Bezembinder’s illustration blog

I just found this pretty cool Dutch illustration blog. (check out the archive)

Young Guns

Join us in celebrating ADC Young Guns 5 at the exhibition preview and book party on Thursday, November 9, 2006 from 7 pm til 10 pm. Free to ADC members, $10 for non-members.

The ADC YG5 Exhibition
will be open until November 22.
Corbis panel discussion will be November 13.

Etched Messages on November 14
Ina Saltz
Principal, Saltz Design

Design award-winning magazines.

Teach throngs of students to use type beautifully.

Write about design, type, and related subjects for the best publications in the business.

Ina will share the story of “Body Type: Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh” and her fascination with the unique social commentaries — tattoos — that use typography in amazingly creative ways.

The Floating Pool

The Floating Pool is a 25 years dream in the making, arrived in New York Harbor on Monday, Oct.30. Headed up by Ann Buttenweiser’s Neptune Foundation, this one is merely the first installment of the Neptune Foundation’s vision: to build “a new generation of movable waterfront pools for recreationally underserved communities.”

free fonts

Gerrit from praegnanz.de wrote a couple of interesting font-portraits. Unfortunately only in German, but at least you can download the fonts for free.

Sampling Design

Sampling Design from the Permanent Collection
On view September 2007–March 2008

This exhibition will examine the historical and contemporary use of sampling formats–sample books that contain an actual physical example of a product or technique–as tools for marketing or recording designs and techniques in a wide variety of media. In use since the 18th century, sampling formats provide detailed views into the design tastes of their respective eras. Exhibition objects will include sample books of wallcoverings; textiles, ribbons and lace; transfer print plates with sample border designs; 19th-century fan maker’s designs; and early 20th-century kimono fabrics from Japan, among others. The exhibition is organized by Cooper-Hewitt curators Lucy Commoner and Matilda McQuaid.

NYC’s Artists-in-Residence

The Gothamist has a 2000 census article that showcase “creative artists” in vicinity of the tri-state area. I’m proud to be in the purple area =). They really need an update for 2006, better yet an animated 10 years timeframe to visualize the growth or decline in that area.

“Illustration Today” symposium

Parsons The New School for Design presents “Illustration Today: A Symposium on the State of the Art,” a day-long symposium that will bring together illustrators, animators, toy designers, writers, artists, and producers to explore the medium: Speakers include The New York Times and Artforum critic Sarah Boxer, George Hardie, Christoph Niemann, Maira Kalman, Peter Sis, Peter De Sève, Psyop, Aaron Stewart, Paper Rad, Kenna Kay, James Jarvis, and Friends With You. The symposium will be moderated by Steven Guarnaccia and Dan Nadel, Parsons Illustration Assistant Professor and publisher of The Ganzfeld.

Northern Transmissions

MUSIC VIDEOS
Northern Transmissions: The Sounds of Scandinavia Now on Film & Video, 8 pm

Scandinavia rocks in this program of music videos from across the Nordic region curated by the Package Deals film series. November 2 at Scandinavia House in New York. Screening as part of the CMJ Music Marathon’s Film Festival, the lineup presents a cross-section of Scandinavia’s geographically, aesthetically, and aurally diverse output. From Sweden’s macabre dark-wave to upbeat Norwegian pop, on to the pastoral digital bliss of Iceland and Finland and the next wave of indie rock exported from Denmark, these videos will perk up your ears and eyes. Free drinks courtesy of Reyka Vodka. Presented by Scandinavia House.

When: Thursday, November 2, @8 pm.
Where: Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue (38 st)

Simply Droog

Simply Droog : 10 + 3 Years of Creating Innovation and Discussion
September 21 – January 14, 2007
Museum of Arts and Design
New York, NY, USA

Droog Design, a design collective set up in 1993 by Gijs Bakker and Renny Ramakers, incorporates the work of an international cadre of contemporary designers working with low-cost industrial or recycled materials. In Dutch, droog means “dry” (as in “dry wit”), and unadorned or simple. The Droog Design collection is now a broad assembly of international designs that are plain and practical, including more than 150 diverse objects whose only criteria is that they must be informed by cultural developments and by the designer’s intuition.

Droog is not a style. It is a brand and a mentality, a curatorial collection of exclusive products, a congenial pool of designers, a distributed statement about design as cultural commentary, a medium, working with cutting edge designers and enlightened clients. Organized by Droog, this exhibition reveals the humor, soul, meaning and content of this group of innovative designers. It has already traveled to numerous venues throughout Europe. After its North American premiere at MAD, the exhibition will travel throughout North and South America.

Schedule:

November 2, 6:15 – 8:00 pm
“False Flat: Why Dutch Design is so Good Today” Tour followed by illustrated lecture with Aaron Betsky, Director, Netherlands Architecture Institute.

November 4, 10:00 AM – 4:00 pm
“Inspired by Droog: A Different Jewelry Workshop” Workshop with Marsha Davis, artist and instructor

November 7, 10:00 am – 4 pm
Professional Development Workshop for teachers in conjunction with American Place Theatre

November 9, 6:00-8:00 pm
“Modern 25: Metropolitan Home Celebrates a Quarter Century of Style”Lecture by Donna Warner, editor-in-chief of Metropolitan Home since 1992

November 16, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
“Inside Droog”
Lecture by Richard Nelipovich, Assistant Professor of Design, Indiana University- Purdue University, Fort Wayne

November 30, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
“From Funny Things to Ironic Design: A Brief look at Humor in Design History” Lecture by Katarina Posch, Associate Professor, History and Theory of Design, Pratt Institute

Project: Photoshop & Lightroom Event

“Adobe is proud to launch a new initiative in Fall 2006 bringing world-class photographer Colin Finlay and the Lightroom beta (a new application for importing, managing, developing and showcasing large photo collections) to 25 schools across the US”.

It was overall a great experience. I went to one held at the Haft Auditorium, the FIT school so I highly recommend to visit the next one. You can catch another one on Dec.7-8 at School of Visual Art. Here’s the workshop Curriculum breakdown:

Lecture – The first day will be an introduction to Colin, his work, ethics, life, passions, etc. The goal is to give students insight into a day in the life of a working photographer. Colin will speak briefly about the products that he uses to support his work and the processes he uses to create his work.

Hands-on training – The second day represents the workshop component. For each institution, we will explore a story/project of local and cultural interest and work with the students to create the project in a workshop setting. Selected students and faculty will go out on location and shoot images according to this assignment. All shoots will be done digitally. When the students return from their shoots, they will then work with their images in a lab environment using Lightroom and Photoshop to fulfill their post-production needs.\

more info on this site: projectphotoshoplightroom.com