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 Thursday, October 01, 2009
Pentagram Partner Hangs Out His Own Shingle
 
Big news today from one of the world's leading independent design agencies: Longtime Pentagram partner and 2004 AIGA Medalist Kit Hinrichs is establishing his own Studio Hinrichs in San Francisco.
Hinrichs departs Pentagram after 23 years, a tenure that produced award-winning work for clients like California Academy of Sciences, Muzak, Sappi Fine Paper, Gymboree and Design Within Reach.
Hinrichs is also teaming with his writing collaborator Delphine Hirasuna and creating a sideline
business called Hinrichs + Hirasuna Special Projects, which will focus on projects of personal and professional interest.
From a press release:
“While I will miss the creative collaboration within Pentagram,” says Hinrichs, “I’m excited by the possibilities presented in what I consider the third chapter of my career. I look forward to building on all that I’ve learned and ensuring that my best work is still to come.”
Industry News
Thursday, October 01, 2009 7:26:39 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Moveable Type
Minneapolis broadcast design & animation studio motion504 recently completed the reception sponsor reel for the Minneapolis screening of the AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the American Commercial. The inventive title sequence introduces each reception sponsor through a cinematic narrative that imagines the craft of "moving type" via mechanical gadgets that look as if they were built a century ago.
Set in a world with a turn-of-the-last-century aesthetic, the visually striking sequence opens at the storefront of the fictional Verne Bros. Kinetic Type Company. Inside, the elderly protagonist earnestly works away during the wee small hours at his closed shop. His undertakings are a mystery until, suddenly, peculiar kinetic gadgets appear and unexplainably come to life. His compelling conjurations abound in the dusty workshop, as each unique gadget unravels with science-defying wonder, creatively introducing the AICP reception sponsors, one by one.
To view the AICP Minnesota Show reception sponsor reel, go to: http://www.motion504.com/AICP_show/
 Posted by Megan
Typography
Thursday, October 01, 2009 5:53:20 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Job Of The Day
Full or Associate Professor of Design
University of Wisconsin, Milwuakee
In the newly created Design Research Institute, the faculty member will
establish an extramurally funded research program to build on
outstanding design research. The Design Research Institute fosters
design thinking and collaborative design research projects with
university departments, corporations and industry in areas such as
industrial design, engineering, architecture, business, fresh water
sciences, education, human experience, interactivity and informatics.
In
the Department of Visual Art, the faculty member will teach design at
the professional, graduate or undergraduate level in areas of
expertise. Faculty members are expected to contribute to the
department, school and university through committee service and faculty
shared-governance responsibilities.Posted by Megan
Industry News
Thursday, October 01, 2009 1:26:03 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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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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