The HOW Design Conference is just over a month away. Register by April 11th to save $50 on the regular full-Conference registration. This is the annual creativity, business and technology conference for graphic designers. It will be held in the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. May 18-21, 2008.... More
A new web application that lets you create an entire font online (using a palette of grid-based modular vectors), then export a high-quality TrueType font ready to use on any Mac or Windows PC. The technology is impressive (nice flash interface and the back-end done in Java, apparently) and overall the project is beautifully executed. It's a good example of a web application used as a marketing tool to sell retail fonts. Plus, it never hurts to have another digital font around... does it?... More
We're kinda tired of the whole "vs." concept—something that was born out of graffiti, and is now used to describe every little design collaboration under the sun. As if these designers aren't truly joining heads, but actually duking it out on the computer like a heads-up match of Quake III. Let's face it, these artists are working together to make something beautiful and unique that extends the concept of "mixed media" and gives it new vibrancy. So come judge the results for yourself this weekend in Brooklyn, NY as Joshua Davis and Commonwealth put their communication skills to the test... More
The Hurricane Poster Project gathers limited edition sets of hurricane-related posters from high-profile and up-and-coming artists, designers, and firms from the United States and abroad. The donated posters are sold at this site, and all profits go directly to the Red Cross. We liked the short range of selected designs—most of which revolve around trees, leaves and water imagery. Design for goodness' sakes.... More
If you're ready to take your website, design, art or media to the next level, it's all about interaction these days, isn't it? Well, here's how to get a virtual leg up on your competition and peers... Just book a fight, or catch a train to Potsdam, Germany and join the two day conference "Innovationsforum Interaktionsdesign"—it's a focused forum on all aspects of interface and interaction design. So, whether you are into mobile telephones and media interfaces, problem solutions, product visions, web pages and virtual worlds, art and commerce, or just business and science... take a look into the future... More
More is Less at Design Within Reach until March 12th. We bought our workbench desk here a few years back, and still love it... And now you can save 10% on thousands of classic and new designs during the Design Within Reach Semiannual Sale. Check out the site for classic products, desks, lamps, rugs and many new furniture designs, from floor to ceiling, inside and out. This offer is valid only until March 12, 2007, so click the link below now!... More
WHAT MATTERS is an international symposium for professionals, academics, and students of graphic, product and architectural design, hosted by and at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California, in collaboration with the :output Foundation, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. WHAT MATTERS will consist of five lectures over two days by internationally recognized professionals in the fields of design/architecture, and four presentations by teams of faculty and students from academic institutions representing those fields. At only $100 for entry, and a maximum participation field of 100 people what are you waiting for? (March 16-17, 2007).... More
Historically, the former Soviet block and Eastern Europe have always had a solid foundation in creating expressive poster designs—particularly during the times when people were truly stuggling and suffering. Now comes a new challenge in our modern times, and it will be interesting to see the results of this poster competition, based in the Ukraine, to help promote AIDS awareness. Note: The submission deadline has been extended to March 31st, 2007.... More
Founded in 2004, Characters Font Foundry is an independent Dutch type foundry, designing, manufacturing and selling high quality typefaces for creative designers. Characters specializes in creating custom typefaces for corporate identities and packaging. Some are modern, and some are pretty funky—as the tag line says: typography to express yourself.... More
Who designs your life? That is the question behind a year of community projects that explore how design can make a positive difference to our daily lives. Dott 07, an initiative of the Design Council, focuses on grass roots community projects; but there are also projects involving more than seventy schools, plus exhibitions and events in museums, galleries and rural sites in North East England. The year culminates in a twelve day Festival in NewcastleGateshead in October 2007 – which will bring together the results of projects and enable all the people involved to share experiences.... More
