Semifinal Round - 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

At first I seriously thought this was a joke or a mistake, when I found out that all my entries for the Adobe Design Competition made it into the next round.

1. "Fabric-Interactive", Mobile Design category, a collaboration with Christopher Grant Ward

2. "Tire-Swing", Motion Graphics category (the swing is even more interactive now - press it once the girl stops and the perspective changes. Press it again, the movie replays).

3. "Featherless", Animation category.

whatever... but it is kind of exciting.

http://www.adaaentry.com/

Biggest Visual Power Show in LA

Last Saturday, May 17, 8pm the "Visual Power Show" took place at the Million Dollar Theater in down town Los Angeles. I think it was a huge success and everything went smoothly - GREAT - all the hard work payed off. I was helping Mieke Gerritzen with preparations for the show. She is so awesome! I had really great time helping her - I would work for her anytime again!
Things like: ordering tables and chairs for the "speakers/press dinner" before the show, ordering sod for the stage, finding volunteers for the evening and to help set up before, and so on ... I organized a truck for my "grass-guy" , they picked it up and we planted the sod on the theater stage (it was so heavy). After the event we loaded it back on the truck, drove it to "Farmlab" (at midnight) somewhere in Chinatown, and unloaded - what a great bonding experience. Mhhh what else was on the list - oh finding 4 pretty girls, that would accompany Peter Lunenfeld on stage during his speech. They were awesome, and thanks for being suck great sports!
Everyone, thanks for not turning me down when I asked for all of your help!!!!

here are some of the photos I took at the show, or I found on my camera.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9066709@N05/sets/72157605135881949/

Mini-Visionary-Conference / May 15

15 dutch artist came on the 15th of May and presented their work to the MDP department.
Floris Kaayk - Science Fiction Film Director / Artist
Sunny Bergman - Challenger of the Beauty Industry, Film Director
Tinkebell - Pink Provocateur & Animal rights Artist
Joris van Gelder - Magical Interaction Technology - TU Eindhoven
Quirine Racké / Helena Muskens - Hyperreal Film Directors / Artists
Marjolein Ruyg - Designer Stars & Next Media
Arnoud van den Heuvel - Cut-out Collector, Designer
Selby Gildemacher - PIEK Artist
Luna Maurer - Virtual Physical Design Blenders
Roel Wouters - Virtual Physical Design Blenders
Judith de Leeuw - Sportshoe Archeologist, Sandberg Institute
Rob Schröder - World Critic, Film Director
Hendrik-Jan Grievink - Brandalizer, Designer, Editor

Very cool! And all these artists and designer presented at the "Visual Power Show" the following Saturday.

Unfortunately I took photos during our lunch break only.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9066709@N05/sets/72157605133816721/

Serious Play Workshop - Art Center Design Conference 2008

The Art Center Design Conference 2008 "Serious Play" May 7, 8 and 9, 2008
www2.artcenter.edu/designconference

Ann Field (chair, Illustration Department, Art Center) was giving a workshop on Thursday "Idol Maker: Collage as Portraiture - Come to a portrait-making session that alters your perceptions of what a portrait can be. Using collage techniques and everyday materials, create a spontaneous portrait under the direction of Ann Field, whose name has been synonymous with contemporary illustration and award-winning, innovative images for over 20 years."
I was helping Ann Field with her workshop at the conference - organizing some of the materials, setting up at the event, and taking photos.
Here is link to the photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9066709@N05/sets/72157605134298867/

04/30/08 06:49pm

"THE BIGGEST VISUAL POWER SHOW LOS ANGELES
Next Nature 2008"
I am working for "Mieke Gerritzen & Koert van Mensvoort" the organizers of the show, coordinating all the people involved.
http://www.nextnature.net/powershow2008/
Saturday MAY 17 | 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
MILLION DOLLAR THEATER, 307 South Broadway, CA 90013 Los Angeles

04/22/08 11:21am

I will be working at ICON6 (The Illustration Conference) in New York, July 2-5 2008
http://www.theillustrationconference.org/

04/19/08 05:04pm

Yesterday evening walking through the Graduation Show, I found my "Notorious print" from the Type Slam Class in the student gallery exhibition. What a surprise I didn't know about it.
to the gallery