Digital Design Moscow 2012

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Rain Room by rAndom International

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Barbican's Rain Room: it's raining, but you won't get wet.Architecture and design critic Oliver Wainwright steps into the Rain Room, a technical wonder by contemporary art studio rAndom International. The free installation, which runs at the Curve at the Barbican in London from 4 October until 3 March 2013, uses 2,500 litres of water, falling at 1,000 litres per minute

http://vimeo.com/50900861

http://vimeo.com/50987695

Photographies courtesy by Felix Clay via Oliver Wainwright from Guardian

TOCA ME design conference 2013 - Next Stop Design

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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

Ten Collection Contest

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Fotolia presents "Ten Collection Contest". Fire up Photoshop and send us the most amazing PSD file you can create based on one of the 10 themes below. The winning artists gets their entry featured in an international advertising campaign worth approximately $250,000, and takes home some amazing prizes, including a copy of the Adobe Master Collection, Wacom tablets and much more!

Fotolia запускает всемирный конкурс в честь окончания проекта TEN с призовым фондом в $300.000, а работа главного победителя станет заглавной в международной рекламной кампании стоимостью $200,000.

Fotolia представляет всемирный конкурс Коллекция TEN. Начиная с 10 сентября и по 10 Октября, цифровые художники со всего мира могут посоревноваться с художниками представившими работы в проекте Коллекция TEN (10 месяцев, 10 художников, 10 тем и 10 PSD). Финалисты смогут выиграть различные ценные подарки, призовой фонд конкурса составил $300,000. А работа главного победителя станет заглавной в международной рекламной кампании стоимостью $200,000.

Все участники конкурса должны предоставить свои работы с 10 Сентября по 10 Октября на специальной странице конкурса на Facebook http://www.tencollectioncontest.com. Участники должны выбрать одну из десяти тем использованных в проекте Коллекция TEN, создать свой PSD Файл на данную тему с использованием как минимум трех изображений Fotolia, которые были использованы художниками проекта. Темы включают : бизнес, семья, путешествие, еда, образ жизни, уличное искусство, технологии, деньги, напитки и абстракция. Участники так же могут использовать свои персональные изображения и другие файлы Fotolia. Главный победитель будет выбран 17 Октября. В жюри конкурса входят все художника проекта Коллекция TEN, представители Fotolia, Wisibility и Amkashop.

О Коллекции TEN

Креативно-образовательный проект Коллекция TEN была запущен в Декабре 2011. Проект объединил 10 самых востребованных графических дизайнеров, которые в течение 10 месяцев создавали эксклюзивные работы и делились с ними совершенно бесплатно с мировой дизайн коммьюнити. Каждый месяц мы предлагали бесплатно скачать полный PSD файл и узнать о технике и секретах ведущих дизайнеров мира.

О Fotolia

Более 3,5 миллионов профессионалов по всему миру выбирают фотобанк Fotolia. Основанная 2004 году в Нью Йорке, сегодня Fotolia является Европейским лидером среди стоковых фотобанков , представлена на 20 рынках мира и 14 языках. Фотобанк предлагает более 18 миллионов высококачественных фотографий, векторов, иллюстраций и HD видео по лицензии роялти фри, доступным ценам и без каких либо ограничений по времени, территории использования и количеству копий на своем сайте www.fotolia.ru

OFFF Mexico 2012 Main Titles

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As you may know our favourite festival OFFF just took a place in Mexico for Day Tour revealing awesome artist public speeches and presentation. Along with this gifted director Rob Chiu shoot the Main Titles of the festival... Six friends, coming of age at the end of the world...

http://vimeo.com/48065893

Google Web Lab by Bibliotheque

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Google Web Lab is a series of interactive digital experiments, brought to life at the London Science Museum. It enables worldwide participation both online and from within the exhibition space, to control machines which explore and demonstrate a range of web technologies. http://vimeo.com/46314040

via http://vimeo.com/45703836

Bibliotheque created the environmental graphics and signage, working as part of the team alongside UniversalDesignStudio and MAP (the research and development design consultancy, founded by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby). The Web Lab website and identity were created by B-Reel, and the machines were built by Tellart.

Traffolyte panels introduce each of the 5 areas, and explain the science behind each experiment: Orchestra, Teleporter, Sketchbot, Data Tracer and the Lab Tag Explorer. Floor graphics aid navigation and visitor flow, helping create the feel of an experimental 'test area'. The exhibition is open at the Science Museum, London until June 2013.

Volvo Art Session

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7 Chinese artists from our partners at NeochaEDGE portal were asked to recreate the visual image of Volvo Hybrid car within a 30+ square meter background canvas behind it. That was a live performance in Zurich this June, shot by renowned photographer Francesco Carrozzini.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LXo2Xw4MIk&feature=player_embedded

View full credits, all videos and photos on http://www.volvoartsession.com

Russian Students: Better Harder Stronger Art & Design

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That's not a sponsor post or whatever just because we love to feature awesome achievements of Russian Students. That happens a fifth year in a line Moscow based British High School of Art and Design tear apart the international competitions without fanatic roaring but with a methodical wins of valuable awards. Last year BHSAD Students brought 2 pencils from D&AD competition. This year brought the school 3 Yellow Pencil awards.

1) Integrated Communications - Arina Kiseleva, Kseniya Apresyan http://vimeo.com/44983497

2) Moving Image - Lidia Velles, Yana Mironova, Zhanna Nosova http://vimeo.com/45633490

3) Photography - Michael Skachkov

Also there were 3 Nominations for Anastasia Korosteleva, Ann Khokhlova and a team of Arina Kiseleva, Dima Vtulkin, Olga Terekhova

And 3 "Best of the Year" for Sergey Kleschev, Nina Kazimirova and Zhanna Nosova, and Oleg Pashkovsky, Seslavinskaya Anna, Tim Raiter, Vitaliy Urban

Congratulation goes to the BSHAD School!

Collection Ten by Fotolia - Takeshi

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@Fotolia launches the TEN Collection (@takeshiwan Emeric Trahand for June), a gathering of 10 top international digital artists. Each image has been created with a specific theme, then exposed through a detailed Photoshop PSD layers file. Each month, you will find a new theme, a new artist, a new image and a deep dive into the artist's PSD file! This extremely rare look into our artists' secret techniques is in the spirit of education and community, helping designers go further in their own artist endeavors.

This month is presented by acclaimed artist Emeric Trahand aka Takeshi. Well known for his photo editing skills and surreal & colorful art, Emeric Trahand is one of today's most influential designers. His different texture effects, 'urban' style and ability to relate to nature are amongst many qualities that make him a unique artist. Originally from France, this now New Yorker produces work for internationally renowned companies like Ubisoft, Honda, Adidas and Swatch...He is also a member of the KDU and Depthcore, and posts his art on the Amkashop website.

Go download Takeshi's PSD for FREE, today only

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1LfNfINwnQ&feature=plcp&list=PL3536444B4BCCFABA

http://cargocollective.com/stillontherun Ten by Fotolia (Russian)

OFFF 2012 Main Titles

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Designcollector was a Media Partner for OFFF2012 festival this year and was the only online media that tried to make a life visual report from the fields with the help of Alexander Kalachev. Also we will try to make a full report this week with festival photos send us by our friends. BUT for now please watch Official Festival Titles created by Brosmind and UpperFirst. Brosmind and Upper First redefined the format, mixing cinema, illustration and 2D/3D animation with paper, adding to their highly anticipated video a double-feature comic book that was given for free, alongside plastic masks with the face of the characters, to a crowd that enjoyed all the presentation feeling that they were the real protagonists of the party.

http://vimeo.com/42614184

Also check OFFF2012 Bumpers directed by Jellycubes

http://vimeo.com/41738224

Titles for MAD2012

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Pity we had not visited "Mad In Spain" festival this year as we did in 2011. MAD2012 took a place (literally yesterday) on 13-14 April in Madrid. I bet this was a wonderful festival featuring Stefan Sagmeister, Aaron McBride, Jordi Bares, Nando Costa, Mario Eskenazi, Cuban Council, Vitaly Friedman, Randy J. Hunt, Hanzo, No-Domain, Bendita Gloria, Adobe. And here is Official MAD2012 Titles made by Nando Costa http://vimeo.com/40058332

Behind the scenes: http://vimeo.com/40040586

Watch festival videos from previous years on MAD's Vimeo

Ten by Fotolia: Joolz

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Each month Fotolia photo bank asks one famous digital artist to create and artwork and share Photoshop experienced file with all layers and tricks as a self-tutorial. Today Ten by Fotolia presents the work inspired by "Food" theme created by Julien Morel aka Joolz.You can download Joolz's PSD for FREE only today.

http://vimeo.com/39827861

Секреты графического дизайна от Julien Morel aka Joolz в креативно-образовательном проекте Коллекция TEN от фотобанка Fotolia. 10 Апреля на выставке Дизайн и Реклама в г.Москва пройдет презентация новой эксклюзивной работы и видео- интервью от digital художника Julien Morel aka Joolz для коллекции TEN by Fotolia. Вы сможете вживую пообщаться и задать свои вопросы JOOLZ и БЕСПЛАТНО получить уникальное творение художника в виде PSD файла со всеми лейрами!

Creative Cards

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If you have not heard it already, meet Creative Cards project. The main aim of the project is to create something astonishing, collectable and unique. CC has invited 54 top digital creative ninjas and asked them to pick up one playing card and make a design of it in own style and technique. There are names as Joshua Davis, Shotopop, Brosmind, Your-Majesty, Sara Blake, Evgeny Kiselev and others. We haven’t published them all on the website yet, but will fill the gaps by the end of this month. Cards are available for pre order. http://creativecards.cc/ Project brought up by Digital Abstract.

New Behance 2012

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As official Behance Russian Ambassador, Designcollector joins the celebration of New Behance Network release on Behance.netCheck what they got under the hood..

Here is Behance offical press-release

With our powerful new Explore tab, sort the world's creative work by field, location, tools used, and more.

EASILY FIND:

With our new Activity Feed, track work by people you know and follow, see what work gets appreciated, and access your portfolio statistics.

Browse curated work from dozens of Behance-powered sites for top schools and other industry websites, plus work for sale and member collections.

We’re bringing a new level of transparency and attribution to creative work. This means better opportunities find you.

OFFF Istanbul 2012 - Main Titles by HKI

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Our friends from Paris design band Hellohikimori presented official titles for OFFF On Tour Istanbul festival happened on March 4th. Directed with Red Epic camera, shows awesome design for participants names (that's why it called Titles), movie captivates with its simple story and video narration. http://vimeo.com/38017093

OFFF Istanbul trailer

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OFFF festival is on Tour to Istanbul on 2-3 March http://www.offfistanbul.com/ Here is an offficial trailer directed by Güneş Akyürek.

P.s. Note that Designcollector (Arseny Vesnin) may have a speech about Russian Motion and Sound on another festival hence in Istanbul this April. More details later.

http://vimeo.com/37254816

The Spinner OFFF 2012 Unofficial

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Interaction design students from Moscow based British Higher School of Art and Design strikes again in a tutor's challenge inspired by the upcoming OFFF 2012 festival. The brief is "Take OFFF". "We decide to risk and make an ambitious project - the Offf titles. But the following titles do not include credits of artists from the festival. They serve as a reminder of designers who are no longer with us, but each of whom has left their influence in different design fields. artistry designed long go, we think, forms the base for the design of today and weaves the a thread through tomorrow. The main character of our video-story is a spinner, ancient Slavic goddess Makoš who rules over destiny of gods and men. Connected with fertility, reproduction and weaving, she equals to the Greek goddesses of fate Moirai, who spun the thread of life; and Norse Norns. This archetype can be found in the epos of every culture. She spins her own hair. As hair is the symbol of life, of strength, of sexual and creative energy. The symbol belongs to the goddess of fertility, who also represents Mother Earth that inspired cultural and agricultural ethics."

This is a BHSAD project, by one assigned student group, with additional help and consultation. new.britishdesign.ru/?lang=eng

http://vimeo.com/37118375

Credits: Concept: Anastasiya Vasukhina, Yana Mironova, Tim Raiter Photography: Yana Mironova, Tim Raiter, Pavel Anisimov Post-production: Yana Mironova, Tim Raiter Model: Natalya Shevchenko Costume: Rotobor.com Location: Natalya Fedorova Linguistics: Stacey Wilenkin

Tutors: Dmitry Karpov Anton Yarusov

Supervisors: Stepan Burlakov (freeger.com) Arseny Vesnin (designcollector.net) Oleg Sharabanov

Music: Nine Inch Nails "Ghost 35"

See also "Alchemy OFFF 2012" and first DCN+BSHAD Students Challenge

Call For Arms - DCMAG.NET

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Designcollector set a goal to release Mobile & Printed Magazines "DCMAG.NET" for each season in 2012. This will be a 20 pages hardcopy magazine available for print-on-demand with world wide delivery. Also there will be a Mobile version following the successful DCMAG for iPad in 2011.

Follow the Official Call For Arms on DCMAG.NET

[box]Required: Yours the very best latest artwork/photography that float our boat (check what we like on DC & Daily) We have: 20 slots for each season (aprox. 4-6 Issues a year) Deadline for Winter 2012: End of February No Deadline for Participants Selection. Enter[/box]

No Budget only Brave Hearts.