MELBOURNE DESIGN MARKET

Presented by the National Design Centre, this one-day design market is unlike any other weekend market. Featuring emerging and established designers, design-led retailers and design universities, the Melbourne Design Market is a wonderful opportunity to see the latest works from Melbourne's up-and-coming designers and a great way to kick-start your Christmas shopping.

Venue: Undercover Carpark, Fed Square

Date: Sunday 2nd December

Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm

Ticketing: Free entry

Visit: www.fedsquare.com - For more information regarding the Melbourne Design Market, visit www.nationaldesigncentre.com

Show Off - 2007 Adom Graduate Exhibition

Show Off - 2007 Adom Graduate Exhibition
RMIT Advance Diploma of Multimedia

Screening Tues Nov 27th 4pm - 6pm.
Level 1 Building 94, 23-27 Cardigan St, Carlton

Exhibition Launch Tues Nov 27th 6.30pm
Exhibition dates 28th Nov to 9th Dec

Experimedia @ State Library of Victoria,
Swanston St, Melbourne

Experimedia opening hours:
Monday to Thursday 10am - 9pm
Friday to Sunday 10am - 6pm

http://adom.rmit.edu.au/showoff (coming soon)

Ikko Banquet

Come down and see some new works by Yok (www.theyok.com) and
his inflatable monsters.

This Friday - 9th November at 6.30 pm

Don't Come / Schwipe Gallery L2 Royal Arcade 314 Little Collins St, Melbourne.
Runs til December 2nd


kingbrownmag.com

Film Victoria - Digital Internship with a Company

Digital Internship with a Company - Program Information and Networking Event
Film Victoria presents a FREE information evening about its successful Digital Media Internship program on Tuesday 20th November at 6.00pm.

http://film.vic.gov.au/www/html/16-news.asp?n=1273

Adomites on facebook!

Adomites is now a group on facebook... so any of you facebook addicts out there can now join us!! (Just type "adomites" into the facebook search field and it should come up). http://www.facebook.com

Animated: Self Portraits Online

"The National Portrait Gallery is proud to announce the launch of Animated, its first online exhibition. Comprising animated self portraits by fourteen of Australia’s most innovative artists, the exhibition revels in its diversion from conventional portraiture. Representing a wide range of animation styles and techniques, the artists include up-and-coming animators, industry professionals, visual artists and Oscar nominated animator, Anthony Lucas."

http://www.portrait.gov.au/animated/

Photoshop Secret Shortcuts

It is proven that by using software shortcuts can boost up productivity. Here are 30 secret Photoshop shortcuts that I’ve learned from years of experience. Well, what I mean by "secret" is that these shortcuts are not documented in the menus. Keep reading and you will find how these shortcuts can speed up your productivity. I bet you don’t know all of them.
Link:
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/photoshop-secret-shortcuts

Design Charts

DesignCharts compiles a weekly chart tracking the best website designsLink:
http://designcharts.com/

Red Interactive Agency

Be prepared to be blowen away, this site is the absolute shinizzle!

Link:
http://ff0000.com/

Urban outfitters

This is the official blog of Urban Outfitters...well, semi-official. It's something they do to share things they like with us and also hear what we're into. We set it up by city to make it easy to check out where you want to check out when you want to check it out. If there's something going on in your town or if you've heard about something going on elsewhere use the submission form to let them know or e-mail them directly at blog@urbanout.com

Check out:
http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/

'So, do you come here often?'

"We've heard them all before...
An AGDA event providing design students with the opportunity to exhibit their work, and to bridge the gap between practitioners and students.
We want you to produce a design that responds to the topic:




It can be typographic, graphic, photographic or whatever takes your fancy.
Finalists' work will be displayed in a Screen Exhibition at Loop Bar on Thurs November 15th."

Image Requirements.
1024 x 768 pixels
3 Meg in size
PDF format (still images only / motion not accepted)

Submission
Due November 9th
Obtain submission form from vic@agda.com.au
Email image & form to vic@agda.com.au
Include: subject headline (AGDA Exhibition Submission)
or post to: AGDA Victoria
PO Box 152 Brunswick West
VIC 3055
Enquiries call: 03 9380 440

Competition Entry
AGDA Members: Free
Non AGDA Members: $10 (free if you join up!)
Competition to be judged by REAL LIVE designers!!!

Finalist's work will be displayed in a Screen Exhibition at Loop
LOOP Bar, Meyer Place Melbourne (off Bourke St)
6pm onwards
Thurs November 15th.

Prizes include internships at
Melbourne Design Studios:
Studio Pip & Co, Studio Round, 21-19 and Dianna Wells Design

Aquent prize;
$200 Zetta Florence Voucher

AGDA prize:
$200 Metropolis Voucher

For more info click here

CONNECTED - The IA Festival of Illustration

"If you are in Melbourne, keep October 24 - 31 free! Illustrators Australia is planning our first ever Festival, to celebrate the launch of Illustrators Australia Book 10, our website, the 12th annual 9 x 5 exhibition - and if that wasn’t enough, a series of speakers dealing with both the business side and the creative side of the Australian Illustration industry. All will take place at Space 39, 39 Little Collins Street Melbourne."

Info here

ACMI open studio with steve piscopo

"Drop in to our open studio and meet Australia's finest animators. See them at work, experience hands on animation activities and have a chat with them about their creative process.

Steve's an animating whiz, AIM graduate, member of Nectarine and has worked with Tork, Realworld, Greena and Cybaquoll.

Nectarine is a Melbourne-based company, specialising in Flash and Director design and development.

From the infamous animations for WebDU and MAX, to high-end code-driven projects, they've been producing award-winning multimedia for over ten years. They focus on highly creative, artistic and educational projects and whether web-based, CD-ROM, DVD, games, animation, kiosks or print design - with Nectarine it will always be fun and creative."

dates		Sat 13 Oct - Sun 14 Oct 2007, 11am - 4pm daily
location		ACMI - Screen Pit
admission		Free!

Drinks @ Radio

A few of us will be catching up for drinks this thursday (30th August) @ radio. 7pm onwards. So if you're not doing anything that night, head on over...

When: Thursday 30th August
Where: Radio Bar & Cafe
Location: 79 Gertrude St, Fitzroy
Time: 7pm onwards

Soya 2007

More info HERE

joshua davis

If you like vector art look at this...... www.joshuadavis.com

www.chrisjordan.com

Hi all, check out this really cool artist.
www.chrisjordan.com

Favicon Generator

Hey guys! stumbled across this website… a really easy way of creating favicons. Anyway thought it might come in handy for someone…

Check it out HERE

(my favicon self-portrait)

Falls Festival 2007

Awesome line up this year featuring:

• Kings of Leon
• Groove Amada
• Midnight Juggernaughts
• Paul Kelly
• Black rebel motorcycle gang
• The Waifs
• Gotye
• Built to Spill
• Jose Gonzalez
• The Go! Team
• Blackalicious
• The Mess Hall
• Girl Talk
• Kev Carmody
• Whiskey Go Go's
• Neville Staple's Special

FALLS 07

bed-jump

Do you still jump on your bed!

Bed Jump is all about creating an exciting and entertaining hotel space. There mission is to ensure that all the content on the site comes from you - real hotel guests. Jump jump away!

Link: http://www.hotelsbycity.net/blog/bed-jump/

Experimenta

"Escape into Experimenta Playground, an exhibition of art that begs to be touched and invites your interaction.

Experience some of the most innovative and playful artworks by Australian and international artists. Featuring new artworks commissioned by Experimenta."

interactive artworks :: video installations :: short films :: extreme art on screen

Melbourne premiere: 25 August – 23 September 2007

the Arts Centre, BlackBox
100 St Kilda Rd (riverside, rear of Hamer Hall, next to EQ Cafebar)
12noon- 8pm :: FREE ENTRY

Experimenta website

Free Play 2007

Free Play is Next Wave's Independent Game Developers Conference.
"Free Play caters for independent and DIY game developers, creatively frustrated professionals, game development students, digital artists and new media academics.
This year's conference is on Saturday the 18th of August, from 9:30am to 7:30pm at ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne."

More info @ freeplay

KINGBROWN MAG ISSUE 3 LAUNCH PARTY!

FRIDAY AUGUST 3 at Paper Shadow Gallery MELBOURNE

http://www.kingbrownmag.com/

Banner Blog

One thing I have come to terms with, being in Ad World, is that there is SO MUCH WORK IN BANNERS!!
At first, I was turning my nose up at this, but I soon realised that the many restrictions, such as 25k file sizes and the often tiny size of the canvas produces some really interesting creative solutions and is a great way to really fine tune your animation skills.

Enough banging on from me, but Banner Blog houses many terrific creatives, as well as job available in the industry, including an Interactive Designers' position at Clemenger...Check it out...

http://www.bannerblog.com.au

THE BLOWWAVES @ DING DONG LOUNGE

You may all remember their saucy vid clip from Adam Potrykus' at the Ideal Specimen exhibition (how long ago does THAT feel like?!), but The Blowwaves are playing @ Ding Dong lounge on July 21st.

Lets catch up and dance like crazy banshees!!

www.myspace.com/theblowwaves

Melbourne Design Festival

For more info check out nationaldesigncentre.com website

Facebook

Hey all, check out facebook if you haven't already. It will be the next big thing. www.facebook.com

Project Joystick

"BigPond® Games has joined forces with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) to give you the opportunity of a lifetime to turn your game idea into reality.

If you have a good idea for a game, whether it's a simple, catchy puzzle or a strategic epic - tell us about it! If our expert panel judges it the best, you could see your vision realised as a hot new game.

Enter today! Entries close 22 August, 2007."

Mercado III

"Mercado is our sort-of bimonthly artist market. The first couple were a total hoot and the next one happens on Saturday the 23rd of June.
It's part of Northern Exposure this time around, so there's a few other markets on in the neighbourhood at the same time. There'll be some music later on too."

Never been to this thing before... might check it out on the weekend.
Anyway the next market will be happening on Saturday afternoon (I think it runs from 2-6pm)

Where: 275 High St, Northcote
When: This Saturday! (23 June)

For more info check out forepaw.org or their myspace page

Animation 101- #1 Getting started

(Today!)Wednesday 20 June 5.15pm
Where: ACMI (Festival Club)

This is part 1 of a series of free short talks brought to you by the Melbourne International Animation Festival.

Chris Pahlow and Steph Brotchie are members of ‘D.I.Y. ART’ a small artistic collective. Together they have produced a series of independent films without any funding or practical technical support including “Fraught” which is playing in competition. Using examples from their earlier films, they will address the ways in which the absence of budget and/or industry experience forces independent filmmakers to develop new ways of story-telling and invent new economic animation and filmic techniques to convey their ideas.

Head over to ACMI... you’ll find the Festival Club at the bottom of the escalators just inside the Flinders St entrance.

FREE!!

More info here

Bayside Film Festival

Details here...

Melbourne International Animation Festival 2007

ACMI Cinemas 19-24 June
More info here

MIAF goes Splodge!

Splodge presents 'ANIMATION MAGIC'
Monday June 4th, 8.00pm sharp
(Get there early to grab a seat!)
Empress Hotel, 714 Nicholson St, North Fitzroy, Melbourne

Screening:
OTTO MESSMER AND FELIX THE CAT (1977)
BEHIND THE SCENES AT WALT DISNEY STUDIOS (1941)
WIZARDS (1977)

More info here

Sunday Arts @ the Convent

Painters, jewellers, printmakers. writers, photographers, textile artists and other creative individuals invite you to view, discuss and purchase their work in the beautiful environs of the Abbotsford Convent.

Date: 3rd Jun 07
Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Venue:
The Refectory
The Abbotsford Convent
1 t Heliers St, Abbotsford

Free!

MAFMAD

Make a film with impact.

MAFMAD 2007 is calling for original short film scripts from people 25 years and under. We want ideas with impact that deliver a message about driving and road safety.

The winning scripts will be produced with $20,000 budget and each winner will also receive $5,000 to help kick start their career.

Get moving, entries close June 15.

Extra Ad

You have probably seen this Wrigley's Extra ad on tv... but I thought I'd mention it cos you can check out their concept design sketches etc... and early 3D work on the website. Plus it's Australian... and cute.

Agency: DDB Sydney
Cinematography By: Nigel Bluck
Director: Jonathan Baker
Produced By: Johnny Greally
Visual Effects: Fuel

St Kilda Film Festival

Tuesday 5 June - Sunday 10 June
More info here

Bootlegger

Featuring the work of australian and international artists, this exhibition explores the bandanna’s potential as an art object.

Until Never Gallery
2nd floor 3-5 Hosier Lane (Enter from Rutledge Lane)
Melbourne, Australia 3000
Gallery hours : Wednesday to Saturday 12-6pm

Opens Wednesday 6 June, 6-8 PM
Continues until June 30

More info here…

The best of the Independent Games Festival

The Independent Games Festival was held earlier this year in San Francisco, it was started in 1998 to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize the best independent game developers.

Once again ACMI has put together a collection of “The best of the Independent Games Festival” and will exhibit them from Wednesday 30 May - Sunday 30 September 2007.
If you want to play some of the games then head over to the Games Lab @ ACMI.
FREE!

EWF 2007

Independent Press & Zine Fair
Sunday, 27 May 12noon to 5:00pm
The Atrium, Federation Square
FREE!

15/15

The 15/15 Film Festival will be launched this year with the international premiere screenings at RMIT Capitol Theatre on Saturday, May 26. The Festival features finalists from the 15/15 Film Festival competition, held earlier this year.

When:
May 26 – 11am to 6pm
May 26 – 7pm to 11:45pm (Gala Event)

Where:
RMIT Capitol Theatre
113 Swanston Street, Melbourne

TICKET PRICING
Session tickets - $13 (Adult) & $ 11 (Concession)
Gala Night - $16.50 (all tickets)
Festival pass - $36.50 (Including all sessions and Gala)

Left vs Right

The First MoMPG (Mono MultiPlayer Game).
Play Twinoo here.

[weAREtheIMAGEmakers]

[weAREtheIMAGEmakers] is an online publication featuring interviews with australian artists, designers, illustrators and photographers. Each issue also showcases a selection of artwork and photography from a range of Australian creative talent, providing a platform for established & emerging aussie artists to gain exposure and show their work to a worldwide audience online.

Future Talent Awards 2007

"FutureBrand Australia, a leading firm in the area of brand strategy and design, has just launched its inaugural FutureTalent Awards.

This competition is an exciting opportunity for students interested in the field of Branding and Design. The two winners will each receive a 3 month internship with FutureBrand as well as $1000 cash.

FutureTalent Awards Australia is open to 18 - 25 year old undergraduate or post-graduate, full or part-time university students in Australia."

For more info check out the FutureBrand website.

AGDA - Forty Eight

Saw this on the Australian INfront website today...

Forty-eight (Part 2.1) is back. Yep - AGDA's diversity of design returns. If you are in Melbourne and you are passionate about design then YOU MUST hit this.

Wendy Ellerton (type design) from Hofstede,
Kate Hannaford (curators, event, retail design) from Moth Design, Shara Henderson (photographer), Soren Luckins (brand to industrial design) from Buro North, Alex Tyers from Information Design, and Luca Ionescu (digital/motion design).

This is going to be great. Seats are limited – so book your seat now!

Kaleide at RMIT, 360 Swanston Street Melbourne
6.15pm to 8pm, Monday, 28 May 2007

Tickets!
AGDA member $15 / student $10
Full $25 / Full student $15

Bookings!
Call Jenine 03 9380 4440
Email vic@agda.com.au

The Source - Design Comp

thesource is running this design competition for all young people, aged 12-25 years, to discover a suitable fresh design look for NYW 2008.
The winning entry will receive $2,000 and a chance to have their design and/or elements of their design selected for National Youth Week (NYW) 2008. The runner up will receive $1,000. Entries close Monday 18th June 2007.
More info here.

Purple and Brown

Stop motion Animation "Purple and Brown". Winners of 2006 Children's BAFTA for Short Film.
You can check out one of the series here.

Client: Nickelodeon UK
Director: Rich Webber
Animation: Aardman

Stencil Festival 07 - Melbourne

The 2007 Stencil Festival season will be launched with the Melbourne Stencil Festival, which will be held from 11 - 20 May at the newly founded J-Studios, North Fitzroy Artist Community in 100 Barkly St., North Fitzroy.

Rabbit

When a boy and girl find an idol in the stomach of a rabbit, great riches follow, but for how long?

Check it out here.

8' 30" Short film, an animate! commission funded through Finetake by Arts Council England and Channel 4.

I feel...

Interesting web project by Jonathan Harris & Sepandar Kamvar…

"Since August 2005, We Feel Fine has been harvesting human feelings from a large number of weblogs. Every few minutes, the system searches the world's newly posted blog entries for occurrences of the phrases "I feel" and "I am feeling". When it finds such a phrase, it records the full sentence, up to the period, and identifies the "feeling" expressed in that sentence (e.g. sad, happy, depressed, etc.). Because blogs are structured in largely standard ways, the age, gender, and geographical location of the author can often be extracted and saved along with the sentence, as can the local weather conditions at the time the sentence was written. All of this information is saved. The result is a database of several million human feelings, increasing by 15,000 - 20,000 new feelings per day."

Snickers – Don’t Stop

Snickers Ad.
Check it out here.

Agency: Impact/BBDO Dubai
Director: Joeri Holsheimer
Production: X-Ray Film Amsterdam
Animation: Valkieser Capital Images

There is also some info and footage of how they made the ad on the Valkieser Capital Images website.
(For some reason I needed to reload the page in order to watch each quicktime.)

Realise Your Dream '07

"Applications for the 2007 Realise Your Dream awards are now open. Enter now for your chance to win one of the six creative industry prizes on offer.
The prizes offer Australians aged 21-28 with skills in the creative industries a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with British leaders in their respective fields. Each prize includes a tailor-made work experience programme in the UK, a return flight and $8000 to cover living expenses while you are there.
Applications close July 31, 2007."

ANTI Magazine

"ANTI Magazine aims to showcase outstanding visual content as an online magazine and also through future exhibitions all around the world."

Nice online mag… free to download.
Submissions are currently open for the forth issue.

(Think I'll add it to the "mag links" on this blog).