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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.
Stock library Getty Images has announced that it will launch 'Collection Vogue Paris' on June 17, comprising 80 years of fashion and beauty images from the style bible. ‘Collection Vogue Paris’ will be available via the Getty Web site and will feature images taken by some of the longest-standing and most widely respected photographers working for French Vogue, including Hans Feurer, Jean-Daniel Lorieux, Thierry Le Goues, and Henry Clarke. The fashion, lifestyle and portrait images encapsulate modern-day glamour, from the first and most prestigious title of the Vogue group.
Stock library Corbis will host a hangover lounge, workshops and an exhibition of celebrity portraits during the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, it has announced.
Punk-influenced Amsterdam-based graphic design unit Experimental Jetset are the final guests in this year's D&AD President's Lectures series, this Thursday (June 5). The collective was founded in 1997 by Marieke Stolk, Erwin Brinkers and Danny van den Dungen. Working at the cutting edge of graphic design, they create printed works and installations, for clients including The Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum and Centre Pompidou. Their work has been acquired by the Museum of Modern Art, NY, for their permanent collection.
Graphic designers, typographers and Web designers have been honoured in the 2008 European Design Awards; winners were announced today.
Adobe has announced Acrobat 9 Pro, an updated version of its PDF-creation software. The software is also available as part of the new Creative Suite 3.3.
Quark has announced the next full release of its flagship DTP application, QuarkXPress 8, which the company says enhances the interface and workflow.
Adobe has moved to scotch widely-reported rumors claiming Creative Suite 4 will ship in October, with company senior vice president, John Nack, slamming the speculation as being "just made up."
iStockphoto has announced today it now offers Subscription plans and Corporate Accounts in addition to its micropayment Pay-as-you-go credit system. Subscribers can access the same royalty-free content as Pay-as-you-go customers: photos, illustrations, video and Flash files. Beginning this September, audio tracks will be available to subscribers, offering customers a complete palette of multimedia tools.
There's something I have to say at the outset of this review: From the time Apple announced the first 17-inch PowerBook G4 models five years ago, I've always been a little prejudiced against them. I'd never have tried to talk someone out of buying one, but I always shared my opinion that a laptop with a 17-inch display barely qualifies as a laptop at all. It seemed to me that the 17-inch PowerBook and its successor, the Intel-based MacBook Pro, was simply too big, too bulky and too heavy -- though I confess I'd never carried one around.
Students in creative disciplines have one week left to submit entries for this year's Adobe Design Achievement Awards, which offers the chance to win a trip to New York, cash prizes and vital exposure to leading industry professionals.
More than 20 North West companies took home top digital awards on Thursday night at the 10th anniversary of The Big Chip Awards, the North West’s annual awards for digital excellence.
Dell's much anticipated Crystal display is here and ready for a spot on your desk. Priced at nearly $1,200 (around £605 -- though UK pricing has yet to be announced), however, this monitor is primarily for creatives with deep pockets -- or folks with a need to wow friends and colleagues.
As a tie-in with its major exhibition China Design Now, the V&A hosts Creative China: Contemporary Visual Culture, Architecture and Design Conference in early June.
Paper-makers Sappi has launched the 2008 Ideas That Matter challenge, its annual socially conscious graphic design competition offering designers a chance to win a share of $1million to promote a charitable cause.
International logo-design competition Wolda has announced a deadline extension; graphic designers now have until May 28 (next Wednesday) to submit their logos.
It’s been quite a year for the design industry, according to the judges of this year’s D&AD Awards – which last night presented six of the top Black Pencil awards.
European Design Week kicks off today in Stockholm, Sweden. The five-day event highlights the best of Europe's graphic design, and includes a conference, an awards ceremony and a variety of graphic design-related events and activities.
Konica Minolta has announced a new laser printer specifically tailored for graphic design professionals.
Annual group show XHIBIT assembles work by 41 up-and-coming artists and designers. Curated by Turner Prize-nominated artist Yinka Shonibare, the show features work by new graduates from University of the Arts London.
