by CCII in China, and endorsed by Icograda.* LOGO2004 exhibitions have already been held in Shanghai (29 September - 18 October 2004) and Hangzhou (4-12 December 2004). CCII is currently planning more travelling exhibitions for 2005.
Read this leading story http://www.icograda.org/web/news.shtml
Call for Participation: 12th 'Students, All to Chaumont!' Poster Competition
The International Poster and Graphic Arts Festival Festival of Chaumont, France, in collaboration with the Secours Populaire Francais, invite students from around the world to enter the 12th 'Students, All to Chaumont!' Poster Competition. The theme for this year's competition is 'Everything human is our concern.' First prize is 1000 euros. Selected works will be published in an exhibition catalogue and showcased from 21 May to 26 June 2005 in the Icograda-endorsed 16th Chaumont Poster Festival.* Entry deadline is 11 March 2005.
Read this leading story http://www.icograda.org/web/news.shtml
International Travel Souvenir Design Competition 2005 Korea - Deadline for 2nd Phase is 25 January
After receiving 650 entries from 39 countries, International Travel Souvenir Design Competition 2005 Korea has announced the results of the first screening. Following the theme 'The Power of Beauty,' the competition aims to elevate the quality of travel souvenirs and to build a tourism industry network for creating, marketing and merchandising tourism designs. Those selected in the first screening may submit their finished products or mock-ups for the second-phase evaluation from 15 January to 25 January 2005. The competition is organised by Gyeonggi Tourism Organization and endorsed by Icograda.*
For more information, visit http://www.souvenircompe.com
*Icograda endorsement is a guarantee that the design event complies with approved international guidelines.
G A L E R I A
Shadow Book Jacket
By Jens Dreier, DDC, Denmark
A book jacket design by Jens Dreier, a member of the Danish Design Centre and a graduate of Danmarks Designskole.
View in Galeria http://www.icograda.org/web/galeria-current.shtml
N E W I N F E A T U R E
The Credibility Gap - Part 1
By Peter Giffen
It should have been graphic design in Canada's finest moment: A logo created for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games that would be seen by millions of people worldwide. Instead the method in which the logo would be chosen ignited a howl of protest from professional designers from Hong Kong to Halifax...
Read this story http://www.icograda.org/web/feature-current.shtml
O P I N I O N
Many people don't realise that the design process takes time. Clients (and employers) may wonder why it takes so long to produce a design, and can demand unreasonable timelines.
Do you feel pressured to produce designs faster?
Share your opinion http://www.icograda.org/web/opinion
F R O M P R E V I O U S O P I N I O N
In last week's Feature article, marketing consulting Linda Bowen suggests to find out how happy your clients are by conducting a client survey.
Have you ever conducted a client survey?
Yes, I have. - 24%
No, and I don't ever plan to. - 28%
No, but I plan to in the future. - 52%
Totals shown may be more or less than 100% due to rounding.
M I S C E L L A N E O U S N E W S
:output student competition calls for input
:output - one of the biggest international competitions for students of visual communication - invites students to submit work related to an area of Visual Communication (such as Graphic Design, Typography, Photography, Illustration, Typeface Design, Multimedia and Moving Image). Works selected by the international jury will be published in the yearbook :output. The publication creates a forum for students and their work, and provides readers with access to design originating from different countries and cultures. Entry deadline is 15 February 2005.
For more information, visit http://www.inputoutput.de
P U B L I S H E R S ' C O R N E R
Novum 01/05
Germany
http://novumnet.de
Out of the Table of Contents: Focus typography: The Art of Iranian Typography - Showroom: Labomatic/Ultralab (France; Mark Hachmann (Germany); 12ender (Germany); Moleskine (Germany); NB:Studio (UK); Holger Winkler (Germany) - Focus web: The Eyes of Society - Focu s Education: Elisava (Spain) - Novum Plus Typography: St Bride Conference (Germany); Christophe Badani (France); Letras Latinas (Argentina); René Knip (The Netherlands); Pampa Type (Argentina); Animierte Kalligrafie (Germany); Albert Pinggera (Italy); Afrikanische Alphabete; Notationstypografie; Typografie im Raum; Shanghai, 14 Variations
Design Graphics 111
Australia
http://designgraphics.com.au
Out of the Table of Contents: Special Features: Dr. Anthony Cahalan, Type, trends and fashion; David Blatner; Tarek Atrissi; Warp records, Steve Beckett; One of a Kind; Large format printer comparison; Rendering intents - Reviews: Apple iMac G5 desktop computer; Wacom Intuos3 professional pen tablet; Secrets of the Photoshop Masters Vol. 2 DVD training; Extensis QX Tools vs. Pert Tools Pro; Adobe Premiere Elements & Photoshop Elements 3.0 - Studio Skills: Photoshop, Mastering Motion Blur
Hong Kong Better by Design
Hong Kong, China
Publisher: Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
ISBN 988-97036-3-7
sdweb@polyu.edu.hk
This books sets out to illuminate the central role performed by design, and particularly by the School of Design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in the economic present and future of Hong Kong and China.
A G E N D A
Worldwide Listing of Design Events
For more events and information http://www.icograda.org/web/calendar
24 > 28 January 2005
Seminar
4th Antwerp Design Seminars and Lectures
Department of Design Sciences, Hogeschool Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
http://adsl.ontwerpwetenschappen.be/ipo/
The Antwerp Design Seminars and Lectures aim to stimulate cross boundary thinking in design, and to familiarise students with an interdisciplinary approach to design problems. The Antwerp Design Seminars and Lectures intend to act as a forum for faculty and student exchange on an international level. At the same occasion it is an informal platform to discuss actual problems related to design education.
11 February > 29 April 2005
Exhibition
Designer and client
Amsterdam University Library, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
http://www.uba.uva.nl/news/news.cfm
Commissions from publisher Querido, architect Wim Quist and entrepreneur Paul Fentener van Vlissingen show the genesis of a number of well-known designs.
16 February 2005
Entry Deadline
International Food And Beverage Creative Excellence Awards
The Hurlingham Club, London, United Kingdom
info@fabawards.com
http://www.fab-awards.com
The FAB Awards, the International Food And Beverage Creative Excellence Awards, were set up seven years ago to acknowledge and reward excellence in creative work done for clients in the Food and Drink industries: for this year they are open for work done in Advertising, Packaging Design and Interactive New Media. The FAB Awards are supported by ADFORUM who will publish a showcase of the winning work after the awards dinner on 26 May 2005.
2 March 2005
Presentation
A Seat at the Table: Articulating Design's Strategic Value to Management
Wyeth, Madison, New Jersey, United States
prelations@in-source.org
http://www.in-source.org
A presentation by Moira Cullen, Creative Development Strategist at Hallmark Cards, organised by INSOURCE. Cullen's presentation will arm in-house corporate creative leaders with the framework, tools and language to articulate design's strategic value and impact, validate the contribution of in-house design teams and increase engagement and change minds.
9 > 11 April 2005
Design Festival
The Design & Technology Festival
Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Canada
http://www.fitc.ca
FITC announces its line up for the 2005 festival. This year's event will host over 70 presentations, workshops, panels, installations, and performances by industry leading artists, designers and developers from around the globe. With over 1000 attendee's anticipated this year, it promises to be a one of a kind gathering of talented individuals unlike anything ever done before.
3 > 7 July 2005
Congress
XXII UIA World Congress of Architecture
Istanbul, Turkey
http://www.uia2005istanbul.org
The 2005 UIA Congress in Istanbul will be a forum where the world's architects can openly share their successes and failures, resistances and submissions, critical discourse and visions. The thematic structure of the Istanbul Congress is inspired by the magnificent tradition of bazaars. The Grand Bazaar or market place, which vehicles an image of diversity and of solidarity among merchants, suggests freedom of expression, while nurturing the existing media of dialogue and discussion that lead to collective interest and responsibility.
Until December 2005
Design Year
Design Year in Finland
Helsinki, Finland
http://www.finnishdesign.fi
Design Year in Finland 2005 aims to inform the public of the importance and potential of design as a creative resource and a booster of competitiveness. The events provide an opportunity to see design, meet professionals and learn about training, research, innovation, new products, trends and businesses that use design.
I C O G R A D A R E M I N D E R
Icograda Events and Events Endorsed by Icograda
For more events and information http://www.icograda.org/web/calendar
11 February 2005
Registration Deadline
Creative Waves 03>04>05
Worldwide participation via Internet
http://www.omnium.edu.au/promo/creativewaves
Endorsed by Icograda
Icograda and The Omnium Project (Australia) invite students, educators, and design practitioners to participate in a unique and interactive series of free online projects for students studying, or interested in, graphic design, photomedia and visual communication. Creative Waves 03>04>05 will take place over a 6-week period during March and April 2005. It will link between 50-80 art and design students, and their teachers, from educational institutions around the globe belonging to the Icograda Education Network (IEN). Using Omnium's unique online 'studio' interface, participants will interact in small creative teams to challenge and respond to an unfolding design brief. Design practitioners may participate in a mentoring, critiquing or collaborative role.
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F R I E N D S O F I C O G R A D A
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I C O G R A D A E D U C A T I O N N E T W O R K
The Icograda Education Network (IEN) brings together the worldwide community of graphic design educational institutions - for exchange, sharing, collaboration, and advancement of teaching methods and research opportunities. Participation is open to schools in all countries. For more information about IEN visit http://www.education.icograda.net
I C O G R A D A D E S I G N M E D I A N E T W O R K
The Icograda Design Media Network (IDMN) brings the world's design media together in an online community - a single, convenient source at http://www.media.icograda.net Formed by Icograda at the request of the international design media, the IDMN is dedicated to establishing and promoting standards and ethics in design journalism. It creates a forum for sharing ideas and information, fostering discourse among participants and with Icograda, and contributing to the furtherance of a meaningful body of knowledge regarding design and the role that design plays in modern society. Bona fide design media receive a free listing and a website link, provided as a service to the international design community.
Icograda Secretariat
PO Box 5, Forest 2
B-1190 Brussels, Belgium
T: + 32 2 344 58 43
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