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"This piece was initially commissioned by a friend travelling to London. She wanted a gift that was unique, humorous and had a Canadian feel to it. I thought what better than a family camping in the Rockies, with a bear rummaging through their food."— Jason Blower, a Student Awards winner in the illustration category, part of a special section in the September/October 2008 issue of APPLIED ARTS, on the newsstand early next month.
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When Toronto advertising photographer Joseph Marranca was shooting Olympic athletes for the Team Visa Olympics campaign (shown on Visa statements and in Mac's convenience stores), he came up with a gold medal idea. He would do an ongoing athlete series. "The personal project is focusing on up-and-coming athletes; some may be pro or semi-pro," explains Marranca. "Or they may be people pursuing fantastic personal athletic goals, such as Rick Ball of Orillia, Ont. He's the first Canadian single amputee who has been allowed to run in the 2009 Boston Marathon. Rick is predicting that he will break some marathon records before that.
"After losing his leg in 1986 in a motorcycle accident and a short period of self-doubt, Rick moved ahead in his life and excelled in his job. Then only 10 months ago, Rick decided to take up marathon running, sought out a trainer and has been making history in his short time in the sport."
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Five sites deemed worth a surf by legendary adman Gary Prouk of Sebastian Consultancy.
Drawn: The acclaimed Canadian illustration and cartooning blog is designed “to inspire creativity by sharing links and resources.”
Giovanni Pintori: Exhibition Catalogue of Design for Olivetti: See the award-winning design work – full of bold colours and shapes – of the former creative director of Olivetti, the Italian manufacturer of typewriters and other business machines.
magCulture: This site is devoted to magazine, and occasionally newspaper, design. Run by English publishing executive creative director Jeremy Leslie, it features lots of sharp commentary, images and videos.
Nemomatic: A portfolio of images and movies of the work of sculptor Nemo Gould, whose oeuvre tends to bizarre robotic fantasies.
Stanley Kubrik: A Props Odyssey: Read about and see some of the objects from the late director’s archives. Learn how they helped bring his movies to life, including A Clockwork Orange, Eyes Wide Open, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket.
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On the newsstand early next month, the September/October 2008 issue of APPLIED ARTS MAGAZINE has an education theme, including a special section of advertising, design, editorial, photography, illustration and interactive winners from our Student Awards. The issue's main feature, "New Schools of Thought," examines how specific departments from five different art and communications colleges, in Canada and the U.S., are preparing their students for their quickly changing professions.
Other issue highlights include: a Q&A with Janet Kestin and Nancy Vonk of Ogilvy Toronto, the fine wine designs of Brandever in Vancouver and our twice yearly column Stock Report, covering the issues and trends in the stock image industry.
In mid-August we will send out the Call for Entry four the Applied Arts Interactive Awards. If you've signed up for contest updates, look for it in your e-mail inbox. Or go directly to the Applied Arts Website for full details and an online entry form.
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In early July, judging was held for the ninth annual Sappi Ideas that Matter competition. The program was created in 1999 by fine paper producer Sappi, as a means to promote not only great creative design but to bring attention to social and environmental causes around the world. Believing that graphic designers are in a unique position to help transform society through the messages that they create, the program gives monetary grants to designers from North America, Europe and Southern Africa. |
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Canadian Blood Services is taking advantage of Web 2.0 on its Website, www.thankyourdonor.ca. The site features graphic illustrations of blood cells floating across the screen with a Fantastic Voyage vibe. Click on one and a box appears bearing the story, with pictures, text and video, of how someone was saved by a blood donation. The content on the Website, created by Tribal DDB Vancouver and Radar DDB, is cross-posted to networking sites, such as YouTube, Flickr and Facebook.
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Fuse Marketing Group, in Toronto, has launched a newly redesigned Website that urges viewers to “get outside.” The site makes innovative use of time-lapse video to represent their work and clients, in-store, on the street, at home and on the job. Humour and fun pervade the site, which was launched with a direct marketing campaign that featured a piece of real sod. The first page appears like a rain-soaked window; one click and a squeegie clears the view, revealing a sign that says, “Welcome to where no one’s been." The Who We Are section features footage of Fuse staff gliding up to a desk on a chair. Look for SVP general manager Stephen Brown doing his best “I’m alright.” A Survivor-esque vibe is created by their mandate to “OUTthink, OUTsmart, OUTwork."
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Two design initiatives aim to show the creative community, not to mention the rest of the world, that business is no impediment to caring for the environment. In addition to having sustainability-focused clients, such as The Ethical Funds Company and Forestry Innovation Investment, Publicis Vancouver is taking steps to make its business carbon neutral.
“As an advertising agency, we’re one of the few trusted partners that provide recommendations and a point of view on our clients’ businesses,” says Brett McIntosh, vice-president, managing partner, Publicis Vancouver. “We need to walk the walk,” he adds. To do this they have hired Offsetters, a Vancouver based organization that helps businesses reduce their climate impact, to prepare an analysis of Publicis’ carbon footprint. The company hopes to be carbon neutral by September 2008.
Toronto-based printing company Colour Innovations has launched a new interactive environmental resource on its Website that helps designers and consumers make informed choices when planning print projects. The Environmental Responsibility section offers viewers Eco Tools, such as a carbon footprint calculator and a glossary of environmental terms. There is also a list of green papers the company carries and a section on their environmental initiatives.
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Renowned Quebec graphic artist Vittorio Fiorucci died on July 31, at age 75, after suffering a stroke. Born in Yugoslavia to Italian parents and raised in Venice, he came to Canada at age 19. During his career, Fiorucci created over 300 posters and eight covers for Time magazine. Well known as a bon vivant, he also created the devilish little green man icon for the Montreal Just for Laughs comedy festival, apparently basing the character on himself.
RGD Ontario has been accepted as a member of Icograda, the world body for professional communication design.
Andrea Henderson has joined Montreal agency Zeta as producer of corporate planning.
After a three-year absence, Matt Samycia Wood has returned to Industrial Brand Creative in Vancouver as brand director.
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To honour the 150th anniversary of the creation of the province of British Columbia, on August 1, Canada Post released a new commemorative stamp series created by Vancouver design firm Subplot Design. The series of 52 cent stamps features a gritty image of hands panning for gold, the endeavour which forged the creation of the province, against a black background depicting the B.C coastline.
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Industrial Brand of Vancouver has developed a new identity for Mercury Filmworks, as part of the animation house's 10-year anniversary celebrations. Using elements of the previous identity (also designed by Industrial Brand) to create a sense of synergy with the company’s past, the concept was to create a friendlier logo, more reflective of the brand character and tone of the company Mercury has become. The new identity included a full brand strategy platform, online style guide resource with templates. The use of a child launching a paper airplane silhouetted against another planet is symbolic of “potential, dreams, aspiration, creativity and imagination, and creates an even stronger connection to Mercury’s tag line: Imagination Advanced." |
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August 4-September 5
Earthlife: International Design Competition, sponsored by the Japan Design Foundation, Osaka, Japan.
August 14
2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards.
August 19
RGD Going Green with Paper Teleseminar.
August 28
Grand Événement Photo – World Presse/Lux/CAPIC, Montreal.
September 3-6
Networks of Design Conference, Falmouth, U.K.
September 13-14
Pixelshow, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
September 15
2008 Chicago International Poster Biennial Exhibition.
September 17-21
Ottawa International Animation Festival.
September 18
RGD Design for the Digital World, Toronto.
October 13-19
Multiverso: Icograda Design Week, Torino, Italy.
October 30
DX Black & White Fundraising Gala, Toronto.
October 27-30
Design Thinkers Conference, Toronto.
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