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Print announces a new edition of Business Graphics.
Entries are now being accepted in Business Graphics II, Print's International Business Graphics Review.
Work selected in this review will be awarded cash prizes totaling $10,000 and will be featured in a special supplement in Print.
Submitted work must have been produced between January 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005 and should fall within the following categories:
advertising, branding campaigns, corporate brochures, direct mail pieces, in-house employee publications, logos, media kits, newsletters, packaging, product catalogs, signage, stationery, stock certificates, others.
All entries must be postmarked by July 15, 2005.
The work will be judged by a panel of designers who specialize in corporate graphics as well as a director of corporate communications.
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Alias today announced that on June 17 it will officially launch the 3rd edition of The Art of Maya.
This inclusive title offers a look inside the world of the 3D computer graphics used in many well-known animation and special effects projects made with award-winning Maya software.
he work of world-renowned companies referenced in the book include: Turner Studios; The Mill; Weta Digital and its work on the The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; and Oddworld Inhabitants and its latest game Stranger's Wrath.
Maya Master Derald Hunt of Turner Studios will be on hand to speak at the launch, taking place in Vancouver at Chapters' Broadway and Granville location, Friday, June 17 from 5-7 p.m.
The Art of Maya takes the reader on a visual exploration of the theory of Maya software, at the heart of most blockbuster movies and top-selling game titles.
Rich with diagrams and illustrations that demonstrate the concepts of 3D time and space, this book helps the reader understand the concepts critical to conveying artistic vision through the medium of 3D.
The Art of Maya includes Maya Personal Learning Edition software that allows the user to start gaining experience right away.
The book closes with a series of production notes detailing how skilled Maya artists have worked with the software to create
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Design a better nascar truck or get left in the dust.
"I Can Design the Best NASCAR Truck Ever" Contest Sponsored by thetrueyou com.
In an unusual move to engage creatives, NewPage Corporation's graphic designer-centric Web site, thetrueyou com, is providing one winner a rare opportunity to design a NASCAR truck with the sole purpose of promoting themselves or their clients.
Open to all U.S. designers, contestants can enter by filling out the online application form and stating why they would be the best designer for the job.
On July 1, 2005, three finalists will be announced, each of whom will receive $1,000 to create design concepts. A panel of designers and NASCAR experts will review the finalists' work and choose the winner whose creative talent will be displayed during the NASCAR race in Las Vegas, September 24, 2005.
"Why a NASCAR truck?" says Greg Gruning, marketing vice president for NewPage Coated Paper.
"Besides this exposure to a new medium, nearly 100,000 fans will be in attendance, not to mention the huge television audience watching on the Speed Channel.
Secondly, the value of this opportunity is more than your typical marketing budget.
Lastly, think of the company the winner will be keeping - some of the biggest names in corporate America sponsor NASCAR races.
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In September 2005, Swiss Post will issue the world's first MMS stamps.
The four motifs were selected from over 3,300 MMS photos submitted by the general public in the "Swiss mobil - a country on the move" competition.
The four mobile phone photographers are being honoured in this way for the first time ever.
The unsual success story behind the stamps' creation was made possible by the partnership between Swiss Post, Swisscom Mobile and the Museum for Communication.
The four motifs were selected from entries to "Swiss mobil - a country on the move", a competition launched jointly by Swiss Post, Swisscom Mobile and the Museum for Communication in Berne.
Of the 3,300 MMS photos taken by owners of mobile phones, the 100 pictures that gained the most public votes made it to the final round.
A specialist jury composed of representatives from the three project partners then selected four of these MMS pictures, which will now feature on the new stamps.
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He may not have an instantly recognizable name, but Japanese pop artist Takashi Murakami's cartoon-like designs have arguably become as familiar in the United States as fellow import Hello Kitty.
That's because Murakami's cheery, pastel-hued flowers on Louis Vuitton handbags have become hot fashion items and inspired thousands of knockoffs - a phenomena that he said leaves him overwhelmed and sometimes uneasy.
"Sometimes I'm happy about it, sometimes I'm not happy about it," Murakami said Saturday during a visit to the Los Angeles art gallery Blum & Poe.
Speaking through a Japanese interpreter, the artist, who's been called "Japan's Andy Warhol," said he's not always flattered to see his work copied by counterfeiters.
"I don't always take it as a compliment," said Murakami, 43. "(The phenomena) is sometimes hard to process."
Murakami was in town to promote the works of Chiho Aoshima, a 30-year-old artist who works at his Kaikai Kiki production studio outside of Tokyo. Like Murakami's paintings and sculptures, her computer animation and sculpture blend traditional Japanese painting style with the contemporary aesthetics of Japanese comic books.
Murakami also curated an exhibition of contemporary Japanese art running at the Japan Society in New York.
The two exhibits are part of Murakami's effort to expose co
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