TOCA ME design conference 2013 - Next Stop Design

We have been supporting TOCA ME Design Conference for ages, now it is a time to make a Next Stop Design in Munich, 2013! On February 16th, 2013 TOCA ME design conference will take place in Munich‘s Alte Kongresshalle for its sixth time with renown speakers from all over the world. The goal of the event under the claim „Next Stop Design“ is a critical evaluation of design as well as the connection of the Munich design and creative scene with the international design centers.

Amongst the speakers of TOCA ME design conference are Zach Lieberman, digital artist, performer and co-founder of Open Frameworks, and Amit Pitaru, musician, artist and developer - both from New York. Furthermore, the french artist collective Pleix, type designer Andreu Balius from Barcelona and visual artist Memo Akten from London give insights into the processes and techniques of their creations.

Real exchange instead of virtual networking will take place in the lounge where the participants of the TOCA ME design conference have the opportunity to get to know each other, to exchange ideas and to finish the evening in a chill-out atmosphere with live DJ‘s after the end of the presentations (ca. 22:00). The TOCA ME design conference is an important venue of the Munich CreativeBusiness Week (MCBW) taking place from 16th till 24th February 2013. TOCA ME design conference is funded by bayern design and the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology. The event is also supported by Eventwürze and Designerdock. Organizer of the Design Conference is the Munich-based design studio TOCA ME, which operates in the fields of print, web and event design for the last 10 years. By means of the Design Conference TOCA ME has always strived to create a common communication platform for national and international designers. It has been TOCA ME aims to create with the Design Conference for national and international designers will share a common communications platform.

More Information and Tickets: www.design-conference.de

Sagrada Familia - Ode à la vie

The cities of Barcelona and Montréal invited Moment Factory to showcase architect Antoni Gaudí‘s renowned Sagrada Familia by creating a moving fresco on the basilica’s Nativity façade. The result, a 15-minute multimedia tribute to one of the world’s most revered churches, is an uplifting story of rebirth, hope and beauty. Here's the official demo.

http://vimeo.com/49960413

Mat Maitland

Mat Maitland is an English designer whose many years of experience cover the disciplines of art direction, graphics and illustration. As part of Big Active Design, where he is currently Creative Director, he has created powerful and innovative music campaigns for Beck, Goldfrapp, Basement Jaxx, Michael Jackson, Mark Ronson, Das Pop and Sneaky Sound System among many others. His portfolio is an amazing proof of that surreal illustrations and collages can sell if it is done great.

Fotolia TEN by Hellohikimori

Fotolia TEN project presents the latest and the last PSD file available for download today and purchase later. This time Fotolia photo-stock asked the well-known studio Hellohikimori from Paris (friends of Designcollector) to create a digital art to express "Drinks" theme.

Fotolia представляет последнюю работу своего креативно-образовательного проекта Коллекция TEN Десятая и последняя работа Коллекции TEN от Fotolia будет реализована 10 Сентября. Как всегда каждый любитель графического дизайна может получить бесплатный урок и бесплатно скачать уникальные работу от именитого европейского дизайнера. Девятая работа прошлого месяца была скачана более 150.000 раз! В этом месяце мы представляем работу всемирно известной парижской дизайн студии Hellohikimori на тему “Напитки”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48yGTtheGfs&feature=share

Hellohikimori, открытая в 2004 году Натали Мелато и Дэвидом Ронелем, обладает 17 наградами международного сайта TheFWA. На их счету такие успешные проекты, как The Walking Dead, Glee и True Blood. Студия является одной из сильнейших по творческому потенциалу в своем поколении. Многопрофильность позволяет HKI ссмастерски смешивать различные виды цифровых мзображений: графика, анимация, видео-дизайн ... Они любят удивлять и создавать оригинальную атмосферу для каждого из своих проектов, часто дополняя их 3D-элементам. Среди клиентов студии Diesel, Coca-Cola, L'Oréal, Orange Cinéma Séries, Perrier и Paco Rabanne, и многие другие.

Текст и инфо: Любовь Цепкова