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by Icograda
Icograda eNews 36-37/05
International Council of Graphic Design Associations
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I N T H I S I S S U E :
AIGA launches Disaster Relief Task Force to aid designers impacted by Katrina
Icograda endorses the VI International 4th Block Triennial of Eco Posters: ‘Chernobyl 20 Years On’
Sappi announces recipients of 2005 ‘Ideas that Matter’ grants
G A L E R I A :
Hiroshima 1945 - 2005
by Tarik Jesenkovic, ULUPUBIH, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F E A T U R E :
Identity Matters
By Robert L. Peters, Canada
O P I N I O N :
Design means business: Do you agree with Krister Ahlstrom when it comes to the kind of business acumen designers should apply to their design solutions?
M I S C E L L A N E O U S N E W S :
UK design industry on the road to recovery
Dutch Resource book presentation by Werkplaats Typografie at Anatome Gallery, Paris on Saturday 8 October 2005
PADIS 2005 ceremony on 25 October 2005 at Hotel Los Delfines in Peru
P U B L I S H E R’ S C O R N E R :
Applied Arts, September/October 2005, Canada
R E M I N D E R :
Era 05 World Design Congress – Icograda/ICSID/IFI Joint Congress; Taiwan International Poster Design Award; Design Korea 2005; ReBrand 100 Competition; Gwangju Design Biennale 2005
A G E N D A :
3rd MATERIALICA Design Award 2005; Design Education Forum of Southern Africa (DEFSA) Conference; Expo Imagen 2005; London Design Festival 2005; Mind Your Own Business Conference 2005; 4th Annual St Bride Conference; 3rd International Conference on Design Research Brazil 2005; 1st International Design Congress of ESTAL Students: The State of Art in Design; Design Perspectives - Envisioning design for the XXI century; Design For Women's Concern Association (DWCA) Exhibition; Women Designers' Forum Symposium 2005
H E A D L I N E S T O R I E S
AIGA launches Disaster Relief Task Force to aid designers impacted by Katrina
In the aftermath of Katrina, The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) has created a Disaster Task Force that will focus on providing assistance to design professional=
s who are directly impacted by the hurricane. AIGA has approximately 250 members living and working in the Gulf Coast Region. It appears that most of these managed to find safety within 600 miles of their homes, but in many instances they have lost their homes, jobs and studios. Hundreds of AIGA members have responded to the plight of these people, offering compassion and contributions.
Read this leading story at http://www.icograda.org/web/news.shtml
Icograda endorses the VI International 4th Block Triennial of Eco Posters: ‘Chernobyl 20 Years On’
April 26, 2006 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl tragedy. To underline the significance of this sad event and to remind us of the dangers of similar catastrophes still lurking in various corners of the globe, the VI International 4th Block Triennial of Eco Posters has chosen to adopt the theme: ‘Chernobyl 20 Years On’.
Read this leading story at http://www.icograda.org/web/news.shtml
Sappi announces recipients of 2005 ‘Ideas that Matter’ grants
Sappi, the world’s leading manufacturer of coated fine paper, has announced the recipients of its 2005 ‘Ideas that Matter’ grants.
Sappi’s ‘Ideas that Matter’ is a global initiative that awards grants to graphic designers for the development of creative print-based communications campaigns to promote social, environmental and humanitarian causes close to their hearts. Whether individuals, groups or companies, the designers who receive these grants volunteer their time and talent to devel=
op campaigns for the greater public good.
Read this leading story at http://www.icograda.org/web/news.shtml
G A L E R I A
Hiroshima 1945-2005
By Tarik Jesenkovic, ULUPUBIH – Bosnia and Herzegovina
View in Galeria http://www.icograda.org/web/galeria-current.shtml
F E A T U R E
Identity Matters
By Robert L. Peters, FGDC, Canada
“Identity lies at the very core of culture, and it is the key to our understanding of self. Culture encompasses language, traditions, beliefs, morals, laws, social behaviour, and the art of a community. Understanding culture is imperative in avoiding identity crisis and rootlessness - and it's a prerequisite for the effective shaping of identities and communication. Yet, everywhere in our shrinking world, we can witness increased homogenization, erosion of indigenous culture, the emergence of non-places (uniform airports, generic shopping malls), and the advancement of what some theorists are calling 'serial monotony'.”
Thus reads an extract from the preface of Robert L. Peters’ new book, Worldwide Identity, featuring over 300 identities from 40 Icograda member countries.
Read this story http://www.icograda.org/web/feature-current.shtml
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O P I N I O N
Design means business: Do you agree with Krister Ahlstrom when it comes to the kind of business acumen designers should apply to their design solutions?
“Precious few design agencies are able to sell design to companies. They offer aesthetic arguments when they should be emphasizing strategic considerations. Designers need to understand how corporate managers think and to be able to suggest improvements. They do not have a 'management strategy attitude', but an artisan attitude, and industry needs business-minded partners." Krister Ahlstrom, Chairman of the Finnish Design Round Table.
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
What factor most distinguishes professional work from ‘hack’ work in graphic design?
48% Degree of technical skill.
13% Degree of aesthetic nuance.
42% Degree of conceptual sophistication.
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
UK design industry on the road to recovery
The BDI Valuation Survey, now in its fifth year, is the only industry-wide survey that specifically focuses on the ‘UK commercial design cons=
ultancy’ sector. Nearly 40% of the sector participated in the 2005 survey.
To consult the survey visit: http://core.icograda.org/web/pdfs/BDI_FINAL_survey05_v1.pdf
Dutch Resource book presentation by Werkplaats Typografie at Anatome Gallery, Paris on Saturday 8 October
As part of the 2005 edition of the International and Graphic Arts Festival at Chaumont, 11 students from the Dutch graphic design school WERKPLAATS TYPOGRAPHIE in Arnhem met during 6 weeks to create a book on their teachers/professional graphic designers. The Dutch Institute in Paris, Anatome Gallery and the International Poster and Graphic Arts Festival of Chaumont are pleased to invite you to the book presentation on Saturday 8 October from 7:30pm to 10:00pm. To book a seat contact: galerie@anatome.fr
For more information please visit: http://www.anatome.fr/
PADIS 2005 ceremony to be held on 25 October 2005 at the Hotel Los Delfines in Peru
PADIS, the highest recognition of a designer’s creativity, quality of work and intelligent solutions in Peru, is holding its 2005 awards ceremony on 25 October 2005 at the Hotel Los Delfines.
This event brings together the top companies and institutions around the country to recognise the importance of design as essential to successful business and, above all, as a significant tool of communication.
The Toulouse-Lautrec Institute, dedicated to Communications and Design education, is organising this event and it is being promoted by such prestigious organisations as CONFIEP, ANDA, INDECOPI, the Production Ministry and PROMPEX.
For more information please visit: http://www.padis.org/
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P U B L I S H E R’ S C O R N E R :
Applied Arts, September/October 2005
Canada
http://www.appliedartsmag.com/
Out of the Table of Contents: Editorial: Pushing creativity’s limits; Design Doctor: Top design stories of tomorrow; Ad Rant: Just say no to more for less; Tech Talk: Film photography is dead; Loose Lips: Time to kill your Web department; Straight-A Talent: RGD Student Award winners; Grade Expectations: GDC student award winners; Young Blood: New talent commanding our attention; Portfolio: Exhibitionists of Montreal (Atelier du Presse-citron), Magic of Merlin (Ian Mirlin), Sharpshooting (Liam Sharp); Outer Limits: Extreme tactics to prevent student job injuries.
R E M I N D E R :
A listing of upcoming Icograda endorsed events. For more information
see http://www.icograda.org/web/calendar
22 > 28 September 2005
Congress
Era 05 World Design Congress - Icograda/ICSID/IFI Joint Congress
Copenhagen, Denmark - Helsinki, Finland - Malmo, Sweden - Oslo, Norway
http://www.era05.com/
16 August > 28 September 2005
Competition
ReBrand 100
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
awards@rebrand.com
http://www.rebrand100.com
15 June > 30 September 2005
Call for entries: Competition/Exhibition
Taiwan International Poster Design Award
Taipei, Taiwan
2119@cpc.org.tw
http://www.dexinger.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=2299
18 October > 3 November 2005
Exhibition
Gwangju Design Biennale 2005
Gwangju, Korea
biennale@gb.or.kr
http://www.gwangju-biennale.org/eng/index.asp
1 > 10 December 2005
Exhibition
Design Korea 2005
Seoul, Korea
designkorea@kidp.or.kr
http://www.designkorea.or.kr/
A G E N D A:
For more events and information http://www.icograda.org/web/calendar
20 > 22 September 2005
Competition
3rd MATERIALICA Design Award 2005
Munich, Germany
http://www.materialica.de
22 > 23 September
Conference
Design Education Forum of Southern Africa (DEFSA) Conference
Pretoria, South Africa
smitta@telkomsa.net
http://www.defsa.org.za/frames/conference2005.html
22 > 24 September 2005
Exhibition
Expo Imagen 2005
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
http://www.expoimagenhn.net
15 > 30 September 2005
Exhibition
London Design Festival 2005
London, United Kingdom
press@londondesignfestival.com
www.londondesignfestival.com
06 > 09 October 2005
Conference
Mind Your Own Business Conference 2005
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
www.howbusinessconference.com
10 > 12 October 2005
Conference
4th Annual St Bride Conference
London, United Kingdom
stbride@typevents.com
http://stbride.org/friends/conference/temporarytype/
12 > 15 October 2005
Conference
3rd International Conference on Design Research Brazil 2005
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
congresso@anpedesign.org.br
www.anpedesign.org.br/congresso/ing/ingles.htm
13 > 15 October 2005
Congress
1st International Design Congress of ESTAL Students: The State of Art in Design
Lisbon, Portugal
cidae@cidae.net
www.cidae.net
Deadline 16 October 2005
Competition
Design For Women's Concern Association (DWCA)
Seoul, Korea
skkong@ewha.ac.kr
www.dwca.or.kr
26 > 28 October 2005
Conference
Design Perspectives - Envisioning design for the XXI century
Mexico City, Mexico
http://www.dis.uia.mx/conference/mxdc2005.html
1 November 2005
Exhibition
Design For Women's Concern Association (DWCA) Exhibition
Seoul, Korea
skkong@ewha.ac.kr
www.dwca.or.kr
04 > 06 November 2005
Symposium
Women Designers' Forum Symposium 2005
Weimar, Germany
office@designerinnen-forum.org
http://www.designerinnen-forum.org/
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