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Catalysto wins Bronze Award at ICAD Awards for its creative work for the Institute of Art Design & Technology (IADT).: Catalysto was awarded a bronze bell (the highest award given in the category) for its work on the IADT 2012/2013 collateral. Appointed by IADT in 2012, Catalysto was tasked with strengthening and re-positioning the IADT brand through a complete overhaul of the institute’s extensive range of printed brochures, catalogues, prospectuses, handbooks and more. The resulting […] Read "Catalysto wins Bronze Award at ICAD Awards for its creative work for the Institute of Art Design & Technology (IADT)." more
World Industrial Design Day: World Industrial Design Day, an initiative of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid), is observed annually on 29 June in recognition of the profession of industrial design. World Industrial Design Day was established to promote awareness of the profession of industrial design, highlight the contribution designers and academics have made to the […] Read "World Industrial Design Day" more
Closing date for the second call to the WDC Micro-Loan Fund for the Creative Industries is last working day of March 2013.: The Western Development Commission (WDC) has launched its 2nd call for funding applicants under its Micro Loan Fund for Creative Industries. Following a very successful first call in June of last year, the fund has already disbursed €120,000 to creative businesses in the Western Region and looks forward to increasing its disbursals over 2013. The […] Read "Closing date for the second call to the WDC Micro-Loan Fund for the Creative Industries is last working day of March 2013." more
The Illustrated Beatles: An exhibition of Beatle-inspired works by 42 leading Irish illustrators Illustrators Ireland and The Grand Social present an exhibition of artwork inspired by The Beatles. October 23rd 2012. Creatives, art directors & broadcasters chose their favourite Beatles song. Songs were then allocated to Illustrators Ireland members … who used it as a starting point to […] Read "The Illustrated Beatles" more
illusive forms and letters (typography-calligraphy-graffiti): Stroke Urban Art Fair – Berlin, 13 – 16 September 2012. The Stroke Urban Art Fair Berlin, now in its third year will take place once again at the Postbahnhof Berlin. Within the last two years, more than 60,000 visitors came to see artists and galleries from all over the world including Poland, Brazil, Austria, […] Read "illusive forms and letters (typography-calligraphy-graffiti)" more
Global Design Forum … one day to set the global agenda for design: The organisers are calling it “A creative platform for presenting and debating important and controversial ideas, both on and off the stage” Tuesday 18th September 2012 is the date of the inaugural Global Design Forum, taking place at the spectacular Central Saint Martin’s campus in King’s Cross, London. The Forum “will be the design calendar’s […] Read "Global Design Forum … one day to set the global agenda for design" more
Cities proclaim 29 June World Industrial Design Day: The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) has announced that four cities will proclaim 29 June, World Industrial Design Day – as the Mayors of Dublin (Ireland), Graz (Austria), Helsinki (Finland) and Torino (Italy) have already signed proclamations. Pledges to sign the declaration before the official day of observance have also been received […] Read "Cities proclaim 29 June World Industrial Design Day" more
London Design Festival -15 to 23 September 2012: Over ten days in September, the London Design Festival will feature hundreds of events that take place across London, showcasing the city’s pivotal role in global design. First staged in 2003, the London Design Festival is one of the world’s most important annual design events. The Festival programme is made up of over 300 […] Read "London Design Festival -15 to 23 September 2012" more
In denial about Climate Change?: Dublin born Jon Berkeley created this illustration for the launch issue of 2050 magazine – a new publishing venture dealing with renewable energy. The publishers intend to attract crowd funding with their launch issue – check it out here. “while 99.99% of independent scientific opinion believes that our accelerated CO2 emissions over the last 50 […] Read "In denial about Climate Change?" more
Conceived@NUIM – Design innovation concepts brought to life: Design Innovation End of the Year Show is taking place on 7th June at 7pm in Iontas Foyer, North Campus, NUI Maynooth. The theme of the show is ‘Design Innovation concepts brought to life’. The centerpiece of the show is the display of students’ individual and group final design projects. The Department of Design Innovation […] Read "Conceived@NUIM – Design innovation concepts brought to life" more