Vector Art Retrospection (1963)

The video below was discovered by a twitter search query for the key phrase "vector art" "Alan Kay presenting Ivan Sutherland's Sketchpad, one of most influencial programs in the history of graphical user interfaces...

Sutherland developed Sketchpad in 1963. This video was extracted taken from a longer one in" Thanks t to zapatoche.

ED Awards 2008

The European Design Awards is the comprehensive annual awards organization celebrating the best of graphic design, illustration and digital design in Europe. Being a joint effort by 14 communication design magazines from across Europe...

The ED-Awards is one of the industry's key schemes, and a brilliant way to publicize your work on an international level.

The deadline for submissions is February 14, 2009. Reasons to submit your work : ed-awards.com

Hugo Create

HUGO Fragrances invites emerging talents from all-over the world to participate in HUGO Create, a creative contest. HUGO Create is open to graphic design, illustration and photography. 

The main aim of the HUGO Create design challenge is to stir up creativity and to create a high-profile platform for emerging talents. More

Holiday Card Project 08

"This year marks deviantART's fifth annual Holiday Card Project! With the goal of bringing a little cheer to patients in the hospital during the holiday season, the Holiday Card Project connects deviants from all around the world and applies their tremendous artistic abilities in designing and creating get well holiday cards.
Last year the Project received well over 1300 holiday cards sent in by more than 750 deviants from 50 different countries/political regions. The cards were then divvied up and distributed in-person by dA members at the UCI Medical Center in Orange, California. Extra cards were given to various hospitals in the U.S. and abroad for their staff to hand out to patients.
The idea behind the Holiday Card Project is to simply try and do something nice for others. However, if that isn't enough incentive, every deviant who submits a card will be given a free one-month subscription to deviantART, as well as being entered into a drawing for additional prizes."
Please read the following text for more information on the Holiday Card Project.

New York Times grabs 2 AIGA Awards for Magazine Covers

Category: Editorial design - The New York Times Magazine, The Middle Ages Issue - cover and pages 68–69, 76–77.

Category: Editorial design - The New York Times Magazine, The Ideas Issue – cover and pages 50–51, 70–71

via MedDesign

24 Hour Comic Day 2008

October 18 2008

"About the Cartoonist Conspiracy: The San Francisco Cartoonist Conspiracy is one of the oldest
cartooning groups still running in the city. The group meets twice a month at the Church ST Cafe and work on collaborative comics and exercises. The group has drawn over 30 jam comic books and has published many in print and online. The SFCC is open to any artists to come and jam."

More about the event here.

Adobe CS4 Video Presentation

Adobe CS4 Web Announcement

If interested (and free at the time), you can check the be an official CS4 web announcement tomorrow morning. There are multiple time slots to choose from. To register, go to the following URL: http://adobe. istreamplanet. com/

Adobe MAX 2008/2009

MAX is an experience unlike any other — an opportunity to connect with thousands of designers, developers, partners, executives, and Adobe staff for education, inspiration, and community. MAX 2008/2009 will be held in San Francisco, Milan, and Tokyo. Be sure to mark your calendar for this important global event. More here and here

Typeface of the year

Parachute® and the Centro Pro typeface superfamilies won this year's The EDAwards award for Original Typeface. Highlights and more info about the event here.

Business masterclasses for illustrators

The Association of Illustrators (AOI) has announced a business management course aimed at illustrators setting up on their own. The 11-session course starts on September 3; the AOI is offering a discount on the course cost for those who book by July 31.
Through a series of practical workshops, the courses aims to equip illustrators for self-employed life. Workshop themes include self-promotion; bigger markets for profit; copyright, licensing and contracts; pricing your work; persuasion and negotiation; portfolios and agents; money management; keeping abreast of technology; and tax and bookkeeping.
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Illustration Conference ICON 5 NYC 08

ICON5 will be held in New York City at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan. This year's theme, The Big Picture, is more than a slogan, it is the perspective through which we see our future – a future of limitless possibilities for illustrators as thinkers, story tellers and providers of creative content. The conference promises to examine and discuss the current creative and economic forces that our industry faces today.

Registration for ICON5 is now open.
The conference will be held July 2-5, 2008 in New York City at the Roosevelt Hotel. Conference registration can be done online, by fax, or via mail. Special pricing shown below is for online registration only. More

Vector Conference Miami 2008

The Illustrator and Flash training and networking event for designers.Most designers who use Illustrator and Flash only scratch the surface of what's possible. At the Vector™ conference, you'll go deep, learning the ins and outs of creating high-quality artwork efficiently.

"Fall in love with Illustrator all over again!"

Adobe Illustrator is like a Swiss Army knife: Everyone uses a few of the tools, but there are many more that go unused. The Vector™ conference is your chance to learn what all the tools do and how best to use them for great effects. The more you learn about Illustrator, the more amazed you will be." Read more about the event here.

Classic Movie Monsters By Design

The ADIM Conference is a complete hands on, project based event that will help improve your design workflow and make your Creative Suites projects more efficient. You’ll learn from some of the best designers and instructors in the industry while using your newly acquired knowledge to create real-world projects. You will interact and play with 120 graphic designers, art directors, and photographers from around the world. Be prepared to work hard, play hard, and become a “Monster by Design”.
www.adimconference.com

The focus of the 2008 event is Photoshop, InDesign and Flash. Using newly acquired knowledge and sharpened skills, participants will create their own, highly personalized designs for a classic horror film. Participants will design, print, paint, and construct their final project during the event.

Each day there will be a special guest speaker to inspire attendees with their latest portfolio project and ignite the creative monster in all of us. Final projects will be displayed at the closing dinner and Monster Costume Ball where we’ll compete for best monster costume and best table performance. This experience will fill your brain with knowledge and creativity to be your own Dr. Frankenstein – It’s Alive!

ADIM Day 1
Thursday, May 1

9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Advanced Adobe Photoshop - Russell Brown
Special Guest Photoshop Expert – TBA

6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Open science laboratory with pizza dinner in the evening

8:30 pm Evening speakers:
Adam Pratt
Colin Fleming

ADIM Day 2
Friday, May 2

9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Advanced Adobe InDesign – Michael Ninness
Special Guest Designer – TBA

Open science laboratory with dinner on your own.

8:30 pm Evening speakers:
Michael Ninness
Mordy Golding

ADIM Day 3
Saturday, May 3

9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Apple Computer Presentation

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Special Adobe Technology Sneak Peek for designers!

4:00 pm: Movie poster judging with prizes

6:00 pm: Closing Dinner and Costume Monster Ball

1. Best Monster Costume Competition
2. Best Table Performance Competition

National Art Competition for Students with Hearing Loss

Rochester Institute of Technology announces its second annual Digital Arts, Film and Animation Competition for high school students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Students with hearing loss in grades 9-12 can compete for cash prizes and an all-expenses-paid trip to Rochester, N.Y., for the awards ceremony and an exhibition of their work.

This national competition recognizes students’ artistic expression with awards in the following categories: Mixed Digital Media, Web Page Design, Graphic Media, 3-D Animation, Film, Interactive Media, Photo Illustration and Free-Hand Art in Digital Form. Film is a new category this year.

Students may submit up to two entries. Entry forms, contest rules and other details are available online. The submission deadline is Oct. 8, 2007. More