
Yesterday ROJO®NOVA work in progress- Second short video teaser of the "work in
progress" going on right now
inside MIS Sao Paulo, featuring Lucy McRae, Coletivo Suspenso, KRINK, Tofer Chin, Yochai Matos & This Time.www.rojo-nova.com ... (more)

Yesterday Superhero Madness- Blur Studio presents one more explosive cinematic trailer: DC Universe Online is 6 minutes long and packed with superhero action fights!... (more)

3 days Serge Gainsbourg and 5 years of Grafitti- 5 years of shots superimposed showing how the wall changed over time. Then extruded to show the layers and additions as each artist adds their tag.All set to the remix of Serge Gainsbourg : "I Love Serge Electronic Againsbourg"... (more)

3 days NBC Origins- A collaboration between NBC Artworks and Nathan Love,
this cute and funny short animation explores the origins of the NBC
logo. According to Joe Burrascano, Nathan Love's owner and creative
director, "The brief was to create a stand-alone logo animation for NBC.
The only guidelines were to make it our own, and of course, for it to
be 'the best logo ever.'... (more)

Facadeprinter- The Facadeprinter is a simple software controlled robot. It consists of
a turn table with two axes and an air-pressure print head. The printer
shoots the artwork from a distance dot by dot onto the chosen area.
Using this method, inaccessible and uneven surfaces can be used for
large scale prints. Artworks can be printed on buildings without costly
scaffolding.Read more here... (more)

Crowdsourced Billboard- In Times Square, youth clothing company Forever 21 has installed a digital billboard that crowdsources its content and remixes it with help from a playful model. With technical/creative direction from Space 150,
the billboard employs the use of high-tech surveillance cameras and
computer vision technology to allow the model to interact
with the massive crowds, essentially creating a steroid-infused social
media platform in the tourist core of Manhattan.Read full story here, watch video of the bi... (more)

The Surfer's Airline- [This video showcases some of the many surf destinations on the Virgin Blue network. Featured locations in this clip include Samoa, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Bali, the gateway to (Sumbawa, Lombok, Nusa Lembongan, Sumatra and the Mentawaii Islands. Filmed and produced by David Bennell, edited by Gavin Tyrrell.This video currently features as a bonus clip on Tracks Magazines latest DVD "Contrasts" (December 2009 issue)].... (more)

João Oliveira, Onrepeat- The week starts well for João Oliveira, with a new site and lots of new works for your pleasure!... (more)

Hello World--- This competition is now closed!
The winners are--
Axel Öland, Basel
Cameron Vincent, Eccles
Chris Goodison, St Helens
Chris Killeen, Belfast
'Dave', somewhere in Ireland (awaiting address!)
David Werbrouck, Ferriere la Grande
James Kelly, Borris
Jamie Rees, London
Sam Dallyn, Wantage
Tom Clayton, Birmingham
Well done to everyone-- keep a lookout for your postman in the next few days! Also keep your eyes open for a new competition soon…
To celebrate the launch of our all-new website we are g... (more)

Process---
For six weeks from September 14 2010, London gallery Chelsea Space is hosting PROCESS, an exhibition focusing on the working practices of the late designer Barney Bubbles.
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The show will contain many never-before-seen items drawn from private collections, including student notebooks, design equipment and tools of the trade, working sketches, original artwork, paintings, reference books and photography.
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Very much looking forward to this.... (more)

World Cup 2010 chart---
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Beautiful World Cup 2010 chart by Benjamin Prescott.
Available to buy here, A1 and only £5 in a choice of 5 colours.
Come on England!... (more)

Dennis Hopper---
RIP Dennis Hopper (May 17, 1936 -- May 29, 2010).... (more)

Kevin Cyr---
● Vehicle series.
Lovely work by Brooklyn based artist Kevin Cyr.... (more)

Chaumont---
● (our poster) Modernism in the UK.
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We were honoured to be part of the 'Illustration en tube' show (full line-up here) curated by Adrian Shaughnessy at the Chaumont Poster Festival 2010.... (more)

Michael Rolph---
Beautiful work by London based photography student Michael Rolph.... (more)

CoMo Poster Update---
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Our limited edition (100 only) poster design (above) for the Coast Modern documentary film-- is now available for sale direct from the Coast Modern shop.... (more)

CUSTOM TYPE: LAC custom typeface-
LAC Sans was developed, in collaboration with design studio FM milano, for a pitch for the new identity program of the Center of Contemporary Art in Lugano, Italy. It is a vast project embracing many different sectors of the center, from music to theater to art. Therefore FM milano's idea was to connect all these entities with a unique typeface that would give the center recognisibility and character. The first weight to be developed was a display version to be used on posters, in the logo... (more)

FREE FONT: More FREE high quality fonts- Tan.
More high quality fonts from TypeTogether
ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!
The OpenType version, full commercial licence, of Rue Display Semibold can be downloaded free of charge. As a part of TypeTogether's permanent efforts to promote and encourage high quality typography we are distributing this FREE COMMERCIAL LICENCE of Rue Display Semibold, the beautiful organic sans serif designed by Winnie
DOWNLOAD: http://www.type-together.com/index.php?action=carro/getFreeFont_3
USE CODE TO DOWNLOAD: 5bd6... (more)

Bold Monday type specimen - order your copy now- It's here! The first official Bold Monday type specimen: A5 format, 64 beautifully designed pages, produced in two colour offset printing, glue bound and showing all of our typeface designs including custom work and upcoming releases.
With guest contributions by Donald Beekman, Liza Enebeis & Marc van der Heijden, Koen Geurts, Bart de Haas, Léon&Loes, Max Kisman, René Knip, Dennis Koot, Indra Kupferschmid, Tobias Peier, R2 and Jesse Skolnik.
Order your copy now at http://www.boldmonda... (more)

New FontFont: FF Suhmo-
FF Suhmo is inspired by classic Egyptian and typewriter fonts such as Courier and American Typewriter, which feature headline and text use. This impressive duality was a guideline for the concept of Alex Rütten.
At the same time, many formal details were derived from the typical neon-lettering you can find on aged Italian restaurants in Germany. Suhmo has short ascenders and descenders and a generous x-height, making it a good choice for editorial design. It combines simplicity and functionali... (more)

205 : a new type foundry ! (and books publisher!)- 205 is a new type foundry founded in 2010 by Damien Gautier (Lyon, France)
Almost display fonts but not only...
Opentype fonts, it's sure! With opentype features (ligatures, alternate glyphs, etc.)
Already available :
-- Amiral : a strong stencil typeface (uppercases only)
-- Bloo : a four cut font in homage to "Codex80" by Jean Alessandrini
-- Caporal : an elegant stencil font
-- Colonel : a four cut stencil font -- uppercases and lowercases -- : cut, rounded and sharp angles
-- LeChauffer... (more)

Iconic Fonts from Monotype Imaging Part of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5- Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: TYPE), a leading global provider of text imaging solutions, has announced that fonts from its Helvetica®, Frutiger®, Futura® and Garamond typeface families are shipping with CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X5, the newest professional graphics applications suite from Corel Corp. Comprising 32 fonts from the Linotype® collection, the designs have also marked their debut in any CorelDRAW product.
"These classics represent some of the world's most popular font... (more)

Monotype Imaging Adds the ITC New Esprit Family to its ITC Typeface Collection- Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: TYPE), a leading global provider of text imaging solutions, has released the 16-font ITC New Esprit™ typeface family into the ITC® typeface collection. Available in both text and display versions, ITC New Esprit can be viewed, licensed and downloaded from the company's Fonts.com, ITCFonts.com and Linotype.com e-commerce sites.
"ITC New Esprit beautifully blends precision and legibility with personality and lyricism," said Allan Haley, director of words... (more)

Condiment- We are proud to announce the release of Condiment, the lastest Sudtipos addition to your typographic design recipes.
About Condiment.
Condiment adds flavor to your design. The new font by Koziupa and Paul's is prepared of powdered soft shapes mixed with brush-drawn letters and tasty alternates conveniently tucked into the OpenType programming (for those programs that support such functionality.) The font includes many alternates and support for Latin-based languages (Including Central European,... (more)

Today Mark of the Taliban- Time managing editor Richard Stengel defends a disturbing cover image. [JL]... (more)

Today Disaster Masters- The Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in Barcelona is offering a nine-month masters degree program in sustainable emergency architecture. The program, which is taught in English, is "one of the very few in the world to specialize in post-disaster reconstruction and humanitarian projects." Faculty includes Sergio Palleroni. [JL]... (more)

Today Job Board Update #design #graphicdesign #jobs- Design Observer's Job Board has new jobs in Boston, NYC, London, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Chicago, SF, Toronto, Seattle, Burlington and DC. Companies hiring include NPR, Lego, Tuesday Creative, Addison, Puma, Adelphi University, Odopod, Design Phase and The Art Institute of California. Post your job today. [JSC]... (more)

3 days Combat Art: Marine Artists- These last standing marine artists have been assigned to document the true corp experience through art. More here. (Thanks to Michael Brenner.) [JSC]... (more)

Angry Paul Rand- Paul Rand would have loved this. [JH]... (more)

Job Board Update #design #graphicdesign #jobs- Design Observer's Job Board has new jobs in Pittsburgh, LA, Brooklyn, Madison, NYC, Avon, Austin, Boston, SF and Seattle. Companies hiring include Fathom, American Girl, Kohler, K2, Samsung, Signal To Noise, Swerve and Meebo. Post your job today. [JSC]... (more)

Easier Living, by Design- "The Wrights were marketing more than just goods; they were among the first designers to sell a way of life. And it worked." Alexandra Lange on Mary and Russel Wright's Guide to Easier Living. [MB]... (more)

Design is History- Nice work: Design is History. (Thanks to James D. Nesbitt.) [MB]... (more)

3 days Visible Language-
Visible Language is concerned with research and ideas that help define the unique role and properties of written language. A basic premise of the journal is that writing/reading form an autonomous system of language expression which must be defined and developed on its own terms. To this must be added research and ideas that help define the presentation of information within the digital arena. The shift from page to screen is comparable in its significance to the shift from manuscript to print.... (more)

The Reading Room-
The Reading Room is a project based in Berlin with the aim to maintain, archive and represent products of contemporary art practices evolving within printed and published formats. Through archival methodology, critical reflection and strategic methods of presentation, The Reading Room will focus on these representations of contemporary practice that both utilise and interrogate the published form as their primary medium.
In addition to the traditionally understood artist’s books, monogr... (more)

UltraViolet Magazine – And Justice For All-
UltraViolet Magazine
The ‘And Justice For All’ issue
You have been found guilty of wearing black and listening to heavy metal,
you are hereby sentenced to death by lethal injection.
The ‘And Justice For All’ issue tells the tragic tale of the West Memphis Three .... (more)

Pol Pérez-
Pol Pérez... (more)

PIE #02-
PIE #02 – TRACE
With artists such as David Maisel, Katie Paterson, Beni Bishop, Kumi Yamashita, Bjoern Franke, Tim Knowles, Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk, Hannes Kater and many more… ; Articles: Étienne-Jules Marey, The oldest living things in the world, Mike Tyson’s abandoned mansion, Acoustic location, Volcanoes, Suicide forest, How to disappear without a trace, Character Reading, Cymatics and many more…... (more)

ROMAN CIESLEWICZ retrospective-
ROMAN CIESLEWICZ retrospective
Over 150 key works from Roman Cieslewicz's diverse career
The retrospective explores the life and work of one of the key figures in the history of graphic design. This landmark exhibition will be the first major retrospective of Roman Cieslewicz's work in Britain. Working first in Warsaw and then in Paris, Cieslewicz was at the heart of artistic life in both cities. In a career that bridged the Cold War division of Europe, he brought surrealist fantasy to the sta... (more)

BOOK (launch)-
BOOK functions as a mobile extension to Book Show & includes a facsimile reprint of Ulises Carrión's 'The New Art of Making Books' as it originally appeared in the journal Kontexts; an illustrated text by James Langdon and additional works by Åbäke, Vito Acconci, Tauba Auerbach, Bedford Press, Ulises Carrión, Melissa Dubbin + Aaron S. Davidson, Daniel Eatock, Will Holder, Jeremy Jansen, Kelly Large, Fraser Muggeridge Studio, OK/RM, Simon Starling, Werkplaats Typografie
Thursday 29 Jul... (more)

Beni Bischof: Dumm schauen und Kekse fressen-
Beni Bischof
Dumm schauen und Kekse fressen exhibition
21th August – 31th October 2010
Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, St. Gallen... (more)

16toads Design [design companies]-
16toads Design is an award-winning independent creative Atlanta web development agency which collaborates with other independent designers, programmers and professionals to share projects and ideas. They are appreciated for a stellar commit... (more)

House Industries presents Alexander Girard [webdesign]-
House Industries joins forces with 60's textile design icon Alexander Girard to present a new line of playful fonts and objects. In this age of greening and Woodstock anniversaries, Girard's joyful objects and shapes with their roots in the... (more)

IBM - Smarter Planet [webdesign]-
IBM leverages its branding power and smarts to try to make the planet a better (and smarter) place to work, live and do business. If you are looking for new grid designs and graphs, you'll find clean pages, graphs-a-plenty, and a very snazz... (more)

Kiss Me I'm Polish [design companies]-
Of course we'll lay one on you... as pretty as you are! We just can't resist this boutique-size strategy and design firm that specializes in branding for web and print. Great portfolio layout with just the right amount of confidence, and co... (more)

James Adamé [design companies]-
Yes, the site is sh*t (self professed by the author himself) but the work speaks for itself. While it's not our usual fare to post something so raw, it's really quite an outstanding portfolio of edgy work from a typrographic and motion desi... (more)

Transcendental Meditation [webdesign]-
Open up your consciousness to the Transcendental Meditation Program in this peaceful and enlightened design. Highs include the clean blue and white color scheme, clear breakdown of information, simple typography, informative research graphs... (more)

Ask Nature [webdesign]-
Why not Ask Nature for the best answers to all of our major design problems? What if evolution has already developed and created the perfect designs, and all we had to do was emulate mother natures' wonders to improve our lives? In this tim... (more)

Nick Jones [design companies]-
Compose some really large-screen collages and designs, throw in a smear of typography, illustration, and make it all interact with scripts and time-lines, and you have a pretty good picture of the day-in, day-out life of a Flash designer. B... (more)

Today Tenth Ricoh Photo Contest- Now being held for the tenth time, the Ricoh Photo Contest was created in June 2004 as an activity to promote communication and picture taking through the participation of a wide range of customers who enjoy photography. With this contest we are also seeking to develop the Ricoh concept of Candid Photo Culture, the essence of which is to "carry your camera with you and enjoy the photographs lightheartedly taken."
The contest theme of "My view" embodies the message that "By just changing your ... (more)

3 days Association Of Illustrators Images 35 Competition- Images is the ultimate showcase for the best of contemporary British illustration. Now in its 35th year, Images is the definitive independent jury-selected illustration annual distributed to 4000 commissioners, and culminates in a touring exhibition around the UK.
The jury consists of nine eminent industry figures including Sam Freeman Art Director Design Week; Martin Harrison - Senior Designer, The Times and Geoffrey Pais - Art Director, BBC Learning.
Categories include: Advertising, ... (more)

HRD Awards 2011- The HRD Awards is a competitive forum organised every two years by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) for talented jewellery designers. Its goal is to inspire creativity in the design of contemporary diamond jewellery.
The competition aims at extending the limits of the modern diamond jewel and avant-garde ideas. The artist is given free rein and exclusive creations are a must.
The contest also seeks to promote diamonds in general and Antwerp in particular as a "centre of excellence".... (more)

Curious Story International Design Contest- Arjowiggins Creative Papers has launched a new international design contest in partnership with Design Week.
The aim is to encourage and promote new talent within the UK and global design community by providing a platform to showcase work inspired by the world's leading range of creative papers - the Curious Collection.
Inspired by the Curious Story, created by top fashion photographer Gregoire Alexandre for last year's rejuvenation of the Curious Collection, the contest is looking for a r... (more)

HOW Poster Design Awards- HOW magazine's goal is to help designers, whether they work for a design firm, for an in-house design department or for themselves, run successful, creative, profitable studios.
The HOW Poster Design Awards are back! There are no categories, and it doesn't matter if your poster was created for yourself, for work or just for fun…we want to see what you can do!
Work must have been created between November 1, 2009 and October 31, 2010. Each single entry is $40. The fee for a poster campaign... (more)

YAF10 Envisioning Breur Photography Competition- The Young Architects Forum (YAF), a program of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the College of Fellows (COF), is organized to address issues of particular importance to recently licensed architects (within 10 years or fewer after licensure).
The Young Architects Forum (YAF) Atlanta Chapter is excited to announce that they are launching the first Annual Photography Completion with the theme YAF10 --Envisioning Breuer. This event is a part of YAF's commitment to the great archite... (more)

Beaufort International Film Festival Poster Contest- The Beaufort Film Society (BFS) is a non-profit, member-supported organization, dedicated to providing the highest levels of entertainment and education to the public from all areas of the film industry.
The BFS is conducting a poster contest to find the official festival poster for the 5th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival.
Original art should be 11" x 17" or close to these dimensions, only vertical orientation, no horizontal/landscaping. Eligibility Open to all artists... (more)

Graphic Ideas To Protect The Biodiversity- The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. In this framework, on October Kaleidoscienza organizes a one-day-event to promote thoughts and ideas on topics concerning the role of biodiversity in our lives.
Kaleidoscienza, in collaboration with Graphicplayers, announce an open call for the international exhibition: '2010 BIO-GRAPHICS'.
The call invites the participants to imagine a future scenario in which biodiversity will be a focal value of society.
R... (more)
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