IN THIS ISSUE:
Publishers Note
Graphic Design News
Special Link
FaceBook Follies
More Design News
Legal Breakthrough
Fall Reading
Type Spotlight
Graphic Design Events
PUBLISHERS NOTE: IT'S NOT JUST THE OPEN BAR
I am not generally starstruck; there's been too
much evidence lately that the rich or famous are just like you and me,
except less so. For many of them, I can only hope there really is a
hell. But I find myself suspending cynicism and disbelief at the AIGA's
Design Legends Gala each year, as I did once again last Thursday evening
at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan. You find yourself in the presence
of generations of extraordinary talent who have made communications
history, broken boundaries, and shaped the look of commerce and culture. It
is hard not to sense that you are in the presence of extraordinary thinkers
and innovators and leaders and giants.
As
anyone who has attended the Gala
can attest, just observing the scene of so many accomplished people
spanning distances and years evokes a warm and fuzzy feeling that cannot
be explained simply by the existence of an open bar.
— Gordon Kaye
Three Medals
The AIGA medal is awarded to individuals in recognition of
their exceptional achievements, services or other contributions
to the field of design and visual communication. It has been
awarded since 1920 to individuals who have set standards of
excellence over a lifetime of work or have made individual
contributions to innovation. The 2009 honorees are Doyald
Young for his contributions as a calligrapher, type designer,
graphic designer, author and educator; Carin Goldberg for
"designing iconic pop-cultural and literary
artifacts" as well as her commitment to design education;
and Pablo Ferro, whose has created groundbreaking openers
for films as varied as Dr. Strangelove, Being There, and
To Die For. Excellent profiles of each, along with a complete
list of Medal winners, can be found on the AIGA website.
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/medalists
At The Zoo
Anyone familiar with Omaha knows of the world-class Henry
Doorly Zoo. A recent study revealed that the Zoo's economic
impact on the city exceeds $85 million annually, more than
any other Omaha attraction. Hometown studio, Webster Design,
created a new brand identity and upgraded membership
materials. To pay homage to the equity of the original
30-year old identity, the lions of the previous mark are
incorporated into the new logo quadrant. Other quadrants
symbolize the Zoo's key missions including a commitment
to conservation and stewardship.
http://www.omahazoo.com
Turnstyle Turns Five
Seattle graphic design studio Turnstyle celebrates its fifth anniversary.
Founded by graphic designers Ben Graham, Steve Watson and client
specialist Matt Diefenbach, the firm has won numerous awards and
accolades, worked with many regional and national brands and companies,
and was recently named a finalist of Washington's 2009 Best Workplaces
by the Puget Sound Business Journal.
http://www.turnstylestudios.com
Let Me Take You Higher
CoreBrand has created Altegrity, Inc., a new holding company brand
identity for its three subsidiaries: USIS, HireRight and Explore
Information Services. The design firm developed the uplifting
name (coined from 'Altus,' the Latin name for high) as well as
the graphic identity, brand positioning architecture and design
system, as well as related marketing, advertising and collateral.
http://www.corebrand.com
The Good Web
Planned to coincide with Climate Change Week, The Good Web is a forum for
advertisers, designers, brands, and non-profits to share the ingredients
of success for building awareness and participation around the causes they
believe in. It takes place September 25 at the Visual Arts Theatre in
Manhattan. How industry leaders are using online marketing, social media,
games, and mobile to build robust advocacy programs that benefit people,
planet and profit. The event is produce by Core Industries, an interactive
agency that is a hybrid between high-end graphic design and smart
technology. GDUSA is a media sponsor.
http://www.thegoodweb.org/about/
Making The Summer Cool
SJI Associates created a series of posters promoting the Nikon Coolpix camera
line. They were displayed at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater during the height
of the busy summer concert season which attracts tens of thousands each year. Suzy
Jurist heads the New York-based design studio.
http://www.sjiassociates.com/casestudies.htm
ENEWSLETTER: THE BRIDGEMAN BUZZ
The Bridgeman Buzz goes modern this month. Check out the work of Anne Truitt: a pioneer of 1960s American Minimalism, as well as new work by leading Bridgeman contemporary artists, and more.
Click here to read more or visit www.bridgemanart.com
TAKE FIVE!
CAREER TIPS FROM THE CREATIVE GROUP
SAVING FACE(BOOK)
You love to socialize on Facebook, but when it comes to business, it's important to "save face" by ensuring that you don't inadvertently hinder your professional prospects. Following are five common scenarios and tips for handing them like a pro:
1. You're Tagged In An Embarrassing Photo. Untag yourself and change your privacy settings so photos are viewable only by your close friends.
2. You're Friended By Someone You Don't Want To Connect With. It might be best to accept friend requests from colleagues to avoid slighting them, but add them to a "work" list and adjust your privacy settings so you can effectively separate your job from your personal life.
3. You're Considering Friending Your Boss. It may seem like a natural extension of amiable office small talk, but think twice before proactively friending your boss. It could become awkward for both of you.
4. You Want To Join Various Groups. You should join groups that interest you. But if you have colleagues in your network and don't want them to see the groups you join, remember to adjust your application settings.
5. You're Crazy About Quizzes. Stop and think before taking online quizzes and posting the results to your Facebook page — unless you want professional contacts to know which Gilligan's Island character you most resemble.
The Creative Group is a specialized staffing service placing creative, advertising, marketing and web professionals on a project basis. For more information, please visit www.creativegroup.
Organically Grown Website
After months of pushing pixels and pulling teeth, award-winning
creative director Michael McDonald has launched the all-new,
bright-and-shiny online home for his firm, Organic Grid. The site
is colorful and dramatic, and includes lots of new work and features.
http://www.organicgrid.com
MiresBall Ranked
Inc. Magazine has ranked the MiresBall brand design firm No. 3,532 on its
third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive listing of the nation's fastest growing
private companies. The roster represents an indepth look at American
entrepreneurs. MiresBall is making its second appearance on the Inc. 5000
list. The San Diego-based firm is headed by Scott Mires and John Ball.
Planting The Urban Forest
Worldstudio's Urban Forest Project, first executed in New York's
Times Square in 2006, continues to generate interest. The next
execution launches this month in Albuquerque NM. Banners will be
planted by local artists and designers on light poles throughout the
city, each using a form or metaphor for the tree. The point: support
the environment and raise awareness for AlbuquerqueGreen. Next up are
San Francisco and Washington DC.
http://www.ufp-abq.com
Signing On To The Blogosphere
The Society for Environmental Graphic Design has launched SEGD Futures
Blog. Jill Ayers, creative director of 360Design in New York and chair
of the SEGD Futures Committee, says the blog was developed "to
promote cross-pollination of ideas within our field and inspire those
who read it." Leslie Gallery Dilworth is ceo of the organization.
http://blog.segd.org/
Drink Up
Anthem Worldwide designed this packaging for Mike's Hard Lemonade,
which combines lemon juice and premium vodka. Anthem sought to craft
a sense of authenticity, character and individuality for the brand by
evolving and focusing on key equity elements such as "A Canadian
Original" and "All Natural Flavours." Chris Pfeifer,
Director of Marketing, Specialty Beverages, Mark Anthony Group Inc.,
praised Anthem for taking the project "from brief to shelf
in just 16 weeks."
iStockphoto becomes the first micropayment
royalty free image, video and audio provider to legally guarantee all
files in its collection — at no cost to the customer. iStock
promises that files purchased and used in accordance with the iStock
license, will not breach any trademark, copyright or other intellectual
property rights or rights of privacy. The iStock Legal Guarantee provides
that, if a customer receives a claim, iStock will cover the customer's
legal costs and direct damages to a combined total of $10,000. iStock
customers looking for additional peace of mind can also purchase an
extension of the Legal Guarantee for 100 iStock credits, increasing
iStock's coverage for legal fees and direct damages up to a combined
total of $250,000. "Our first line of defense has always been
— and continues to be — our rigorous inspection
process," said Kelly Thompson, Chief Operating Officer of
iStockphoto. "The Legal Guarantee is simply an added layer
of protection for our customers, many of whom are using microstock
more than ever before." Learn more at...
http://www.istockphoto.com
Seymour: The Obsessive
Images of Seymour Chwast...
is a collection of work by Seymour Chwast, legendary co-founder of Push
Pin Studios, including some of his personal work, paintings and
sculpture. Chwast's illustrations and designs have been used in
advertising, animated films, and editorial, corporate and
environmental graphics. He has created more than 100 posters
and designed and illustrated more than 30 children's books.
This latest collection, published by Chronicle Books, draws
from thousands of commissions over two generations as well
as pages from the Push Pin Graphic and The Nose.
Sagmeister: Made You Look...
This book covers 20 years of Stefan Sagmeister's life in graphic design.
Chapters are divided by periods and locations in Sagmeister's life, such as
Growing Up in Austria, Learning From New York; Goodbye Vienna and Hello
Hong Kong, and Back In New York. Fully illustrated, themonograph compiles
practically all the work Sagmeister and his studio ever designed up to
2001, even the bad stuff. Additional text by PeterHall; Abrams plans
publication this month.
Bibliographic: 100 Classic
Graphic Design Books...
by Jason Godfrey and published by Laurence King is a comprehensive library
brought together in one book. It's arranged into six sections: Typography,
Sourcebooks, Instructional, Histories, Anthologies and Monographs.
Beautifully shot images of books designed by Neville Brody, David
Carson, Josef Muller-Brockmann, Pentagram and Paul Rand are interspersed
with "top ten" lists of favorite graphic design titles from
leading international designers. Says Steven Heller, who penned the
forward: "It is eye-opening to see how design books have evolved
since the days when color was an expensive extravagance."
Shop Image Graphics in Paris...
released by PIE Books is a collection of interior and exterior designs, and
such graphic tools as shops cards, fliers, shopping bags from more from 80 of
the trendiest shops and restaurants in Paris. The stores range from a contemporary
cafe to a hip restaurant, a rococo-style stationery store and a trendy boutique,
all of which contribute to the atmosphere of the city.
Color Harmony Compendium
For more than two decades, Rockport Publisher's Color Harmony series has
provided comprehensive expert color advice and insight into how color works,
what can be achieved with the right color choices, and how to determine what
the right color combination is for any project in any media. This 25th
Anniversary celebration pulls together the best content of the series, and
includes an interactive DD that allows users to choose layouts and designs
within the book and experiment with colors. Terry Marks, MINE, Origin and
Tina Sutton are the authors.
"More Steve McQueen than Steven
Seagal." That was the design brief for Tungsten, that rarest
of species, a compact and sporty sans serif that's disarming instead
of pushy — not just loud, but persuasive. Flat-sided sans
serifs have been a vital part of graphic design since its very
beginning. A few years ago, the type designers at Hoefler
Frere-Jones started wondering if there was a way to make a
typeface in this genre that was disarming instead of brutish,
one that employed confidence and subtlety instead of just raw
testosterone. The solution: reducing the letterforms not to
circles and squares, but to a manageable set of stated
interrelationships — between inside and outside, uppercase
and lowercase, and one letter and the next — that could be
applied with equal consistency throughout the design. The
result: Tungsten, a tight family of high-impact fonts that
doesn't sacrifice wit, versatility, or style.
http://www.typography.com
September 24-25. Houston
TX. Association of Professional Design Firm Leadership Forum: Rethinking
Firm Compensation. Consultant John Gleason looks at how our firms
are compensated. At the Hotel Zaza.
https://www.apdf.org/public/Register/FormAPDF_Registration.asp?Event_ID=519
September 24. Birmingham
AL. A traveling version of the Mohawk Show, at the Four Corners
Gallery. The show honors work produced on Mohawk paper. The judges
were Alice Chung, William Drenttel, and Jessica Helfand and Ellen Lupton.
Contact: denisekey@americanprintingco.net
September 26. Denver CO. Annual
showcase of the Art Directors Club of Denver. It takes place at the
Sherman Events Center.
http://adcd.com
September 29-October 2. Chicago
IL. NPTA Alliance Convention. Each year leaders of the paper and packaging
industry — distributors and suppliers alike — meet, network,
plan for the future, and solidify relationships.
http://www.gonpta.com/convention/index.cfm
September 30. New York
NY. Printing Industries Alliance (PIA) has scheduled its annual
Franklin Event at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers. "Over 500 CEOs
and senior executive decision makers attended this event last
September — and we expect the same this year," says Event
Chair Diane Romano of HudsonYards.
http://www.PIAlliance.org
October 1. Minneapolis
MN. Luncheon Series 2009: Off the Page-How Companies Use Smart
Design To Shape Their Business Success. At the International
Market Square with Little & Company Vice President, Creative
Director Joe Cecere.
Contact: luncheons@minnesota.aiga.org
October 2-4. Nisswa MN.
The theme of the AIGA Minnesota Design Camp is Spot-On Inspiration...
Where the stain of an unfinished idea becomes a thing of promising
beauty.
http://www.minnesota.aiga.org/designcamp/
October 3. Baltimore MD.
After Effects CS4 for Designers at the University of Baltimore: Digital
Design Studio. A look at this software's ability to create compelling
motion graphics and visual effects.
http://www.ubalt.edu
October 4. Brooklyn NY. Type
Directors Club Lettering Walk. The destination this time is the
Brooklyn waterfront: Fulton Ferry, Dumbo, and Vinegar Hill. If time
and weather permit we may finish by walking across the Brooklyn
Bridge into Manhattan.
Contact: director@tdc.org
October 5. Rochester NY. Stefan
Sagmeister presents "Design and Happiness." He has placed his
personal maxims, published in Things I Have Learned in Life So Far, all
over the world, in spaces usually occupied by advertisements, promotions,
billboards and other projects. It is sponsored by Gannett.
http://www.cwgp.org/stefan_sagmeister.php
October 8-11. Memphis TN.
AIGA National. "Make/Think" is the 2009 AIGA Design Conference,
exploring the dual roles of designers as makers of beautiful things
and strategic problem solvers.
http://designconference2009.aiga.org
October 9-November 7. New York
NY. The School of Visual Arts presents The Wilde Years: Four Years of
Shaping Visual Culture. Organized in recognition of Department Chair
Richard Wilde's 40th anniversary at the college.
http://www.sva.edu
October 14. New York NY. Free
registration to Picturehouse, the only event of its kind bringing together
the buyers of stock imagery with the suppliers, all in one key location, all
in one day. It takes place at the Metropolitan Pavillion in Manhattan, and
is free to GDUSA readers but you must register in advance at...
http://www.picturehouse-us.com/GDUSA
October 16. Miami FL. PACA, the
trade association of stock image companies, is focusing on social media
and new technologies its 14th Annual International Conference. It takes
place at Eden Roc resort and spa.
http://www.pacaoffice.org
or execdirector@pacaoffice.org
October 18-20. Cambridge MA.
Design, Complexity, and Change is the Design Management Institute's 34th
Annual conference. In collaboration with MIT. The conference is about
people and practices that are designing at the edge of change.
http://www.dmi.org/annual