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 Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Phoenix Design Week Update
Phoenix Design Week will have its inaugural event from October 21st-25th. The week will feature galleries during the week, showing local work of graphic, interactive and motion designers. Among the exhibits will be a display of client rejected logos, a paper sculpture showcase and a collaborative poster show with work from students from 4 different local design programs.
Friday night will kick off the weekend with the Typophile Film Fest at MadCap Theatres. The typography themed short film fest is only being shown in a few select cities, with Phoenix being lucky enough to be included in this exclusive list.
The weekend conference is being held at the Phoenix Convention Center in the heart of downtown Phoenix. The list of speakers includes the national president of the AIGA, Debbie Millman, Chaz Maviyane-Davies the "guerilla of graphic design", Eric Hillerns, Bobby Solomon, Bennet Peji and many others. The panels, presentations, workshops and roundtable discussions held during the weekend conference are meant to bring together the design community in an unprecedented way.
 Posted by Megan
Events
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:27:41 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Selling the Invsible
Fast Company offers an interesting case study about how design/branding firm Addis Creson is working with Better Place to brand their infrastructure plan that would make electric vehicles more accessible for consumers.
Better Place doesn't offer a new product or technology when it
comes to transportation, it merely unites many of the solutions that
already exist, bringing them together a smarter, more efficient way.
That was the challenge in and of itself, says John Creson, whose
Berkeley, California-based firm Addis Creson,
along with PR company Hill & Knowlton, was responsible for
branding the system and translating its benefits to consumers. In
essence, they were entrusted with helping to envision a post-petroleum
future for drivers who wanted to make better choices.
 Posted by Megan
Designers | Thought Provoking
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:38:05 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Top 10 Websites For Designers (October 2009)
Check out October's Top 10 Websites for Designers.
http://www.8daysaweek.org/
8 Days a Week
8 Days a Week is the premier event calendar for the New York City
design community and all those who work, think and dream design 8 Days
a Week.
http://www.clickfarminteractive.com
Clickfarm Interactive
Clickfarm Interactive is a full service Kansas City interactive agency
specializing in web design, web development and interactive marketing.
http://www.dejongensronner.nl
De Jongens Ronner
Even though I can't read it, this website offers an interesting peek into Dutch graphic design.
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/
Information is Beautiful
David McCandless, a London-based author, writer and designer,
chronicles his interest in how designed information can help us
understand the world, cut through BS and reveal hidden connections,
patterns and stories underneath. Or, failing that, it can just look
cool!
http://www.miseducated.net
Miseducated
Miseducated is a community of female artists who live creative, diy and
unconventional lifestyles. This webzine is heavily inspired by modern
Japanese and European design.
http://www.molho.tv
molho
Molho is one of Brazil's leading-edge independent motion design and
creative studios, producing computer animation, stop-motion, mixed
media and live-action.
http://www.nonsek.com
Nonsek Graphic Remix
Remix the hottest artists, designers & illustrators and create your own rare, collectible tees.
http://www.sakinadesign.com
Sakina Design
Sakina Design is a family business that creates contemporary wall art and greeting cards inspired by their Muslim roots.
http://www.shelvedbooks.blogspot.com
Shelved Books
A great blog about book covers that never happened.
http://tmarksdesign.com/
TMarks
Terry Marks is a great guy and a great designer. His site emphasizes the importance of story in design. Posted by Megan
Top 10 Websites For Designers
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:56:12 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Design Fellowships
Chronicle Books, San Francisco
Chronicle Books is accepting submissions for the Winter/Spring 2010
session of our Design Fellowship. The 4 positions include, 2 Publishing
Design (Print/Format), 1 Children's Design and 1 Industrial/Product
Design. These fellowships provide six-months of hands-on experience to
graduates interested in embarking on a career in either book,
publication, package, or product design. Portfolios are due November 2,
2009.
For more information, please visit
http://www.chroniclebooks.com/designfellowshipPosted by Megan
Industry News
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:31:49 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Delicious Design League
Chicago-based Delicious Design League screenprints posters for lots of bands. They also do their own art prints, including this one called Night of the Dead that would be perfect for Halloween.
 Posted by Megan
Designers
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:30:45 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Senior Designer
Brown-Forman Beverages, Louisville, KY
Brown-Forman Corporation is an independent, publicly-traded producer
and marketer of premium spirits, wines, and other adult beverages,
including Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whisky, Finlandia Vodka, Southern
Comfort, Fetzer Vineyard California Wines, Korbel California
Champagnes, Sonoma-Cutrer Estate Bottled Wines, Tuaca, Chambord, and,
Herradura and el Jimador Tequila.
Scope:
Responsible for producing and
assisting in the production of a wide variety of brand/corporate
production design projects for wine, spirit and corporate brands.
Responsible for and assists the Art Directors and/or Design Managers in
creative design, project management and design production of assigned
brand design projects. Assists in managing press checks, project
timelines, budgets and schedules for all assigned brand design
projects. Works collaboratively with the Director, Creative Design, Art
Directors and other design team members on the creation and execution
of design projects. Personally performs and contributes design work as
needed. Manages design projects with the supervision and support of the
designer, design assistant and outside freelance resources.
Basic Function:
Under
the supervision of the Art Director and/or Production Design Manager
and through working closely with the Designers and Design Assistants,
the Senior Designer assists in the project management and design
production of assigned brand design projects.
Manages, produces and
assists in the design and production of assigned brand design projects.
Assists in the management of costs, project timelines and production
schedules. Works with internal and external resources to source
innovative printing and manufacturing techniques. Responsible for
materials selection, primary and secondary package design and artwork
creation. Interfaces with brand teams to ensure design directions are
consistent with brand strategy as well as other marketing
communications. Creates original design and artwork as well makes
revisions to outside agency-created work.Posted by Megan
Industry News
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:39:35 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Missed Connections
Brooklyn-based illustrator Sophie Blackall has a charming blog inspired by real missed connection messages on Craigslist.
via Drawn!Posted by Megan
Illustration
Monday, September 28, 2009 6:40:24 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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