Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 20 January 2010
Simplexity Applied Motions Perception Interactions at Center Space Gallery, Bristol
6.00 pm on Friday 12th February 2010
The event will feature live musicians and Dj’s / VJ’s performances in association with Switch Dialogue. With special guest DJ Ebola (Wrong Music) + VJ Sorry.
Simplexity Applied 13th - 23th February 2010 is an exhibition of emerging works in a variety of media. The exhibits explore the aesthetic boundaries of human perception and propose new ways of engagement through artistic or ideological concepts of motions, perceptions and interactions.
These interactive works aim to subject their participant to an experience that stimulates novel sensory experiences, self-reflection and creative pleasure no less!
Come and meet the artists from 2.00 pm on Saturday 13th February 2010
CentreSpace Gallery, Bristol City Centre, 6 Leonard Lane, Bristol, BS1 1AE
Further details visit www.simplexityapplied.org and www.switchdialogue.co.uk
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 08 October 2009
Naked Wales was set up to aid creative people to make links with other creatives and hopefully gain new insights into their sector.
Running during this years Cardiff Design Festival the Pub Quiz is for all of you to come and meet each other. So come bring yourself and anyone else you can think of for a ‘chin-wag’. We will be taking over Gwdihw which is located in Cardiff City Centre just off Churchil Way.
During the evening we will be informing you of other events taking place during the Festival, we will also be asking for your help and your opinions about NakedWales and what you want to see from us.
To confirm (RSVP) your place at the event please email: hello@nakedwales.com
Come on down to Gwdihw Café Bar, 6 Guildford Crescent, Cardiff on the 19th of October from 7pm onwards and join us for a drink or two!
£1 Per person to participate with a cash prize!!
Posted By: JennyLWilliams | Date posted: 22 September 2009
Clinical, austere and impersonal: hospitals and healthcare buildings are not always welcoming. But Welsh architect Richard Golledge believes such places can be uplifting through building design.
Architect for local practice, www.nightingaleassociates.com , Richard Golledge has recently been selected as one of nine emerging architectural designers who represent the best architectural design in Wales as part of the http://www.cardiffdesignfestival.org/content/reflecting-wales-0909 exhibition. Richard’s belief in creating buildings that protect and metaphorically ‘cwtch’ occupants was recognised by the Reflecting Wales 09:09 judges who praised Richard’s ability to balance the technical with the ‘poetic’ in his designs.
Posted By: GoCreate Media | Date posted: 15 September 2009
Landscape.... into the unknown.
Isaac Newton found his in an apple.
It's a funny thing, it can strike at any time and in any place, often when you least expect it. We thought you may be interested to find out how the guys at GoCreate Media find theirs.
If you ever find yourself short of it, you are more than welcome to share some of ours!
You will notice random images dotted around the site. These are the things that inspire us here at GoCreate Media.
Inspiration - stimulation of the mind or emotions to a high level of feeling or activity. Something, such as a sudden creative act or idea, that is inspired.
www.gocreatemedia.co.uk
Posted By: leafbooks | Date posted: 07 September 2009
At Leaf Books we’re calling for book cover designs – a striking piece of art / design to cloak our forthcoming collection of Short Stories, ‘Message in the Bottle’
This is an ideal opportunity for emerging and established designers and artists alike - if you're recent graduate this is a chance to get some great publicity for your artwork.
We’d like you to submit a front cover design / illustration, in any 2-d medium (eg. Drawing, painting, photography, Photoshop, collage, printing).
Your design must feature the title of the book,
‘Message in the Bottle and Other Stories’ - take this as your starting point and the rest is up to you.
The size of the image should be:
width: 129mm
height 198mm
If entering online, please send your work as a .jpeg or .gif file format.
To enter: £ 4 per submission, 3 pieces for £ 10
Enter online or by post: visit the competition page on our website for paypal options, our address and entry form.
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If sending entries by post, please note that we are unable to return originals unless an SAE with the correct postage is enclosed.
One winner will recieve £100 and publication on our short story collection
Closing date – September 30th 2009
We look forward to seeing your work. Good luck!
Any queries email contact@leafbooks.co.uk.
Thanks
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 19 July 2009
Now you can follow our updates on twitter
www.twitter.com/nakedwales
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 08 July 2009
Cardiff Design Festival call for the best of Welsh design. see www.cardiffdesignfestival.org for more details.
Posted By: Mattcant | Date posted: 27 May 2009
TALKsport by Matt Cant
Recently Relocated to Cardiff Photographer Matt Cant(www.mattcant.com) is currently exhibiting portraits of the talkSPORT pundits on 5000 black cabs in London for a TALKsport advertising campaign.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 21 May 2009
Thought I would see how many of you are out there that have twitter accounts. If you are constantly on the pulse of Welsh Art + Design and tweeting about it we want to know, list your account as a comment below and later in the year we will be launching a top ten of most influential Welsh Art + Design twitterer's.
Posted By: niklas7 | Date posted: 11 May 2009
Sitagwave
Ergonamics, a Welsh design company, has made a significant contribution to Sitag, a Swiss office furniture manufacturer, winning the prestigious Red Dot Design Award, for their chair, Sitagwave.
Ergonamics’ intelligent seat back allows the sitter to be continuously supported, to provide comfort and healthy freedom of movement with dynamic ergonomics.
Ergonamics’ intelligent seat back has contributed to the Sitagwave’s innovation and functionality of design features that the judging panel look for within the product design category.
The award is a seal of quality and a label for excellent design that is internationally recognised.
The Red Dot Award stands for belonging to the best in design and business and is the largest and most renowned design competition in the world. Each year an international jury made up of renowned designers and design experts, and this year they have reviewed and evaluated over 11,000 submissions from 61 countries.
Nick Williams of Ergonamics, is currently in discussions with overseas car seat and train seat manufacturers to develop partnerships and explore, not only the potential use of the dynamic ergonomics that the innovation offers, but also additional benefits such as product weight reduction, and therefore fuel efficiencies, in conjunction with reduced seat manufacturing costs.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 01 May 2009
Planning is now underway for Cardiff Design Festival 2009, for anyone who wants to get involved, check out the Cardiff Design Festival website for further details, or comment below and we will send your thoughts on... On behalf of NakedWales happy early fifth birthday.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 20 April 2009
We have now been operating for over two years now, with one of our main goals being to highlight Welsh art & design to an national and international audience. Over the last few months we have been busy working on new opportunities for NakedWales to work on this goal further and go beyond the website and events that we have provided previously.
To this end we want your help, and your guidance. As members of the art & design world we want to hear from you as to what you would like NakedWales to do for you. While we all know a ferrari for everyone would be great, we are really wanting to know if there is anything that as a community we maybe able to bring people. That could fundamentally help you in your practice as designers and artists.
please comment below.
Posted By: Make | Date posted: 30 January 2009
Chinese New Year Leaflet
To celebrate the Chinese New Year, in conjunction with the BVSNW & MDC, Make produced leaflets and posters to promote the celebrations at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay.
The event was a raging success with over 1000 attendees during the day, setting the tone for even bigger and better things for next year.
Well done to all involved, and may you all enjoy a great year of the Ox!
The Make Studio.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 15 January 2009
From everyone at nakedwales we just wanted to say Happy New Year and hope you all had an awesome holiday break.
This year we are looking into pulling together more than ever as an industry, so if you guys have any hints or tips or any events or news you want to publish get in touch. We are here to publish the best of Welsh Art + Design.
We hope to hear from you all very soon.
Posted By: btoffice | Date posted: 13 January 2009
Although computers are getting more advanced, especially when it comes to wireless technology and connectivity, it will be some time yet until we have a completely wireless office. Therefore most, if not every office desk is going to require at least some basic cable management.
There are several ways in which an existing desk can be upgraded/altered to accommodate new equipment and cables, it just depends on how far you want to take it and how much you want to spend.
Starting at the top!
cable-mangement1
If the desk you are working on does not have any access through the surface to the underside, then cable ports can be positioned virtually anywhere to allow cables to pass through. Cable ports themselves are not a very expensive item but you will need to make a hole in the surface which needs to be exact.
Once the cables can pass through the desktop they may need to travel horizontally under the top to either a wall mounted socket or computer processor unit. Steel cable baskets can be fixed anywhere under the desk top and are available in various standard lengths. Power blocks with extension leads can be laid in the horizontal cable basket and can be easily accessed from the under side of the desk.
If you are using a laptop and constantly need to disconnect from your desk and use your laptop in another location then you could consider using a desk mounted power/data module. These units are situated above the desk top therefore making it much easier to access the power and data sockets rather than getting under the desk whenever you need to reconnect or remove your laptop. The other (more expensive option) is to use a pop-up power module, which takes the same space as a normal cable port and when not being used looks less obtrusive.
To keep cables tidy as they drop down vertically to the floor or the processor unit a flexible cable spine can be attached to the underside of the desk top or clamped to the edge of the desk instead.
If you want to raise your computer processor unit off the floor then you can use one of a variety of under desk mounted CPU holders that can usually be adjusted in both height and width in order to accommodate most processor units, or a floor standing holder on castors that is more flexible and can be repositioned easier. These can usually be located anywhere under the desk.
Read the original article on the BToffice target=_blank class=subNavRegular>www.btoffice.com/blog/2009/01/how-to-add-cable-management-to-a-basic-desk/">office furniture blog.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 16 October 2008
So we have just about recovered from our party. what did everyone think? Hope everyone had a good time, and sorry if we did not get a chance to speak to you during the evening. We have some future events lined up but if you have any suggestions for future events we would love to hear from you with your ideas.
We are still marking the quiz but just to keep you going we thought we would publish some of the answers that made us laugh. enjoy.
Q06. Phillipe Stark's Juicy Salif gold coated edition was notable for what reason?
A06. Giant Sized
Q05. Who created the 2012 Olympics Logo?
A05. Colin Aged 5
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 03 October 2008
CDF launch at the Senedd
Last night saw the launch of Cardiff Design Festival 2008. We had a great time looking around at all of the work produced by the design agencies, and the free wine went down very well. So what did everyone else think? And don't forget on the Tuesday 14th October we will be having a 'Get Together' at the Waterguard in the Bay. Hope to see you all there.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 03 October 2008
We recently have been informed that there will be no bilingual design awards this year. The awards were setup in 2000 by the Welsh Language Board, and have become a yearly highlight for the design industry. Over the last few years they have consistently attracted over 1,000 applications. It is a shame that this year they will not be taking place but we have learnt that the Welsh Language Board is reviewing the awards and are hoping to launch it in a new format for 2009.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 21 August 2008
National Museum Cardiff has opened four new galleries. The galleries will vary from a Welsh Artists in the 18th Century through to a more general nature theme.
All of the galleries though have a focus on Welsh work and it is hoped that the new works will lead to greater appreciation for the pieces and with fresh ideas and creating new places for education being key to the development.
Posted By: Kodiak | Date posted: 10 July 2008
I am interested in hearing from Designers in Wales who are affected by the Assembly Government's Policy with regard to their restrictive Procurement Procedures which issues 3 year contracts for various creative services i.e. Exhibitions, Graphics etc.
Their actions are such that all work in this area and from all the Assembly Departments are bunched together to form large contracts which eliminates SME's and individual freelancers from competing.
If your prepared to lend your support to an action which may reverse this policy, then stand up and be counted, because without your support the status quo will remain and CHANGE will not happen.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 04 July 2008
#2
So it has taken us a while but we have finally completed #2 to coincide with our first birthday (ok a bit late). Hope you enjoy and if you have any comments or feedback let us know by emailing us at hello@nakedwales.com.
To get your hands on the issue www.nakedwales.com/mag/ISSUE2_WEB.pdf
hope you enjoy and if you want to contribute next time get in touch.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 10 June 2008
So one of the most beautiful days so far this year and half of us are all in doors!!! That was the pull of Stefan Sagmeisters' talk hosted by Design Wales at the Wales Millennium Centre last night. The talk ran for about an hour covering a brief introduction into his practice as a whole and then concentrating on what most people know him for, which of course are his sentences. From the talk it was particularly interesting to see his work on the branding for the 'musica da Casa' in Portugal, which was designed by renowned architect Rem Koolhaas. It was interesting to see where his approach took him and in particular how it differed from the recent re-brand of the WMC but also how in many ways it was quite similar.
It was a very interesting talk and it is always good to see the person in the flesh and hear their recent anecdotes and little stories that are weaved into the overall talk. This is really just a starting point to open it up to everyone who went last night to see what you thought?
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 10 June 2008
So one of the most beautiful days so far this year and half of us are all in doors!!! That was the pull of Stefan Sagmeisters' talk hosted by Design Wales at the Wales Millennium Centre last night. The talk ran for about an hour covering a brief introduction into his practice as a whole and then concentrating on what most people know him for, which of course are his sentences. From the talk it was particularly interesting to see his work on the branding for the 'musica da Casa' in Portugal, which was designed by renowned architect Rem Koolhaas. It was interesting to see where his approach took him and in particular how it differed from the recent re-brand of the WMC but also how in many ways it was quite similar.
It was a very interesting talk and it is always good to see the person in the flesh and hear their recent anecdotes and little stories that are weaved into the overall talk. This is really just a starting point to open it up to everyone who went last night to see what you thought?
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 24 May 2008
Join us at Langton's bar on Saturday 14 June as we celebrate the Queen's official birthday in style with a fantastic mix of music, arts and performance from the South Wales arts community.
Posted By: Mathew Talfan | Date posted: 23 May 2008
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama hosted a dinner on 22 May to present Lady Anya Sainsbury with an Honorary Fellowship, celebrating her role as founder of the Linbury Biennial Prize for Stage Design. Past college winners will be joining her to celebrate 20 years of this prestigious and innovative award which has become a byword for talent, quality and imagination on stage.
“Lady Sainsbury has done more than anyone else to nurture young graduates embarking on a career in stage design,” says Royal Welsh College Principal Hilary Boulding, “Many of our leading theatre stage designers first achieved national recognition through this award - several of those were young graduates of our college. Winning the Prize enabled them to take their first steps in careers that today span the leading theatres and opera houses internationally. Our Fellowship honours Anya for her commitment and dedication.”
“I am really touched to be receiving this Fellowship,” said Lady Sainsbury, “I have always admired the quality of the work coming out of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. It wasn’t there at the start, in 1987, but suddenly there was an extra light flashing and it was clear that there was something very special going on.”
The Linbury Biennial Prize is the UK’s foremost award for emerging theatre designers, providing a launch pad for the careers of Theatre Designers. The winning entries are exhibited at the National Theatre and from 2009 the National Theatre will take over the management of this prize, an acknowledgement of its acclaim. Since 2001 Royal Welsh College students have consistently been among the award’s finalists: last year Tom Scutt and Rhys Jarman were among the four winners. Tom Scutt also won the Jocelyn Herbert Award and finalist Sophie Mosburger won a Royal Opera House Bursary.
Head of Theatre Design Sean Crowley adds, “The legacy of Linbury is evident in the list of distinguished finalists who have gone on to become some of the most significant practitioners of the late 20th and early 21st century.” He continues, “It stands as a beacon of excellence throughout the UK and internationally. Over the past ten years students of Royal Welsh College have been privileged to enter, compete and excel as a part of the Linbury prize. It is a unique competition that is accepted within the industry as a crucial component in fostering the future of theatre design.”
The Theatre Design department at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama prides itself on preparing students to go on to achieve success in a competitive and demanding industry, in film and television as well as theatre. Production Designer on BBC Wales’ Dr Who and Torchwood Edward Thomas has commented on the huge number of students and graduates that have passed through his productions, with 15 of them being significant members of his current team. James North, (2004) for example is now an Associate Designer on Dr Who.
Colin Richmond, a finalist from 2003, has gone on to establish an extremely successful career as a theatre designer, designing for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the West end among many others. Adam Wiltshire (a Linbury winner in 2003) has designed across the UK in Theatre and Opera and to great acclaim for the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden.
Work from RWCMD Theatre Design students can be seen at the Bute Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff 5-11 June and Soho Theatre, London 27-28 June.
Posted By: julian | Date posted: 03 May 2008
This years Artes Mundi prize has been won by Indian Artist NS Harsha. his work uses Indian Miniaturist painting to challenge the traditions of Indian Culture. The decision for the £40,000 prize comes from the combined work of the shortlisted artists over their last 5-8 years of work. This year was very much concentrated along the lines of human understanding and humanity as a whole.
This years competition attracted 400 nominations from around the world. The work of NS Harsha and all the other shortlisted artists will be on display in the National Museum Cardiff until 8th June.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 02 April 2008
Creative Wales Awards recognise the very best talent and potential of individual Welsh artists. Funded by the Arts Council of Wales (ACW), Creative Wales Awards of up to £25,000 are available for Welsh artists every year and for 2007/08, 16 artists have been awarded nearly £300,000. The awards guarantee artists an income for a period, enabling them to take time out to experiment, innovate, and take forward their work. It's a chance to think, to branch out, to take risks.
Read more at http://www.wai.org.uk/index.cfm?UUID=AD649740-65BF-7E43-3B932CB6539BD815
Posted By: zelogtek | Date posted: 19 March 2008
Packaging Services, Packing Services, Shipping Packaging, Custom Packaging, Military Packaging
Packaging refers to the packing of materials for safe and easy transportation purposes. Few packaging companies even take care of the delivery process of goods or products they pack, especially products that are to be exported through shipping. Packaging services are done for commercial purposes which include packaging of items of all sizes - from small to large ones. Large corporations, companies, military and federal governments seek the help of packaging companies for packing and moving their equipments, goods and machinations.
Packaging Services generally vary depending upon the type of products or equipments that are packed. Cost of any packaging service also depends upon the type of the packaging done. For example, delicate products need extra care during packaging. Products that are to be shipped have to be packed differently; large or odd-shaped products require specialized packaging while electrical items need to be packed with static prevention packaging methods etc. Some packaging companies offer customized packaging services that include packing goods in printed boxes of special sizes.
In some cases, packaging service providers also offer insurance for valuable assets. If an item is lost or damaged while packing, its product value is reimursed.
There are different kinds of packaging available for different items. Some types of packaging are listed below:
Packaging also plays an important role in promoting the business by increasing the brand image, product safety and help gaining easy recognition for the package. In a nut shell, different industries require different packaging services. They have their own rules and standards for packaging.
Posted By: warren | Date posted: 18 March 2008
when product design turns anarchist
Destroy the things you love
“Streaks of light came in through the closed shutters where they worked with the seriousness of creators - and destruction after all is a form of creation. A kind of imagination had seen this house as it had now become.”
From the destructors by Graham Greene
Destruction is a liberating process; both physically and spiritually. Total destruction creates space for new, partial destruction can make new from old, or make something more a part of what went before.
Destruction in terms of a nuclear-war-head-blow-the-shit-outta-them and screw-the-consequences is obviously a short sighted view for us as humanity.
But stop and think about the aftermath…
A few fragmented homo-sapien survivors, scrambling over pock marked landscapes, fighting tooth and nail to survive, chased by super-intelligent cockroach warlords, all scouring the globe for untouched oases.
-Slightly fantastical but still quite intriguing.
The point being the end is not the end. It’s the start of something different.
Now scale that destruction down by about a billion or so and examine what you have in your pockets. Really stare at those car keys, or that mobile phone. Look at the torrid destruction reaped down upon these harmless inanimate objects by you. You are the a-bomb; you are a cataclysm for these objects. But they are yours. Not Bob, Geoff or Osama’s’. -YOURS.
Sure Bobs got the same keys as you, and Geoff has the same phone. You and Osama even bought your car the same week; same model and everything. But each of these objects changes as a consequence of the experiences you put it through. And because it changes it becomes more yours.
According to Bruce Stirling, a futurist thinker, we live in:
“An economy of experiences”
Objects are attainable disposable and not unique. Experiences are qualitative, living events that shape who we are. However these inanimate products can serve as a link to things with more intrinsic psychological value. They are the breadcrumbs that lead us back to the light of ‘that day when…
Why hunt through stalls of perfectly square biscuits when you can have miss-shapes. All biscuits should be misshapes. (Arguably they all are.)
Be the person with paint on your jeans, a rip in your shirt and a crack in your phones screen.
Who cares about signal strength? You’ll try and make the call anyway. Or stand waving your arms like a lunatic sending the message. Because here’s the money-maker:
In a throw-away society, emotional value gains precedence.
If you want people to love and keep your designs make them emotionally indispensable.
Your mum wouldn’t throwaway a crayon drawing you did when you were four, but she hurls hundreds of pieces of paper out a week.
So I say we go forth and hurl our I-pod’s from the roofs of skyscrapers until their within an inch of their USB-plug-and-play-minimalist-full 65k-screen lives.
Then cello tape 'em back together and love them more for it.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 14 March 2008
So #2 is in full swing we have already had a great response but we still need your help. We now have a deadline of May so about a month and a half until deadline. So if you feel you want to contribute in anyway by writing an article, taking some photos anything you fancy get in touch and we can place it in the magazine.
Thank you all form the Naked Wales team
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 14 March 2008
With talk of a dip in economy it seems design companies are suffering already. I was looking through some of the regular websites that I trawl through to see what has been happening in the Cardiff Design Scene when I noticed Brazil's (www.brazildesign.co.uk) seems to be gone? I was wondering if anyone knew anything about it?
Posted By: aadam2alex | Date posted: 28 February 2008
Usually the goal of advertising is to persuade the potential consumer to do something, generally to buy a product or service. In this process, you are at one side of the picture and the consumer at the other and whatever happens in between will be your efforts to persuade the consumer to buy from you. To formulate an Online Advertising Campaign that works, it is of course; best to be completely familiar with the other side of the picture - that is - your online consumer. There are countless variables that can affect online consumer behaviour ranging from their demographics to social and cultural factors that influence them.
As an advertiser, you need to know why your online consumers are buying, what they are buying, and how they go about buying certain products.
In a Live Chat environment where Live Chat Agents are constantly monitoring your website, with enough training they know your online consumers' behavior like the back of their hands. From which geographical location are they coming in, which languages do they speak, which products/services are they most interested in, which price tags are affordable for them and which cultural or social constraints affect them.
In technical terms, Live Chat Agents can see the IP Addresses of online consumers to get their location, see the keywords they searched for to get to your website to find the product/service they are looking for and much more. Agents can tell which pages consumers are getting stuck on, what makes them abandon a shopping cart and which products could consumers not find easily on the website. By chatting with them - Live Chat Agents get to know the other side of the picture as intimately as possible. These agents can draw online consumer profiles for your company and help in data gathering of your consumer, knowing exactly on a personal basis what each online consumer wants.
This extensive knowledge of your online consumer's behavior will lead to targeted advertising, for small segments of online consumers with specialized advertising messages - even done on a one-on-one basis with a personal touch every time a Live Chat takes place between an agent and an online consumer. This knowledge base might change the way you display your products, the way you write content for your website and most of all, the way your advertise.
Posted By: eleanorbeer | Date posted: 21 February 2008
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/multimedia/2008/02/gallery_google_logos?slide=5&slideView=11
Posted By: stevesda | Date posted: 18 February 2008
New Cardiff Logo
On the BBC website was a story about the new logo to be used by Cardiff & Co to promote Cardiff to the world.
If you read the news story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7250149.stm you will see the opinions underneath which i think speak volumes about it.
It was aimed to remove the national symbols and associated stereotypes that go with them, but there seems to be nothing that is innately 'Cardiff' in the logo. Personally i'm not too sure it represents Cardiff in any way.
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 15 February 2008
I love dust
They've just launched their new site www.ilovedust.com
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 14 February 2008
LARGE numbers of Wales’ public art projects should be “culled” because they are ugly and out of touch with modern society, the Welsh art community claimed yesterday.
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/02/14/experts-blast-welsh-public-art-91466-20473426/
Posted By: aberdarejack | Date posted: 11 February 2008
October 24-26th promises to deliver the web event of 2008. The brainchild of Flash guru Aral Balkan, Singularity will bring together globally the greatest gathering ever of Designers, Developers and all round clever chaps in the worlds first Global online web conference.
“Singularity is a conference. A web conference. But not a traditional web conference. Singularity is the world’s first large-scale online web conference!” Aral Balkan - Conference Organizer
Posted By: Angelo | Date posted: 05 February 2008
To those who are looking for someone to do work for free… please wake up and join the real world
Every day, there are more and more CL posts seeking “artists” for everything from auto graphics to comic books to corporate logo designs. More people are finding themselves in need of some form of illustrative service.
But what they’re NOT doing, unfortunately, is realizing how rare someone with these particular talents can be.
To those who are “seeking artists”, let me ask you; How many people do you know, personally, with the talent and skill to perform the services you need? A dozen? Five? One? …none?
More than likely, you don’t know any. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be posting on craigslist to find them.
And this is not really a surprise.
In this country, there are almost twice as many neurosurgeons as there are professional illustrators. There are eleven times as many certified mechanics. There are SEVENTY times as many people in the IT field.
So, given that they are less rare, and therefore less in demand, would it make sense to ask your mechanic to work on your car for free? Would you look him in the eye, with a straight face, and tell him that his compensation would be the ability to have his work shown to others as you drive down the street?
Would you offer a neurosurgeon the “opportunity” to add your name to his resume as payment for removing that pesky tumor? (Maybe you could offer him “a few bucks” for “materials”. What a deal!)
Would you be able to seriously even CONSIDER offering your web hosting service the chance to have people see their work, by viewing your website, as their payment for hosting you?
If you answered “yes” to ANY of the above, you’re obviously insane. If you answered “no”, then kudos to you for living in the real world.
But then tell me… why would you think it is okay to live out the same, delusional, ridiculous fantasy when seeking someone whose abilities are even less in supply than these folks?
Graphic artists, illustrators, painters, etc., are skilled tradesmen. As such, to consider them as, or deal with them as, anything less than professionals fully deserving of your respect is both insulting and a bad reflection on you as a sane, reasonable person. In short, it makes you look like a twit.
A few things you need to know;
1. It is not a “great opportunity” for an artist to have his work seen on your car/’zine/website/bedroom wall, etc. It IS a “great opportunity” for YOU to have their work there.
2. It is not clever to seek a “student” or “beginner” in an attempt to get work for free. It’s ignorant and insulting. They may be “students”, but that does not mean they don’t deserve to be paid for their hard work. You were a “student” once, too. Would you have taken that job at McDonalds with no pay, because you were learning essential job skills for the real world? Yes, your proposition it JUST as stupid.
3. The chance to have their name on something that is going to be seen by other people, whether it’s one or one million, is NOT a valid enticement. Neither is the right to add that work to their “portfolio”. They get to do those things ANYWAY, after being paid as they should. It’s not compensation. It’s their right, and it’s a given.
4. Stop thinking that you’re giving them some great chance to work. Once they skip over your silly ad, as they should, the next ad is usually for someone who lives in the real world, and as such, will pay them. There are far more jobs needing these skills than there are people who possess these skills.
5. Students DO need “experience”. But they do NOT need to get it by giving their work away. In fact, this does not even offer them the experience they need. Anyone who will not/can not pay them is obviously the type of person or business they should be ashamed to have on their resume anyway. Do you think professional contractors list the “experience” they got while nailing down a loose step at their grandmother’s house when they were seventeen?
If you your company or gig was worth listing as desired experience, it would be able to pay for the services it received. The only experience they will get doing free work for you is a lesson learned in what kinds of scrubs they should not lower themselves to deal with.
6. (This one is FOR the artists out there, please pay attention.) Some will ask you to “submit work for consideration”. They may even be posing as some sort of “contest”. These are almost always scams. They will take the work submitted by many artists seeking to win the “contest”, or be “chosen” for the gig, and find what they like most. They will then usually have someone who works for them, or someone who works incredibly cheap because they have no originality or talent of their own, reproduce that same work, or even just make slight modifications to it, and claim it as their own. You will NOT be paid, you will NOT win the contest. The only people who win, here, are the underhanded folks who run these ads. This is speculative, or “spec”, work. It’s risky at best, and a complete scam at worst. I urge you to avoid it, completely. For more information on this subject, please visit
So target=_blank class=subNavRegular>www.no-spec.com.
So to artists/designers/illustrators looking for work, do everyone a favor, ESPECIALLY yourselves, and avoid people who do not intend to pay you. Whether they are “spec” gigs, or just some guy who wants a free mural on his living room walls. They need you. You do NOT need them.
And for those who are looking for someone to do work for free… please wake up and join the real world. The only thing you’re accomplishing is to insult those with the skills you need. Get a clue.
Posted By: Angelo | Date posted: 12 January 2008
Fooling ourselves to believe that we are greater than what we actually are, cheapens the value of graphic design. We would have a better chance of making a real contribution to the world if we did not have a delusion of grandeur about it. The real value of graphic design cannot be realized if we misunderstand what it is.
Here is a personal story to illustrate this point: Years ago, I was at a small take-out restaurant in the Flatiron district of Manhattan. Though there was no fancy logo, sign, or window display, the place was quite busy.
I ordered fish and chips, and when it was done, the man behind the counter, whose face was covered with grease and sweat, offered me a special sauce. The way he so proudly presented his sauce deeply touched my heart and I’ve never forgotten it since. As I thanked him for the sauce, I thought to myself, “I wouldn’t last a day behind this counter.” I could not imagine how this man was able to work there every day, and still find joy in offering his sauce. He seemed to possess an infinite capacity to be happy. In comparison, I felt like a spoiled brat. This man clearly had no expectation of changing the world. He had no delusion of grandeur about his job. Yet, he was able to touch my heart with his love for food and people, and became a source of inspiration for me.
In comparing our profession to others, it might be tempting, for instance, to compare graphic designers to architects, but the latter have a higher degree of fusion between form and content. There are of course many exceptions, but most great architects are responsible for the content of their own work. For example, the socio-political philosophies of Peter Eisenman and Rem Koolhaas are a significant part of what they sell and what their clients expect from them. In contrast, most graphic designers work hand-in-hand with others who create the content, such as advertisers, writers (books), musicians (album covers), and business owners (branding). If you are a graphic designer working for Greenpeace, the message behind your work is not yours.
You may have a philosophy about how a certain type of message can be delivered more effectively, but that is independent of the message itself. The message does not originate in the designer. Architects on the other hand, deal with both types of philosophy.
A better comparison would be architectural engineers to graphic designers. However, most graphic designers would find this insulting. We want to believe that we are not just craftsmen or technicians, and that we have important things of our own to say. The field of graphic design attracts people with big egos because it is a business with high exposure. In fact, it is a business of high exposure, period. Because of that, it also attracts people who like to believe that they can change the world. Or, perhaps the process is the other way around. People who are interested in changing the world are naturally interested in communication, and so if they keep at it, they eventually become very good at it, which in turn leads them to apply their skills professionally.
Don’t get me wrong; I like graphic design, and I enjoy my work, but I don’t want to be confused about what it is. As a baker, you cannot expect to change the world, but that does not mean that baker is an irrelevant occupation. Bakers do make a difference in the world, but that cannot be the expectation of a baker. In fact, having no such expectation would work better towards making a real difference.
Graphic design is a noble occupation with a real purpose, but for that purpose to be realised, we need to see graphic design for what it actually is, and have certain humility about it. Graphic design is a supporting role, not a leading role. Musicians understand and appreciate better the value of being in supporting roles. If every player in a band tried to be a star, it would create a musical disaster. Not everyone is destined to be a star, and for someone to be a star, there must be others who are willing to play the supporting roles.
Graphic design is misleading in that it looks like a leading role, when in fact it is a supporting role. If one wants to play a leading role, one should learn to play violin instead of playing viola very loudly in order to be noticed. Otherwise, one will end up giving the viola a bad name.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 10 January 2008
Redevelopment plans for one of Wales’ most popular arts centres have received a major boost with the announcement by the Arts Council of Wales of a £1.75 million Capital Lottery Award.... http://www.chapter.org/11273.html
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 10 January 2008
The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has released its draft Art Form Strategies today for a consultation period that will last until 25 February 2008.... http://www.artswales.org.uk/viewnews.asp?id=736
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 10 January 2008
Sherman Cymru officially launched this week with a special opening party and brand new look to mark a new year and new company, attended by Minister for Heritage, Rhodri Glyn Thomas and Chair of the Arts Council of Wales, Professor Dai Smith.... http://www.artswales.org.uk/viewnews.asp?id=746
Posted By: conkadesign | Date posted: 05 December 2007
independent front cover 20/11/07
Conka Design’s ‘Plisgo’ coffee table has come top in an article discovering the best coffee table furniture in The Independent. Featuring on the front cover and inside the paper on November 20th the article has put together ‘ten of the best’ coffee table designs from around the world, both past and present.
The Plisgo table originated as an in-house concept but went into production to cope with the demand shortly after it was first exhibited by Conka.
Other designers recognised in ‘the ten best’ include world famous Giulio Cappellini, Laccio and Charles and Ray Eames……a nice place for Conka to be.
More info on the Plisgo: www.conkadesign.co.uk
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 04 December 2007
Safle formed from CBAT, the Arts & Regeneration Agency and Cywaith Cymru – Artworks Wales. Has recently been launched.... further details
http://www.designweek.co.uk/Articles/136848/New+Welsh+arts+body+launched+.html
Posted By: stevesda | Date posted: 20 November 2007
Great idea from the Bristol creative industry: They've invited 14 of the cities creative groups to design 400 ft projections to light up some of the cities famous buildings in a kind of mini festival to be held around Christmas!
Would be great to see this kind of support for the Welsh creative industry! - There is some great architecture in Wales that would welcome being 'lit up' i'm sure!
I believe the 'Light up Bristol' event is a collaboration between a few local creative 'institutions'.
Something on this scale would be great for the Cardiff Design Festival!
See more at www.lightupbristol.co.uk
Posted By: Juliet | Date posted: 19 November 2007
Croatian creative agency Bruketa & Zinić have designed an annual report for food company Podravka that has to be baked in an oven before it can be read. Called Well Done, the report features blank pages printed with thermo-reactive ink that, after being wrapped in foil and cooked for 25 minutes, reveal text and images...
http://www.dezeen.com/2007/11/13/well-done-a-food-company-annual-report-that-has-to-be-cooked-first/
http://www.bruketa-zinic.com/indexen.php
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 12 November 2007
#1 Magazine
Following a fantastic launch of the first magazine from Naked Wales: #1 at Glo Bar in Cardiff. It’s now available online…
http://www.nakedwales.com/MAG/ISSUE1_WEB.pdf
You also have the opportunity to own a piece of history, buy purchasing a limited edition copy of the magazine. Only 50 copies of the limited edition were printed most of which have now found there new home all across the UK, but there are still a few left!!!
Buy a limited edition for £10 per copy, please e-mail hello@nakedwales.com for more information.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 09 November 2007
Naked Wales - launches #1 at Glo Bar, Cardiff
So what did everyone think? We had a great time and it was good to see how many people turned up. So thank you to everyone who came to the launch of #1. It was a great night for us and putting faces to some of the contributors was particularly pleasing. We must also thank our sponsor’s, glo bar for the hospitality and INKA for printing our flyers. It was a struggle but hopefully we got something out that everyone feels could go on and become a regular magazine representing the Wales Art + Design scene?
Let us know what you think about the magazine, and for those of you who could not attend the evening there are still a few limited edition copies of the magazine left, so if you want to know more about the Design scene in Wales or you just want to support Naked Wales for future events get in touch hello@nakedwales.com and we will send you a magazine out for £10.00 + postage.
Alternatively if you want to help on #2 then please get in touch.
Finally we must apologise for our mass emailing before the event. We learnt that our email system had a technical glitch so sorry if you got thousands of emails from us. We were just keen to see you all.
Almost forgot during the evening there was a prize draw for copy 1 of #1 and the winner was:
BLUE 68 – being Kutchibok.
We will get it in the post to you in the next few days.
Thanks once again
Posted By: jameso | Date posted: 07 November 2007
I know this is a tad late but there was a really interesting show on this evening (without sounding too geeky) about typography and how the font Helvetica came about. If you've got Virgin Digital you should be able to see it on ONdemand or at a long shot youtube.
It had some good interviews with the some of the big type guys, like Carson and Sagmeister then even right back to Wim Crouwel.
Anyhoo heres the link to the episode guide http://
I target=_blank class=subNavRegular>www.bbc.co.uk/imagine/article/helvetica.shtml
I found it pretty worthwhile, anyone else catch it?
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 26 October 2007
The gallery will once again morph into a massive drawing studio, where you are invited to join in the UK's biggest annual free art event.
The event is for all ages and you can add your own small-scale reflective drawings or add to large-scale collaborative drawings all about the shoreline. This project is a simple and enjoyable way to involve adults, children, groups and individuals in the arts, and importantly, admission is free.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 16 October 2007
The Electronics Tattoo film expresses the visual power of sensitive technology
The Electronics Tattoo film expresses the visual power of sensitive technology applied to the human body. The film subtly leads the viewer through the simultaneous emotional and aesthetic transformations between two lovers.
http://www.design.philips.com/probes/projects/tattoo/index.page
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 26 September 2007
#1
"Remember, remember the 5th November the Gunpowder treason and plot"
Following on from the success of the website launch Naked Wales brings you #1. On the 5th of November we will be hosting the launch of #1 which will be our first electronic art + design magazine for Wales. Informing and showing what has been going on in Wales’ design scene in the last three months. So if you would like to meet like minded people, talk about design problems over a drink or two!!! come along to the lanuch at Glo Bar Churchill Way Cardiff 6pm - til late. entrance free.
Everyone welcome, so if you want to try and get to know abit more about the Cardiff design scene, or if you would prefer to try and blag a job by selling yourself to one of the many design agency directors, then the launch of Naked Wales #1 is the place to be.
We hope to see you there.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 07 September 2007
VeloDream’ – a competition for UK schoolchildren to design their own dream Olympic cycling venues of the future - was launched by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today.
Complementing the Design and Technology school curriculum, the competition taps into the creative talents of pupils aged 5-16.
It encourages them to submit VeloPark designs, which can be illustrations, paintings, drawings, photos, computer images, presentations and even films.
A winning primary and secondary school from each region will be selected for a competition final early next year, when a primary and secondary school will be announced as national winners.
The prize for the two winning schools will include the opportunity to work with the 2012 VeloPark designers and learn at first-hand how to create a world-class sports venue.
More than 180 schools around the country have already signed up to take part, with a deadline of the end of November to submit their design entries.
ODA Chief Executive David Higgins said: ‘Youth participation, world-class sport and design excellence are all at the heart of our plans for 2012, so the VeloDream competition is a great way to bring these elements together in the classroom and inspire schoolchildren around the country.’
www.london2012.com/news/archive/2007-09/2012-design-competition-launched-for-uk-schools.php
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 31 August 2007
A RANGE of furniture inspired by some of Wales’ most significant historic sites has gone on display at the London New Designers Show.
Up-and-coming furniture designer Cathy Evans, from Pontyclun, is displaying her first exhibition at the prestigious event.
To read more visit...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=gothic-fantasy-castle-inspires-young-furniture-designer&method=full&objectid=19713010&siteid=50082-name_page.html
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 31 August 2007
Vacant shops in Pontypridd have been transformed into art galleries in the All Over the Shop festival this week.
A unique blend of installation, film, painting and interactive digital media is being shown in shops, taken over by the artists, in the Taff Vale Precinct until Saturday, September 1 and in the Circle Gallery at the Muni Arts Centre until September 29 (paintings only).
CF37 Artists Network - a thriving community of artists - has recently been established in Pontypridd, and many of their new artworks are included in the exhibitions, which celebrate the diversity and high quality of work currently produced by local talent. Those participating include promising new graduates, emerging artists exhibiting internationally and critically acclaimed mid-career artists.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Digital Media Co-ordinator, Ann Hayes, said: "There is something for everyone in this stimulating and highly accessible festival, including figurative and abstract painting, sculpture, installation, and digital media.
"Themes explored include the absurd nature of domestic routines, human creativity verses Artificial Intelligence and (not forgetting) shopping!
The festival also features an interactive film installation by Inga Burrows, senior lecturer in Media at the University of Glamorgan and an innovative interactive screen-based game called SodaRace.
This project is part of the Arts and Town Centre Regeneration Programme for Rhondda Cynon Taf - a partnership programme between the Council's Development and Regeneration and Cultural Services departments and the Arts Council of Wales.
It was initiated by the artists' network and is supported by the University of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf Cultural Services Digital Media Programme and the Arts and Town Centres Regeneration Programme
Cllr Graham Thomas, Rhondda Cynon Taf Cabinet Member for Culture, Recreation and Tourism, said: "The creative industries are a recognised growth sector in Rhondda Cynon Taf and we are delighted to be supporting local artists in presenting this exciting exhibition.
"We hope many people will drop in to see the works on show when they are in Pontypridd."
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 30 August 2007
Firstly we would just like to thank everyone for all of their support from the design community over the last few months.
We have now started collecting the articles together from all of our contributors for the magazine which will be published in November. We have a deadline of the end of September for all articles to be in by. If you would like to contribute in writing an article then please email us on hello@nakedwales.com. So if you have recently been to a fantastic exhibition or you have just read a great book and feel that you would like to let other people know, then please get in touch.
Posted By: Valintino | Date posted:25 August 2007
Hello, Your site is great. Regards, Valintino Guxxi
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 17 August 2007
While slightly off beat we felt we should report that two German physicists have claimed to have broken the speed of light, as a possible Seminal moment in Human development the inner child within is ignited and we all start thinking about Star Trek and travelling through space to visit far far away galaxies.
The Two German Scientists conducted an experiment using microwave photons, which travelled instantaneoulsy between a pair of prisms that had been moved upto 3ft apart. the discovery came from their investigations in a phenomenon called quantum tunnelling, which allows sub-atomic particles to break apparently unbreakable laws.
The discovery has been covered in New Scientist magazine, and it seems we will see how this one develops.
Source
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/08/16/scispeed116.xml
Posted By: Angela Spiteri | Date posted: 14 August 2007
Whilst the weather at this year’s Royal Welsh Show was a total washout, it has just been confirmed that public event recycling figures reached the highest on record in Wales. This has been put down to new recycling bins located throughout the showground, designed and produced by Cardiff-based design company, The National Centre for Product Design and Development Research (PDR).
The new bins, which can best be described as dynamic, engaging and bright, were designed to address the lack of event recycling in Wales. In a very tight timescale, PDR took the project from design to production using their in-house expertise and facilities, and successfully exceeded all objectives set out by their clients - Waste Awareness Wales and Cylch.
Clearly segregated through colour coded bin covers and eye-catching graphics, PDR designed bins to accommodate cans, plastics, compostables and residuals – leaving no excuse for event-goers to ignore recycling!
Ashley Bryant, Senior Designer at PDR commented “Whilst the design fulfilled all of the basic functional requirements such as ease of installation and consideration of storage when not in use, our main aim was to make it distinctive and easy to use, to engage the public and promote recycling”.
PDR, a design and development centre at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC), also cut production costs by an impressive 35% and implemented an effective new sponsorship scheme that was snapped up by top High Street Retailer Marks and Spencer at the show. Sponsoring companies are now featured on a raised flag, which creates more prominent exposure for the company, whilst making recycling points more distinctive. All cash generated from sponsorship will be used to support future recycling initiatives.
Ruth Llewellyn, Wales Recycling Manager at Cylch commented, “The distinctively eye-catching new bin covers turned the ugly metal oil drums into easily identifiable beacons of recycling. The amount of material collected for recycling has increased dramatically compared with 2006. It could be said this is a result of the new striking bin covers developed by PDR. The new covers will be used at other events to promote a consistent recycling message.”
Posted By: Angela Spiteri | Date posted: 10 August 2007
The National Centre for Product Design and Development Research (PDR) has recently become one of the first design and development centres in the UK to offer the latest breakthrough in 3D technology to businesses.
As the first portable, hand-held scanning device on the market the 3D Handiscan allows users to capture data in a single continuous scan, and generate digital models from any physical shape or form in a record-breaking timeframe and accuracy.
The application of such advanced technology has significant implications for automated reverse engineering, with the ability to re-create complex products or components which would have been impossible to achieve through conventional engineering and design methods. It is also ideal for emerging applications such as the production of customised devices and automatic recreation of legacy parts.
PDR, widely recognized as a European leader in the fields of product design and production, is unique in it’s concentration of leading-edge facilities and knowledge, and has always maintained history of revolutionary application of the very latest technologies and processes.
It is one of just 3 companies in the UK to own a Selective Laser Melting (SLM) Machine, and the only company in the UK to offer it commercially. As the only machine to make it possible to produce 100% dense stainless steel parts from custom metal powder, the SLM machine can achieve the finest details such as thin vertical walls of less than 100 µm.
Jarred Evans, Commercial Manager PDR commented, “this is reflective of our philosophy to offer world class expertise and cutting-edge technologies all under one roof. We are continuously investing heavily in prototyping and batch manufacturing technologies to work with data submitted or created at PDR to offer a range of solutions to companies who require anything from 1 to 5,000 parts per annum quickly and accurately. By offering capabilities that are unique to PDR, we aim to provide creative and practical solutions that add value to our client’s offering and help them prosper in the most profitable, competitive and cost effective way”.
PDR has the resources and capabilities to take products from concept to successful production and launch all in-house. Services offered include research and analysis, product design, engineering, prototyping, manufacturing, and graphics design and branding. For further information contact Angela Spiteri on 02920 416725.
Posted By: Angela Spiteri | Date posted: 10 August 2007
Cardiff-based product design and development centre PDR (The National Centre for Product Design and Development Research) has just become the first design company in Wales to receive an International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) for its outstanding design work.
A bariatric hospital bed developed for Nightingale Beds, the ProAxis Plus, is the epitome of great design, and since its launch has increased Nightingale’s sales figures by 286%.
With most bariatric beds failing to consider patient and carer health risks – the ProAxis Plus has been cleverly engineered to maintain a functionality that is among the safest, user friendly and most practical on the market. Its ergonomically designed mattress and electronically controlled functions optimise patient comfort whilst alleviating the potential for manual handling injuries.
Nigel Quinn, Managing Director of Wrexham-based Nightingale Beds commented, “Since The ProAxis Pressure Area Care System was introduced into the market, I am delighted to be able to say that the response to date has exceeded all our expectations. The quality of PDR’s work throughout the project proved to be exceptional and their support through all phases was first class”.
With over 1,600 entries from 30 countries, winning an IDEA is the ultimate compliment from the design industry and defines a design as the very best in business. Winners are selected by a panel of top international designers and only pioneering products that have the ability to thrive in global markets are selected. Other notable winners this year include Apple and Kodak.
PDR, a design and development centre at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC), has bagged a total of 5 prestigious international awards over the past 2 years – more than any other UK company. Jarred Evans, Commercial Director of PDR commented, “This is a fantastic result for our talented team who surpassed competition from some of the world’s most innovative companies. I am delighted to showcase the exceptional expertise we have at PDR and in Wales on such an international level”.
PDR is a multidisciplinary design and development centre and has the in-house resources and capabilities to take products from concept to successful production and launch. Services include developmental research, product design and development, prototyping, low volume rapid manufacture, graphics, marketing and branding. For further information contact Angela Spiteri on 02920 416725.
Posted By: Angela Spiteri | Date posted: 10 August 2007
Whilst the weather at this year’s Royal Welsh Show was a total washout, it has just been confirmed that public event recycling figures reached the highest on record in Wales. This has been put down to new recycling bins located throughout the showground, designed and produced by Cardiff-based design company, The National Centre for Product Design and Development Research (PDR).
The new bins, which can best be described as dynamic, engaging and bright, were designed to address the lack of event recycling in Wales. In a very tight timescale, PDR took the project from design to production using their in-house expertise and facilities, and successfully exceeded all objectives set out by their clients - Waste Awareness Wales and Cylch.
Clearly segregated through colour coded bin covers and eye-catching graphics, PDR designed bins to accommodate cans, plastics, compostables and residuals – leaving no excuse for event-goers to ignore recycling!
Ashley Bryant, Senior Designer at PDR commented “Whilst the design fulfilled all of the basic functional requirements such as ease of installation and consideration of storage when not in use, our main aim was to make it distinctive and easy to use, to engage the public and promote recycling”.
PDR, a design and development centre at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC), also cut production costs by an impressive 35% and implemented an effective new sponsorship scheme that was snapped up by top High Street Retailer Marks and Spencer at the show. Sponsoring companies are now featured on a raised flag, which creates more prominent exposure for the company, whilst making recycling points more distinctive. All cash generated from sponsorship will be used to support future recycling initiatives.
Ruth Llewellyn, Wales Recycling Manager at Cylch commented, “The distinctively eye-catching new bin covers turned the ugly metal oil drums into easily identifiable beacons of recycling. The amount of material collected for recycling has increased dramatically compared with 2006. It could be said this is a result of the new striking bin covers developed by PDR. The new covers will be used at other events to promote a consistent recycling message.”
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 03 August 2007
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and the London Organising Committee
of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) invites expressions of
interest for the following framework procurement:
Design, print, copywriting and distribution and storage framework
The ODA and LOCOG require a panel of suppliers specialising in a range
of marketing, design and communications services for internal and
external audiences.
The services are split across four categories:
- Design and creative services
- Print services
- Copywriting/proofreading services
- Distribution and storage services
Please note that ODA and LOCOG have mandatory pre-qualification
requirements, these are detailed in the Contract Notice and Part 4 of 4
- Project Information.
Further information:
Those expressing an interest must complete a pre-qualification
questionnaire (PQQ) via the eTendering section of the London 2012
website at http://london2012.net/re?l=evvvq1Ifthd1dI0
Interested bidders may only express interest via the eTendering section
of the London 2012 website. Expressions sent by any other means will not
be accepted. Suppliers are advised to submit expressions of interest
(EOI) at the earliest opportunity in order to allow sufficient time for
completion of the PQQ.
The deadline for expression of interest and completed PQQ submissions is
12pm (noon) on 27 August 2007 via the eTendering portal.
Those successful in qualification will be invited to tender.
Please continue to check the business section of the London 2012 website
at www.london2012.com/business for the latest information on the 2012
project.
Best regards,
The London 2012 Team
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 03 August 2007
Could you name the St Davids Gallery?
It is the biggest building project in St Davids since the cathedral was built in 1131 and now all it needs is a name.
The three million pounds landscape gallery is due to open in the Summer of 2008, and the people of Wales are being asked to help name the building. Whoever comes up with the best name will win a flight over Pembrokeshire and a cash prize of a hundred pounds donated by the St Davids Peninsula Tourist Association.
The St Davids centre will be much more than an art gallery. It will feature a range of treasures from the National Museum of Wales and other collections, to celebrate Pembrokeshire's stunning landscapes, fascinating history and unique culture.
There will be interactive exhibits designed to be fun for both children and adults.
The project is a partnership between the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and Amgueddfa Cymru, the National Museum of Wales, with part-funding from the European Union Objective 1 Programme through the Welsh Assembly Government and the Wales European Funding Office (WEFO).
For your chance to name the next new iconic building in St Davids, submit your entry via the Park Authority website at: www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk Or send your entry to:
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park FREEPOST, HV 77,
Pembroke Dock SA72 6YZ
www.pcnpa.org.uk
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 27 July 2007
Design graduates have been showing off their skills to potential employers.
At a special portfolio clinic, organised as part of the Cardiff Design Festival, established and experienced designers from across Cardiff gave advice and guidance to this year’s design graduates.
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=design-festival-gives-grads-job-hunt-advice&method=full&objectid=19520224&siteid=50082-name_page.html
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 27 July 2007
So you're six years old and you love playing with building blocks and you think the coolest job ever would be to play with building blocks for a living.
Iwan Lloyd Roberts of Pwllheli, Wales, got to live out that fantasy Wednesday when he was invited to the Montreal headquarters of Mega Brands, makers of Mega Bloks, for a brainstorming design session.
http://www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=cc40d18a-5c8b-47df-a991-88e3df3a8b65
Posted By: Math | Date posted: 25 July 2007
On Friday August 3rd, Photomarathon will be playing host to a special, free Photography event.
The Perfect Match will provide tips from professional photographer and Aperture Apple Certified Trainer, Bill Henley, plus introduction and hands-on demonstration of Aperture, the first all in one post production tool for serious photographers developed by Apple.
The day will include demonstrations and free 1 hour seminars at 10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm
Aperture is the first all-in-one post-production tool for serious photographers and provides a comprehensive range of tools to help you get the most out of your photographs.
You can register online at events@atcomputers.co.uk or call 02920 232800
Posted By: Juliet | Date posted: 22 July 2007
Hi Guys sorry I've not posted for a while, I like many others (or as it seems) I fgt about Naked Wales for a short while. I appologise, looking forward to your next event. See you soon J x
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 20 July 2007
Fress Awards logo
Categories include:
Fashion Design
Textile Design
Graphic Design
Product/Industrial Design
The Awards
The Ffres Awards are open to all second and third year undergraduates studying fashion, textile, graphic or product/industrial design in Wales or second and third year Welsh undergraduates studying design outside Wales. Ffres 2008 is sponsored by IKEA, Peacocks, Rough Trade Records, HBOS and Gelert.
Prize
£1000 cash prize awarded by Design Wales in each category plus exciting prizes from the sponsoring companies.
Deadline for entries: 7 January 2008
For more information and to download briefs go to:
www.ffres.co.uk
or have a look at us on myspace
www.myspace.com/ffresawards
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 19 July 2007
An extract taken from the Western Mail 18.07.07 p.11
According to a new survey by engineering company Atkins, 88% of British adults think more women should be involved in designing our towns and cities.
Most of the people questioned believed buildings would be more user-friendly and practical and better places to live and work, if more women were involved in their design and construction.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 18 July 2007
Here is abit more information as to how we think this is going to work.
Rules of engagement:
It is hoped that writers will work with photographers and these will then work with graphic designers.
The writers may have a design background and would like to bring up a general topic that would be of interest to people, or if they so wished they could write about something i.e. a design agency, a product or project.
Deadlines for submitting work will be the last day of October at 12 noon.
NakedWales is currently a voluntary community of people so there will be no payment for any contributions, however all contact details of contributors/credits will be listed in the PDF publication. The PDF publication will be sent to all subscribers, newspapers and all major design media outlets.
All work submitted is at the contributors risk in terms of copyright, NakedWales will not accept any responsibility for libellous claims etc.
Work to be produced on pages measuring 267 mm (h) x 180 mm (w), with 3mm bleed at PDFX quality each article can be no less than 1 page and no longer than 4 pages.
Sample subjects to be covered in this issue (very broad at the moment)
1. The Bay is the Devil, We wont almost a VOX POX on why you work in the bay and on the reverse side why other people don’t want to be in the Bay.
2. Round up of Cardiff Design Festival 07 and what is planned for next year.
3. Getting into the design scene, how people first got there first job etc.
4. book review (any suggestions?)
5. bar review (where do designers like o hang out?)
6. film review (any ideas?)
7. Round up of London Design Festival, The whole of the festival will be to big for one article so it is proposed that it be split into areas (Tent London, 100% Design, fringe events etc)
8. Social responsible design.
9. ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS??
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 16 July 2007
We are looking for people to contribute to a totally free publication. The pdf magazine is hoped to inform and show people what has been going on in Wales' design scene in the last three months. The magazine will be sent out four times a year to all registered users and also to all major newspapers and design related media.
If you would like to contribute through design, writing, photography, then please get in touch hello@nakedwales.com
We are also looking for people to write reviews on books and up and coming arts events. So once again if you are interested in contributing in anyway let us know.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 02 July 2007
NakedWales Set
So the Festival is over for another year. This time though it went out with a bang. Cardiff Design Festival's Recycled Ballroom was a great evening that shouldn't have been missed, great food, music and the longest table I have ever seen. The mixture of suited and booted and fancy dress really helped in creating an even more surreal feeling to one that was already up there, with the setting being a disused warehouse in the old NEG buildings.
The building was absolutely huge and when seen for the very first time is very impressive. The unique event brought together all aspects of the design scene in Wales. This year the festival also presented a few awards for the best within the showcase, awarding prizes for sequence and sda among others. So heres to next year, onwards and upwards. And who could hate an evening that was capped off with an ice cream vendor driving in to give us all a nice 99er for desert.
Posted By: John McCabe | Date posted: 21 June 2007
Catch 22
So how do design graduates, eager to take their first steps on the career ladder, obtain this illusive experience when every position they apply for demands the very experience they crave?
The problem for the studios is that taking on a student uses up precious time and resources, and with tight budgets and even tighter deadlines, this is not always a viable option.
At the studio I run we regularly take on students, and the benefits are huge and not just for the students.
Fresh ideas and an energetic approach are what make good design studios tick, and it is this which students bring to the table. What they lack in experience and technical know-how, they make up with innovative ideas and bags of enthusiasm.
The students, far from feeling taken advantage of, leave after a sharp learning curve; dealing with demanding clients, tight deadlines, printing techniques and other workplace skills. These are all essential tools for a successful designer to possess, but fall outside the remit of their university training.
Our local colleges and universities represent a huge resource of talent and potential that many companies across the sector can benefit from. By taking on students, firms can add a new dynamism to their output whilst investing in the future of the industry.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 19 June 2007
Credit: Graham Sanders
We would like to say a special thanks to everyone who attended and supported last nights launch of NakedWales.com. It was a great turn out with over 70 people attending, and was considered by many to be an event long overdue. We feel we achieved what we set out to with regards to bringing the art and design community together and getting everyone talking.
We would like to particularly thank Hartley Wilprint, UWIC, @Wales, City Canteen and AT Computers for their backing on the night, and also the Newpart gang for their love and support.
The feedback that we received from everyone for our Good, Bad, Ugly poll was great, and all you comments have been taken on board for our future work on NakedWales. Some of the responses we had were:
GOOD
"Great website, interesting comments / start for Cardiff and South Wales."
"It's nice to have somewhere for designers in Cardiff to talk. Hopefully gossip will spread among the site."
"It's a great site, well designed, with interesting, useful contentówell done guys!"
BAD
"The website is a bit slow and some information needed updating."
"Competitions, discounts, images to showcase, games and a bilingual e-news letter wanted."
UGLY
The site is excellent. We would love to artwork for magazines etc. Great chance to establish a dynamic design community. The site has lots of potential to expand if contributors flow regularly. The site is entirely reliant on contributions from browsers If the contributors die out the site could fade.
Now for the important stuff...the raffle winners!
In 1st place is BLUE 59 GISA NARRACOTT
In 2nd place is BLUE 40 OWEN SMITH
In 3rd place is BLUE 31 VICTORIA JONES
To collect your prizes please make arrangements (hello@nakedwales.com) to pick up the prizes from our offices in the bay. Please note that we will need 2 forms of I.D., passport and a utility bill with your name on. Just incase you try and pull a fast one!!!!!!
Many thanks also to Otley Brewing Company, Worn By t-shirts, jafor, ACID and Hoffi for contributing to the prizes! We love them all!
We will be looking into the responses and hopefully creating a list for people so sign up to to become regular contributors to the site so watch this space.
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 17 June 2007
I just came across this v.interesting video and u-tub.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CObdVHW9j48
It would be interesting to see if Cardiff could make use of art in such a functional way.
Posted By: Staziker Jones | Date posted:11 June 2007
http://www.aintnodisco.com
Posted By: Juliet | Date posted: 10 June 2007
I’ve been around a while and worked in a few agencies in Wales and London. Over the years I have noticed a number of common factors within many studio’s, which I’m afraid to say extends past the lack of taste of good music and a somewhat thirst for jazz and blues music and the undying need for great visual stimulus that dawns every wall. Bright colours, brick walls and more often of not an MD with substantial hair loss problems.
I must say that when I awoke this morn, an interest was bestowed upon me: a thirst to find a common object that adorns the many studios across Wales or even the world. Here are just some of the common items I’ve noticed along the meandering path of my career to date.
- The Ikea glassware and cups.
- The iconic Aeron Chair, bequeathed to the longest staying staff member.
- Numerous copies of Design Week, who’s recruitment pages are ripped and torn.
Posted By: Juliet | Date posted: 10 June 2007
DEPADOVA, together with designboom, promotes an international design competition. participation is open to applicants from every country in the world,to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts.
http://www.designboom.com/premiomagistretti.html
Posted By: Juliet | Date posted: 10 June 2007
- C A L L - F O R - E N T R I E S -
designboom and DA - design association japan international design competition.
participation is open to applicants from every country in the world, to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts. free registration required.
http://www.designboom.com/loveyourearth.html
as each day goes by the problems facing the earth become more and moreapparent, its quite clear that many things must change and sooner rather than later.throughout history graphic design has proved itself as one of the best means to instigate a change in society and communicate the urgency of action. we are looking for graphic artworks that will raise awareness of the environmental issues affecting our delicate planet.
your graphic design should provoke a positive change in the many things that are compromising our biosphere.
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02 - awards
- 1st prize: ¥500,000 YEN
- 2nd prize: ¥200,000 YEN
- 3 x 3rd prizes: ¥100,000 YEN (each)
shortlisted designs will be used for flags, stamps, posters etc. and exhibited throughout the city of tokyo and inside the 100% design tokyo venue, during the design week (from 31 october to 04 november, 2007).
Posted By: Adam Winstone | Date posted:07 June 2007
What happened to Cardiff Agency 6721? Did I miss something? Where have they gone? have they turned into Cardiff Photomarathon, as the 6721 website would suggest?
Can anyone shed some light on this odd disappearance?
Adam Winstone
Concerned designer.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 05 June 2007
Now we were sent this by one of friends and we think it is really amazing. Take a look at the link below see what you guys think.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/129
Posted By: Staziker Jones | Date posted:04 June 2007
Fuzzy felt games
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/6718243.stm
Designed by Wolff Ollins
http://www.wolff-olins.com
Posted By: JamesScott | Date posted: 29 May 2007
Most in design in the local area may have already received an invite to this, if not then I extend the invite to you now. University of Wales, Newport's Art, Media and Design department will be showcasing the work of this year's graduates throughout all the courses, from Graphic Design to Film.
http://artschool.newport.ac.uk/gradshow07.html
Here are scan ins of the invites/poster design which were created by a second year student from the Graphic Design course.
I believe that the private view is open to anyone to anyone from within or connected to the industry, give the AMD reception a call if you have any queries. Most departments will most likely be giving out free drinks on the opening night, so be there early to avoid any disappointment!
I shall be showing a font collection that I created for my final major project, along with some promotional posters and book from previous projects.
http://artschool.newport.ac.uk/gradshow07.html For more information
Posted By: Staziker Jones | Date posted:25 May 2007
Dalton Maag
Butetown History & Arts Centre
5 Dock Chambers
Bute Street, Cardiff Bay
Tuesday – Friday 10.00 – 5.00
Saturday & Sunday 11.00 – 4.30
Admission free
Speak to Me
15 years of Dalton Maag
6-13 June 2007
Dalton Maag (www.daltonmaag.com) have designed and engineered original fonts for some of the world’s largest companies and brands including BMW, Puma, BT, Mothercare and Wales Tourist Board. This exhibition showcases their work over the past 15 years. It discusses the subjects Brand/Emotion, Design, Screen, Language/OpenType, Inspira-tion and their relation to type.
This exhibition opens with a private view on Wednesday 6 June at 7pm.
The Emotional Type
Wednesday 6 June 2007, 6pm
Bruno Maag is emotional about type. He has lived and breathed it for most of his adult life. No surprise then that he gets excited about beautiful letterforms and upset about ‘crimes against type’.Bruno gives us a brief history of type; showing the contribution it has made to our civilization. With examples of good and bad type he illustrates its value to a brand and looks at the demands on type in the various media.
Bruno Maag’s lecture The Emotional Type will take place at 6pm on Wednesday 6 June 2007. There are a limited number of seats, to reserve a seat contact mkflynn@designwales.org
Posted By: stevesda | Date posted: 14 May 2007
hmmmmm,.... well, with great interest i noticed that a number of categroies were changed after the closure of entries for the design showcase in the Cardiff Design Festival 2007.
It seems that product design became industrial product design and moved anything else into Fashion, textiles & home accessory products.
whilst some of the products may not be 'industrial' they most certainly belong in a category with them as opposed to fashion and textiles -
seems industrial product design may have been reserved for a select few.....
just an observation.
Posted By: stevesda | Date posted: 11 May 2007
yogi ad
I noticed this (see image) on the back of the Welsh Business Mag (from the chamber of commerce) and thought it would be great to know what everyone thought of such an ad?
I'm sure the guys at the respective companies have some thoughts...
Personally i thought it was a tad.... negative...
Please discuss
Posted By: Daniel Ashman | Date posted:09 May 2007
Conka design, a new product design company based near Cardiff have scooped two prestigious awards at the Wales gala final stage of the Shell Livewire Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Conka’s continual push for sustainable design and environmental awareness has been acknowledged by Shell LiveWire, organisers of The Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards when the dynamic young team scooped two out of the three awards of the evening which included an additional award from the Welsh Assembly Government that recognized the wider contribution made by the company to society with best social, community and ethical objectives.
Conka Director Chris Facey said “Winning these awards is an amazing achievement for us, we have worked extremely hard over the past seven months and to get some recognition for this is great. To win the ‘Social Responsibility Award’ as well as being runner up for the main award is brilliant. Being part of a generation aware of the problems with the environment, we strive to make sustainable products for ourselves and our clients.”
Conka, who have recently been in the news with their unique outdoor cigarette bin designs, called the ‘cigibins’, started up only seven months ago and are going from strength to strength. The company already boasts an impressive client list, taking on project after project and they recently secured a large international design contract from a company based Dubai. Their own in-house product range is due for launch later this summer, and will be sold by many online retailers and on their own website, where you can also see their current and past projects: www.conkadesign.co.uk.
Posted By: Valintino | Date posted:08 May 2007
Hello, Your site is great. Regards, Valintino Guxxi
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 01 May 2007
We will officially be launching NakedWales during the Cardiff Design Festival. If you are interested in the art & design scene and fancy meeting other like minded people come along for a chat and a few drinks. Register today to be entered into our prize draw.
Posted By: Math | Date posted: 19 April 2007
Shutters at the ready, Photoamarathon is back.
It's back. Photomarathon is a mighty creative challenge. The task may seem straightforward enough; 12 hours, 12 topics, 12 pictures, but it's sure to keep you imagination and your camera busy for a whole day. So, put a date in your diary for Saturday June 16th 2007. It all takes place in Cardiff (or in Glasgow for those looking for a weekend away).
For more details and entry forms visit www.photomarathon.co.uk
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 18 April 2007
As part of the design festival there are plans afoot for a portfolio clinic for graduating students.
The idea is that students from different disciplines submit CVs – those who get over that first hurdle then get a 15/20 minute folio session with a ‘professional’ giving them constructive criticism and advice.
Those whose cvs are not up to scratch get a group workshop on how to prepare a cv.
If you are interested in taking part either as a graduate or a professional who is prepared to give up a morning or afternoon (or both) of your time in June, then please email info@cardiffdesignfestival.org for further details
The venue is Cardiff Audi showrooms Cardiff Gate – date: w/b 18th June TB
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 17 April 2007
This is the 6th edition of "Ten images for Ithaca", an international poster competition. It began in 2002 as an attempt to reinforce the cultural profile of the island. Now it's considered a point of interest for professionals, students and, generally, people that are interested in graphic arts. The contest's main goal is not only to accent Ithaca as a meeting point for creative people from all over the planet, but also to help create ideas that promote the art of visual communication. The ten best entries will be made into banners with dimensions 2m x 60cm and will be hung along Ithaca's promenade for the entire summer of 2007. Their creators will have free accommodation at Ithaca on the weekend of the exhibition's opening (July 2007). Each individual or group may submit up to two posters. Each piece must have dimensions of 40cm height x 12cm. Digital format is recommended but not obligatory, dimensions 40cm height x 12cm width at 360dpi, in TIFF or EPS format. 1st prize 900 Euro. No entry fee.
http://www.tenimages.org/call.php?lang=0&aa=2
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 17 April 2007
Calls for the Cardiff Design Festival 2007 showcase have begun with the deadline for submissions being the 2nd May. This is the first time that people have been asked to pay to submit, it is hoped that this money will help with the funding for this years and also next years Cardiff Design Festival.
The categories this year are:
* Advertising
* Fashion and textile design
* Furniture design
* Graphic design, packaging, branding
* Interior design and life style accessories
* Product design
* Web, motion graphics, and new media design
To make a submission follow the below link.
http://www.cardiffdesignfestival.org/design
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 16 April 2007
The Landmark Wales project is an ambitious plan to mark major entry points to Wales and key transition locations between regions. It is about signalling entry to another country and another culture and reinforcing the sense of pride in our community in Wales.
With a possible planned budget of £18 million, it is a public art programme of unprecedented scale and ambition in the UK and has been shortlisted for the Big Lottery Fund’s, ‘Living Landmarks’ Programme.
Members of the public can view the 15 designs on www.landmarkwales.org or in person on 13-14 April - Old Library, Cardiff; 16-17 April - National Waterfront Museum, Swansea; 19-20 April - Venue Centre, Llandudno; 24-25 April Great Hall Foyer, Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Posted By: Juliet | Date posted: 14 April 2007
Hey Naked Wales. I just wanted to say congrats with the website and all the best with building up the community.
Speak soon. J x
Posted By: Hoffi | Date posted: 13 April 2007
Cardiff Design Festival 07 Logo
It’s that time of year again when the design scene in Wales gets all of a flutter and starts to become a noticeable hive of activity, with the Cardiff Design Festival looming in early June.
Organisers of the annual event have teamed up with Cardiff design agency Hoffi to forge this year’s festival website. The website which can be found at www.cardiffdesignfestival.org will be the main route of submission for the 2007 design showcase, providing the chance for designers in Wales to glow, show off a little and be recognised for their work through 2006 - 2007.
Andrew Thomas designer and co-founder of Hoffi said: “For us the Cardiff Design Festival website encompasses the freedom and flexibility of the whole 18 day event, we wanted to show Welsh design in an environment that allows it to be appreciated; by enabling visitors to flow horizontally through the website as if they were strolling through a gallery setting, reinforcing this welsh showcase event.”
The Festival is convened and facilitated by Cardiff School of Art & Design at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) in collaboration with partners from the creative industries and other public bodies and private businesses.
“The enthusiasm for this celebration of good design has grown in the most exciting way over the last two years. This year’s festival promises to be more ambitious and wider reaching than ever before. The website designed by Hoffi reflects the intentions of the festival to be provocative and celebratory.”
Olwen Moseley, Festival Director and Director of Enterprise of Cardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC.
The Cardiff design festival takes place from the 7th – 24th of June 2007 in various locations in and around Cardiff city centre. Please visit the website for information on events and submission of design pieces.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 05 April 2007
The Cardiff Design festival dates have now been confirmed. The festival will open on the 7th of June and run through to the 24th of June. It is hoped that the festival will build on the success of the last two years. Plans so far include:
- Best of Welsh Design showcase
- Student graduate shows
- an exhibition of the Design Wales ‘Ffres’ student
- competition winning entries.
- The bilingual design awards dinner
- School workshops
- WonderCulture Designers Markets
- Design students portfolio clinic
- Sustainable Design regional event in collaboration with Design Wales
- Design dining
- Typography exhibition
- Design Talks
- The Recycled Grand Ballroom Design party
- Design Austria – Austria’s Design awards exhibition
- Satellite events around the city and beyond.
If you would like to let people know about an event that you are hoping to hold during the festival then please let the festival know through their website www.cardiffdesignfestival.org
Hope to see you all there at some of the events.
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 27 March 2007
I've just knoticed that their website is offline, where has it gone? I'm sure a number of fellow students would miss this wonderful website please bring it back guys!
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 25 March 2007
IT’S not quite the United Nations, but one North Wales business seems to have a knack for making friends with people from overseas.
When Kees Meeuwsen joined graphic design agency blah d blah he was just the latest in a growing list of different nationalities to have entered its doors.
Mr Meeuwsen originally comes from the Netherlands and is currently completing a degree in ICT at Hoornbeck University, Rotterdam.
He found out about Conwy-based blah d blah while searching the web and contacted the business to ask about a six month work experience placement.
During his first three months with the firm he has strengthened his basic ICT skills and developed programme coding for websites and web services.
More information can be found on
http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk
Posted By: julian | Date posted: 22 March 2007
It was quarter past 6 and with the roadworks surrounding Newport at the moment, really did not think we were going to make it there in time. We got there just, and even had time for a drink before the event began. I personally really enjoyed the evening and felt Martin Raymond views on current design and the emphasis on product and furniture really suited me down to the ground, the question of sensory design and emotional design being a really interesting if complex issue. Onto Wally this is the first time I have ever heard Wally speak and thought his views on attitude to be of great interest and one day wonder if there will be a brand that encompasses every part of ones life? The final section of the evening was the Ffres awards which I feel were a great idea to be attached to such a large event, I would have liked to know a bit more about the project briefs and maybe see the products, textiles themselves. To get a real sense of the work that had gone into them, I suppose though that is the case with all award ceremonies though.
So what did everyone else think of it?
Posted By: julian | Date posted: 22 March 2007
Its nearly the new financial year and so the marketing departments of the large commercial and government groups are asking for tenders for their new literature, brand, interiors and furniture. While I know it is an age old issue. naked wales maybe be the ideal vehicle to ask should designers produce work for free for these type of tenders?
any responses are welcome...
Posted By: Steve Hemmings | Date posted:19 March 2007
Brushdoctor - by studio sda
For its outstanding design, Brushdoctor designed by Cardiff design consultancy studio sda has now received one of the most coveted design prizes worldwide: the ‘red dot’. This quality seal for excellence in design is awarded annually in the international ‘red dot design award’ competition by a jury of experts and only goes to products with a particularly sophisticated and innovative design.
Brushdoctor is the result of a year of research, design and development by studio sda, after Cwmbran businessman Will Harris came to them with a common consumer problem: how can I clean a paintbrush?
The design itself is a liquid agitating device that cleans paintbrushes quickly, cleanly and most importantly is environmentally friendly. Using a patented method of mixing air and water, Brushdoctor uses only 1 litre of water, taking 3 minutes to work, where current preferred methods are time-consuming, use anywhere up to 100 litres of water and create huge amounts of waste and mess.
Senior Product Designer at studio sda Matt Blofeld said, “Winning the red dot award is due reflection on studio sda commitment to creating a simple product designed to solve a common problem the world over. It puts Brushdoctor in the company of previous winners that include international names such as Kenwood, Bosch, Toshiba, Fiskars and Philippe Starck.”
Brushdoctor came runner-up in the Sky One / Vodafone program ‘More Big Ideas’, and this represents a success for a design ethic based on the blend of form, function and user experience.
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 11 March 2007
The Welsh Language Board rewards the best in bilingual design yearly in 11 different fields. If you have created good design in the last year, remember to compete and fill in an application form.
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 11 March 2007
Degrees of Separation
A few months after the Tsunami in Thailand the design agency I love dust produced a beautiful collection of images from designers are artists all over the world. Since then we’ve suffered the disaster of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans. Thinking about it since watching Top Gear a few weeks back and they still haven’t rebuilt anything there: it’s terrible.
Degrees of Separation is a post-Katrina compilation featuring graphic designers living in, from, and connected to New Orleans. The book contains 33 detachable postcards that express peoples experiences and reflections upon hurricane Katrina and its devastating aftermath.
The first 100 online orders will come with posters by Erik Kiesewetter and Nessim Higson along with buttons by Samia Saleem.
www.degreesnola.com
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 11 March 2007
Work by a Mid Wales artist has attracted the attention of the Japanese - and will now go on show in a joint Japanese/British art exhibition in London next week.
As well as having her work on show, Anne Collins, a glass artist, will also be interviewed and have her work filmed by a Japanese TV company for an arts programme.
She was invited to take part in the exhibition by Kazumi Morita, East-West Artists and Culture Club (EWACC) chairman, after he had seen her work on her website and liked it.
Anne said: “This is the most amazing opportunity for me. Not only will I be exhibiting at my first major London exhibition, but there will be future opportunities for showing my work in Paris and Japan.”
Anne will be displaying eight-10 3D works and three wall pieces at the show at The Light Gallery, Porchester Place, London, from Monday until March 18.
Also exhibiting will be four Japanese artists.
EWACC was formed in 1996 and has more than 400 members worldwide. Group exhibitions are organised regularly in London, Paris and Japan along with “studio swops” for artist members between Japan and the UK.
Anne’s studio is in Llanerfyl, Powys, and is open to the public by appointment. She also holds regular fused glass workshops.
She can be contacted on 07970 709247 and her work can be seen on the internet at www.warmglassart.co.uk
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 11 March 2007
A new green teaching space has opened at the University if Wales, Newport. The building represents the first phase of an environmentally-friendly 4,000 sq metre construction. The Kegie Building on the Caerleon Campus has been built to provide expanded state of the art teaching space for growing numbers of students.
The building will initially house the fashion design department and marks the first stage of an ambitious programme to improve facilities at the university. The new teaching space has been named after Helen Kegie MBE, in honour of her generosity towards the university, and has been designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible.
www.newbuilder.co.uk/news/NewsFullStory.asp?ID=1876
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 10 March 2007
The Film Agency for Wales is open to ideas. We are currently inviting expressions of interest from companies, from Wales or elsewhere, who wish to develop and manage an annual international film event for Wales. Through its unique and innovative approach, this event should have the capacity to attract significant film industry participants UK-wide and internationally, providing a platform for interaction with the new, emerging and already established filmmaking talent from Wales. This interaction around a focused event should aim at addressing barriers to participation in the film industry (including accessing decision-makers and understanding business practices); engender a spirit of entrepreneurship and aspire to stimulating future trade.
For more information visit
www.artswales.org.uk/publication.asp?id=562
Posted By: Tom | Date posted: 10 March 2007
The Cat Show opens in Cardiff on Wednesday.
All events are free and take place in Cardiff city centre locations, including Uwic's Howard Gardens campus and the National Museum of Wales.
For further details, visit the website at www.tracegallery.org
Posted By: Guto | Date posted: 07 March 2007
Elfen have been nominated for The McNaughton Review 2007. The McNaughton Review has, for over 16 years, provided the platform for designers to showcase their talent. It is growing in stature and becoming increasingly influential every year. In the last few years, it has been honouring creativity and quality in design and print and celebrating those achievements by entertaining the winners in Europe’s finest cities. Judges include the likes of Ian Anderson from the Designers Republic.
Guto Evans from Elfen said "With this year’s venue in Marbella, an exceptional and exciting city it's really exciting for be nominated for this national award, it shows that Wales has talent to compete with the best"
http://www.jmcreview.co.uk/
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 07 March 2007
Arts Council of Wales awards grant towards the development of a new Multicultural Arts Centre in Cardiff Bay… http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=189
Posted By: Angela Spiteri | Date posted:06 March 2007
Cardiff-based PDR, (The National Centre for Product Development & Development Research) has just won another highly prestigious international design award for work with a Carmarthenshire based healthcare company.
The iF Design Awards is considered to be one of the most important design competitions worldwide and attracts over 1,800 entries from 30 different countries every year. Previous winners have included Sony, Nokia and Apple.
The Award winning ‘Nacur Nasal Spa’ designed for Nacur Healthcare Ltd alleviates sinonasal symptoms and viruses such as the common cold, allergies, chronic infection and congestion. With its new improved design, packaging and branding, Nacur now has better access to more medical centers and pharmaceutical companies across the globe.
PDR, a research institute within UWIC University, has bagged a total of 4 international awards over the past 2 years. The centre offers a range of research, design and engineering services.
Jarred Evans, Commercial Director at PDR said, “This goes to show that some of the best international talent can be found right here in Wales and displays how competing at a global level is not down to the size or financial strength of an organization’
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 05 March 2007
Following on from the success of the Cardiff Design Festival 2006 planning for the 2007 event are underway. Watch this space for further details. www.cardiffdesignfestival.org
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 03 March 2007
LONDON - Experiential marketing agency LoewyBe is to rebrand as BEcause Experiential Marketing from next month in an attempt to stay competitive in the sector.
The new identity has been created by design agency Real451 and features two different typefaces for the "BE" and "cause" elements of the name in a blue and brown colour....
http://www.brandrepublic.com/login/News/635411/
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 02 March 2007
S4C has appointed Proud Creative to undertake a wholesale rebrand of the Channel in readiness for digital switchover in Wales in 2009.
Established by former Kemistry creative director Dan Witchell in 2005, Proud was chosen from a shortlist of five companies following a competitive tendering process...http://www.s4c.co.uk/production/rm/news_view/newsid/192/language/eng/
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 02 March 2007
with the announcement that the Design Council is stepping in to help steer the project towards its next phase of planning... www.designweek.co.uk/Articles/134061/Plans+for+Design+Centre+move+on.html
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 02 March 2007
Bute Fabrics, the contemporary textile manufacturer based on the Isle of Bute on the West Coast of Scotland, will be exhibiting at Sleep 06 for the first time... http://www.butefabrics.com/popup.html
Posted By: Admin | Date posted: 02 March 2007
100% Design founder Ian Rudge sounds confident. And for good reason. After months of industry speculation, he has finally stepped out with his business partner Jimmy MacDonald to unveil their long-anticipated start-up, Tent London... http://www.designweek.co.uk/liChannelID/6/Articles/133824/The+more+the+merrier.html
Naked Wales was set up to aid creative people to make links with other creatives and hopefully gain new insights into their sector. Running during this years Cardiff Design Festival the Pub Quiz i...[Read more]
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