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Scott Albrecht

Sep 30, ’11 4:43 PM

All the Little Things

Born in 1983 in New Brunswick, NJ, and raised in a small town called Bethlehem Township, NJ, Scott Albrecht is an artist/designer currently based in Brooklyn, NY. A graduate of The Art Institute of Philadelphia in 2003, his work has been exhibited and published Internationally. A self-taught woodworker with a passion for hand-drawn typography, Albrecht utilizes classic techniques with contemporary style. Much like the organic line elements of rendering type by hand, Albrecht has found joy in the imperfections that are his own.
See more of Scott Albrecht’s work here

Daydreamer

Never Wake Me

Perfect In Our Imperfections

Every Day Is A New Day

Moments In Time

See more of Scott Albrecht’s work here

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Playful Type 2

May 4, ’11 5:10 PM

Playful Type 2: Ephemeral Lettering and Illustrative Fonts
Edited by R. Klanten, H. Hellige, J. Middendorp

As much as one loves sticking to their favourite typefaces whether it be Meta, Helvetica, Futura, etc – there is still that unresistable urge to create or use something experimental. Playful Type 2 takes you through a wonderful collection of illustrative typography, as a reminder of how type can be represented through different materials and personal styles.

Playful Type 2 includes work by:
Christophe Szpajdel; Seb Lester; Jonathan Zawada; Leslie David; Alex Trochut; Jessica Hische; Leslie David; Luke Lucas; Marian Bantjes; Peter Lundgren; Siggi Eggertsson; Stefan Sagmeister; Voidwreck; more.

More at Gestalten

In addition to his work as editor of Playful Type 2, Jan Middendorp has contributed insightful texts and interviews with leading typographers that explore current developments. Middendorp is a well-known author, publisher, and consultant, who has focused on typography since the mid 1990s.

Title: Playful Type 2
Subtitle: Ephemeral Lettering and Illustrative Fonts
Edited by: R. Klanten, H. Hellige, J. Middendorp
Price: € 39,90 / $ 60,00 / £ 37,50
Format: 24 x 28 cm
Features: 224 pages, full cover, hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-89955-318-5

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Melbourne Design Market 05.12.2010

Nov 26, ’10 4:08 PM

Images R-L: Karim Rashid designs at the RG Madden stand, Modula fir treet at the Büro North stand, Glow in the dark Zip Zips at the Zip Zips stand.

Melbourne’s original pop up design market continues to be the place for style hunters to gather, be inspired and shop.

Since 2005 the Melbourne Design Market has been popping up twice a year for ONE DAY ONLY and transforming Fed Square’s underground car park into designland.

On Sunday December 5, 2010 there’ll again be a diverse collection of over 50 exhibitors from small design brands just launching to well-known and much-loved brands all showcasing their latest and greatest. Plus the cool sounds of DJ Madee River, fine fair-trade barista coffee from Bean Ground and Drunk and fantastic paella from the Beer de Luxe on-site kitchen all add to the party atmosphere.

So come along, experience Melbourne’s best design market and you can even knock over your Christmas gift buying in just one day.

MELBOURNE DESIGN MARKET 10am-5pm, Sunday December 5 at Federation Square undercover car park.

Enter via Russell Street extension or Riverside Walk.
Disabled parking and facilities nearby.
Entry is free.

More info here

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Illustrators Australia Awards

Nov 15, ’10 10:21 AM

EXTENDED DEADLINE UNTIL 17TH NOVEMBER

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20th Century Travel

Nov 8, ’10 11:08 AM

A lush visual history of the Golden Age of travel

The metabolism of travel changed more in the last century than in the previous half-millennium, a stunning transformation triggered by American wanderlust. In less than 100 years, the U.S. mass-produced the automobile, invented airplanes, freeways, motels, even sent men to the Moon. Travel grew ever faster and easier. Above all, it was democratized — enabling millions to explore distant lands, or see their own more fully.

At the start of the 20th century, only people with extensive disposable income and time to spare could enjoy leisure travel. By the century’s end, journeys took hours, not days, and mass travel — especially brief air flights — became the new normal. Along the way, ocean liners broke speed records, aerodynamic trains roared down the tracks, stylish boat-plane clippers evolved into jumbo jets. Whether aboard high-speed locomotives or ships, jets, or Greyhound buses — or when setting their own schedule on the open road — Americans demanded ever greater mobility and wider choice of destinations, thereby setting a new standard for travelers around the world.

A lush visual history of international wanderlust, this volume features 400-plus print advertisements from the Jim Heimann Collection, that illustrate the evolution of leisure travel — from domestic to global, exclusive to popular, exotic to standardized — and its crucial role in American culture.

With an introduction, decade-by-decade analysis, and an illustrated timeline, this book highlights the cultural and technological developments that transformed travel from a cushioned journey of the elite into a convenient leisure pastime for the general public. 20th Century Travel takes us on a grand tour of travel’s golden age.

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Melbourne Design Market, Stallholder Applications Now Open

Sep 27, ’10 1:15 PM

The Melbourne Design Market is a one of its kind event that continues to be the place to be and be seen. For stallholders it provides the opportunity to get your new products and ideas out to over 10,000 stylehunters in just one day. Since 2005 the Melbourne Design Market has been popping up twice a year and transforming the Federation Square Car Park into a design show presenting some of this country’s greatest creative enterprises.

For shoppers the Melbourne Design Market is the place to see a fantastic array of merchandise, acquire the latest must-have pieces and enjoy the party-like atmosphere. For successful stallholders it’s a day of sales, orders, and most of all, meeting new clients and receiving valuable feedback on your business.

Do you have a new product or idea that you want to get to the people who’ll appreciate it? Then go to www.melbournedesignmarket.com.au now to look through the FAQs and make your application.

Distinguishing the Melbourne Design Market from all others is a rigorous selection procedure for prospective stallholders to ensure the quality and diversity of the products on offer. Given that it’s such a successful forum to launch new products, the market receives many more applications than can possibly be accepted.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 5PM FRIDAY October 15, 2010

More information here

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Modern Motor Cycle Company – Poster Series

Sep 13, ’10 11:29 AM

Modern Motor Cycle Company, Poster Series 01, © Copyright Modern Motor Cycle Company 2010

To commemorate their new workshop, Modern Motor Cycle Company commissioned a series of three limited edition screen printed posters. These posters are now available through their eBay store and at their new home: The Compound Interest, Centre for the Applied Arts – 15-25 Keele Street Collingwood 3066, Victoria, Australia.

The posters were designed by Chase & Galley, and screen printed in two colours by New Blank Document, both residents of the Compound. The posters are numbered and limited to 100 copies each.

More information here

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AGDA Poster Annual

Sep 7, ’10 12:42 PM

Inaugurated in 2009, and open to both professionals and students, the key objective of the AGDA Poster Annual is to promote graphic design to the Australian public as a voice for economic, socio-political and cultural change.

Entrants are asked to respond to a brief demonstrating their creative thinking, contemporary practice, as well as insights to issues or themes identified in the brief. Following a 3-person jury review, 30 finalists will be shortlisted. An additional panel consisting of a wide range of national and international designers and design-related personalities will each select a personal choice,  and provide a brief rationale for their choice.

This year these 30 posters will form the AGDA Poster Annual Exhibition along Southbank in Brisbane during Icograda Design Week in October.

Competition closes today, however short extensions may be granted by contacting communications@agda.com.au

More info here

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Semi-Permanent, Melbourne

Aug 18, ’10 10:23 AM

Semi‐Permanent a celebration of all things art and design is back in 2010 to inspire Melbourne’s thriving creative community yet again. While some may think it’s the forum where design nerds gather to fight against the evils of Comic Sans, Semi‐Permanent offers an eye‐opening insight into the broad streams of design, and where those varying crafts can take you.
Designed to inspire and educate, renowned artists and specialists in their field will come together at the Melbourne Convention Centre on Friday 17 September and Saturday 18 September to share their knowledge and passion for their work. Semi‐Permanent Melbourne 2010 boasts a line‐up of 12 speakers including newly announced Simon Allen from Academy Award winning animators Pixar, photographer Claire Martin, Art Director for Girl Skateboards Andy Jenkins, UK post production house Framestore, Melbourne based visual artist Leif Podhajsky and creative agency and artists representatives Big Active.

Buck, Semi-Permanent 2010

Brought to life by Sydney’s Design is Kinky, Semi‐Permanent is a conference which unites exceptionally talented artists and designers to speak at a conference which sits within a broader program of side events including exhibitions, workshops and parties. “It’s not only our speakers that make the event special. It’s the atmosphere and spirit that the audience brings with them,” said Design is Kinky’s Andrew Johnstone. “It’s a casual atmosphere where new friends are made and new colleagues discovered. It’s this that sets Semi‐Permanent apart from other conferences, a shared feeling that you belong to a community.”

Now in its eighth year and with 22 conferences under it’s designer belt, Semi‐Permanent is the internationally acclaimed conference of its kind, year on year, proving an exciting line‐up of talented speakers spanning the art, film, motion graphics, illustration, photography, and visual effects disciplines.

Framestore, Semi-Permanent 2010

Semi‐Permanent is on at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Friday 17 September and Saturday 18 September 2010. The official program is yet to be released but for regular updates and tickets check here

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Go Font Ur Self #5

Aug 11, ’10 12:50 PM

The next installment of Australia’s typography exhibition GO FONT UR SELF* takes place on Thursday 19th August at new space LO-FI Collective, Taylor Square, Sydney from 6pm.

Proudly presented by Kirin© GO FONT UR SELF* is back for another round with Chapter 5. The touring exhibition, which is a calendar event in the wonderful world of type, brings you 13 artworks from the world’s most critically acclaimed typographers, illustrators and graffiti writers.

FEATURING:
MORNING BREATH / WE BUY YOUR KIDS / GARY/ FIODOR SUMKIN / MICHAEL DORET / TWO ONE / JEREMYVILLE / ALEJANDRO PAUL / MAURO GATTI / OKAY /AMUSE SWB / FRIENDS OF TYPE

We Buy Your Kids, Go Font Ur Self* Chapter 5

Morning Breath, Go Font Ur Self* Chapter 5

Mauro Gatti, Go Font Ur Self* Chapter 5

LO-FI COLLECTIVE
THUR 19.08.10
LV 3, 383 BOURKE ST, TAYLOR SQUARE, 6PM (ENTRANCE UPSTAIRS ABOVE KINSELAS HOTEL)
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ABECEDA: A Jazz-Age Alphabet from Prague, 1926

Jul 23, ’10 11:41 AM

A from ABECEDA by Karel Teige, Prague, 1926

“Karel Teige (1900-1951) was the brightest star in the brilliant constellation of Czech avant-garde artist-writers of the 1920s and ‘30s. A constructivist and a surrealist, a poet, collagist, photographer, typographer and architectural theorist, his 1926 photomontage designs for the alphabet are a uniquely elegant and witty invention, and one of the enduring masterpieces of Czech modernism. They enact the letter-titles of the twentyfive experimental poem sequence, ABECEDA, by his friend Víteˇslav Nezval, and feature the third collaborator on the project, the dancer Milc˘a Mayerová. It was Mayerová’s idea to choreograph the poems, creating a pose for each letter, and then to publish it as a book of twenty-five images with Teige’s title designs. Karel Paspa’s photographs of Mayerová are at once sexy and chastely gymnastic: they present a young woman assertively modern and wittily self-possessed.

Teige’s designs effectively transform the letters of ABECEDA into what he claimed was a new constructivist typography: ‘a system of signs capable of embodying words in graphic figures.’ Since the letter as such is nothing more than a simple familiar sign, its graphic components – vertical, horizontal, diagonal, circle, semi-circle – can be ceaselessly re-invented as abstract designs, according to function. Teige’s reductions, dislocations and re-arrangements are startlingly original yet immediately recognisable. Starkly black and white, they work by simplification and contrast, absolute visual economy and jazzy counter-change: the letter made free to perform in its own time and space.

ABECEDA is an exciting realisation of what László Moholy-Nagy, the most influential of the Bauhaus teachers, called for in his 1925 modernist manifesto PAINTING, PHOTOGR APH Y, FILM : a dynamic combination of photographic image and lettering which he called ‘typofoto’. Teige and co. managed to add dance, pose and poetry to the mix. Teige succeeds in finding a perfect and distinctive solution for every letter: Mayerová’s brilliant pose alphabet is animated into a visual dance, which Nezval called ‘a living poem’. ”
- MEL GOODING

D from ABECEDA by Karel Teige, Prague, 1926

See more at Redstone Press here

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State of Design: Design Capital

Jun 15, ’10 2:48 PM

Design Capital
State of Design Festival to explore the future of Victoria’s built environment, mobility systems and digital strategy

The 2010 State of Design Festival’s business program, Design Capital, will focus on how three interrelated areas – the built environment, mobility systems and digital strategies, are helping businesses address the big issues they face in today’s economic climate.
This innovative program comprises seven key events featuring real-life case studies on the importance of design in a sustainable future. With Melbourne’s population growing faster than any other city in Australia, Design Capital will look at new models for urban planning and public and private modes of transportation. Design Capital will also explore the potential for using the vast amount of information on how our cities and businesses operate – currently held by public and private organisations – to improve citizen experiences.

BUILT: RETROFITTING THE GRID
Tuesday 20 July 2010
The biggest issue confronting the creation of sustainable cities is the inefficiency of existing commercial building stock. In this session the panel will discuss the sustainability case for retrofitting existing buildings to improve their environmental performance and the short to medium term gains for property developers, landlords, materials and services suppliers.
Panel members include Rob Murray-Leach, CEO of the Energy Efficiency Council, Ninotschka Titschkosky, Principle Architect of BVN Architecture, and Romilly Madew, CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia.

SUSTAINABLE AND MORE PROFITABLE
Wednesday 21 July 2010
Melbourne is home to a number of innovators who are changing how we design and engineer new buildings. Their research and development affects design and construction processes, the overall sustainability performance of a building and the experience of being in the space. This opportunity to learn about the commercial benefits of sustainable construction and design is not to be missed.
Panel members include: Nonda Katsalidis, Director of Unitised Buildings, Callum Fraser, Director of Elenberg Fraser, Ian Jones, CEO of Vipac, and Dylan Brady, Director of Studio505.
Supported by Master Builders Association of Victoria.

DIGITAL: MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE
Thursday 22 July 2010
Digital strategies are critical to building brands. This reality is prompting governments, councils and small to large companies to invest in the digital realm. Apple is a pioneer in using the internet to simultaneously educate users about their products while incorporating user feedback to improve their future releases.
Our panel explains how councils through to innovative companies are implementing digital strategies. Panel members include: Dan Hill, Senior Consultant of Arup, Sam Davy, Brand Director of Crumpler and former Global Creative Director of Apple Inc and Dave King, CEO of The Royals.
Sponsored by Diadem.

MOBILITY: THE FUTURE OF PERSONAL EMOTIONAL MOBILITY
Chris Bangle, Chris Bangle and Associates (Italy)
Tuesday 19 July 2010
We want to live in cities admired for their pedestrian-friendly streets and efficient transport corridors. Yet we are constantly challenged getting from A to B and being on the move is plagued with concerns about time, our state of mind and our carbon footprint. How we solve the current issues facing our urban environments is an issue Chris Bangle is passionate about. Bangle’s innovative, highly successful and at times controversial sixteen years at BMW proves he is more than capable of steering change through complex industrial contexts. Bangle will provide his unique insights into current and future trends in mobility, including what will enable and hinder change in new automobiles and his planned role within this emerging world of eco-friendly mobility trends.

Chris Bangle, Chris Bangle and Associates

SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS TO INSPIRE
Els Zijlstra, Materia (The Netherlands)
Friday 16 Jul 2010
Sustainability should be integrated into every design where comfort, functionality, economics and beauty are important. Els’will explore sustainable and inspirational materials in her Design Capital session. Els Zijlstra is founder and creative director of Materia, a platform between the creative professional and the Industry. By gathering innovative materials worldwide and exposing them through a search engine, lectures, books and articles, international travelling, fairs and consultancy Materia aims to become the central worldwide platform on innovation, creativity and sustainability.

THE POWER OF MORE: WHEN COLLABORATION IS BETTER BUSINESS
Axel Enthoven, Enthoven Associates Design Consultants (Belgium)
BREAKFAST SEMINAR
Friday 16 July
Two Belgian organizations, MoOD and Optimo, supporting the textile and furniture industries, initiated a creative think tank dubbed The Flemish Masters. With the support of professional designers, the event assisted participating manufacturers respond to the challenges of globalisation, innovation and competitiveness through user-centered design. Join award-winning designer Axel Enthoven, who directed The Flemish Masters, in a behind-the-scenes look into the process, realisation and results of this unique event with some valuable lessons for Australian industries. Enthoven is Founder and Chairman of Enthoven Associates Design Consultants in Antwerp (Belgium), as well as Professor at the Design Academy in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) since 1989. At the Design Academy he is the Dean of the ‘Man and Mobility’ Department.
Sponsored by the Furnishing Industry Association of Australia (VIC/TAS) INC

DESIGN CAPITAL PANEL SESSIONS WILL BE MODERATED BY JANNE RYAN
Janne Ryan is an ideas curator, producer of the ABC Radio National program, By Design, and was a founding
Executive Producer for ABC Radio National’s Late Night Live, and Arts Today. For the Australian Financial Review
Magazine, Ryan created the Front of Mind interview, where key thinkers worldwide talked about their ideas and
thinking. Her AFR 20 Questions interview pioneered talking to Australian leaders about their key life influences. Most
recently, Ryan co-curated Tedx Sydney 2010.

The State of Design Festival is an initiative of the Victorian Government,
delivered in 2010 by Australian Exhibitions & Conferences Pty. Ltd.

Visit the site for more information, news and links.

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2010 State of Design Festival

May 28, ’10 4:54 PM

The fifth State of Design Festival is set to Change By Design this year, with new look website and a host of events across Victoria. Held 14 – 25 July, the 2010 Festival presents a broad program of exciting, revealing and informative events under the theme Change by Design. This year’s Festival boasts four major programs: Design Capital business program, Design for Everyone public program, a trade fair Design:Made:Trade and the biennial Premier’s Design Awards, which recognises and applauds design excellence in Victoria.

2010 Events:
Design For Everyone will feature a series of exhibitions, talks and workshops around Mobility and the Built Environment, with topics including cycling through public gatherings and forums, the future of motorized travel, urban agriculture, making homes more environmentally sustainable and bushfire resistant design.

Design:Made:Trade will be a key highlight of the Festival. Building on the success of 2009, the Royal Exhibition Building will again be the Festival’s business and trade hub. New events will include Lightsource, sponsored by Philips, a commercial lighting exhibition for lighting designers, manufacturers and distributors and NEXT, a commercial exhibition space for companies seeking to promote innovative and ecodesigned new products to the Australian market.

Design Capital Business Program will offer design vision, leading innovation information and competitive economic insight from leading international industry leaders and key Australian brand leaders. Last year more than 130,000 local and international visitors flocked to the Festival, positioning it as Victoria’s premier platform to showcase significant design achievements and celebrate innovation across industry.

Who Did That, lighting sculpture, State of Design 2010

Yellow Diva, ottoman, State of Design 2010

An initiative of the Victorian Government, the State of Design Festival aims to increase the possibility of businesses using design as well as demonstrate how design can quite literally change the lives of all Victorians.
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Lord of the Logos: Designing the Metal Underground

May 18, ’10 12:08 PM

Lord of the Logos: Designing the Metal Underground

Lord of the Logos is an incredible collection of work by Christophe Szpajdel. Presented in the style of a black prayerbook, it includes hundreds of typographic logos for bands of the heavy and black metal genres.

“The hallmark of Szpajdel’s work is his surprisingly fluid combination of letters with visual elements from art movements such as art deco and art nouveau. But Szpajdel’s most important source of inspiration is nature: roots and trees as well as bats and other creatures. In addition to the impressive selection taken from the thousands of logos this passionate metalhead has already created, Lord of the Logos also contains photos of dark forests, desolate moors, and gnarled branches that are closely related to his work.

Through his use of unusual aesthetic influences, Szpajdel has brought a new dynamic into the gothic visuality of heavy metal. He has not only succeeded in leaving his own visual mark on this music, but has expanded the canon of forms it uses. The book is done in the style of a black prayerbook, an appropriate choice for an artist whose fans in the black metal community worship him as the Lord of the Logos”

This collection of unconventional typographic designs displays the rich talent of Szpajdel, and the somewhat endless experimentation (he has produced over 7,000 logo designs) taking place.

Lord of the Logos
Designing the Metal Underground
Author: Christophe Szpajdel
Release: January 2010
Price: € 35,00 / $ 55,00 / £ 32,50
Format: 21 × 26 cm
Features: 240 pages, full color, softcover, gold embossing
ISBN: 978-3-89955-282-9

See more at Gestalten

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Semi-Permanent, Melbourne 2009

Dec 7, ’09 12:16 PM

Semi-Permanent, Melbourne 2009

Semi-Permanent Melbourne 2009 Montage from Semi Permanent on Vimeo.

Missed Semi-Permanent this year? See the video montage from Melbourne above, and click here for Sydney.

Via Semi-Permanent

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