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Icograda eNews 49/05
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I N T H I S I S S U E :
Icograda Design Week in Seattle: Defining Design on a Changing Planet
Design Indaba named best conference in the world by EIBTM
G A L E R I A :
Christmas Card 2005
by Mirena Cale (HDD, Croatia)
F E A T U R E :
Sharpening One’s Axe:
Making a Case for a Comprehensive Approach to Research in the Graphic Design Process
Paul J. Nini, United States
O P I N I O N :
Design Research:
Which method do you prefer?
M I S C E L L A N E O U S N E W S :
:output 09 International Award and Yearbook for Students in Visual Communication: Call for entries
2006 Adobe Design Achievement Awards: Call for entries
P U B L I S H E R’ S C O R N E R :
DG magazine, Design + Creative Culture, Issue 120, Australia
R E M I N D E R :
22nd Brno International Biennial of Graphic Design; 20th International Poster Biennale in Warsaw; 'So Tiny, So Many': Icograda Design Week in Hong Kong; 'Chernobyl 20 Years On': VI International 4th Block Triennial of Eco Posters; :output 09; Tasmeen Doha 2006; Rebrand 100; 'Defining design on a changing planet': Icograda Design Week in Seattle; P&G/IDSA's 'The Aging Consumer'.
A G E N D A :
2nd Biennial of Slovene Visual Communications; 1st Encounter of History and Design Studies; Art Directors Club 85th Annual Awards; Design Indaba; 'Design As Seeing As Thinking'; 2006 Adobe Design Achievement Awards; Typo Berlin; V/VI International Congress of Graphic Design; Design in Palermo; Aspen Design Summit; 'Make up your mind'; Gain: Business and Design Conference.
H E A D L I N E S T O R I E S
Icograda partners with the AIGA Center for Cross-Cultural Design to present the first Icograda Design Week to be held in the U.S.
The International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda) and the AIGA Center for Cross-Cultural Design have partnered together to bring an exciting new international design event to Seattle in July of 2006. Addressing the question of how designers can contribute to a healthy world economy while being mindful of the cultural, environmental and political impact of design, 'Defining Design on a Changing Planet: Icograda Design Week in Seattle', will consist of a combination of international and regional conferences, a major international student workshop, a regional meeting of North American design associations with the Icograda Executive Board, a media conference focused on the event theme, and some lively social events. Most events will take place from 9-12 July 2006 on the University of Washington campus.
Read this leading story at http://www.icograda.org/web/news.shtml
Design Indaba named best conference in the world by EIBTM
The Design Indaba Conference was announced as the winner of the Best Conference Category at the The Global Meetings & Incentive Exhibition (EIBTM) awards held in Barcelona on 29 November 2005. Winners received their awards at the prestigious EIBTM Welcome Reception sponsored by Barcelona Convention Bureau, Catalonia Tourism and Turespana.
Read this leading story at http://www.icograda.org/web/news.shtml
G A L E R I A
Christmas Card 2005
By Mirena Cale, HDD, Croatia
View in Galeria http://www.icograda.org/web/galeria-current.shtml
F E A T U R E
Sharpening One's Axe: Making a Case for a Comprehensive Approach to Research in the Graphic Design Process
Paul J. Nini, United States
"If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I d spend six sharpening my axe." - Abraham Lincoln.
Mr. Lincoln's advice is, of course, very good, and applicable to many pursuits. Yet many graphic design practitioners and students often routinely ignore this sentiment, and dive directly into form-making activities when presented with a design problem. In most cases we tend to rely on intuition and our 'best guess' to construct a solution, without the benefit of the various types of research that might provide a clearer insight as to how our efforts might be more effectively directed. Our profession might be characterized, if you will, as 'swinging a dull axe.'
Read this story http://www.icograda.org/web/feature-current.shtml
O P I N I O N
Design Research: What is your method of preference when doing design research?
In this week's Feature Paul J. Nini highlights the importance of research to the design process. We would like to know what kind of research methods you use to test the effectiveness of your design.
State 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 aspect of a respected designer’s practice tends to inspire you the most?
32% Work. I am most inspired by the final result of the design process.
44% Process. I am most inspired by the way a designer arrives at a final result.
26% Commitment. I am most inspired by a designer’s sustained commitment to certain principles in all aspects of their practice.
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 09 International Award and Yearbook for Students in Visual Communication: Call for entries
The :output 09 International Award and Yearbook for Students in Visual Communication, an Icograda-endorsed event, has launched a call for entries.
Find out more at http://www.education.icograda.net/web/news.shtml
2006 Adobe Design Achievement Awards: Call for entries
The deadline for students to submit their entries for the world's premier higher education design and film competition is 28 April 2006.
The Adobe Design Achievement Awards celebrate student achievement reflecting the powerful convergence of technology and the creative arts. The competition, which showcases individual and group projects created with industry-leading Adobe creative software, honours the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, and computer artists from the world's top institutions of higher education.
Find out more at http://www.education.icograda.net/web/news.shtml
P U B L I S H E R’ S C O R N E R :
DG magazine, Design + Creative Culture, Issue 120
Australia
http://www.designgraphics.com.au
>From the table of contents: Ryan: Exposed layers of the human form; Arthur de Pins: Illustration & Animation; Damien Bredberg: Cru Creative; Naughtyfish; Shrinkage Awards; Shaun Britton: Squidinc Illustration & Design; CRT vs LCD; Animal Logic: Harmonising with Optus; Podcasting: How to do it yourself; Using Photoshop’s new spotting, healing and noise reduction tools.
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
15 January 2006
Call for Submissions
22nd Brno International Biennal of Graphic Design
Brno, Czech Republic
bienale@moravska-galerie.cz
http://www.moravska-galerie.cz/index1.html
15 January 2006
Call for Submissions
20th International Poster Biennale in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland
biennale@mnw.art.pl
http://www.postermuseum.pl
20 > 27 January 2006
Icograda Design Week
So Tiny, So Many
Hong Kong, China
http://hongkong.icograda.org/web
amy.chow@hkdesigncentre.org
1 February 2006
Call for Submissions
'Chernobyl 20 Years On': VI International 4th Block Triennal of Eco Posters
Kharkov, Ukraine
ann@4block.com
http://www.4block.com/
15 February 2006
Call for Submissions
:output 09 International Award and Yearbook for Students in Visual Communication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://www.inputoutput.de/output09_entryform.pdf
20 > 23 February 2006
Conference
Tasmeem Doha 2006
Doha, Qatar
21 April 2006
Competition
Rebrand 100
Providence, United States
awards@rebrand.com
http://www.rebrand.com/
9 > 15 July 2006
Icograda Design Week
Defining Design on a Changing Planet
Seattle, United States
http://seattle.icograda.org
1 > 30 September 2006
Contest/Exhibition
P&G/IDSA's 'The Aging Consumer'
Dulles, United States
cellaw@idsa.org
http://www.idsa.org
A G E N D A:
For more events and information http://www.icograda.org/web/calendar
29 November 2005 > 13 January 2006
Exhibition
2nd Biennal of Slovene Visual Communications
Ljubljana, Slovenia
http://www.brumen.org
10 January 2006
Call for entries
Art Directors Club 85th Annual Awards
New York City, United States
info@adcglobal.org
http://www.adcawards.org/
22 > 24 February 2006
Conference
Design Indaba Conference
Cape Town, South Africa
diconference@designindaba.com
27 February 2006 > 5 March 2006
Workshop
Design As Seeing As Thinking
Instanbul, Turkey
http://www.idws.info
28 April 2006
Call for Submissions
2006 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Toronto, Canada
http://www.adobe.com/education/adaa
18 > 20 May 2006
Conference
Typo Berlin 2006
Berlin, Germany
brudolf@fontshop.de
21 > 24 May 2006
Congress
V International Congress of Graphic Design
Dedicated to ‘Gerd Leufer’
Merida, Venezuela
http://www.coidigra.com
23 > 26 May 2006
Congress
IV International Congress of Graphic Design
Dedicated to ‘David Consuegra’
Bogota, Colombia
http://www.coidigra.com
1 > 4 August 2006
Symposium
Design in Palermo, Latin American Meeting
Buenos Aires, Argentina
encuentro06@palermo.edu
http://www.palermo.edu.ar/facultades_escuelas/dyc/encuentro_latinoamericano/presentacion.htm
20 > 23 June 2006
Conference
Aspen Design Summit 2006
Aspen, United States
http://www.aspendesignsummit.aiga.org
20 > 22 October 2006
Symposium
'Make up your mind': Design symposium organised by Women Designer's Forum
Essen, Germany
office@designerinnen-forum.org
http://www.designerinnen-forum.org/
26 > 28 October 2006
Conference
Gain: Business and Design Conference
New York City, United States
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/conferences
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