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FRACTAL:EDGE
I was asked to think about interface design in the context of websites recently and it occurred to me that most of the difference in web interface design is purely stylistic, underneath it all the same old desktop par...
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SSB COMPETITION
The Sapporo School of Business Competition announced in last issue was held. The aim of this competition is to get graphic designs for the top spread pages in the vocational school's information booklet. The theme is ...
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OFFF FESTIVAL 2002
On this second version, OFFF has clearly shown that has been growing while it's not on stage. Location, the Pompeu Fabra University, pretty close to the beach was even better than last year's and all the proffesional ...
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1ST NEW COMIC FESTIVAL
Comics in France are part of popular culture. However the habits in comic consumption are rather rigid as classic color hardback albums still rule on the French bookshops shelves. In the 90s, the manga tsunami and US ...
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C404.40.40.31 DVD
Hey Yoshi, I just finished watching your dvd. 1. It is beautiful. 2. You turned my tv screen from a window into a remarkably accurate synesthetic canvas. 3. Any DVD with a seizure warning has got to be good. F...
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AUTOPHENE
Yoshihito Ando from Autophene created a cover design for this month. "autophen" is a new design unit that has begun its activities this January. He provided his work for "Smile Postcard Project" organised by Hoppe tha...
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HAVANA ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL
The first Architecture Biennial in Havana, Cuba has recently been concluded, following a week of conferences and around twenty exhibitions. In a historic city centre momentarily immune from foolish speculation (thanks...
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DIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Whenever I visit the Dia Center for the Arts in Chelsea, I'm consistently impressed by its ability to showcase quality work in such a concentrated manner. It currently exhibits works by such giants as Bruce Nauman, Ro...
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“GENEROSITY PROJECTS: STRATEGIES FOR EXCHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY ART” CASE OF MICHAEL SWAINE
The CCAC Wattis Institute presents Generosity Projects: Strategies for Exchange in Contemporary Art. Increasingly over the last ten years, artists have explored the idea of generosity as a medium. A two-day symposi...
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PUBLIC INFORMATION SYMBOLS
You might not be able to have a clear idea when you hear the word "the Public Information Symbols." The aim of making these symbols is to standardize the information symbols that are used in transports, sightse...
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THE 26TH HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Movie going is probably the favourite pastime among Hong Kong's population. We are lucky to have been offered an incredible exposure to the world cinema - from local features, Hollywood blockbusters, mainland Ch...
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HOSSEIN VALAMANESH “TRACING THE SHADOW”
Hossein Valamanesh, Untitled, 1999, Lavander bush & oil burner, 82 x 80 x 58 cm Tracing the Shadow: Hossein Valamanesh Recent Works presents a collection of key works spanning the past decade by Iranian-born, Aus...
