a little doodle on my sketch book turns out to be addictive.Escola Superior de Artes e Design (ESAD) is an insitution for the creative souls in Matosinhos, Portugal.
Personal Views, now in its 4th year, is a unique series of conferences that brings together an unparalleled group of designers, writers and educators from the world of graphic design. Held by Escola Superior de Artes e Design in Matosinhos, Portugal, the series aims to examine contemporary definitions of graphic design by asking these professionals to talk about the values and objectives that have value for them. It's an attempt to explore where the boundaries of contemporary practice lie, to discuss what we might expect of ourselves, and to examine what social and cultural objectives we seek to fulfil.
So far, a total of 45 well-known creative individuals had their ESAD Personal Views conference. Famous Designers such as Adrian Shaughnessy, Ellen Lupton, Neville Brody and Erik Spiekermann had made their speeches, answering and inspiring young designers with their point of view. I must say it's a MUST-SEE video conference series for all design-enthusiast.
Specially brought to you by ESAD Matosinhos:
For more videos on ESAD: Personal Views, click here.
I am so glad that I lived in this Era....Check how it's like way back in the 40s!
Specially brought to you by Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.
Tokyo Design Week 08 held from 30th Oct - 3 Nov, was an annual event during fall for the design/arts enthusiast.
Showcasing the latest and hottest stuff in artful design and designful art in the heart of Japan. Design/arts installations are featured around the town with main exhibition held at the 100% Design tentage located at Jingu Gaien Aoyama. Some of the internationally-known designers and artists exhibited their latest works for this special event, as well as collaborations with companies.
Here's a peep at the event:
The DesignTide show held in Roppongi, incredible interior design developed by Architect Makoto Tanijiri.
Queues to get into one of the exhibitor's container show at 100% Design.
Natsuki Otake's psychedelic collage "Michiko Kannon".
Close-up of Natsuki Otake's collage.
British designers Peter Liversidge and Asif Khan's Tetra light.
Hopefully next year I could attend TDW in Tokyo.... :)
*For full info on the TDW click here.
**For more images on TDW click here.
• Special thanks to PingMag, Tokyoartbeat and Wallpaper Online for the info and images.
Yet another fantastic book by Paul Arden....
Paul Arden, author of the international bestseller It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want To Be (see former blogspot post), is a former executive creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi and a legend of British advertising....
Seriously I feel that this book isn't just meant for people in the creative field, it about Life in general for everyone out there....How to live a Life differently and be successful. I like the fact that Paul Arden always uses his sense of humor as he look at things supposedly to be serious. As I am more of a visual person, this book appeals to me considering the mass usage of images and not-to-long copies.
Taken from The Book:
I WISH.
I wish means: wouldn't it be nice if.....
If you always make the right decision, the safe decision, the one most people make, you will be the same as everyone else.
Always wishing life was different
I WANT.
I want means: if I want it enough I will get it.
Getting what you want means making the decisions you need to make to get what you want. Not the decisions those around you think you should make.
Making the safe decision is dull, predictable and leads nowhere new.
The unsafe decision causes you to think and respond in a way you hadn't thought of.
And that thought will lead to other thoughts which will help you achieve what you want.
Start taking bad decisions and it will take you to a place where others only dream of being.
I am always amazed by children's pop-out books. How designers can ever thought of such amazing and faultless mechanism of doing the 3D pop-out illustrations to make it so damn interesting to children and also 'children-at-heart'.
I managed to grab hold of a fantastic 3D book at Basheer last Friday. Was blown away by the simplicity of the book, just by showing alphabets A to Z. The complexity of the mechanism was inspiring, I wonder what went on author/designer, Marion Bataille's mind when she is doing this book, ABC3D.
Let's take a peep at some of the alphabets in it:
I was reading an article on PingMag about Japanese Graffiti....Guess most people had no idea that graffiti even exist in Japan, considering the fact that Japan is a systematic and clean country.
After two years of photographing in Japan, Australia Graffiti Artist, Remo Camerota complied the best street art of Japan in a book named Graffiti Japan. In the book, it shows the wonderful Graffiti that the Japanese had created. (By the way, there's legal spots in Japan for graffiti art)
Looking through the photos Remo took, Japanese Graffiti are a world's apart from the western counterparts. The Japanese artists showcase much dedication and details to their artwork. Perhaps it's due to the influence of the Manga Culture in Japan. Many of the graffiti shown are dynamic and colourful with interesting typography arrangement, a mixture of Kanji and Hiragana (types of japanese alphabets). But sad to say, many of the Japanese graffiti artists doesn't work in the creative industry, they all have a full-time job and only to look at graffiti as their passion.
*for the article on PingMag, please click here.
"Sometimes design needs alot of courage."
It's not like in the exams when as long as you are hardworking, you will not fail. In design, sometimes it's your creativity, while other times it's just pure luck.
Well, never give up in your passion! Even the greatest creative gets rejected too.... :)
I came across an article on CMD+SHIFT design Blog, showcasing some stunning typo tattoos. It is so tempting tat I am thinking of getting one done!
This is the most interesting tattoo: to have a "TO-DO" List tattooed on ur arms...hmmm with lines for you to write on. It's like constantly having a notepad with you. Oh, but where is the pen?
I like how the Red Stars matches with the font chosen
Some fans of the Famous HELVETICA & UNIVERS
My favourite of the lot: look at how dynamic it is. Excellent usage of size!
Sarah introduced me to this fantastic website.
i love
typography
a site that features anything and everything on typo, from introductions on the latest fonts to the interviews of famous typographers.
It's the time again, after the successful inaugural Singapore Biennale 2006....The Singapore Biennale 2008 starts from 11 Sept - 16 Nov. As a volunteer for this special arts festival, I had the privilege to attend the Sneak Preview of the Singapore Biennale as well as to meet up with some of the international artists involved in the festival...
Background on Singapore Biennale 2008:
With 66 artists and art collectives from more than 35 countries and regions, this tightly curated show presents the best of both Asian and international art practices. From emerging artists to established art icons, it is strongly believe that their presence in Singapore Biennale 2008 will open a whole new dialogue about contemporary art in Singapore as they reflect on this year's theme: WONDER.
"WONDER" is a feeling of surprise and admiration caused by something beautiful, unexpected or unfamiliar and as a verb, it is not only to "feel curious" or "desire to know", but also to "feel doubt".
Keeping to this definition above, the title and theme of WONDER calls for us to question and be curious. Yet at the same time, to let ourselves be surprised, awed, tantalized, challenged or simply informed by what we can experience through contemporary art as an aperture to the world.
Here's a sneak preview at the Singapore Biennale 2008 before it's official opening....
* For more information on the Singapore Biennale 2008, click here
Which designer would you think of when I mention Orange with Shocking Pink?
Hint? He's a product designer.
Did I heard the answer.....Yes....It's Karim Rashid we're talking here.
Recently I had read Karim Rashid: Compact Design Portfolio by Marisa Bartolucci and Raul Cabra. It gave me an better idea of this phenomenon Designer and I must say, "He really is one determined man!" He nearly got kick-out of school because his designs & ideas were so over-the-top and his lecturers felt his works couldn't be fit into the reality. No company would use his works because they were too futuristic and unconventional. He had to sent in hundreds and hundreds of design proposal before one of them is selected....
Taken from Wikipedia:
Rashid advocates a "democratic" design sensibility, suggesting that high-quality design should be accessible to the masses; both literally, in the sense that it should not limited to expensive, limited-run objects; and figuratively, in the sense that an aspect of good design is that it should be appealing to most people. He has designed objects for major brands, including Alessi, Georg Jensen, Umbra, Kenzo, Prada, Issey Miyake, and Method. He seeks to change the aesthetics of product design, and the nature of consumer culture.
Physically, his approach to design can be described as functional and holistic, aiming for the most simple, elegant shape that will effectively and ergonomically meet the requirements of an object's purpose. His Oh Chair for Umbra was a critical success, receiving praise in InStyle and the New York Times style section. He designed the Dirt Devil Kone. In 2006, Rashid designed his first album cover art for ObliqSound's CD "The ObliqSound Remixes Vol 2" and also created a plastic handbag/carrying case for the CD, fabricated by Melissa of Brazil and which now sells in fashionable locales like the W Hotels and the MoMA Design Store. In the July 2, 2001 issue of Time, he was dubbed "the poet of plastic".
His works are in 14 different museums worldwide.
* for more info on Karim Rashid, please visit his website
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