Winter 2010 Conversations Evening
by Louise
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Entry by koha donation
Come along from 6pm to mix and mingle with your fellow graphic designers.
Speakers will start at 6.30pm.
Room WE336,
Art and Design Faculty, AUT
St Pauls Street, Auckland CBD
Evening Agenda
6:00 PM – Arrive, drinks and snacks
6:30 PM – Speaker One and Q&A
7:00 PM – Break for refreshments
7:10 PM – Speakers Two and Three and Q&A
Conversations on June 30th 2010
Designer by day, designer by night – Zoe Ikin
Zoe Ikin is a graphic designer by day, jewellery designer and maker by night. She’s gone from just a couple of tools and a piece of silver a few years ago, to launching a range in World in late 2009. Hear Zoe talk about her foray into the commercial world – both the pretty bits and the not-so.
How to design and not commit suicide– Daniel Gordon
Dan Gordon is an Auckland based designer, with a long list of clients including the likes of Nike Inc., Flip Skateboards, LVMH, Remix Magazine, Pilot Magazine, Kevin Garnett, The Stunt Guild of New Zealand, Illicit Streetwear, and an array of other local and international companies. Daniel will talk about how he started out, the route he taken to get to where he is today, show some recent work and discuss using personal projects to make money, get hired, and not commit suicide.
Vinyl Flashbacks – Peter McLennan
The LP cover is a dying artform. Heck, it’s dead. Ten years ago, people designed for CD covers, now they design covers with iTunes in mind – that’s working to the size of a postage stamp. Look at all the fantastic design we lost when the LP fell out of favour. And who’s to blame? Steve Jobs.
Gordon Harris will have a selection of new release books for sale with a 10% discount on the night and limited edition T-shirts ($29.99) celebrating their 35th birthday.
Payment by cheque or cash.
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Sep 29th
2010
June 9th, 2010 at 8:39 am
Hi Lou
I have finally made it to Auckland, so a mad dash for work and home is on at the mo.
Looking forward to this but is it free?
Just checking on that one…
See you soon(ish)..
Kelvin
June 9th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Hi Kelvin,
Look forward to seeing you there on the 30th – make sure you say hi.
Entry to the Design Assembly evenings are by donation
- to keep it going and growing : )
Cheers,
Lou
June 24th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
[...] RSVP ASAP, entry is by donation to keep it going and growing. Gordon Harris who also sponsors the event will have some cool tees and books on sale to celebrate their 35th anniversary at special DA prices. [...]
June 27th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Hi Louise – meet with Greame on Friday last week and he told us all of the Design Assembly Wednesday next promo – yes will attend and happy for koha to be asked…. now its upto how much as you mean money not a plate – right! See you soon!
June 27th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Hi Karol, yes it’s a $ donation for Design Assembly entry not a plate ; )
- it’s up to the individual to donate the entry fee that they they think the evening is worth. Cheers, Louise
June 30th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
http://www.behance.net/
- the website that Dan talked about last night. Check out Glennz – no. 1 viewed portfolio. Go Kiwi!
July 18th, 2010 at 11:24 pm
My slides from Design Assembly – pretty LP covers galore…
SlideShare presentation : Vinyl Flashbacks http://slidesha.re/9PXRgb
July 18th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Vinyl flashbacks…..
“In June of 2009 our friend Ben Blackwell of Third Man Records [Jack White's label] gave a reporter from the Wall Street Journal a tour of United Record Pressing” (in Nashville).
Watch the video here. http://www.urpressing.com/press.php
Video – Rainbo Records – How a record is pressed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDduaWNX2fo
Rap crew the Wu Tang Clans covers reimagined as Bluenote releases
http://fontfeed.com/archives/wu-note-%E2%80%93-wu-%E2%80%8Btang-albums-as-blue-note-releases/
Covers inspired by Bluenote with detailed anaylsis of the fonts used and their accuracy or lack thereof… ah, font nerds. Love it.
http://fontfeed.com/archives/almost-blue-album-covers-inspired-by-blue-note-records/