Design Museum x Pecha Kucha Night
If You Could : Collaborate
Just been to visit the exhibition If You Could : Collaborate at the A Foundation Gallery, Rochelle School in Shoreditch. What a refreshing experience, it was great to see some original work combining a array of various skill sets and collaborating to create some unique pieces. Amongst the collection the ones which caught my eye was the fun interactive piece about how we use our desk space by Julien Vallée & Nicolas Burrows and the film made by Michael Moloney & John Hooper which was truly beautiful.
Its only on until the 23rd January 2010 so get a shifty on down there and see for yourself! Or check out the website for more info and photos of the exhibition. www.ifyoucould.co.uk/collaborate
Julien Vallée & Nicolas Burrows
Michael Moloney & John Hooper
Pop along to Print Clubs pop-up shop!
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Talent House / Oscar de Castro
Oscar de Castro - Soupa Member has recently featured on the website Talenthouse! Talenthouse features one artist every week in the categories film, fashion, music, design, fine art and photography. The featured artists are chosen by the Talenthouse team based on outstanding submissions, involvement, spreading the word, number of views or simply because they think you deserve more visibility.
You Are Beautiful new site!
Kerry Roper aka You are Beautiful has a new site online with some exciting new work - check it out at http://www.youarebeautiful.co.uk/ . He even has free iPhone wallpapers you can download - nice one!
Chris Welch stars in Computer Arts Graduate Showcase
The Computer Arts Graduate Showcase is an important and exciting annual supplement which is published by Computer Arts Magazine. This year Chris Welch, Soupa member - stars on the first page in the Graphic Design section - Judged by David Carson with his Credit Crunchers packaging project. A bright outlook for Chris we thinks, well done!
Big Antidote
Help tell a story - one illustrator draws a section of a comic - then the baton is passed to someone else to continue the story... repeat. Once Cure Studio have 10 stories (told by 100 illustrators) they will put on the most interesting exhibition of 2010.
They need someone to start - what will be - an amazing adventure.
If you would like to find out more, including details about how to put your hand up to play - then have a look at www.bigantidote.com
If you would like to start the story then complete this form before 9pm on wednesday (22 July) and we will start the story telling on thursday (23 July).
If you know anyone else who would be perfect for this - then please do forward this on.
D&AD New Blood 2009... How was it for you?
We’re always on the lookout for your feedback and love hearing about the events you’ve been to and New Blood is no exception which is why we’ve asked a couple of people who went, what they thought of it.
Tom Northey - 'senior lecturer in BA Graphic Communication at UCA, Farnham
How did you find atmosphere of New Blood? A really good atmosphere, the buzz was electric, the venue was the best yet. Did you feel it encompassed all areas of design or leaned toward a certain area? I think its safe to say that it encompassed all ar
eas of graphic design and beyond, it was great to see some great photography there too. Did any of your students get approached from industry professionals? Yes and no. Most students were doing the work. The students were getting out there chatting – not many got approached. Did you and your students have fun? We did have fun, it was great to see what other courses are doing too. One of the best stands was Lincoln.
Carlos Garde-Martin
How about you Carlos, what did you make of the show? Being part of this years New Blood, for me, was a fantastic experience. The Private view was a great success, my name got drawn out of a hat so i got to go in two hours earlier. It was bustling with people enjoying the free beer and wine, perhaps a little more so because of the unbearable heat that day. Aside from the private view there did not 'appear' to be as many art directors as I had hoped, that said it's not always obvious as to who's who. I was pleased to see some great work there by fellow students, however the way in which some universities chose to showcase their students work, I feel really let them down. I can think of one example where they had covered the entire walls of their stall in brown paper. Thankfully this was not the norm.
What did you think to the venue?
The venue was the right size for the amount of exhibitors, however the upstairs space could have been used more effectively. Giant bean bags littered around the ground floor provided a great place to relax, and exchange ideas. Especially if you had been on your feet all day. The four main areas being represented were highlighted by giant banners hanging from the ceiling, handy if you lost your bearings in and amongst the stands.
"Giant bean bags littered around the ground floor provided a great place to exchange ideas"
Did you go to any workshops? I attended a workshop on the second day. One of the Senior Directors of Blurb.com gave an interesting talk on what services they provide and how you can get into 'Indie Publishing'. I must say if you haven't checked them out already, you should. They are able to print professional standard, one off books for next to nothing. There are certain limitations with formats, but that's what keeps the costs down.
Finally I caught the D&AD's training and advice sessions held on the 2nd of July in Nottinghill. I have to say that although not totally relevant to me because I am an illustrator, all the speakers were very engaging and full of helpful suggestions. They went through various subjects such as; how to make your mark in such a competitive industry, setting up a business, and going freelance. The speakers also made themselves available to answer additional questions at the end of their talks. I would highly recommend attending future D&AD talks because they are such good value for money and it's a great place to network. However if you are an illustrator, be aware that the Association of Illustrators talks may be more geared towards your specific industry.
- © Carlos Garde-Martin
Been there, done that
but have you got the T-shirt? As you all know, Ok-Jo loves nothing more than a good doodle and has put this to good use to design a T-shirt for Chimpogo – an online company who run competitions throughout the year. Ok-Jo's design bears the legend 'Copy Paste' in green with a blue background.To see Ok-Jo's design and to vote for it to be printed as a T-shirt, visit http://www.chimpogo.com/design/2367/copy-and-paste-v2 Why don't you enter too? It doesn't take long and imagine how cool it would be to see someone walking down the street in something you created?
Bloody hell – check out the talent on that!
From time to time, we all need a little inspiration which is why the D&AD New Blood 2009 event is a real source of creativity.Taking place at the National Hall at Olympia in London from 29th June – 1st July, expect raw talent at its finest and you'll also be able to take part in workshops. It's free entry but you need to register to get your ticket. Have a look here: http://newblood.dandad.org/
And if you're a graduate, check out the D&AD Graduate Training and Advice Sessions taking place at Coronet in Notting Hill. There is a small fee but you might just find it's more than worth it! Sessions include: How to Copyright your Work and How to Go Freelance. Details of that can be found here: http://www.dandad.org/education/training-advice.html
If any Soupa members do go, we'd love to know how you get on – so drop us a line and maybe share a few tips!
Print Club presents - Secret Blisters
Don't Panic + Vitamin Water unique design competition
Win £500 and Sunday Besitval tickets!
Would you like to see your work in print? how about printed at 10m by 13.5m on the front of cordy house, in the heart of Shoreditch, London? and not without some prizes either – £500 cash and 2 vip Bestival passes! not to mention, you’ll have your work printed on the don’t panic poster another 80,000 times.
Okay, so what do you need to do to win the brief? Glacéau vitaminwater is looking for your creative interpretation on the theme of ‘summer of Glacéau vitaminwater’. using their gorgeously stylish packs, create a vision of summer in colour (specifically, the six rainbow colours of the vitaminwater varieties - see entry guidelines)
Your creation can be rendered using graphic design, illustration, photography, or any type of medium you can think of, as long as it can be printed up to a suitably large format.
New header and Soupa members
Thanks to Harriet for designing the new Soupa Banner and Welcome to Mark Howe and Rhiannon Taylor - 2 new Soupa members!
Brighton Calling
Brighton Artists Open Houses
The seaside city of Brighton is currently hosting an Open House event, which finishes up this coming weekend (23-24 May). I visited the sunny town last weekend and was very impressed by the warm welcome and amazing standard of work. Some of my favourites were: Our House, The Butterfly House and Ben Allen Open House. There are lots more to investigate which is why I am heading down again next weekend to seek out some more exciting finds. I think the most interesting part about this event apart from finding out new artists and illustrators is that you can see the works in context of the artist in their own house! Go check them out. http://www.aoh.org.uk/
Our House
Frankie Magazine
Frankie
Check out Frankie Magazine, its full of cool things to buy and interesting features on illustrators, artists and creatives.
This is what they say:
"frankie magazine is a national bi-monthly based in Australia, aimed at women (and men) looking for a magazine that’s as smart, funny, sarcastic, friendly, cute, rude, arty, curious and caring as they are"
Power in Numbers
Power in Numbers Private view at the Bodhi Gallery
Last night saw the opening of Power in Numbers here are some pics! You can also read more about it on the Creative Review blog here.
Photography by Clare Kelly
Jo's work - for sale £20 @ Bodhi Gallery
David's work - for sale £20 @ Bodhi Gallery
David's work - for sale £20 @ Bodhi Gallery
Jo's work - for sale £20 @ Bodhi Gallery
UCA - Beg, Steal or Borrow
Beg, Steal or Borrow Auction
STARTS 21st MARCH
The University for Creative Arts - Graphic Communication 3rd year students have organised an auction to raise money for their final show. Take a look at the goodies in store - there are some beauties in there with prints and books from creative people such as Kate Moross, Rob Ryan and James Joyce.
http://www.graphicsfarnham.org/auction/
Print Club
Print Club run by Fred Higginson, Kate Newbold & Rose Stallard is designed to work as a member’s water based screenprinting club for illustrators and designers, to produce posters, t- shirts, all things screenprinted.
Print Club aims to revive screenprinting by providing a laid back yet productive affordable environment, enabling designers to go from laptop to inky hands.
Print Club is once again bringing together a mixture of 35 emerging and established illustrators from pen to mouse to those who cover walls, for another summer bonanza of hand pulled, screen printed posters.
Last years exhibition brought together a mixture of up and coming illustrators and many well known names including Eine, Jody Barton, Pure Evil, Steve Wilson, AustinfromNew... They had over 1000 people through the door and sold out of most artists on the night!
See www.printclublondon.com for more info.