My dear students,
I have arranged a guest speaker for this Friday(25May) lesson. His name is Ben van
Dyke and he is an American graphic designer and researcher and will mainly
speak about his latest project(s). Spread the word and be there!
With regards,
Raoul Teulings
MSN: raoulteulings@mac.com
Apple has declared a phase out of the worst chemicals in its product range, Brominated Fire Retardants (BFRs) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) by 2008. That beats Dell and other computer manufactures’ pledge to phase them out by 2009.
But while customers in the US will be able to return their Apple products for recycling knowing that their gear won’t end up in the e-waste mountains of Asia and India, Apple isn’t making that promise to anyone but customers in the USA. Elsewhere in the world, an Apple product today can still be tomorrow’s e-waste. Other manufacturers offer worldwide takeback and recycling.
A Greener Apple information can be red here.
For forther information please check out here.
Because it had been holiday for various reasons, we have been meeting outside of school last two months.
Hello everybody, I am currently working on this years edition of the GRAy magazine for the Rietveld, and the theme this year is artistic research. Regarding the theme, I thought it would be fitting to compile a typeface out of typedesign sketches, which is artistic research in itself. This typeface would be called… Prototype. The idea is to use it for headlines and the cover, and list all contributors in the colophone.
So if you have some darlings you had to kill along the way, some tryouts that didnt make it to the end, I would be very happy to use them. All contributions are most welcome, and I´m sure there are lots of beautiful/ bizarre/ serious/ unbelievable lettershapes in your harddrives. So please have a look, any format is fine, scanned drawings to fontographer files.
Thanks a lot. Kalle www.hijackyourlife.com
VJS! I am giving a party called OUTSIDERS in the FLEX BAR on Saturday the 2nd of June.You had an assignment last year by Paul, with the VJ thing on the theme “OUTSIDERS” . I would like you to preform your sets again on this party.This is a party where you can give your own produced tracks to the DJ during the night. Only demo tracks will be played during this night and the best tracks will be released on the 08-Bar LP. The night (2nd of June) is the release party of the first 08-Bar E.P. Check out their website: http://www.08bar.nl/
Is there someone who is superfast in typing?
I need someone to type a debate live, which means that it probably is best that it is a native English speaker, who is also confident with typing/writing fast. There will be a few debates The debates will also be recorded, so there is room for corrections. And we will discuss a payment. I hope someone is interested -or knows someone who knows someone? Looking forward to hear from you! Nina : nina_sl21@hotmail.com
As an intern, you work in a team with other designers and programmers. Often the team will have a project manager as well. It is our aim to involve you from the beginning of one of our projects. That way you work alongside us and obtain job experience through all phases of a project, until a good result is attained.
The projects we do are mostly for internet, and are not only about clear communication, but also about sharing images, stories, opinions and information via a network. So far, our sharing goes by means of metadata, be they vast mobtagging terms applied by users or keywords defined by the webeditors, but we are always searching for new or different solutions. Besides designing for the web, we also do paper design and make exhibitions and installations.
In case of a graduation internship, we discuss direction and goals for the project together, and you carry responsibility for a large part of the final result. Some designers do an autonomous research and graduation project, but mostly we try to fit your ideas into a larger project which will be implemented, be it by us or a different institution.
Responsibility and independence in word and action is very important for all interns.
Almost all of our projects use innovative methods within new media. An apparent affinity for new media is therefore a strong pro for any candidate. Our interest leans towards social software and communicative connections between different media, and not necessarily only the technological advancements in the field, but also the social implications of such products.
Our projects are seldom for commercial institutions, but are mainly developed for cultural, social or educational purposes. An understanding and previous involvement in similar endeavors is commendable.
All our projects involve highly interactive use of new media. Your portfolio has to show your talent and practical experience with interactive media.
Typically, any Mediamatic internship lasts 100 (working) days. A different duration can be agreed on but is only available in exception. We offer a reasonable internship compensation and limited commuting expenses where appropriate.
To apply, send your letter of motivation and a link to your on-line portfolio to Willem Velthoven at werk@mediamatic.nl.
