What's new? In Design? New Media scene? Industry events?

Round shows a most unusual navigational system to display their content and agency portfolio. Don't know what to make of it: good idea or not? But it is certainly original. Excellent projects.

From Melbourne, Australia with luv.

“This Sunday, 11 May, is Mothers' Day in China. Just like here, it's a day for families to celebrate the strength and love that mothers bring into our lives. And this year, it's a chance for us to reach out to some particular mothers in Beijing who have experienced the worst thing a mother could endure - the death of their own children, at the hands of their own government.”

As a long time human rights activist - I am proud to join in expanding the awareness that China has NOT yet address the 'human rights' issue and that no matter how the new found economic / olympic game clout may be it will not cover the truth.

Take time to send an e-card message. A simple gesture of love and compassion can go a long way. Count your blessings.

WOLDA is the worldwide logo design annual that is extending its foundation to become a global awards scheme.

Deadline: May 20

Eduard Muresan is the creative director of Citrus, an independent multi-disciplinary design studio founded in 2002 in Timisoara, Romania. Reposting his thoughts about design - inspiring!

“Design is life. Design is everything. You may think that it's not but that is because it's mostly good design and you are not supposed to notice. But if you take that away, you will surely miss it. The reality is that you can not invent new design, it's all there. You just need to observe carefully and put it in a different light. To me, that's what a designer should do..”

The Cans Festival is the greatest stencil art exhibit that took place in a tunnel under the Waterloo station in London last week-end. World reknowned Banksy was part of it and Ms Karen Lacroix, a student at the RCA, submitted this picture.

Designfotofever is an event based photolibrary focussed on contemporary design. The site offers screen res downloads for free and print res versions as agreed. People using the images are either design magazines worldwide and also daily newspapers worldwide who either haven't got their own photographer in place to cover these events or who can't find better pictures elsewhere.

There is no requirement to clear usage from people in photographs intended for reportage and news gathering purposes.

“Following industry standards, for any work that will appear in consumer or trade magazines, newspapers, or educational books, you generally do not need a model release. This is also true for photographic exhibits. These are considered educational — informational uses.”

Zune Arts is looking to recruit groups for a research project for. The respondents would be paid for their hour of time. They would need to be art enthusiasts and familiar with their projects.

For more info please contact Leah Gritton.

I own two of theirs and they probably have the most comfy tees on the planet. Superdry fab funky and relax apparel for guys and girrrls.

Discover the fantastically beautiful retro loving artwork of Jen Ski . She is the epithome of kitschy 50s receiving a major facelift and seamlessly achieving to be modern. Her mix media collages are elegant and eye catching.

Giclee prints, stationery and other collectables are available for purchase in her online shop.

Biopiracy, the new colonialism — review of an installation by Ines Doujak

“Biopiracy describes a new form of colonial pillaging in which western corporations reap profits by taking out patents on indigenous plants, food, local knowledge, human tissues and drugs from developing countries and turning them into lucrative products. Only in few cases are the benefits shared with the country of origin.”

A poignant photographic montage drives the message.

Photofit: Self-Portraits is a project by Giles Revell and Matt Willey (of Studio8 Design) which was featured in the Guardian Weekend magazine. In the .pdf you will get the full set of these portraits and interviews, including ones unpublished.

Read the introduction to understand how the Photofit system came about — and as an initiated portraiture exploration — pretty mind boggling are the results.

Eatjapanesefood is home to Holly Wales, a talented mixed media illustrator who in her words, likes to “explores a variety of subject matter through self-initiated and commercial work for a range of international clients”.

Naughty and grungy the Ginger Beards have redesigned their website keeping their recognizable signature illustrations. Check the tees and shave the beard to see the hidden design. Fun!

The art of independence is well represented by DELAware which is a “japanese super sonic group, designs music and musics design. Their works take on multiple forms such as recordings, visual installation, writing, web, mobile phone, poster, cross stitch, and live performance”.

Luv their new tagline: BeGlobal and as usual, their fondness for cross-stitches and pixel design.

Based in central London, Studio8 is a graphic design studio and was established in 2005 by Matt Willey and Zoë Bather, formerly Creative Directors at Frost Design London.

IMPORTANT Update! ! !

Late this Autumn and part of our 10th anniversary bash publishing online, Netdiver will release a spanking new website that will include a redesigned interface, kewl new sections, improved search and a couple of surprises projects that will be more community and self-expression based.

As you can see the little batteries which were the navigation for the different disciplines/sections thumbnail galleries are gone! Now with text links, we're fully accessible for hand-held devices and more usable.

Also to avoid further frustration to us all, we are putting our feed on hiatus so we can concentrate on the task of a huge content migration. So you understand where we are coming from, RSS back then did not exist, and is not supported properly by our current architecture: it is impossible to reflect how many entries (3 to 5) are posted leading to look as if we are not updating, as we do, daily.

Blew me away! Hesign totally rad (double) navigation with so much blinking and animated parts that it can be dizzying. But if you wanted to make a first strong impression — point made!

The dangling letters of his name is also a navigation.

Mathieu Foucher made a motion graphic clip WE BE which got him a second place rank. It will be shown on stage during the tour of Wax Tailor, a French hip-hop/trip-hop artist that organized the contest for his new single. Mostly typography following the lyrics it is simple, and yet underlines a powerful message.

Ittestudio is a design studio based in Barcelona that just launched a new line of beautiful patterns and prints — over 120 designs that can be applied to jewelry, textiles, wall paper, ceramics, appliances, architecture, anything imaginable...

Contact them to get their brochure.

Trevor Bolam aka Element 5.0 relaunches his website.

POL Oxygen who is positioned as a high-end design and interior design magazine came up with a brilliant idea: publishing a MiniMilan available as a .pdf. So if you want to have a quick overview of the hot new product designs and did not attend the fair, fancy downloading and indulge the coverage.

Print the whole or what strikes or inspires you.

Last night winners of the Art Directors Club yearly design competition were announced. Standing out in the print category is the series of Stephan Sagmeister covers for his latest book: Things I have learned in my life so far - which we reviewed recently.

In the interactive category - another fav which is also one of our Best of the Year is Get the Glass brilliantly designed online game by the kewl gang at Goodbye-Silverstein.

Uniqlok campaign attempt at global brand dominion via this smart clock, raked a ADC Hybrid Award because it “was thought to have a creative spark, excellent execution as well as iconic and scalable”.

All Design, ADC Sphere, Advertising, ADC Hybrid, Gold and Silver medalists, and Distinctive Merit and Merit winners, will be included in the Art Directors Annual 87, the hardcover book to be published by RotoVision in November, 2008.

Unassigned, the future calls for submissions by Carole Guevin

“The world is in a spin and with what the media withhold, one can only imagine the silenced and vital issues. After being trashed, punked, desecrated, softporned by all possible extent of explicit reality, what next? Call on the dreamers!”

Young Illustrators Awards 2008 call for submissions. The aim of the competition is to award innovative tendencies and individual artistic approach of the young talents.

Single pictures as well as series can be handed in.

Deadline: July 31

That is different! Have a look at mola ativism website. All the projects are listed in rows, one on top of the others but as you mouse over a larger visual appears. Choose and click one. Some of the sections include small movies of the making of.

Smart move to include an alternate navigation with dropdowns to move to another section.

Stephen Ledwidge as an illustrator deals mostly with editorial assignments for the health, sports and technology sectors.

What is broadband affording us? Well not only allowing rich media apps and immersive experiences to be readily available but also the possibility to use more of the interface to display visuals in a more compelling way. Another in a series of portfolios websites that I'm discovering is OPX who does exactly that.

These huge backgrounds allows for a simple banner head location for text and navigation and the use of semi-transparencies.

The 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards gives higher education students from around the world the creative license to propel their careers in the future. Enter in 12 categories in 3 media areas endorsed by the industry, over 60$K US in cash prizes will be awarded in New York City, touring prestigious studios and more.

Deadline: May 2

Changing colors all the time, Christoffer Hald aka Klon2 uses huge background images to show his work. He is proficient in typography and graphic design. Make a detour and review his photography section, some awesome shots. Think he could even take a shot at a dual career here.

From Denmark with luv.

A talented graphic designer, Oliver Munday is mostly into print design and his portfolio lists a host of good projects.

Turn on to Switch to discover a bright upcoming new creative agency from UK who wants to focus on design for the music industry. Aaron Bimpson, who acts as the creative director, was involved for many years as one of the editors of the now defunct Pixelsurgeon.

Cheers to your success!

They are now CMPLT (read: complete)! Luv the concept of the name since dynamic creative duo are also a couple in real life. Hats off to Simona and Mark for the launch of their new design studio website!

Designboom Milan Design week 2008 in 2233 images! If you are into product design or curious of the latest, this is a must!

SKIN has resurfaced its identity and launched a new website which I prefer over the previous iteration. Really like what they did: clean interface, black stripe for the navigation and rotating banners that hints at their cultural flavor and favorite design items.

From Oslo with luv!

Simone Magurno aka Serious Situations is a talented designer who received an honorable mention in our first DAC (Digital Art Contest) and a student at HyperIsland.

He is looking for an internship anywhere in the world (30 weeks period) from August 2008 until March 2009.

It's the first time I see such a type of portfolio where all content is spreaded across columns. Have a look at GraphicalHouse.

Sangre is Pablo Scaglione home on the web. He is a graphic designer and art director located in Buenos Aires. Lluxurious use of white expanse that frames most of his projects.

Sappi Ideas that Matters call for entries

We believe that the creative ideas of designers can have an impact far beyond the design world. If you have an idea that can mobilise the world for the better, and believe in the power of print, this is a special call to you. A call for action. A call for involvement. A call for change.

Deadline Europe: June 1
Deadline North America: May 30
Deadline Africa: June 1

Delrancho is Ricardo Villavicencio portfolio and as a graphic design and art director his current output is of superb quality and his creativity keeps on surprising.

There seems to be no end in finding new surfaces to design. Check the Mimobots® dressing up in disguise USB flash drives.

Introducing a new movie from the New Artist Series by Hillman Curtis. SAGMEISTER 08 : A look at Stefan Sagmeister's recent show at Deitch Projects, NYC which is based on his book Things I have learned in my life so far.

MAY 1ST REBOOT 2008 is on!

Sign-up for the international relaunch of web sites by authors and creatives working in the field of web design.

Upcoming: May 1

They are good with concepts and excel at doing so. Recently discovered new illustrators:

/ Daniel Lim sweet and emotional characters

/ Emptees for the luv of tshirts design community

/ Aaron Kraten bold central characters with often mixed artifacts

DDB gave the advertising industry a wake-up call. They introduced a new approach to marketing that relied on insight into human nature, respect for the consumer, and the power of creativity. In short, they said: Let's stop talking at people and let's start conversations that lead to action.

Yellow papers to learn from their processes:

Swarm Marketing
Brand Narratives
Brand consistency redefined
The conflict between accountability and effectiveness
Six billion monkeys versus William Shakespeare
Unleash emotions for business growth
Unleash the Future

CosmicSoda welcomes you to a new t-shirt gallery where you can submit your designs and of course get paid for them!

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