Pointe Blank Part 2 Launch!

Pointe Blank launched at the Birmingham Royal Ballet on Monday night with a fabulous selection of artworks by 27 different designers/illustrators. This is the second collection for this project, (read about last year's project Coppelia here) this time for the ballet Hobson's Choice. Check out the collection online at http://www.pointeblank.co.uk/ and if you are in the Birmingham area pop along to the 6/8 Kafe 6/8 Temple Row,
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 B2 from 5 March for six weeks, with nine images shown for a fortnight at a time. Form fifty five coverage  | Design week coverage

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Inkygoodness presents Character Totem Home-Coming

Birmingham, 6pm  -  10pm Thursday 21^st July 2011

Zellig Gallery, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham B9 4AA

The Totems are coming home! Join Inkygoodness & friends in Birmingham for a very special Character Totem Home-Coming exhibition, all the way from Berlin where they debuted earlier this year at the Pictoplasma Character Design Festival.

‘Character Totem’ is an inspiring and colourful walk-through installation of hand-painted, wooden totem poles, lovingly created by an evolving collective of 32 illustrators, artists and image-makers from across the globe.

Totem artists include: Mc Bess (FR) / Toy Factory (BE) / Sneaky Raccoon (UK) / Felt Mistress (UK) / Ben Steers (UK) / Hattie Stewart (UK) / El Tobe (UK) / Loulou & Tummie (UK) / Tom J. Newell (UK) / Jason Devine (UK) & many more.

New artists for Summer 2011

To celebrate this new event (a UK exclusive) Inkygoodness have shortlisted a collection of international artists to create artwork inspired by the 'Character Totem' theme. Expect a diverse collection of drawings, paintings, prints and hand made objects by some of the best creative talents working in the industry today. Confirmed artists include:

Uberkraaft (UK) / Wilmer Murillo (HN) / Mr Phomer (PT) / Kristian Jones (UK) / DOODULL (UK) / Anna Charity (UK) / Crim Collective (UK) / Muxxi (GU) / Ocular Invasion (USA) / Marianne Vincent (CAN) / Ian Watson (UK) / Am I Collective (SA) / Suero-studio (ES) / Dan Marston (UK) / Johnnie Weiliang Hoek (BE) / Lesley Barnes (UK) & many more!

Launch night Thursday 21^st July

Less than 3 months after our Berlin debut, Inkygoodness land in Birmingham to present a lively evening of inspiring artwork, live art performances, animation screenings & music at the brand new Zellig Gallery space on Thursday 21^st July.

Admission: Free

@Zellig Gallery, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham B9 4AA

Featuring:

• Ammo Magazine - Issue 7 EXCLUSIVE LAUNCH!!!
• Live drawing by Matt Saunders, Kris Jones & Crim Collective
• Animation screening by Brucey Art
• Inkygoodness + MakeMake clothing stall
• Live music by Health & Efficiency
• Complimentary drinks & nibbles

Exhibition open daily, Tue - Sat, 11am - 6pm till 30th July

For further information & photos of the Inkygoodness Character Totem project, visit our Inkygoodness site: http://inkygoodness.com/blog/character-totem-launch-night/

About

Inkygoodness are a Bristol-Birmingham based event company who provide a unique platform for emerging talent to showcase their work alongside established artists, offering opportunity for professional development through self-promotion, collaboration and networking.

We’ve been showcasing new and emerging talent in illustration, character design and lowbrow art since 2008, organising events across the globe. Inkygoodness have travelled to Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, London and most recently Berlin; debuting our first international exhibition as part of the Pictoplasma Character Walk earlier this year.

We invite submissions from creatives around the globe, and have worked with artists from as far afield as Guatemala, Venezula, South Africa and USA.

www.inkygoodness.com

LCC Design for Graphic Communication graduate show

If you are looking to check out some graduate talent this year – come down to the London College of Communication private view this thursday 30th June and check out the Design for Graphic Communication course show in the  (BA & FDA). The students have launched their own website to showcase the work, which gives you an insight into the high standard of work at this show. The students work with industry partners such as Airside, Nobrow, Wallpaper, Ditto Press and also Soupa amongst others on projects producing some innovative projects and fantastic ideas. Follow the course on twitter at @LCC_DGC and the show twitter handle @DGCSHOW

The course website http://www.lccdgc.co.uk/

LCC DGC exhibition dates:

Private View: Thu 30 June 2011, 6 – 9pm Open to the public: Fri 1 – Fri 8 July 2011, 10am – 7pm (Mon-Fri), 10am-3.45pm (Sat), closed Sun

An exhibition of work produced by LCC students graduating in the following disciplines:

BA (Hons) FdA & ABC Dip Animation ABC Dip 3D Modelling and Animation BA (Hons) & FdA Design for Graphic Communication BA (Hons) & FdA Digital Media Design BA (Hons) & FdA Games Design BA (Hons) Graphic & Media Design FdA Graphic and Spatial Communication BA (Hons) & FdA Media Practice BA (Hons) Graphic Product Innovation

If you are thinking of applying for an undergraduate course at LCC, our Summer Shows are a great way for you to get a sense of the type and level of work undertaken by our students.

For further information or to RSVP email events@lcc.arts.ac.uk.

We welcome children of all ages to LCC to view the exhibitions. Children under the age of 16 will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times and have written permission to enter the building. For more information please email:events@lcc.arts.ac.uk or phone 020 7514 6550.

Location / Venue

The Gallery, Upper Street, Lower Street, Well and Atrium Galleries, LCC, Elephant & Castle, London, SE1 6SB

By Underground:

Both the Bakerloo and Northern Lines stop at Elephant and Castle.  The College is opposite the shopping centre on the same side of the road as the Metropolitan Tabernacle, just three minutes walk away via the underpass.

By Bus: Elephant and Castle is extremely well provided for with buses including: 1, 12, 35, 40, 45, 53, 63, 68, 100, 133, 148, 155, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 322, 188, 322, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 453, 468, C10, P5.

Film Winter

By Clare Kelly. Originally posted on her blog: www.passthepattern.tumblr.com

I spotted this poster up at a university inviting creatives to take part in Stuttgarter Filmwinter. Through the powers of Google Translate*, I’ve been conversing with Wand 5 – the group behind the festival and found out that the poster (which doubles as an entry form) was designed by Berlin-based Apfel Zet.

And notably, it was intern Susan Kreher who designed it. I thought it was pretty cool and wanted to share it with you.

If you’d like to find out more about the festival or enter it; visit www.filmwinter.de

*Rely on this at your will. I told them some pretty odd things about myself via the medium of translation!

Paint it make it – Illustration event

Illustration Rally is putting together their first ever event – they are getting together with some great artist to put together a crafty day for all to enjoy. The day will be featuring zine making, live drawing, origami, and you will even be able to buy some lovely cake. All the proceeds will go toward the Japan tsunami appeal on JustGiving.

The day will feature live drawing, origami, cakes and zine making, where you can bind and customise your own zine with the work of some of the hottest illustrators around! Everything we raise from this event will be donated to our Japan tsunami appeal on JustGiving!

Essential links:

Facebook event page | Twitter hash tag: #paintitmakeit | Dave Bain's detailed overview of the day | JustGiving page | Illustration Rally

Details:

When: Saturday the 25th of June \ 10am til 5pm Where: The Book Club, 100-106 Leonard Street, City of London, Greater London EC2A 4XS What: Live drawing, origami, cakes and zine making,

Artists involved:

Uberkraaft, Ben the illustrator, Aaron Miller, Gaia Bordicchia, Yupyland, Andy Coucil, Tom Bagshaw, Bubblefriends, Bubi Au Yeung, Dave Bain, Gemma Correll, Bex Glover, Lou Lou & Tummie, Mr Millerchip, the boy fitz hammond, Toy Factory, Lesley Barnes, Seb Burnett, Jonathan Edwards, Fon The Pern, Ruben Ireland, Thereza Rowe, Robert Shadbolt, The Tree House Press, Carlton Hibbert, Erica Sharp, Lea Wade, Natsuki Otani, Stephen Chan

To the pointe

Post by Clare Kelly Curated by graphic designer and illustrator Claire Hartley, Pointe Blank is a collaboration between Birmingham Royal Ballet and 27 artists across the UK. Claire invited Soupa members Jo, Harriet and Jamie to take part and they were delighted to oblige.

Themed around the story of Coppelia, each artist was asked to represent the story any way they wanted to; and here are some of my favourites. Of course, all the Soupa ones are my faves!

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Jo Spencer’s lino print which has been digitally offset.

Harriet Gray’s figurative portrayal.

The Hidden Dingbat Collective’s beautiful paper cut.

Claire Hartley’s heart-shaped offering.

And Jamie Littler’s somewhat dark illustration.

See the full collection of artists’ work, here http://www.pointeblank.co.uk/

Questioning Print – Kemistry Gallery

40/04 Kemistry Gallery in collaboration with Pixley Printhouse are proud to present Questioning Print. Inspired by digital prints ubiquitous everyday use, Design Studio 40/04 began an extended discussion surrounding contemporary attitudes towards Digital Print, both how it is used, as well as perceived by others.

The result of this exploration was an invitation for designers and artists to express these conversations through printed outcomes. Each participant was sent an open brief: to ‘Question’ digital print, in any form they felt appropriate.

The exhibition explores the nature and possibilities of digital print within contemporary Art and Design practice. Whether it is transforming a 2-Dimensional design into 3 Dimensions , or revealing and manipulating the source code that underpins modern printing, all of the work featured questions and investigates the value, use and qualities of digital printmaking.

In an era of Print-on-Demand and Desktop publishing, the show also examines the continued importance of collaboration between designer and printer in the production of a printed object, openly immersing the viewer within this process.

Questioning print acts both as an outlet for these finished outcomes, as well as a platform for further discussions around the continued prominence of Digital Print within the creative industries.

These discussions are facilitated and provoked by accompanying publications and online resources that will be available alongside printed outcomes. A free pdf download of the publications and selected prints  will be available for purchase during the exhibition.

Participants: Ari Marteinsson & Sophie Hack Andersen - Daniel Powell - Tilly Shiner - Jasper Cannell - Jack Featherstone - Thomas Kilburn - Gareth Bayliss - Asger Behncke Jacobsen - Lousie Lynn - Niall Reynolds.

40/04 is a collaboration between designers Jake Hopwood, Alex Hough and Charlie Abbott. Since its foundation in 2010 the group have led an increasingly wide range of projects. Building upon a broad range of skills and backgrounds, their practice focuses on an open and experimental approach to Design. This has manifested itself in outcomes that stretch across web-based design, installations, identity design, print and curatorial practice.

Pixley Printhouse

Based in the east end of London, Pixley Printhouse work with the creative industries and students, producing high quality, large format and Risograph prints on a wide range of specialist papers. Additionally Pixley also cover mounting and framing for exhibition and display purposes.

Clerkenwell Design Week – starts tomorrow!