Plus graphic design festival invites submissions
Early details of this year's typography event Plus International Design Expo, taking place November 5-8, 2008 in Birmingham, have been announced.
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EVENT: Alex Young indulges in Exhibitionism
Exhibitionism by Alex Young is a debut solo show based on alter egos and preconceptions. This is the second exhibition to take place at Grenade Art, the new gallery space for the urban art collective which launched in June, and runs from 16 July to 12 August.
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Getty to licence selected Flickr photos
Getty has announced that it will hand-pick Flickr photographers to participate in a special 'Flickr' collection hosted by Getty.
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Sunday Times gets full-colour redesign
News International's Al Trivino and Gordon Beckett, the Sunday Times' head of design, have unveiled the first full-colour design for the paper in its 186-year history.
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Quark 8 has 'significant productivity gains' - report
A report based on productivity benchmark testing has concluded that Quark 8 offers "significant productivity and efficiency increases" and "improved file import and object manipulation capabilities".
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HP launches low-cost AMD-based workstation
HP has released a new AMD processor-based quad-core workstation that it says offers the performance of a workstation at the price of a conventional desktop PC.
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Streamtime adds iPhone-based studio management
Streamtime has launched an application for Apple's iPhone, enabling remote access to its studio management system. Designed for the creative industry, Streamtime seamlessly integrates business management systems, dramatically increasing workflow and productivity. Available to clients joining Pipeline, Streamtime's annual VIP maintenance programme, the iPhone application allows staff working remotely to access information instantly from remote locations.
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Not To Scale signs directing duo Vincent
Boutique animation studio Not To Scale have signed London based directing duo ‘Vincent’ for worldwide commercials and music video representation.
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EVENT: Alex Young indulges in Exhibitionism
Exhibitionism by Alex Young is a debut solo show based on alter egos and preconceptions. This is the second exhibition to take place at Grenade Art, the new gallery space for the urban art collective which launched in June, and runs from 16 July to 12 August.
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Datacolour reduces Spyder3 colour calibrator pricing
Datacolor has reduced the price for its Spyder3 range of calibration products. The Spyder3Elite is reduced in price from £149 to £133 while Spyder3Print is reduced by £60 to £216. All prices exclude VAT.
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Adobe ships Creative Suite 3.3 collection
Adobe Wednesday introduced Creative Suite 3.3, including the Design Premium, Design Standard, Web Premium, and Master Collection editions.
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Best in Show awarded at D&AD New Blood exhibition
The winners of the Best in Show awards at this year's D&AD New Blood exhibition have been announced. New Blood showcases the best design talent from graduating students from around the UK.
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Corbis launches virtual Museum of Art
Stock library Corbis has launched a virtual art museum, the Museum of Art for the Arts (MofAA), with virtual trustees, staff and a ficticious location in New York City.
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Fotolia debuts stock subscription service
Fotolia has launched a subscription service that allows members to download up to 25 images each day, with no extra purchases required.
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Degree show season gets underway
This year's new graphic design, animation, illustration and animation graduates – along with graduates in a range of other creative disciplines – show their work over the coming weeks as this year's degree show season gets into full swing.
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EXHIBITION: St Martins Graphic Design course grad show
Students from the highly respected Graphic Design course at Central St Martins School of Art and Design display their work in their graduation show, starting this Saturday (June 14).
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HP debuts billion-colour monitor costing £1,760
HP has released an LED-based 24-inch monitor aimed at creative professionals who want to know that the colours they see on a screen will be the exact same colours that appear on a printer or movie screen.
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Epson debuts 24- and 44-inch large format printers
Epson has launched the 24-inch Stylus Pro 7900 and 44-inch Stylus Pro 9900. Both feature an improved ink formulation, a new printer mechanism and a raft of new technologies to make them ideal for production and contract proofing, as well as the highest quality fine-art and photographic applications, according to the company.
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Cambrian Printers scoops eco award
Welsh printers Cambrian Printers has won the Robert Horne Shout Award for best environmental printing, for its catalogue for urban wear company Howies. It is the only Welsh printer to win such an award.
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Square Art announces judging panel
Square Art, the art competition for creatives working in the advertising industries has announced its esteemed judging panel. The competition, which describes itself as 'Adland’s answer to the Turner Prize' takes place on Thursday 17 July at post production house, Golden Square. The judges are: Robin Wight, chairman of WCRS and Waldemar Januszczak, Sunday Times art critic.