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A prize-giving ceremony of the My Hong Kong Banknote Design Competition -- children's category was held here Saturday.
The competition, jointly organized by the Heritage Museum and Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), is part of the activities of the "Banknotes that Tell a Story" exhibition,which is currently being held at the Heritage Museum.
Participants were required to design a 2,500 HK dollar banknote for the competition, which was divided into the children's category and the open category.
The competition's winning entries, which were vividly designed and reflected the characteristics of Hong Kong, were on display at the Winning Designs Exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
The champion went to Wong Cheuk-hin, 11 years old, who used thefour basic necessities of life -- clothing, food, housing and transportation as the idea of his design.
Wong said he started to learn painting since he was six years old and he likes the works of Van Gogh and Jimmy most. He also said he wishes to become an artist in the future.
"I like very much Jimmy's Underground which gave me inspiration in banknote design competition," said Wong.
Based on judging criteria such as originality, creativity, reflection of Hong Kong's characteristics and coherence with the c
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Tucked away in an unassuming office complex in Oklahoma City is one of Oklahoma's best-kept secrets.
PL Studios makes interactive tutorials for graphic design and visual media programs such as Maya, which creates 3-D effects and animation and was used in the "Lord of the Rings" movies. The offices recently were moved to Oklahoma City from Tonkawa. The company competes with only a handful of similar companies worldwide.
"What we do is the best-kept secret in Oklahoma," said Piyush Patel, president of PL Studios. "We have shipped to Volvo in Sweden, to Disney, to Nickelodeon. We're training the next generation of artists."
While Digital Tutors provides programs to companies to train employees, they have seen a growth in amateur customers, said Tatyana Golubeva, interactive technologies director for PL Studios.
"It's surprising how fast it's grown in two years of business," Golubeva said. "People want to learn how to make special effects and the software has gotten a lot cheaper. We have lots of teenage customers that want to know how to make a monster."
Digital Tutors can teach artists not only how to create digital monsters, but how to add fur to those monsters, clothe those monsters or even explode monsters. The company that makes Maya and other software has recently produced software to create fur, fluids a
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In business, consistency is the best practice. You have a process by which you run your business day to day. It keeps things organized, reduces wasted time, and most of all saves you money. Structure always equals security and strength. Ultimately these are the qualities that we all look for in the vendors and products we use. These are the qualities your customers are looking for in you.
How do you show strength and security without bringing the customer to the office?
Now we have found the root of good graphic design. All facets of graphic design are geared toward making your company look strong and secure through the eyes of your new, old and potential customers.
One of these facets is color.
Believe it or not, color plays a big part in the message you deliver through your company’s marketing materials. For instance, the color red is a strong color that can portray strength, but also temper and anger. Red is one of the strongest colors.
What does color have to do with my business?
Every company has a set of corporate colors. These colors can be found initially in your logo. More often than not, your logo will consist of two or three colors. If it is three, then these are your primary corporate colors. A set of secondary colors can be built from the three primaries. Now you have your corporate color pal
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AIGA announced that it has extended the early registration for its conference, "The Brand Gap," until Sept. 1.
Scheduled for Oct. 4 in New York, the "The Brand Gap" promises to help designers bridge the gap between business strategy and design. The meet will walk designers through several key steps aimed at helping them ensure their designs build brand awareness and improve their business' bottom line.
AIGA said the conference is aimed at C-level managers, marketing directors, brand strategists, communication directors, creative services specialists, account planners, graphic designers, web designers, product designers, creative directors, copywriters, new product developers, PR specialists and anyone else who wants to know more about brand.
The cost for attendees who register by Sept. 1 is $350 for members and $450 for nonmembers. After Sept. 1, the registration fee is $450 for members and $550 for nonmembers.
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Veer, a provider of visual elements and design-related products, announced today that the company has been honored with several awards for excellence in design. The company received accolades for three of its print catalogs and its web log, in design competitions sponsored by HOW magazine and Applied Arts, respectively.
Veer's design-driven approach celebrates inspiration, creativity, and style. This philosophy defines the mission for the Veer's distinctive print marketing, including the three catalogs honored in HOW's 2004 Self-Promotion Awards. The winning pieces include the April 2004 Veer Visual Elements Catalog, a pair of type specimen books, and a stock photography book.
Winner in the direct mail category, the April 2004 issue of the Veer Visual Elements catalog explores the concept Space to showcase the company's discriminating selection of imagery and type. Each spread contemplates a distinct conceptual space, such as 'Head Space', 'Green Space', and 'Spaced Out', using photography, illustration, and type from Veer's collections. Veer's first-ever type specimen books also came up winners. Packaged as a set entitled "Modern Treatments for the Typographically Inclined", the two intricately designed books feature 96 full-page samples of new typefaces and favorite scripts, with thematic and humorous copy. The judges
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