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 February 2007
February 26, 2007 Director Gary Hustwit will be on hand for questions after the screening at Concordia University. Screening dates for Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto will be announced shortly. Held over two days (May 4 to 5), the symposium aims to gather scholars, designers, and artists together to create an informed, critical dialogue on signage, branding and lettering. Interested parties are encouraged to send proposals of potential presentations and panel discussions that critically and creatively interrogate the intersections between these three areas by Feb. 28. Logo Cities is especially interested in historical case studies, design and typographic presentations and activist interventions that offer insight into design in the public space. The event will include a signage and lettering art exhibition, along with examples of old and new signs from across the city. Contact: www.logocities.org February 21, 2007
Among the winners were Cundari Group of Toronto, which took home two firsts, one for its cinema/in-flight ad in the charitable organizations category for the World AIDS Organization, which also received a Best in Show nomination, and the other for its Sensodyne print campaign. Marketel of Montreal also won a first for its Quebec Coalition Against AIDS print campaign. And Imported Artists, Toronto, took first place and a Best in Show nomination in e-commerce television for its client Tiger Gaming. Leo Burnett Canada’s multi-award winning website Big Ideas Come out of Big Pencils received top prize in the Professional Services–Online category, a Best in Show nomination and a certificate of creative excellence in the Image Building–Online category. Karacters Design Group’s Vancouver office and Taxi Canada of Toronto also took home a certificate of creative excellence in the Image Building–Print category. Taxi Canada also won first place for its World of Comedy television campaign. Other certificates of creative excellence went to Edmonton’s Red Communications in the Book/Brochure category for it Edmonton Festival City Book, and Chuck Gammage Animation in Toronto for its United Nations television campaign. Canada won a total of 11 awards at the Mobius competition; Germany was the biggest winner with 97. Contact: www.mobiusawards.comStudioThink turns 10 When the company debuted in 1997, Blouin and Carrier simultaneously launched a business magazine, Enterprise, as a way to market themselves to potential clients. This marketing initiative ceased publication in 1999 but the pair had by then made a name for themselves and their business, then called Think Communications. Now StudioThink has grown to an agency of seven with a client list that includes BC Hot House, Vinyltek Windows, Cascade Aerospace and Vanguard Plastics. Contact: www.studiothink.comNew symbol aims to warn public of radiation danger
The new symbol, the result of a five-year project that was developed by human factor experts, graphic designers and radiation protection specialists and conducted in 11 countries, was tested with various age groups of varying educational backgrounds. “We can’t teach the world about radiation,” said Carolyn MacKenzie, an IAEA radiation specialist who helped develop the symbol, “but we can warn people about dangerous sources for the price of a sticker.” Contact: www.iaea.org February 19, 2007 The 50 Years Design Alberta exhibit follows the GDC’s 50th anniversary last year. A call for submissions has been issued to Alberta designers, both members and non-members of the GDC. However, GDC members can submit an unlimited number of works for consideration at no cost, and will have a guaranteed number of works included. The chapters anticipate receiving more than a thousand entries. The site is scheduled to launch in September with a gala event to celebrate its debut and honour individuals who have made significant contributions to design in Alberta over the past 50 years. Contact: www.gdc.net February 7, 2007
Palmer is a graduate of Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, where she later worked for various agencies including Oglivy & Mather, Leo Burnett, MacLaren McCann and BBDO, winning numerous awards in the process. “TAXI has a unique culture and incredible energy,” says Palmer, in a released statement. “I’m excited to be a part of that momentum and for the chance to collaborate with so many talented people.” Contact: www.taxi.ca February 6, 2007 The new software enables professional photographers to import, manage and present large volumes of digital photographs. Features include the new Key Metadata Browser that provides access to information tags with a ranking and rating system that now incorporates colour labels. Lightroom also leverages Adobe Camera RAW technology and supports over 150 native raw file formats, in addition to JPG and TIFF, bringing raw conversion into a single workflow experience. Over 500,000 photographers participated in Lightroom’s public beta program over the last 12 months. According to Design Edge Canada Tool Tips columnist Bob Atkinson, “Adobe’s Lightroom offers speedier performance than Aperture and excellent image correction features.” Read more about Adobe Lightroom and Camera RAW in Atkinson’s latest column, appearing in the March/April edition of Design Edge Canada. Contact: www.adobe.com Pantone announces top colours for fall “Designers find inspiration in a variety of places but one thing they all have in common this season is a rich, complex colour palette to stimulate creativity,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, referring to the runways at New York Fashion Week. “Nuanced colours with subtle undertones enhance the ever-present neutrals and allow for clever and extraordinary colour combinations.” Contact: www.pantone.com/fall2007 For more on colour, see the March/April edition of Design Edge Canada, mailing February 15. Web design and development conference kicks off on the west coast February 5, 2007 According to research with its designer customer base, designers were looking for a comprehensive online resource. “For three years Domtar conducted focus groups and independent research on industry trends and the result revealed a pressing need for a site such as the Domtar Designer Corner,” says Tewfik Atia, marketing communication manager for Domtar EarthChoice. “So we’ve [provided] comprehensive information [on] specific realities [for] design professionals [on] how they can bring life to their pieces by choosing the right paper, which is an important stage for them.” U.S.-based Paper Specs and Create Magazine, an online paper resource and design publication, respectively, will be providing content to the new site, which was designed by local agency Catalpa. Domtar’s Answer Pack, a print resource that shows you what your designs will look like on Domtar paper, has been replicated online as an interactive tool. Designers can also search for Domtar paper and order samples online. In conjunction with the website is a new North American awards program, the Envy awards. Designs printed on Domtar EarthChoice between November 2006 and December 2007 are eligible for entry in one of six categories with a grand prize of $3,000. Contact: www.domtardesignercorner.com |
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