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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
International logo-design competition Wolda has announced a deadline extension; graphic designers now have until May 28 (next Wednesday) to submit their logos.
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.
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.
Microsoft Thursday unveiled a version of its toolset for Web and multimedia designers that includes the first native support for its Silverlight technology across all of the products in the suite.
Rogers Communications is finally bringing the iPhone to Canada, but questions around the company's data plan and how it will support the heavily hyped Apple gadget continue to loom, analysts say.
This autumn the V&A will host a major exhibition on the role of world events in design, when it launches Cold War Modern: Design 1945-1970 on September 27.
Over 120,000 images dating from between 1860 and 1970 can now be browsed and ordered online, thanks to the launch of the Francis Frith Collection's stock image library. The Francis Frith Collection is an extensive archive of historical images, specializing in British towns and villages.
