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by Icograda
Icograda eNews 39/05
International Council of Graphic Design Associations
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I N T H I S I S S U E :
2005-2007 Icograda Board Members elected at General Assembly in Copenhagen
Ministry of Culture in the Slovak Republic announces plan to close down Slovak Design Centre
Interview with Icograda Director, Brenda Sanderson, available in Spanish on Venezuelan website for design
G A L E R I A :
Goat Island
by Ivana Vucic, HDD, Croatia
F E A T U R E :
Eight tips for getting it right: A short guide for designers on how to apply for European Community Design Protection with OHIM
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)
O P I N I O N :
Creative thinking in interactive design:
How can interactive design professionals best avoid the trap of focusing on technical virtuosity to the detriment of creative thinking?
M I S C E L L A N E O U S N E W S :
TypeRadio Interviews from ATypI Conference in Helsinki (15>18 September 2005) now available online
P U B L I S H E R' S C O R N E R :
IdN Magazine, Volume 12, Number 3, Hong Kong, China
R E M I N D E R :
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
2005-2007 Icograda Board Members elected at General Assembly in Copenhagen
On 30 September 2005, voting members present at the Icograda General Assembly in Copenhagen elected a new Icograda Executive Board for the 2005-2007 term. Please join us in welcoming the following people as they dedicate their energy to shaping the direction of Icograda for the next two years:
President: Jacques Lange, South Africa
President-Elect: Don Ryun Chang, South Korea
Past President: Mervyn Kurlansky, Denmark
Secretary General: Lise Vejse Klint, Denmark
Treasurer: David Berman, Canada
Vice President: Ruth Klotzel, Brazil
Vice President: Russell Kennedy, Australia
Vice President: Halim Choueiry, Lebanon
Vice President: Richard Gref=E9, USA
Vice President: Veejay Archary, South Africa
We would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the significant contributions of Robert L. Peters, Karen Blincoe and Hon Bing-wah during their tenure as Icograda Board members. We look forward to working with them on other projects in the future.
Ministry of Culture in the Slovak Republic announces plan to close down Slovak Design Centre
Members and supporters of the Slovak Design Centre (SDC) recently issued a letter expressing their deep concerns about the Ministry of Culture's surprise decision to close their institution as of 1 January 2006. Because there were no public consultations on this matter previous to the announcement, the Slovak design community is still reeling from its possible repercussions and has launched a call for support from the international design community.
Interview with Icograda Director, Brenda Sanderson, available in Spanish on Venezuelan website for design
Objetual.com, the website for an interdisciplinary Venezuelan design network promoting the professional and academic enhancement of design and the design community in Venezuela, is currently featuring an interview between Jacinto Salcedo, Objectual Visual Communications Editor, and Brenda Sanderson, Icograda Director. In addition to the video extract, which is in English, a more extensive written version of the interview is offered in Spanish.
G A L E R I A
Goat Island
By Ivana Vucic, HDD, Croatia
F E A T U R E
Eight tips for getting it right: A short guide for designers on how to apply for European Community Design Protection with OHIM
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
O P I N I O N
Creative thinking in interactive design: How can interactive design professionals best avoid the trap of focusing on technical virtuosity to the detriment of creative thinking?
"The single largest problem that continues to hinder interactive design from really coming into its own is the fact that designers allow their work to be led more by technology or production techniques and not creative thinking." Stephen Gates, Interactive Creative Director for t:m interactive. We would like to know how you think this problem is best addressed.
F R O M P R E V I O U S O P I N I O N
Stretching paradigms: What is the best way for a designer to extend his/her vision, understanding and respect?
39% Broad cultural exposure through reading, film and exhibition-going, etc.
58% Cultivation of relationships with people from other cultures.
6% Periodical cleansing of one's mind through something akin to meditation.
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
TypeRadio Interviews from ATypI Conference in Helsinki (15>18 September 2005) now available online
Typeradio sounds like a paradox in terms - type owing its existence to print and radio to speech - but for those seeking to read between and behind the letters, this MicroFM broadcast, MP3 radio stream and podcast station offers a tool that they could use - oddly enough - with their ears. Initiated in 2004 by Underware (Akiem Helming, Bas Jacobs and Sami Kortemaki), a graphic design studio specialising in designing and producing typefaces, and two collaborators DBXL (Donald Beekman) - and LoveLiza (Liza Enebeis), Typeradio.org makes a point of visiting different design events around the world to meet designers and to talk about much more than kerning, point sizes and glyphs.
P U B L I S H E R' S C O R N E R :
IdN Magazine, Volume 12, Number 3
Hong Kong, China
Out of the Table of Contents: Pick of the Month; Features: Back to Basics; Music: Independents Day; Frame: Bonjour Paris; Motion Gallery: End of the Fairy Tale Affair?; Vision: Wannabe Chinese!; Idea: Reordering Disorder; Interactive: The Last Word in Typography; Vinylnation: Collaborations and Crossovers; Poster: Kev Speck; Mix-Photo: Neo Photographs; Video Games: I am a 8-bit Exhibition Computer Love; Creative Cities: Shanghai Juggles Commerce with Creativity; The Studio: Zipping the Creative.
R E M I N D E R :
A listing of upcoming Icograda endorsed events. For more information
18 October > 3 November 2005
Exhibition
Gwangju Design Biennale 2005
Gwangju, Korea
1 > 10 December 2005
Exhibition
Design Korea 2005
Seoul, Korea
A G E N D A:
06 > 09 October 2005
Conference
Mind Your Own Business Conference 2005
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
10 > 12 October 2005
Conference
4th Annual St Bride Conference
London, United Kingdom
12 > 15 October 2005
Conference
3rd International Conference on Design Research Brazil 2005
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13 > 15 October 2005
Congress
1st International Design Congress of ESTAL Students: The State of Art in Design
Lisbon, Portugal
Deadline 16 October 2005
Competition
Design For Women's Concern Association (DWCA)
Seoul, Korea
26 > 28 October 2005
Conference
Design Perspectives - Envisioning design for the XXI century
Mexico City, Mexico
04 > 06 November 2005
Symposium
Women Designers' Forum Symposium 2005
Weimar, Germany
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