December 2008
Business Helping Business Logo Contest →
Business Helping Business is an entirely grassroots movement intended to bring together large and small, global and local, and product and service businesses alike in cooperation rather than…
FlavorWire : cultural news and critique →
"an Abomination" : A good cause raises the dead to... →
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Cool Hunting's Top Five Buildings of 2008 →
Links to other CH top Five’s at bottom of page.
The New Year: Cute Baby! →
On this day before New Year’s Eve, let’s take a look at the event’s graphic symbol. No, not Champagne bubbles, the Times Square ball, or goofy year-themed glasses, but the…
Art For Security →
EMBEDDED ART is an exhibition of ´art in the name of security´ and reflects the ambivalent relationship between artists and government military machinery. As the website notes…
UNESCO International Mother Language Day Poster... →
Create the 2009 UNESCO official poster of International Mother Language Day, February 21. A competition to promote linguistic diversity and multilingualism. Languages are essential to the identity of…
Bah Humbug →
I love Xmas. I love A Christmas Carol. I even love the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge and the idea of redemption in general. But alas, on this the day before Xmas Eve 2008 it is…
London International Animation Festival 2009 →
The London International Animation Festival is Britain’s premier showcase for independent animation screening annually, at the beginning of September, showcasing one of the largest collections of…
EyeKons →
The cover image for Time magazine’s Person of the Year, President Elect Barack Obama, was not an official photograph, but a newer version (smiling) of Shepard Fairey’s now ersatz…
9th International Poster Triennial in Toyama →
Organized by the Museum of Modern Art (Toyama, Japan), this exhibition of posters chosen from throughout the world is intended to provide a review of the current state of international poster design….
Fuel Efficient Holiday →
With all the Xmas blogging, it’s time to give equal space to the Festival of Lights—what has been called the most fuel-efficient holiday of them all. Eight days on one can of…
Two Cheers →
I don’t usually flog a laundry detergent on this blog, but recently when I was washing a tog I was smitten by the new Cheer logo. It recenlty changed from this (below) to…
ACLU Restore America Poster Design Contest →
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is hosting a Restore America Poster Design Competition. They are challenging designers to “design a poster that depicts the transformation of America into a…
HUGO Create - Past, Present and Future →
Hugo Fragrances invites talented artists from all-over the world to participate in Round 7 of HUGO Create. For the Round 7 theme, “Past, Present and Future”, “elements of time” will play a central…
A Post About Posters →
Last week Mildred “Connie” Constantine died at 95. For the better part of that near-century lifetime she was the engine that drove the graphic, package, and poster design…
Lulu Castagnette Viral Video Contest →
Lulu Castagnette, a french fashion brand, is looking for a viral video to be the communication base of its campaign. In less than a minute, through a vivid video, fresh, bold, daring, impertinent and…
Window Wonderland →
For the last three years Sak’s Fifth Avenue has published a children’s book that serves as the basis for their holiday windows (above and below). This year’s volume, A Flake Like…
My Five Fave Santas →
I am a Santa Claus aficionado. Did you know he only came into existence in 1841, the year Philadelphia merchant J.W. Parkinson hired a man to dress in a crimson suit and climb in and out…
Singapore Ministry of Arts - IkiMobile Mascot... →
Design a cute adorable mascot (Korean/Japanese style) for Ikimobile, a ringtone website that is supported by Singapore MICA (Ministry of Information, Communication and Arts). Unlimited Entries…
Titan - International Illustration Competition →
The TITAN Illustration in Design Competition launches its 1st call for entries aimed at design companies in all sectors of business, freelance designers, illustrators as well as local or private…
Comics as Literature? →
For most of us (well, some of us) comics were our first introduction to narrative art (well, at least my first). So when the late 1960s rolled around and I was given a healthy diet of…
What To Do With Those Old Computers →
If you are trying to decide what to do with your old computer(s), here’s a suggestion from Serbia (by way of Mirko Ilic): Make it into a tombstone. (BTW, I wrote about contemporary…
Who Named the Kindle (and Why)? →
Ever wonder what Kindle, the name of the Amazon “e-book,” means and where it come from? Well, even if you didn’t, I’m going to tell you. The name was conceived by…
Third International Poster Biennial in Bolivia →
Organised by Grupo Catalografica, the Third International Biennial of the Poster in Bolivia (BICeBe) is open to design students, graphic designers, fine artists, photographers and graphic producers…
Maguire Design: Advertising and Design blog →
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AIGA Upcoming Events
WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2008
DESIGN REMIXED: BIG SPACESHIP
An innovation-led digital creative agency, Big Spaceship partners with brands to create deeply engaging experiences, products and relationships. details
TUESDAY 13 JANUARY 2009
BREAKFAST CLUB NO. 4: REDESIGNING THE RFP RESPONSE
Maybe you’ve gotten one: the RFP that asks for mountains of miraculous work, for no money, delivered in 20...
Santa, Eat Your Heart Out →
A super supermarket experience awaits you at Randy Hunt’s and Ryan Deussing’s Supermarket at Design Within Reach Tribeca Studio on Wednesday, Dec 10, 7–9pm (or online here):…
Allmightys T-Shirt Design Competition →
To celebrate their second anniversary Allmightys.com have launched a new OPEN IDEAS t-shirt design competition. The name of this new edition is: “It’s All About..”. Make sure you design the actual…
I'm Dreaming of a White House Christmas →
In Spring 1997 I was invited to an event at the White House where I prostrated myself before an imposing President Clinton. That December I received the first of three Christmas…
Brand New →
Opinions on coporate and brand identity work
CMYK : America's Next Top Graphic Designer →
Schlotzsky Bun Run T-Shirt Design Contest →
Draw Your Buns Off for the new Schlotzsky’s Design Contest. All eligible U.S. residents ages 13 and up can submit their artwork. Judges will select the top five finalists, showcase them online and…
JuJups Christmas Mug Design Contest →
JuJups invites you to enter Christmas mug design contest and stand a chance to win an Apple iPod Touch (1st winner). Total prizes of worth more than $1,000 USD will be given to all 21 winners. Your…
Democracy Slam Jam →
Artemedia Contest for 3 →
Contest for 3 is an International Design Competition aimed at creating the Graphic Project for the Italian movie “Trê - sé - shalosh” produced by Artemedia (poster, logo of the title and the DVD…
And a Phuze Ring in a Pear Tree →
Core77 has done it again, they’ve unleashed their 3rd Annual Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: “77 Design Gifts Under $77” here. (Blogger’s note: 7 is my lucky number, so anything…
Intel "Whats Inside You?" Contest →
Whether you are a budding fashion design, photographer, graphic designer, animator, architect, short-film producer or just an aspiring ‘weekend warrior’ artist that makes the most of your computer’s…
Xmas Type Hype →
Its never too early to download your favorite Christmas fonts; he typefaces that keep on giving. Not surprisingly in the season known for ornamental excess (and don’t get me…
Creative Review Annual 2009 →
The Creative Review Annual will showcase the finest creative work produced worldwide during 2008. The Annual aims to be the definitive guide to the year in visual communication, including…
Generation Nexxxt →
Entrepreneurism is in the air. Thanks to digital media and software more people, particularly college students, are engaged in cultural entrepreneurialism. My son, for instance,…
PANTONE'S Designer Wishlists →
ARTICLE: Why Time Stands Still for Watchmakers →
NYT piece about the aesthetics of watch advertising - for true design geeks
ARTICLE: Murakmi animation studio to come to LA →
“Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, whose giant Buddha, bug-eyed monsters and magical mushrooms packed in huge crowds last year at the Museum of Contemporary Art, is putting down roots in Los Angeles…”
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