Design 21 - VI: Social Design Network

DESIGN 21: Social Design Network is an online community, open to anyone around the globe (basic membership is free) where designers, socially-conscious individuals, governments, businesses and non-profit organizations (NPOs) can connect to share resources, inspire each other, take action, explore and address contemporary social, cultural and environmental concerns.

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The second Meeting of the Scientific Committee of Torino 2008 World Design Capital ended on Tuesday, 6 March 2007. Michael Thomson, Guta Moura Guedes and Enrico Morteo met with the staff of the Organising Committee for two days of fast-paced, constructive encounters concerning the elements of the initiative and just what Torino 2008 World Design Capital truly wants to be. The debate led to the definition of the organisational setup of the entire manifestation, including a subdivision into four specific, thematic macro-areas. Every related initiative will take place within these thematic areas.

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UN World Environment Day Poster/Event Listings
David Peters, AIGA – USA

UN World Environment Day 2005 was held in San Francisco and featured a week of more than 200 community events based on the theme "Green Cities." These events were listed on the back of a poster that was printed with soy-based inks on paper made with 100% post-consumer waste. The illustration conveys the idea of cities and nature living in harmony.

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Should clients cough up for pitches?

On 19 March 2007, the South African Design Council held a debate at Sappi Braamfontein on the contentious issue of free pitching in the design industry. Gary Harwood, Chairperson of think, elaborated on the reasons behind think s no free pitching stance and the positive effect it has had on his business. Enterprise IG MD David Blyth, Cross Colours MD Adelle Wapnick and Espial's CEO Rudi Kruger will shared their differing opinions on the pitching issue, and then the floor was opened to discusson. Gillian Jones from Marketingweb covered the event.

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What should you be paid for a pitch?

We want your opinion on appropriate compensation for work done as a pitch.

State your opinion http://www.icograda.org/web/opinion

Must design always consider its cultural context?

In last week's Feature, Professor Dr. Jordi Montana made the statement, "Design has to take cultural roots into account and transmit them." We asked if you agreed.

82% - Yes
17% - No
 5% - I don't know

Totals shown may be more or less than 100% due to rounding

Call for abstracts: Icograda World Design Congress 2007

The Icograda Education Network (IEN) Conference will take place during the first two days of the Icograda World Design Congress, from 20-21 October 2007. It will bring together the worldwide community of communication design educational institutions. The event will include invited and refereed papers on design education and culture. Icograda is inviting abstracts from the international design community.

For more information: http://havana.icograda.org/web/

For more information: http://havana.icograda.org/web/

Packaging designers will soon have their own international competition dedicated exclusively to packaging design that will confer the awards for the best world creations. Pentawards will be THE reference in packaging creation. 40 categories divided into five groups (Beverages, Food, Body, Other Markets, Luxury) will set the background for the competition of creations from comparable markets. The international jury, which will be announced on 15 April, will be composed of marketing and packaging design specialists from Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. The packaging placed on the market in 2006 will be judged for its creativity, impact (branding) and quality. Each category will be conferred 3 bronze, 2 silver and 1 gold Pentawards. The best of each of the 5 groups will receive a platinum Pentaward and the Best of the Show will carry off the supreme prize, the Diamond Pentawards, the trophy of which will be enhanced by a genuine 1-carat diamond certified by the Antwerp diamond exchange (in Belgium). Packaging creators (individuals, agencies, manufacturers) are invited as of now to register on http://www.pentawards.org so as to be kept informed about the opening of the competition, which will be accessible from 15 May to 31 July 2007. The results will be announced at the end of October 2007.

For more information: http://www.www.pentawards.org

Applied Arts,
Volume 22 No. 2, April 2007
Canada
http://www.appliedartsmag.com

Out of the table of contents: EDITORIAL: Everyone’s Thing; Design Doctor; Ad Rant; Stock Report; Tech Talk; Noteworthy; The Design’s the Thing; Solving the Paper Puzzle; Design Portfolio: The Italian Job; Advertising Portfolio: As Zig Zags; Young Blood; Masterworks: Peter Leverman; Creative Source Directory; Outer Limits.
 

Out of the table of contents: TENDENCIAS: El juego de los opuestos; MEDIOS: La sociedad de la manipulatión; EDUCACÍON: Un enfoque holístico en un entorno multidisciplinario; DISEÑO: Información líquida; CONTEXTO: El hongo atómico; DISEÑO: Oriente y orientación; TIPOGRAFÍA: El silabario del rey Njoya; COMUNICACIÓN: Antes y después de la palabra: lo visual; ENTREVISTA/RETRATO: Adrian Frutiger: La claridad; Adrian Frutiger: La serenidad; EXHIBICIÓN: Imperativo Gráfico; BIBLIOGRÁFICA: Evocaciones florentinas; Neshan, la señal persa; ARCHIVO: Aspectos de la fundación de la cultura gráfica porteña; INFORMA: Filosofía irreverente sin zapatos de goma; ATypl 2006: postales de Lisboa; TIPOS: Buen gusto ingles.