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Gary Taxali
February 15th, 2010
‘The Taxali 300′ is illustrator Gary Taxali’s solo exhibit of commercial work, currently on at Narwhal on Queen west. Its on until February 28th, and you can check out more of Taxali’s work here.
Posted by Aria Novosedlik | Category: Live Chat | Tags: Art Show, Illustration, show | 0 Comments
Pictopia
February 8th, 2010
Pictoplasma, a Berlin-based organization devoted to the art of character design, recently published a lengthy 328 page book all about character design and art. Read More.
Posted by Aria Novosedlik | Category: Live Chat | Tags: Animation, Books, character design, Illustration, Publication | 0 Comments
Haiti Poster Project
February 4th, 2010
The project is calling for entries until the 15th of March, hoping to auction off the submitted work to raise at least $1M for Doctors Without Borders.
Posted by jeffery | Category: Live Chat | Tags: doctors without boarders, Haiti, Illustration, poster, submissions, the haiti poster project | 0 Comments
Project Never
February 4th, 2010
Have you ever had one of your best concepts brutally rejected, making you feel the harsh sting of rejection? Of course you have. Thats why you should check out Project Never, presented by Communication Arts, Veer, and a handful of other sponsors. Read More.
Posted by Aria Novosedlik | Category: Live Chat | Tags: competition, contest, project never | 1 Comment
IDS10
January 23rd, 2010
Happening right now in Toronto at the metro convention centre. Check it out.
Posted by arthur | Category: Live Chat | Tags: design show, industrial design, Interior Design, metro convention centre, toronto | 0 Comments
Design Miami/
December 7th, 2009
It just finished up yesterday, awarding Maarten Baas as designer of the year. Pictures after the jump.
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Design Thinkers 09
October 19th, 2009
This year the RGD DesignThinkers conference celebrates its 10th Anniversary with one of the strongest line-ups of speakers ever assembled. With creative minds from as far afield as India, Mexico, the U.K. and the U.S., this year is sure to be intriguing, informative and overall mind-blowing. Thanks goes out to Hambly & Woolley inc. for the 2009 conference design and branding. More images after the jump.
Posted by jeffery | Category: Live Chat | Tags: design conference, Design Thinkers, Hambly Woolley, RGD | 0 Comments
TED.com love
August 4th, 2009
Looking for some design inspiration? Check out some of these video’s on the TED.com website (some new, some old, worth watching more than once). There are dozen’s more than this, of course, these are just a few that I’ve been watching lately:
Faux nostalgia, by Illustrator and humorist Bruce McCall
Posted by Colleen Davidson | Category: Live Chat | Tags: comedy, Funny, humour, inspiration, Inventive, psychology, research | 0 Comments
glamour
May 27th, 2009
The appeal of glamour is likely universal. In this video, cultural critic Virginia Postrel “muses on the true meaning, and the powerful uses, of glamour — which she defines as any calculated, carefully polished image designed to impress and persuade.”
Posted by Colleen Davidson | Category: Live Chat | Tags: Advertising, Design, glamour, idealizing, sprezzatura | 0 Comments
Play
May 23rd, 2009
The paradox of taking “play” seriously means that there has been very little academic research on the importance of play until very recently. Dr. Stuart Brown’s research shows play is not just joyful and energizing — it’s deeply involved with human development and intelligence. Click here to see the video.
Posted by Colleen Davidson | Category: Live Chat | Tags: intelligence, play, research | 0 Comments
