My Favorite Artistic Advice
Some Artistic advice, based on a letter by the artist Sol LeWitt, written to the artist Eva Hesse. This is great advice for anyone who has ever been confronted with a creative block.
Tractor
Tractor is a selective school ‘designed by the industry for the industry’.
Established by studio, Mentally Friendly and other industry leaders it’s aim is to find twelve outstanding junior designers and put them through an extensive ten week course in Sydney.
It is open to young creatives who have had a minimum of 1 years’ experience [...]
THE ICE COMPETITION
Semi-Permanent, Corbis Images and Information Cultural Exchange have teamed up to bring you The Ice Competition.
Brief: Design an A5 flyer for the ICE Creative Hub
Prizes:
- Return Airfare from anywhere in Australia to Melbourne for the Melbourne Semi-Permanent event (23 & 24 September 2011)
- 2 x VIP Tickets to Semi-Permanent Melbourne (Includes VIP pack)
- $800 [...]
Home renovations show- calling contestants
A call out to contestants is underway for a new home renovation show!
Particulary looking for interior designers, stylists, tradies and home renovators.
Click here to register and apply
Typography iPad app
Check this out!
It’s a really cool app that allows you to play with different letters and understand typefaces.
It’s called- Typography Insight
The thin line between art and transportation
I have always been a lame skateboarder but I have to admit that these long boards are pretty cool!
They make me want to get one and try again…
by Loyal Dean
The Pool Grant 2011* Call for entries
The Pool Grant is in it’s second year now and open to all emerging photographers $10,000 which will assist them to research, create and produce a photographic project of their choice.
To be considered for the Pool Grant- submit a proposal of no more than 300 words detailing what and how you would like to undertake [...]
2011 Melbourne Design Awards
Launch Party
Date: Thursday 23 June 2011
Location: Loop Bar, 23 Meyers Place Melbourne 3000
Time: 6.30-9.00pm
Click here to RSVP.
Typers- Paul Barnes and Christian Schwartz speak in QLD
AGDA’s International speaker tour is heading to Queensland where they play host to Paul Barnes & Christian Schwartz, partners of type foundry Commercial Type.
Where: The Edge, State Library of Queensland, Stanley Place, South Bank
When: Tuesday, June 21 ยท 6:00pm – 9:00pm
More info here
Image: Local Gothic font by Christian Shwartz
Behance ProSite
Behance is quickly becoming an international must have for any one trying to get their name out there. They’ve recently put this ProSite service out. Having a behance profile myself I’d strongly recommend this to any student as a professional alternative to Wordpress and Tumbler sites/blogs…
Check it out>>>