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Cool Origami

Origami can be really cool when it comes in nice organic and textured papers and advanced shapes. I can totally picture a stop motion piece using these folded guys, too bad I don't have a project like that in my hands and the budget to hire them, but I'm sure someone out there have it. Take a look in the Flickr galleries of these two origami masters: Sipho and Philip West.

NO!SPEC

The NO!SPEC campaign: Serves as a vehicle to unite those who support the notion that spec work devalues the potential of design and ultimately does a disservice to the client.

Our mission: To educate the public about speculative, or 'spec' work.

Our target: Those who use creative services, as well as creative professionals (designers, photographers, illustrators, typographers, writers and those in marketing, branding and advertising).

What you can do: Place a "NO!SPEC" logo on your site. Sign the NO!SPEC petition. Distribute the "NO!SPEC" posters. Contact us with your thoughts, comments, articles and insights.

Requirements: The only requirement for participation is putting the appropriate value on your profession. "

If you're tired of seeing around the "$100 logo job offering" kind of situation (and worse: speculative work), check out this site.

supernatural studios

supernatural studios is a london based creative studio founded by zissou.. utilizing primarily cg to produce animations, special effects, product design and art the collective create elegantly organic and original formal explorations in the areas of art, design and technology.

Justin Maller updates Depthcore & Superlover

Superlover updates & the amazing collective Depthcore release their 32nd pack entitled 'Temple'

OFFF moves to Lisbon!

OFFF 2008 will be held in Lisbon. Portugal receives the event on the 8, 9 and 10 of May at LX Factory...More info soon, stay tuned!

OFFF Lisbon 2008

D&AD Awards 2008 - Call for entries

"Defining creative excellence for 45 years, the D&AD Awards set the standard for great ideas the world over. Advertising, Design, Digital - D&AD spans the full creative spectrum

300 judges on 30 specialist juries consider the entries in categories ranging from Product Design to Mobile Marketing.

Winning work is awarded the iconic D&AD Yellow Pencil, appears in the D&AD Annual, and at exhibitions and events worldwide."

Entry deadline 16 January 2008

D&AD Awards 2008

Takashi Murakami

©MURAKAMI | MOCA
10.29.07 - 02.11.08
A 90 piece, travelling Takashi Murakami restrospective lands at the MOCA in L.A.
Looks like its been up for a while, but it’s news to me.
Lot’s of clips at MOCA's site for the exhibit, many narrated by TM™ himself.

The Masks

Braveheart meets Care Bears in psychedelic battle until peace prevails. Funded by Zune Arts. Driven by 72andSunny. Created by Panda Panther, music by The Black Angeles.

Adobe Design Achievement Awards

http://www.adaaentry.com/

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the call for entries for the eighth annual Adobe® Design Achievement Awards (ADAA). The awards honor talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from the world's top institutions of higher education. Submissions will be accepted online through May 2, 2008. The online submissions will be judged digitally in May and semifinalists will be asked to submit their source files and a physical aspect of their entry as it is meant to be viewed for the final phase of judging. Finalists will be invited to New York and win cash and software prizes.

David Gensler serve's as a judge for the ADAA - while the KDU provide additional media support.

shilo delivers

this awesome piece
(the song sucks though)

here

smirnoff by salier

nice!

more info:
Smirnoff Campaign Website

(edited by Karpa)

visual effects by def2shoot

(late edit by brt)

IdN Magazine, new issue on the streets...

IdN v14n5: Art Directors Issue
Printing Proofs

"Share with readers the creative experiences of nine experts in the field, what they love most about the medium is its tangibility. The smell of the ink, the feel of the paper... and having an end-result that you can carry around with you and then, when you've temporarily finished with it, file lovingly on your shelves for future reference.

What is the value of print? Readers might have noted or they will find the answer from this second last issue of IdN 15th Anniversary."

New issue on the streets go grab it!