Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S.
Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Millions of Internet users and entrepreneurs already oppose SOPA and PIPA.
The Senate will begin voting on January 24th. Please let them know how you feel. Sign this petition urging Congress to vote NO on PIPA and SOPA before it is too late.
Welcome to Brand New Classroom, a proud descendant of everybody’s favorite, Brand New. I encourage you to read the About page to get the full description but if you just want the quick version: We will be publishing identity work from students around the world who tackle redesigns of well-known brands as a class assignment. The focus will be as much on the final result as the process to get there. All of our readers are encouraged to provide constructive feedback, whether you are a student yourself or a seasoned professional. If you are eager to submit your work for consideration right away please read our selection criteria at the submission page.
DEADLINE: April 3rd! Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships benefit minority and economically disadvantaged students who are studying art and design disciplines in colleges and universities in the United States. Among our primary aims are:
To increase diversity in the creative professions
To foster social and environmental responsibility in the artists, designers and studios of tomorrow
To this end, scholarship recipients are selected not only for their ability and their need, but also for their demonstrated commitment to giving back to the larger community through their work.
Basic scholarships are awarded in the amount of $1,000 to $3,000. Grand Prize awards are also given each year in amounts up to $5,000 at the jury’s discretion. These awards are paid directly to schools to be applied towards tuition. In addition, Honorable mention prizes in the amount of $200 cash are awarded.
THE HAITI POSTER PROJECT seeks limited edition sets of posters from artists, designers and design firms from around the world. The donated posters will be sold online to raise money for Doctors Without Borders. As designers, we have the collective ability to do what we love, AND to create a difference. THE HAITI POSTER PROJECT has been conceived as a collective effort by the design community to unite and effect change through our work. In order for this project to be successful, we are counting on designer participation.
Kartemquin is excited to announce that its latest release, Typeface, will have its Chicago premiere with a week run at the Gene Siskel Film Center beginning Friday, January 29th. The Society of Typographic Arts is helping to sponsor the Chicago premiere.
In Typeface, handmade wooden type comes to life in new and unique combinations when seasoned craftsmen–the masters of an obsolete but beloved technology–open the Hamilton Wood Type Museum to contemporary artists and graphic designers.
This exploration of the art of putting letters on a printed page from world-renowned Kartemquin Films (Hoop Dreams) finds the human story in the preservation of the centuries-old printing process when artists of the digital age discover the tactile delight and limitless possibilities of working with the real rather than the virtual. Typeface director Justine Nagan will be present for audience discussion at the screening.
Preceded by the vintage Kartemquin short Viva la Causa, celebrating Chicago’s Chicano mural movement of the 1970s.
When Friday, January 29 at 8:00 pm
Where Gene Siskel Film Center 164 North State Street, Chicago
Costs
$10 general admission
$7 students
$4 for students, faculty of the School of the Art Institute and staff of the Art Institute
Camp Firebelly connects fresh talent with nonprofits in need. The uniquely collaborative environment is intense but, not actually in tents. Camp offers a rare opportunity to learn firsthand what professional life is like through the socially responsible vision of Firebelly Design.
If you’re serious about using your talent and creativity for something good, this is your chance for immersive involvement in our studio’s process, methods and daily grind. Campers stay in Firebelly’s Chicago loft office, sleep in sleeping bags and eat healthy organic/vegetarian grub. You’ll research, brainstorm and critique with clients. There’s a ton of work to do but the results will be totally worth it—scout’s honor. Working together, we’ll strategize and design the perfect solution and probably change the client’s future forever.
Students with the most powerful and provocative concepts will be given financial awards to recognize and honor their great ideas. The winning projects will also be highlighted on the Design Ignites Change website and in PR efforts.
In each award cycle one award of $1,000 and up to two at $500 each will be given to innovative project ideas that have the ability to ignite positive social change. Projects will also be highlighted on the Design Ignites Change website and promoted through the program’s PR efforts.
These awards are for project ideas only, it is not required that a plan for actual implementation be in place. Projects will be judged on the following parameters:
» Addresses a pressing social need within a community » Applies innovation and design thinking to solving the problem » Proposes a project that is feasible, one that could be implemented with the proper funding and resources in place
The scale of the project idea is not an issue, Design Ignites Change is looking for ideas at any size that push the boundaries of what design thinking can do when applied to social issues.
Deadlines The written application and on-line cases studies must be submitted and posted by: Cycle 1: June 31, 2010 Cycle 2: December 31, 2010
Eligiblity The following groups enrolled in Design Ignites Change are eligible to submit projects developed in the fall of 2009 and all of 2010: » Colleges and universities » Youth mentoring organizations involved in arts and design » Creative professionals engaged in a mentoring program around social issues may apply on behalf of the students they mentor
Here’s your chance to apply for a paid summer internship at Veer, a leading creator and provider of visual elements for the design industry.
This internship won’t have you running to the coffee shop for everybody or cropping mugshots for annual reports all day. As part of our talented in-house creative team, you’ll be encouraged to explore your best work in print, web, or product design for both the Veer and Corbis brands. Previous interns have worked on award-winning Veer marketing materials and merchandise.
I created Design for Obama and saw what a fully engaged, passionate, creative community can do. On that occasion, we were eager to lend our creative talents to a movement calling for change and inspire others to do the same.
Today we face a much graver task: In the wake of the unimaginable suffering that has befallen the island of Haiti, it is our job as artists and designers to use our talents to call for advocacy and understanding. Thanks to Design for Obama artist, James Nesbitt, we are now operating from designforhaiti.com.
Consider this a creative call to action to design:
The Project
A 3 panel triptych (each panel should be 8″x8″) exploring the impact and relevance of a current issue in the news, through the manipulation of word and image. Graphic design, pop culture, and current issues, be they political, environmental, economic or social, effect the way we negotiate our world. How do we derive meaning from words and images? How do our day to day experiences and all of their complexities inform our work? How do we as designers help shape the contemporary cultural landscape? This project will investigate how writing informs the process of design and in turn helps shape meaning.
The Objectives
To explore cropping and its relationship to abstraction
To understand the how abstraction and representation affect meaning
To investigate formal and conceptual relationships of words and images
To explore unity and variety in sequential design
To encourage the viewer to reflect on an issue we bring to light
The Process
Choose a thought-provoking article dealing with a contemporary issue from the following news sources: The NY Times, Nation, The Economist, Mother Jones, etc. There is no limit to how long the article should be, but keep in mind that it should have a contemporary topic. It need not deal with graphic design or the arts. After reading the article find the best way to summarize the article using 25 words. (approximately) Find one image (not from the Web) that makes a connection to what this article is saying.
Ask yourself the following questions when searching for the image:
What image would have the most impact for an audience? Why?
How can you say something about this issue connotatively (an idea or meaning suggested with a word or thing)?
Would a metaphor work and if so, which one and why (metaphor: a figure of speech ordinarily designating one thing is used to designate another)?
How could you change the meaning of the article based on the image?
How does cropping your image impact the meaning?
Find one word would you use to summarize or make a point about the article.
