Juxtapoz 120 (January 2011)

The latest issue of Juxtapoz is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Collectibles
• Robert Williams x David Lawrence Gallery x Art Works Prints
• Ryan McGinness 2011 Stationary Supplies
• Profiles
• Amy Casey
• Robert Bowen
• Carolin Löbbert
• Jason Hernandez
• Kenji Nakayama
• Rik Lee
• Showstopper
• Joe Sorren: Interruption November 6, 2010-January 2, 2011, California State University-Fullerton Grand Central Arts Center, Santa Ana, California
• CR Stecyk III, Susanne Melanie Berry, Steve Olson: Menage A Trois October 23-November 13, 2010, New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California
• Tiffany Bozic Interview and Portrait by Mike Giant
• Devin Troy Strother Interview by Gabe Scott / Portrait by Sam Bassett
• Michel Gondry Interview by Joey Garfield / Photos by Joey Garfield and Jon Singer / Portrait Courtesy of Michel Gondry
• HuskMitNavn Interview by Caleb Neelon / Self Portrait by HuskMitNavn
• Mike Ballard Introduction by Roger Gastman / Interview by Caroline Ryder / Portrait by Lee Vincent Grubb
• Cory Arcangel Interview and Portrait by Alexander Tarrant
• Reviews
• Juxtapoz Handmade
• Joy Division by Kevin Cummins
• Joe Sorren: Paintings 2004-2010
• East of the Adriatic: The Balkan Diaries of Scott Bourne
• Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century
• Pop Surrealism: What a Wonderfool World
• Insider
• Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art A conversation with Wooster Collective / Interview by Evan Pricco
• Pop Life
• Absolut Art Award
• New York, New York
• Los Angeles, California
• Perspective Detroit, Fall 2010, Tod Seelie for Juxtapoz x Power House Productions, Full story February 2011

Viewpoint #27

The latest issue of Viewpoint is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

• The Information: Viewpoint's pick of graphics, technology, retail, design and culture news
• The Analysis: An introduction to DIY
• Yes we can! The DIY movement has moved on from home improvement to encompass technology, distribution and communication methods that, in theory, allow anyone to make anything and bring it to market.  The effect will be profound for consumers and brands alike, says Anna Sansom
• The blueprint home As 3D printing becomes more advanced and accessible, in the not-too-distant future we will see consumers taking the ultimate creative control of the products they consume.  The home will become a mini factory, with domestic 3D printers capable of printing anything from clothing to food.  Viewpoint visualises the potential future of the blueprint home.  By Kate Franklin, with photography by Metz+Racine and props by Peter Cole
• Doing it for themselves From hi-tech hacking to handicrafts, DIY in the 21st century has different meanings for different people.  Liz Hancock identifies today's key DIY groups and explores their implications for business
• Clicks and mortar The people-less purchase is coming soon to a store near you, as consumers become their own sales assistants.  By Duncan Graham-Rowe
• Hack it better Hack it better, or even hack it beautiful, is the modern-day make-do-and-mend mantra.  Discarded or broken items and materials are creatively adapted to enhance functional, aesthetic or emotional appeal.  Viewpoint collates and specially commissions pieces from designers ready to revamp refuse.  By Kate Franklin and Caroline Till, with photography by Victoria Ling
• The Argument: Six trend opinion-formers give their views Small is Beautiful; Closed Wallets, Closed Minds; Tell Us a Story; Eco Equals Ego; Back to the Future; Come Together
• The Vision: A visual essay of ten influential ideas in ten images.  By Kate Franklin and Jacob Strand
• The Features:
• Patriot gains 'Buy local' has long been a mantra for food shopping, but now consumers are applying buy-national thinking to a far wider range of products.  Josh Sims asks whether brands should be waving the flag for the patriotic purchase
• It's the real thing We spend so much time immersed in virtual worlds, there is now a backlash towards reconnecting with the physical.  But real and virtual are far from irreconcilable and the real innovation will take place in the ambiguous territory between the two.  By Mark Hooper
• (R)IP? Received wisdom has it that a brand protects its intellectual property at all costs.  But open-source thinking, the free sharing of concepts, technology and even production methods, might do for the world of things what is successfully achieving in the world of data, explains Daniel Nye Griffiths
• Testing times Challenger culture is raising the bar for personal achievement ever higher, through extreme sports, hobbies and entrepreneurialism.  As pushing the limits becomes the norm, Kevin Braddock asks whether the era of the amateur is over
• The new naive Mixing styles and transcending genres with a childlike disregard for the rules, a new school of illustrators and designers is rediscovering the expressive power of naivety.  The handmade is combined with the digitally designed, the real with the unreal.  Viewpoint introduces its pick of the creatives setting the aesthetic agenda for the coming seasons.  By Kate Franklin and Bianca Wendt
• The Overhaul:
• Knightsbridge over troubled water? When Viewpoint asked young design agency Campaign to rework an existing brand, the choice was Harrods, the most famous and historic shop in Britain.  But just how do you update a retail icon and tourist Mecca?  By Martin Bewick
• The Digest: Snapshots of some big ideas
• Please re-lease me Movies, mansions, mongrels; more and more items can be rented on demand rather than bought outright - which poses a conundrum for anyone trying to sell.  By Gwyneth Holland
• Sales: the final frontier Are designers and business overlooking an enormous opportunity in the developing world? By Clare Dowdy
• Too much, too young The culture of accelerated youth is seeing teens developing a can-do attitude that will have far-reaching consequences for business.  By Jane Kellock
• Location, location, location The property buyer's mantra is set to become social media's new spin for consumers and brands alike.  By Rachel Arthur
• Handbuilt by robots Craft and technology, once polar opposites, are merging.  By Jacob Strand
• The big giveaway Brand philanthropy is taking tentative steps beyond the standard baseline of corporate social responsibility.  By Kevin Braddock
• The ego has landed The 'me generation' has discovered a creative outlet far more fulfilling than micro-stardom.  By Jacob Strand
• The plastic oh-no band Can life after plastic still be fantastic? Maybe, as sugar plastic, liquid wood and ceramic alternatives come to the fore.  By Mark Hooper
• Cut to the chase Could no-nonsense, say-it-like-it-is advertising be the way to reach a new generation of media-savvy consumers? By Mark Tungate
• Community over cash When is a shop not just a shop? When it's a theatre, a club, a lab or a cultural space, a shop as participatory hub for experiences and interactions other than the purely commercial.  By Clare Dowdy
• The Form: Viewpoint's round-up of the current key design aesthetics

Juxtapoz 119 (December 2010)

The latest issue of Juxtapoz is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Style Sheet
• Zana Bayne Leather
• Ron English x Bold Hype
• Profiles
• Deedee Cheriel
• Grady Gordon
• John Baldessari
• Jeremy Tinder
• Jose Mertz
• Jenny Lee
• Showstopper
• Thinkspace Five-Year Anniversary Show November 6-27, Thinkspace Gallery, Culver City, California
• Mike Shine: Flotsam's Wonder World September 18-October 30, 941 Geary, San Francisco, California
• Urban Impressionism: A Miguel Paredes Retrospective September 8-September 26, Crewest Gallery, Los Angeles, California
• Dolla: Creepshow December 16, 2010-January 8, 2011, Bold Hype Gallery, New York City, New York
• James Jean Interview and text by Jason Jaworski / Portrait by Sam Bassett
• George Lois Interview by Evan Pricco / Portrait by Bryan Derballa
• Serena Mitnik-Miller Interview by Kristin Farr / Portrait by Andrew Paynter
• PEZ Interview and portrait by Austin McManus
• Jason Alper Interview and text by Caroline Ryder / Portrait by Will Dearborne
• 50 Years of Sanrio Text by Caroline Ryder
• 123Klan Interview by Alexander Tarrant / Self-Portrait by 123Klan
• Reviews
• Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art
• Drawn From The Well: Art by Greg Simkins
• Emek: Collected Works of Aaarght
• Incidentals by Eric Mirbach
• The How Not To Cookbook: Lessons Learned The Hard Way by Aleksandra Mir
• Japanese Animation: From Painted Scrolls to Pokemon by Brigette Koyama-Richard
• Insider
• G Lewis Heslet Interview by Evan Pricco / Portrait by Ray Huang
• Pop Life
• Perspective Swoon, For Juxtapoz x Power House Productions, Detroit, Michigan, October, 2010

Desktop #267 (December/January 2011)

The latest issue of Desktop is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

http://www.desktopmag.com.au/

Contents:

• UPDATE
• DEBRIEF PRINT - Fuji Xerox Australia.
• DEBRIEF CAMPAIGN - Rip Curl.
• 2011 CREATIVE CRYSTAL BALL DESIGNING FOR TOMORROW Six creatives make their predictions for 2011.
• THIS YEAR I WILL TRY NOT TO THIS YEAR I WILL TRY TO BE NEW Jason Little investigates Christopher Doyle and Elliott Scott's quest to be new.
• PROFILE SIMPLY SPLENDID Meisy Cheong discovers something splendid is going on in an old ironmonger's factory in Melbourne.
• PICTURE THIS VINTAGE SHOOTER Alex Prager's work is like a starburst of old style goodness captured with a modern eye, writes Jo Spurling.
• COOLSTUFF CHRISTMAS WISH LIST.
• CENTREFOLD
• PICTURE THIS PHOTOGRAPHER GIFT GUIDE.
• WEB THE GLOBAL SHOPPER Starting a professional online retail set-up? Stuart Gonsal has some tips.
• STUDIO DESIGNING DISNEY What really goes into animating a Disney classic? Alison Copley speaks with head animator Glen Keane to find out.
• TYPE GO FONT UR SELF Luca Ionescu talks to art director, curator and letterform addict, Marty Routledge.
• DIGITAL IN THE STORE Neil Simpson chats with Richard Beaumont about retail design, and the reinvention of Coles.
• PRODUCT REVIEWS TEN iPAD APPS FOR DESIGNERS.
• DIRECTIONS IN DESIGN ANOTHER YEAR DOWN Australia's creative industry has bounced back, but there's no room for complacency in 2011, writes Simon Lusty.
• REARVIEW

AGENCYLAND

• ABOUT TOWN NEWS
• VIEWFINDER
• BRIEF ENCOUNTERS ENIGMA DDB Melbourne design Devil's Lair winemaker's website.
• PEER PRESSURE KEEPING CREATIVE Staying inspired during the silly season.
• PROFILE CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER Curious Films' intrepid way of navigating the creative industry.

Managing the Design Process

Managing the design process, concept development: an essential manual for the working designer by Terry Lee Stone is a new book that is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

"Managing the Design Process - Concept Development is an essential primer for all graphic designers.  As students, designers learn to develop and hone their creative skills, but courses on managing their careers and business are almost nonexistent.  Everything from creating a design brief to what questions to ask in a client meeting, are the cornerstones of a successful design career.  Learning how to communicate and effectively strategize with clients to envision the best possible outcome for each project is essential for every designer.

This book explains how to do these things and more.  It focuses on the concept development process, the early stages of the designer-client relationship, before the design hits the pavement, so to speak.  Research, goal setting, design strategy, creative risk taking, and effectively managing client expectations are all addressed.

Businesses and organizations of all types are starting to understand that good design can give a product a distinct competitive advantage over other products in the same category - inevitably benefiting their company's bottom line.  What is not clear to many is the intricate collaborative partnership between designer and client that is required to not only achieve a great design, but also to utilize it to its full capacity through a series of strategic steps.  Managing the Design Process - Concept Development is precisely about that collaboration." -- back cover

Juxtapoz (November 2010)

The latest issue of Juxtapoz is now available for loan in the Learning Centre.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Style Sheet: Mayfourteenth -- New York Couture
• Profiles: Mi Ju -- Brian M Viveros -- Melissa Haslam -- Pedro Matos -- Alexander Korzer-Robinson -- Intimidnation
• Showstopper: The Tenderloin Project -- Walter Steding -- Jason Bryant: Trilogy
• Barbara Kruger Introduction by Shepard Fairey / Interview by M Revelli
• Duke Riley Interview by Alexander Klein / Portrait by Bryan Derballa
• Jonathan Yeo Text by Katie Zuppann / Portrait by Gino Spiro
• Ed Emberley Interview by Saelee Oh / Portrait by Deanna Guzman
• Patrick Martinez Interview by Mister Cartoon / Portrait by Estevan Oriol
• eBoy Interview and portrait by Alexander Tarrant
• Reviews: Locals Only by Hugh Holland -- Pixar: 25 Years of Animation -- The Street Art Stencil Book -- The Story of Island Records: Keep on Running -- The Art of British Rock: Fifty Years of Rock Posters, Flyers, and Handbills by Mike Evans -- :Phunk: Around the World Across the Universe, Artworks 2007-2009
• Insider: Debbie Harry, Interview by Gwynned Vitello / Portrait by Chris Stein
• Pop Life
• Perspective: Steve Powers Icy Signs A Love Letter to Syracuse, New York September 2010

Design Thinking

Design thinking by Gavin Ambrose and Paul Harris is a new book that is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

"Design Thinking examines the ways in which solutions to a design brief are approached, researched and refined." -- back cover

Juxtapoz No. 117 (October 2010)

The latest issue of Juxtapoz is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

• INTRODUCTION
• STYLESHEET: Andy Warhol x Dom Pérignon -- Poketo x Target
• PROFILES: Lupo Avanti -- Matt Haber -- Christian Robinson -- Yoskay Yamamoto -- Hugh Leeman -- Troy Lovegates -- Matt Hebermehl
• SHOWSTOPPERS: Devin Troy Strother -- Underground Gallery: London Transport Posters 1920s-1940s -- Leonard Nimoy -- Gosha Levochkin
• Greg "Craola" Simkins Text by J. Frede / Portrait by Kevin Knight
• Kofie One Interview by Mac / Portrait by Pete Stern
• Evah Fan Interview by Kristin Farr / Portrait by Ye Rin Mok
• Rene Almanza Interview by Evan Pricco / Portrait by Dylan Maddux
• Fernando Mastrangelo Interview by Erin Dyer / Portrait by Sam Bassett
• Alex Gross Interview by Josh Keyes / Portrait by Morgan Slade
• Evan Roth Interview by Alexander Tarrant / Self-Portrait by Evan Roth
• REVIEWS: Mark Ryden: The Snow Yak Show -- Barbara Kruger -- The Rock, Ed Wood of the 21st Century -- There are Many of Us by Spike Jonze -- The Picture Book: Contemporary Illustration by Angus Hyland -- 100 Facts About Pandas
• INSIDER: John McCambridge / Mollusk Surf Shop
• POP LIFE
• PERSPECTIVE Os Gêmeos x Futura for AKANYC and 12ozProphet PS11, New York City

Desktop #266 (November 2010)

The latest issue of Desktop is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

http://www.desktopmag.com.au

Contents:

• UPDATE
• DEBRIEF BOOK - Dalton.
• DEBRIEF POST-PRODUCTION - The Coca-Cola Company.
• CREATE:AWARDS 2010 WRAP-UP All the photos and news from the 2010 Qantm Desktop CREATE:Awards
• TVC DESIGN AS EASY AS XYZ Brendan McKnight hangs out with the XYZ crew to discover the art of creating the perfect TVC.
• PROFILE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK Hugh Edwards finds out why Bang is making some noise in the big wide world of creative.
• PICTURE THIS ONLY HUMAN Jo Spurling speaks with Highlights Photography about the human side of photography.
• PICTURE THIS TROUBLESHOOTER
• COOLSTUFF
• APP DESIGN KEEP ON MOVING Jo Spurling checks out the who, what, where, when and how of app design.
• CENTREFOLD
• WEB CREATIVE INGREDIENTS We should give equal weighting to both tech and creative concepts, writes Stuart Gonsal.
• WEBGUIDE DESTINATIONS.
• STUDIO MADE WITH LOVE Brendan McKnight learns about blood, gore and other fun horror film antics with Wicked of Oz.
• TYPE THIS TIME, IT'S UNIVERSAL Jack Yan speaks to Hasan Aby Afash about designing type in the Arabic language.
• DIRECTIONS IN DESIGN PORTFOLIO SURVIVAL GUIDE James Earnshaw writes on everything you need to know about creating that perfect portfolio.
• AGIDEAS NEWSTAR COVERING ALL BASES Jo Spurling speaks with Hamish Smyth, winner of the 2009 agIdeas NewStar competition.
• FOREIGN POLICY STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES Jason Little asks: is design making us stupid?
• PRINT LOOKS GOOD, FEELS GOOD Theo Pettaras looks at a few effective options to make your print more engaging.
• DIGITAL UX AUSTRALIA 2010 Neil Simpson reviews UX Australia 2010
• PRODUCT REVIEWS
• REAR VIEW

AGENCYLAND

• ABOUT TOWN NEWS
• VIEWFINDER
• BRIEF ENCOUNTERS THINK BEFORE YOU LEAP Hackett Films for Victoria Police.
• PEER PRESSURE APPLE Z GENERATION Are we too quick to undo our work?
• PROFILE DON'T BE FOOLED Bashful may be the name of this creative agency, but its team sure ain't.

Communication Arts (September/October 2010)

The latest issue of Communication Arts is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

features

• Mark Zibert by Tiffany Meyers -- This Toronto photographer alternates seamlessly between moving and still images.
• AKQA by Sam McMillan -- With offices around the world and a cutting-edge creative strategy, AKQA is thriving as a global company working for global brands.
• Anna+Elena Balbusso by Bonnie Smetts -- In Milan, Italy, identical twin sisters share a passion for illustration that has them working side-by-side.
• Exhibit by Jean A. Coyne -- The latest and best in visual communication from here and abroad.

2010 design annual

• Packaging -- Annual Reports -- Institutional Brochures -- Product/Service Brochures -- Editorial -- Letterheads -- Miscellaneous Company Literature -- Catalogs -- Posters -- Trademarks -- Integrated Branding Programs -- Books -- Miscellaneous -- Environmental Graphics -- Motion Graphics -- Public Service -- Self-Promotion

fresh

• Lotta Nieminen In Helsinki, this Finnish illustrator creates geometric, textured wonderlands.
• Timothy Devine A strong narrative surfaces in the work of this Brooklyn photographer.
• FUNNEL Indianapolis design Eric Kass makes his mark on everything from baby food and candles, to music.

columns

• Design Culture Wendy Richmond notes that a talented audience is always participating.
• Advertising A growing number of agencies are taking on the role of client, by Ernie Schenck.
• Design Issues Part two of DK Holland's series on the importance of holistic systematic design processes.
• Typography Allan Haley takes a look at five young type designers - and their former careers.
• Creativity Natalia Ilyin demonstrates how the concept of creative vision and the process of creativity are changing.
• Web Watch A Web app that transforms a city into a concert hall and three sites that celebrate the art of graphic design.
• Business Advice for designers who want to launch their own studios, by Shel Perkins.
• Design Trends The evolution of paper and printing.

departments

• Editor's Column -- Contributors -- Books -- Resources -- Index to Design Annual 51 -- Directory

Desktop #265 (October 2010)

The latest issue of Desktop is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Website: http://www.desktopmag.com.au

Contents:

• UPDATE
• DEBRIEF ANIMATION - Sony Music Australia.
• DEBRIEF MAGAZINE - Fluoro7.
• HANDMADE OLD SCHOOL Brendan McKnight switches off to discover the art of designing without a computer.
• PICTURE THIS SOME KIND OF MONSTER Thomas Shahan finds the hidden beauty in all things creepy and crawly, writes Jo Spurling.
• PICTURE THIS TROUBLESHOOTER
• PROFILE HOOK, LINE AND SINKER Jo Spurling spends some time with the Parallax design studio.
• PRINT IPAD IMPACT Theo Pettaras looks at the effects of tablet media and other technology on the print industry.
• DIGITAL TEXTILE DESIGN DRESS ME SLOWLY Brendan McKnight chats to Limedrop about the new wave of digital textile design.
• STUDIO FREEZE FRAME Framestore are one bunch of cool cats when it comes to digital animation and effects, writes Jo Spurling.
• TYPE ADORN Luca Ionescu speaks with type master, Eric Elms.
• WEB COVERING ALL BASES Stuart Gonsal looks at why, in the world of the web, we are wearing more hats than ever before.
• WEBGUIDE REPRESENT
• COOLSTUFF
• DIGITAL TRAMPOLINE Neil Simpson talks to Trampoline Systems about social networking and data visualisation.
• REARVIEW

Graffiti Art Podcast

Here is a link to a podcast from ABC's Lateline about graffiti art:

http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2010/s3002450.htm

The Design Manual

The design manual by David Whitbread is a new book that is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

"The Design Manual is an indispensable and comprehensive reference for traditional and digital publishing. From beginners to professional graphic designers, desktop publishers and graphic design students, The Design Manual provides essential information on conceptual approaches, planning and project development techniques for print, web and multimedia production. The first edition won an Australian Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing."

"Design tasks are divided into sections on publication, corporate identity, on-screen and advertising design. Specific skills such as branding and logo design; stationery, catalogue, annual report and newsletter production; websites; storyboarding and animation techniques are discussed. The production section includes layout and typography for print and screen, colour and colour systems, printing and finishing processes."

"With checklists and practical tips throughout, The Design Manual has become a standard reference for anyone involved in or interested in design." -- back cover

Juxtapoz 116 (September 2010)

The latest issue of Juxtapoz is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Style Sheet Sarah Joncas x Craww x Blik -- Sanrio x Dr Martens
• Profiles Suzanne Sattler -- Carine Brancowitz -- Jason Bryant -- Brandon Chuesy -- Matthew Green -- Gosha Levochkin
• Showstopper Calder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection -- Miranda July: Eleven Heavy Things -- Transfer
• Retna Introduction by Jeffrey Deitch / Interview by M Revelli / Portrait by Cat Cult
• Richard Colman Interview by Evan Pricco / Portrait by Randy Dodson
• Allyson Mellberg Interview by Kristin Farr / Portrait by Jason Lefton
• INSA Words by Katie Zuppann / Portrait by Bernard Miller
• Pose Interview by Various Friends / Portrait by KC Ortiz
• KC Ortiz Interview by Roger Gastman / Portrait by Ruedione
• Jamie Caliri Interview by Alexander Tarrant / Portrait by Peter Young
• Reviews Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool -- (415) Photos by Ted Pushinsky -- Bloodworks: Sleeves -- Rift by James Jean -- Typography for the People by Daniel Bellon and Klaus Bellon -- Dan Witz: In Plain View: 30 Years of Artworks Illegal and Otherwise by Dan Witz
• Insider Woodward Gallery
• Pop Life
• Perspective Rammellzee, 1960-2010 -- Harvey Pekar, 1939-2010

Desktop #264 (September 2010)

The latest issue of Desktop is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

http://www.desktopmag.com.au

Contents:

• UPDATE
• DEBRIEF MAGAZINE - Sesame.
• CREATE: SNEAK PEAK Check out a small sample of the entries received in the 2010 Qantm Desktop CREATE:Awards to see what you're really up against!
• TYPOGRAPHY LETTER HEADS Jo Spurling looks at why typography is just so hot right now.
• SEMI-PERMANENT MELBOURNE HEART OF A CONCRETE CITY Jo Spurling speaks with Semi-Permanent guest speaker Claire Martin.
• COOLSTUFF
• PICTURE THIS BE VERY AFRAID The Boogieman is on the prowl... followed closely by Joshua Hoffine and his camera.
• PICTURE THIS TROUBLESHOOTER
• COLOUR THEORY ROYAL BLUE Brendan McKnight grabs his box of crayons and discovers how to be strategic when choosing colours.
• STUDIO INFORMATION OVERLOAD Brendan McKnight speaks with information graphics wizard Patrick Clair.
• WEB NO MORE PENCILS, NO MORE BOOKS! Matthew Magain gives us an insider's look at how to keep up to date with the web.
• WEBGUIDE IN THE 80s
• DIRECTIONS IN DESIGN THINGS ARE LOOKING UP The definition of 'Optimism' is to expect the best possible outcome, writes Rita Siow of AGDA.
• FOREIGN POLICY I WISH I'D DONE THAT When it comes to design awards, Jason Little explains why it's good to have a somewhat unhealthy obsession.
• PRINT OILS JUST AIN'T OILS In an industry adapting to 'green' practices, the raw materials used are just one part of a complicated process, writes Rod Wade.
• DIGITAL IS THE MOUSE DEAD? Neil Simpson askes Shane Morris of Automatic Studio how the mouse is faring.
• PRODUCT REVIEWS Sony Ericsson X10 / X10 Mini, Talk About Design.
• REARVIEW

AGENCYLAND

• ABOUT TOWN NEWS
• VIEWFINDER
• BRIEF ENCOUNTERS OUR CUP RUNNETH OVER - SBS: More than the World Cup
• PEER PRESSURE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT - When do the concepts and execution behind 'sex sells' cross the line to become simply soft porn?
• PROFILE SHAKEN NOT STIRRED SapientNitro let us in on why they like to shake things up a bit.

The Visual Dictionary of Pre-Press & Production

The visual dictionary of pre-press & production by Gavin Ambrose & Paul Harris is a new reference book that is now available for use in the Learning Centre.

The Graphic Design Exercise Book

The graphic design exercise book: creative briefs to enhance your skills and develop your portfolio by Carolyn Knight & Jessica Glaser is a new book that is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

"Graphic designers like to be creatively challenged. These design briefs act as sparks to fire your creativity and exercises to broaden your skill set. As prompts for developing your own personal projects they can lead to unexpected developments and revitalized portfolios, helping you break into new and lucrative areas of the design industry.

"Each brief is illustrated with inspiring reference material providing a visual resource that can be utilized well beyond this book. Sample roughs and visuals show work in progress to give you an insight into the thought processes and creative bent of other designers. Industry insiders share their specialist knowledge, offering professional advice on a selection of fully realized projects." -- back cover

Contents:

01 Packaging

• Glossary
• Reading list & equipment
• Eco-friendly laundry packaging
• Tea packaging
• Cosmetics packaging

02 Visual identity & branding

• Glossary
• Reading list & equipment
• Stationery
• Namestyle
• Namestyle & symbol
• Linked identities
• Branding palette

03 Page layout

• Glossary
• Reading list & equipment
• Magazine cover & spreads
• Magazine cover, contents page & spreads
• Arts program

04 Music graphics

• Glossary
• Reading list & equipment
• CD covers
• Promotional posters
• CD covers & poster

05 Screen-based design

• Glossary
• Reading list & equipment
• Home page & navigation system
• E-card
• Travel website

Communication Arts (July/August 2010)

The latest issue of Communication Arts is now available from the Learning Centre. This issue features the Photography Annual.

Contents:

features

• 72andSunny by Julie Prendiville Roux An optimistic outlook - reflected in its name - infuses the work of this agency based in Los Angeles and Amsterdam.
• Odopod by Sam McMillan The interaction between disciplines is paramount at this San Francisco interactive studio.
• John Cuneo by Ellen Shapiro From Woodstock, New York, this prolific illustrator weaves between wildly diverging subjects - from sex advice to politics.
• Enterprising Designers by Patrick Coyne Six entrepreneurial creatives who launched their own product lines.
• Exhibit by Jean A. Coyne The latest and best in visual communication from here and abroad.

2010 photography annual

• Advertising
• Books
• Multimedia
• Editorial
• For Sale
• Institutional
• Self-Promotion
• Unpublished

fresh

• Karen Klassen A Calgary, Canada, illustrator finds inspiration in textiles and film.
• Bryce Pincham This New York photographer is a wanderer at heart - and it shows in his work.
• p576 In the work of this Bogotá, Colombia-based design firm, nature and typography vie for prominence.

columns

• Design Culture In response to "Just Do It," by Wendy Richmond
• Advertising Ernie Schenck believes the shifting creative landscape needs avatars.
• Design Issues Part one of a two-part series on systems thinking by DK Holland.
• Typography Dr. Shelley Gruendler addresses how to bridge the gap between type education and application.
• Emerging Media Joe Shepter looks at the current state of Web 3-D technology.
• Business David C. Baker presents eight transition options for principals.
• Web Watch An art history Web-book and three sites with a focus on photography.
• Design Trends The power, presence and psychology of color.

departments

• Editor's Column
• Contributors
• Books
• Resources
• Index to Photography Annual 51
• Directory
  

Eye No. 76 Vol. 19 (Summer 2010)

The latest issue of Eye is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

Regulars and features

• Critique: Left out of the frame A collection of design shorts made for the COI is full of details, but short on context says Rick Poynor.
• Yin and yang Type guru Matthew Carter explains how he came to design his first wooden type.
• Uncoated Metahaven, Edward Tufte in London, TYPO Berlin. Plus Maira Kalman and wine labels.

Music design special issue

• Record sleeves are dead - long live music design! Iconic covers that defined an evocative era.
• Sound and vision From spectacle to content: time to find new, meaningful associations between music and design.
• Attacked by music, type & light Technology on tour. Noel Douglas talks to UVA's Matt Clark about their sets for Massive Attack.
• Classical crossroads Design meets serious music: long programme notes, small budgets and 'de-averaging'.
• Make music visible Big Active aims to make music tangible - with stars such as Keane, Goldfrapp and Beck.
• One man brand? Adrian Shaughnessy reassesses Manfred Eicher's label ECM in the light of a new publication.
• Formal lawlessness Fragmentation in the music industry has aided the rise of rock posters. Eric Heiman reports.
• Grab the hook 'Musicians are cooler, more fun and more creative than normal people.' Jane Cheng talks to Young Monster.
• Reputations Steven Heller interviews Alex Steinweiss, the designer who invented the album sleeve.
• Pack shots A new wave of extravagant music packaging: Unkle, Kate Moross, and Vaughan Oliver's Minotaur.
• Eye education Dan Fern explains his pioneering 'MAP / making' course - music, art and performance - at the RCA.
• All her own invention For decades, Laurie Anderson has used graphic means to tell stories. Interview by John L. Walters.
• Dot dot rock Zoë Street Howe on the black art of 'metal umlauts', with Motörhead, Mötley Crüe, Blue Öyster Cult, etc.
• Design + music = magic Sleeves and bags tell us what their contents sound like, says Fred Deakin. But what next?
• Scribble and strum From cool and literary to rude and crude: Andrew Losowsky looks at music mags old and new.

CoolClimate Art Contest

CoolClimate Art Contest
Submission Deadline: August 23

We are searching for the brightest and most creative visions that will challenge and engage people around the issue of climate change. The Earth is our home. What is your vision for its future? What will happen if nothing is done to stop events like oil spills, deforestation, and global warming? What are the solutions that will make a clean energy future possible?

The contest: Create a work that encompasses the questions above! We are open to a wide array of submissions, but the images have to be static (no motion graphics or video, sorry!) and they have to be your own. Entries will be judged on originality, creative application of the theme, and technical skill. Finalists will be posted on Huffington Post, where the public will vote for the winner.

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