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ethical design

the main goal of the Good 50x70 poster competition was to use the skills of designers and advertising agencies to highlight seven issues that affect people around the world. the best posters, selected by a jury, were then gathered for an exhibition in Milan. the 30 winning posters for each of the 7 categories—child mortality, global warming, human rights violation, hunting, stds, war victims and water scarcity—will also be donated to various charities for use in future advertising campaigns.

to find out more about the project or view the gallery of winning posters, visit the Good 50x70 web site.

70 Amazing Business Cards

check out the 70 Amazing Business Cards Fubiz has posted on their blog for some stellar design inspiration.

Paper. Printing. Design. Knowledge.

Ed, my new favorite web site, is an online educational series that provides technical advice on all things printing: coatings, inks, retouching, prepress, embossing and more. Ed can help you understand all the amazing things you can do with paper, and how to improve the work you do with it.

Chicago International Poster Biennial

2008 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION AT DALEY BICENTENNIAL PLAZA
The 1st Chicago International Poster Biennial will be open to the public starting September 15th in Daley Bicentennial Plaza, part of Grant Park on Chicago’s beautiful lakefront. Bicentennial Plaza is located just east of Columbus Drive and is connected to Millenium Park by the Frank Gehry-designed bridge. This exhibition will be unique in being outdoors and open to the public, placing poster art in its natural environment.

Biennial Exhibition: September 15 - October 15 during park hours.

designer wallpaper

geeky designer wallpapers made by designers for designers about design on flickr!

FUCK DECAF

enough said.

The Art of the Novella

The new series, The Art of the Novella, by Melville House Publishing is quite striking in its minimalist book format design. At $9 a piece, it's tempting to pick up the entire collection.

rent a camera lens

renting online isn't just for movies anymore. now you can rent Canon and Nikon camera bodies, lenses and speedlights online at rentglass.

the Block Rocker

the Block Rocker looks pretty cool - an amplifier with four inputs for connecting microphones, instruments, CD/MP3 players, and a universal dock for iPod.

Arts & Architecture, 1945-54

Published by TASCHEN, this collection comes with ten boxes, each containing a complete year’s worth of Arts & Architecture magazines from 1945-1954. It includes 6,076 pages in 118 issues reproduced in their entirety—beginning with Entenza’s January 1945 announcement of the Case Study House program. Also included is a supplement booklet with an original essay by former A&A publisher David Travers; all the covers and contents; and a selected index to articles. Arts & Architecture 1945-54 will be followed in the future by a second volume, 1955-1967, bringing together all the existing issues of the modern era.

The first volume will be available in November 2008. It has a limited printing of 5,000 copies and can be pre-ordered now through TASCHEN or Amazon.

To find out more about the magazine or to view selected projects visit the Arts & Architecture web site.

Beautiful Losers

Hooray! Just confirmed—Beautiful Losers will be coming to Chicago in September! Screenings will be shown at the Gene Siskel Film Center, September 19-26.

Synopsis:

Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit behind  one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation.

In the early 1990's a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the "establishment" art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture.

Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories. It speaks to themes of what happens when the outside becomes "in" as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today's youth.

gas prices bleeding your wallet dry?

gas prices bleeding your wallet dry? then perhaps it's time to dig out that ole bmx bike. who knows, maybe if enough people soup-up their bikes with enormous stereo systems like the ones found in the documentary film Made In Queens we can form our very own stereobike crew—the windy city way, of course.

myartscholarship 2009

myartspace is now offering a series of art scholarships to its community members for both undergraduate and graduate students wishing to continue their education in an approved MFA, BFA or higher level degree program for the arts. 6 scholarship prizes, totaling $16,000, will be awarded. users can combine images, video, music and audio narration to build a comprehensive and rich experience with their work.

the deadline for registration and online submission of work is november 21. 2008. to qualify, you must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate art program by november 2008 and you must upload your files into a myartspace online gallery. up to 20 images can be submitted for consideration. membership to myartspace is free as is the entry into the scholarship competition.

for additional rules and guidelines, or to join create your gallery visit the myartspace web site.

 

twigs

a piece of art or a flash drive? OOOMS, a company in the Netherlands, brings you both with their designer Wooden USB Memory Sticks.

The Art Institute of Chicago

Look! The Art Institute of Chicago has made their collections available for online viewing!