Found in and around work spaces across the planet, post-it notes are ubiquitous. Many folks use them as helpful reminders, but this particular group of individuals have used them as a medium for their art. Over 95 artists are participating in the show starting this Saturday, December 13th.
Esteemed designer April Greiman will be honored with a Masters Series Award and retrospective exhibition at SVA in New York City. The exhibition is on display until December 13th.
“April Greiman was a bridge between the modern and postmodern, the analog and the digital,” says Steven Heller, design historian and co-chair of the MFA Design Department at SVA. “She is a pivotal proponent of the ‘new typography’ and new wave that defined late twentieth-century graphic design.”
Imagine iT is a two-day international conference [from November 28-29], presenting 20 speakers from nine different nations, organised by the Design Center Bologna and Typevents Italy.
This year’s second edition of the conference, dedicated to the theme Design for All, aims to define the phrase “Good design enables, bad design disables.” This means that every human aspect in society should be included through the appropriate design.
YKON is one of many organizations contributing to the Helsinki Biennale this year. They’ve designed this humorous world map comprised of a cluster of photographic imagery. The Biennale runs until the 25th of January of ‘09.
Here is a recent creation by acclaimed designer Marian Bantjes. The poster was developed for a speaker series on sustainability called Practivism.
onedotzero_adventures in motion, london 14-16 nov from onedotzero on Vimeo.
Onedotzero’s 12th annual digital moving image festival, ‘Adventures In Motion’, is taking place in London from November 14th-16th. This year onedotzero is collaborating with Jason Bruges and Troika to create an installation as well as the festival’s visual identity. For more information click on this.
At exactly 10 a.m. today, (Pacific Standard Time) about 5 million people in Southern California will drop to the ground, take cover under a sturdy piece of furniture and hold on at the same time.
The Great ShakeOut, is the biggest public emergency drill in U.S. history - and for good reason. The southern section of the San Andreas Fault hasn’t moved in about 300 years. Historically it moves every 150 years which means a quake is past due and could occur any day now.
You may not be familiar with Semi-Permanent, but it’s a superb annual design event that celebrates all things related to design. Semi-Permanent brings together talented artists and designers from all over the world to speak, connect, share, and celebrate amazing work. They’re still looking for inspired work for their 2009 book - the deadline for submissions is November 30th, 2008. To learn more press this.
Electronic Poet has teamed up with graphic designer Si Scott and Art Curator Jules Balchin to unveil a new concept store and art gallery in Leeds called Paper Scissor Stone. The 2,200 sq ft store, which opens on the 24th of November, is housed in a stunning goldfish bowl like unit and will showcase the trio’s inspirations and favorite products from furniture designers, like minded artists, fashion labels and beyond.
The Human Rights Exhibition is a joint effort led by
Design Matters and UN DPI to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The 25 selected posters were exhibited in Paris at the annual UN DPI/NGO Conference and will be on display at the Pasadena Central Library for the entire month of December. To learn more click here.
Right to Bare Arms by Ani Gevorgian:
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