Semi-Permanent announces second raft of speakers for Sydney conference
Semi-Permanent, Australia’s award winning design festival*, is pleased to announce additional speakers to its already awe-inspiring line up. Award winning filmmaker David Michôd, San Francisco based design community Fecal Face and Australia’s own frankie magazine, join this year’s event on the 19 and 20 March. Other speakers [...]

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Engraving by Twoone

At the Gorker Gallery: 25 february - 14 March, 2010
Twoone is an artist who’s work commands a certain kind of intrigue from it’s audience. His craftsmanship, patience and instantly recognizable decorative style resonates a flowing narrative, portraying a world of spiritual tranquility that you can’t help but wish to be a part [...]

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Speakers include: Mark Williams, lawyer, Contracts and copyright; Paul Bootes, Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) CAL, the difference between CAL and Plr/Elr and what the Google Settlement means for illustrators; Industry panel discussion Experienced illustrators talk about the issues of pricing.
Seminar date: Saturday 27th March, 2010, Registration 9.30am sharp, Seminar runs 10am – 4.30pm
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Illusive - Contemporary Illustration Part 3
The third edition of Illusive brings together a comprehensive selection of international contemporary illustration, plus interviews with the designers/artists. The collection displays artistic and commercial pieces by artists and designers such as: Pietari Posti, Andrew Banneker, Keemo, Petra Börner, Nathan Fox, Bovey Lee, Jeff Nishinaka, Sarah Illenberger, Margot Macé, Laura [...]

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Sam Weber
Extra Life, Made Flesh, Sam Weber
Sam Weber was born in Alaska, and grew up in Deep River Ontario, Canada. After attending the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, he moved to
New York to pursue illustration and attend graduate school at The School of Visual Arts. He now works in his studio in [...]

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Michael Steele, at Gorker Gallery
Phone Home, Michael Steele
Gorker Gallery is proud to present ‘Accumulating’ by Michael Steele, Michael’s work has been making serious waves in the USA leading up to the end of last year with features on Juxtapoze.com and NotCot.org, his work in the HE-MAN show at gallery 1988 in LA flew off the [...]

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Pedro Ramos
Pedro Ramos
Pedro Ramos was born in Madeira Island in 1982. He currently lives and works in Sydney. His work is based on the intimacy and proximity to the subjects portrayed. However, in his work, everyday situations are reinterpreted leaving the viewer with the freedom to create his/her own narrative. Through personal documentary technique, his photos celebrate [...]

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Stefan Glerum
Rednose Distrikt, Stefan Glerum

Growing up as a healthy young Dutch boy, Stefan Glerum (Amsterdam, 1983) developed an interest in old paper, second hand records and extremely large trousers. To give shape to these fascinations Glerum started to work as an assistent to Dutch master of the clear line Joost Swarte. Glerum studied illustration at [...]

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Daniel Carlsten
Posters deVille - Posters for the many events and concepts of one of Stockholm’s loveliest restaurants, Daniel Carlsten
After having spent the last five years as an art director, graphic designer and illustrator at the creative collective Acne, Daniel Carlsten recently launched his own business. His main interests and expertise lie in visual identities and [...]

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DINES

MTV, Dines

DINES is a London based graphic designer. He received his BA Hons in Graphic and Typography Design at Southampton Solent University in 2007 before pursuing a career in interactive design. Since graduating he has set a firm client and fan base in the city of Southampton. He is currently active as founder /creative director [...]

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Brandon Els
Liquid Malisha, Brandon Els
Brandon Els is currently finishing his final semester of Graphic Design at the Gold Coast Institute of TAFE, as well as working as a freelance artist for numerous companies around Australia. Brandon has completed some stunning work for clients such as: Liquid Malisha, FYVE Snowboards, Billabong and Element.
Liquid Malisha, Brandon Els
Ride [...]

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