AGDA DNA 120110

12th January, 2010

Regular updates on design news and activities of the national council and executive office

The Nth Degree

After a one-year hiatus, the AGDA Research Journal visual:design:scholarship has undergone a revival under the stewardship of one of its Managing Editors, Mark Roxburgh, University of Technology Sydney.

visual:design:scholarship is an internationally refereed, online journal that aims to stimulate, support and disseminate design research with a focus on visual communication design practice, pedagogy and philosophy. New directions, emerging challenges, future possibilities, experimental outcomes and alternative perspectives relevant to the Australasian context are of particular interest. Contributions to this context are called from local and international scholars.

A special pre-Christmas issue of refereed articles on ‘social dimensions of graphic design' has now been published on the website with Mark as editor and Margaret Woodward as guest editor. Invited contributors include: Doreen Donovan, Liam Dee, Neal Haslem, Yoko Akama and Carolyn Barnes, Peter Schumacher, Stuart Medley and Nicola Kaye, Marius Foley.

The following links on the AGDA website lead to the journal.

Refereed papers are at
http://research.agda.com.au/

Position statements at
http://research.agda.com.au/position

Rites of Passage

"Realising our individual and collective potential is the continued challenge. AGDA is a conduit for achieving excellence in professional practice."

         - Richard Henderson, R-CO Principal and one of AGDA's original 5 ‘founding fathers'

Congratulations to the following newly registered AGDA members:

Amanda Shilkin, Amanda Blumer, Andrea Wyse, Andrew Lyndon, Andy Homan, Angelika Thew, Anthony Watts, Anthony Gagliardi, Ashleigh Abbott.

Barbara Neuhold, Benjamin Siero, Bernardo Bento, Blake Pearce, Bradley Whitwell, Brenda Dwyer, Brendan Simmonds, Brian Lugg, Brooke Murphy, Bryn Morgan.

Camilla Edmunds, Camille Corlette, Carol Angelosanto, Chris Tappenden, Christina Jiyoung Cha, Christopher Sutherland, Claire Kelly, Claire Lehmann.

David Wheeler, Deanna German, Deepika Mittal, Dianne Pearse, Doris Yee, Drita Corazzi, Dylan Seddon. Elise Kerr, Elysia Singam, Enrico Bettesworth, Erin Harris, Gail McCartney, Ge Sun, Genine Hargreaves, Grant Steele.

Harim Song, Hayley Golembka, Heather Fing, Helen Cruickshank. Jack Macaluso, Jacky Ho, James Morton, Jessica Lillico, Juliette Dujardin, Justina Zukowski.

Karen Jackson, Kate Hoskin, Kate Talty, Kayla Dukes, Keir Vaughan, Kerry Saron, Kirsten Fry, Kristina Flanagan, Krystal Maree Gough, Kylie Malone.

Laura Baxter, Lisa Kurtze, Lucita Goyena. Madeline Lucas, Marco Bet, Marianne Durbin, Marissa Karolyi, Matt Bachle, Matt Nieass, Matthew Saliba, Megan Carew, Michelle Spinks, Mike Heine.

Natalia Hernandez, Natasha Boeres, Natasha Theoharous, Nicholas Meadows, Nicholas Taranto-Grimes, Nigel Poole. Oran Aziz, Oscar Salinas. Paul Sideridis, Peter Lynch.

Rachael Bennett, Rachelle Dirou, Renee Russell, Renee Henry, Rita Ewanyshyn. Sam Sedgeman, Samantha Forbes, Sandra Palmer, Sasha Ong, Shannon Baka, Shawn Balugo, Sigiriya Brown, Stephanie Rajalingam, Stuart Hipwell, Sue Greeenall, Supachai Visuthiphaet, Susan Mawer.

Tegan Connelly, Tessa King, Thomas Hofmann, Thomas Williamson, Tim Clift, Tim Saunders, Tom Phillips, Toni Notley. Vicky Horvath. Warren Everard, Willhemina Wahlin.

Membership participation will bring you many valuable opportunities and access to events, services, information, knowledge, benchmarks, networks and products - even your next Volkswagen purchase! Your individual commitment will provide immeasurable benefits to the whole.

Writings and Sitings

A big thank you to Adrian Shaughnessy for his insightful interview with Erik Spiekermann* (read excerpts 1 and 2 in Blog section), part of his latest project Studio Culture: the secret life of the graphic design studio published by Unit Editions. Shaughnessy, who was keynote speaker at the 2008 AGDA Conference, is a self-taught graphic designer based in London. After spending 15 years as creative director of co-founded studio Intro, Shaughnessy chose to pursue an interest in writing and work as an independent consultant.

Much appreciation are also due to two additional editorial contributors who have been co-opted to AGDA writings:

- David Whitbread is a previous AGDA Agenda newsletter Editor and currently Corporate Communications Manager for Australian Government Solicitor in the ACT. He is the author of The Design Manual (UNSW Press, Sydney, 2001) which won an Australian Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing in 2002, with a second expanded and revised version released in 2009.

- Graeme Smith is a Sydney based visual communicator with an interest in talking and writing about designing, and the places-both good and bad-it takes us. Some of this happens with work partner and editor/writer Heidi Dokulil under the aegis of Parcel and a government supported design entrepreneurship organisation called the Australian Design Unit.

AGDA Website Postings

Check out the latest:

Graphis Advertising Annual 2011 - Call for Entries 

IDEA Call for Entries 

D&AD Awards 2010 - Final Deadline Approaching

9th AGDA Awards 2008 Compendium

8 Years of Semi-Permenant

Creating a Business Procedures Manual

An interview with Erik Spiekermann of Edenspiekermann by Adrian Shaughnessy - Part 2


Till next week,

Cheers,

Rita Siow

AGDA Executive Director

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* Erik Spiekermann is reportedly delighted with the interview and has tweeted it to his 4000+ followers