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DC GUEST — KATE BINGAMAN-BURT
July 24th, 2010 by Shampton. Published under Announcement, Inspiration, Upcoming Guests. 1 Comment.
This Wednesday, July 28th, DesignChat welcomes Illustrator & Graphic Design Professional Kate Bingaman-Burt — Author of “Obsessive Consumption” and Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Portland State University.
Bingaman-Burt’s career continues to light-up the DIY, twee-style, & craftism movements with sometimes colorful, but always beautifully-simple, illustrations — illustrations that really capture the feelings behind each image, whether that be guilt, envy, greed or sometimes lust. Think school notebooks full of lovingly-drawn spontaneous sketches. It’s a movement captured by her pen and embodied by current cultural touchstones like “etsy.com“, “Renegade Craft fair” and “ReadyMade” magazine; a magazine for whom she’s created several headers and titles in her recognizable style.
Her other works include illustrating the book “Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft and Design” as well as promotional materials for the documentary of the same title.
She continues to teach Graphic Design as an Assistant Professor at Portland State University as she shows her work with artist representation. Her illustration and much of her Obsessive Consumption works are available through 20×200.com an endeavor that’s “making art available for everyone” — worth a look for affordable contemporary artwork you CAN afford.
Most importantly, Kate Bingaman-Burt seems to be living and documenting her life as a statement about consumerism. Not really preaching about it, but instead just observing her own consumerism and taking us along for the ride. Screen printing, education efforts, illustrations, zine workshops, and soon-to-be museum exhibits, all seem to hold a mirror up to society. Bingaman-Burt truly embodies the quote “An unexamined life is not worth living.”
Join us, and Kate Bingaman-Burt, this Wednesday at 7pm CST here at
http://designchat.info/chat, for a live video and text chat.
We’re already “obsessing” over what to talk about first.
Other places to learn about Kate Bingaman-Burt:
http://katebingamanburt.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kateconsumption/
http://twitter.com/kateconsumption
http://www.20×200.com/artists/kate-bingamanburt.html
http://www.swiss-miss.com/2010/03/obsessive-consumption.html
Limited editions of “Obsessive Consumption” that include an
original drawing are available via PayPal from her website for $35 here.
DC GUEST — ROBERT KIRAZ — VOKLE CEO
July 20th, 2010 by Shampton. Published under Announcement, Upcoming Guests. No Comments.
This Wednesday, July 21st, we welcome Robert Kiraz, head of VOKLE, entrepreneur and CEO. Join us as we learn about the experiences of “an entrepreneur launching during the worst recession in known history” and his VOKLE video & text chat platform — The one we use on our show!
Kiraz leads a team that “…wants to give everyone a custom video conference,” according to this article on a site called The Next Web Apps. If the platform DesignChat’s been testing out is any indication of things to come, it will be, and already is a great new tool for bloggers, journalists and social media discussion leaders.
The VOKLE team, that includes Robert’s brother Shant (reachable via their active twitter handle @vokle ), have included a few distinguishing features for those who wish to create their own live broadcasts. These include the ability to take questions from the audience via video or text message, as well as the ability to include a support staff of screeners and editors, making for a professional and seamless experience.
The video above is from Kiraz’s VATOR.TV entry.
Where VOKLE was a finalist in their “Vator Splash Competition”
It’s speculation on our part, but we think Robert’s education from the University of Southern California focusing on the Cinematic Arts has really helped him and his team craft a system that feels… well… cinematic. We also think this background in cinema helps him easily grasp the video aspect of social media that’s only just begun to blossom.
Kiraz understands that it’s the audience interaction that makes content greater.
“…the Internet is nothing but a giant pastrami sandwich. If content is the deli meat, our voices and opinions are the delicious french bread that blankets it. Communication —word-of-mouth, takes said content to a higher level..” (as stated on his personal tumblr page).
It’s that thought combined with “why doesn’t someone create a proper video communication platform already, so we don’t need to sit here and read pages of punchlines and actually speak to one another?” that really got VOKLE going.
On Wednesday July 21, we hope to talk to him about all this and more. We’ll do our best to explore the work he’s done in the past, his collaboration with creative minds like Illustrator Erick Oh (see this video created for VOKLE called either “communicate” or “hello”) and where Kiraz sees this “…pastrami sandwich…” going in the near and distant future.
So much to hear about Wednesday evening. So please join us at http://designchat.info/chat at 8PM CST.
Learn more about VOKLE and Robert Kiraz here:
http://vokle.com/
http://blog.vokle.com/
http://vimeo.com/user877121/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vokle/
http://www.robertkiraz.tumblr.com/
http://twitter.com/robertkiraz/
http://twitter.com/vokle/
WEEKLY POSTER CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT
April 7th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Announcement. 1 Comment.
GET NOTICED!
Your work on the DesignChat Website? Why not? Create a poster on our weekly topic (watch the video below) and then upload it here for all to see. If you have a website, you can link to it too. All for free. Typography, yes! Photography, why not? Illustrations, you bet. We don’t care if you make it with fingerpaint — just make it visual and bring your best! Once uploaded feel free to vote on the others you see. Exposure is not just something you can get arrested for (or go on ChatRoullete to see) — Weekly winning entries will get their Twitter Handle tweeted, and a permanent blog post here at Designchat.info. So what are you waiting for? Read the rules below and get some design happening. Go! Go! Go!
THIS WEEK’S THEME:
4.14.10 THEME: TRUCKFULL OF MONEY
This week’s contest comes from episode 31 with Mirko Ilic. He told this great story about the first bits of communication with a new client:
ENTERING
• New contest submission opens every Thursday when the theme is announced.
• Contest voting ends every week on Wednesday at 8pm when we start the show.
• Posters can be created with any medium you desire. Just make sure you can upload it!
• Uploaded entry MUST be a 300px x 500px jpg WITH the “DesignChat Logo-Strip” at the bottom.
VOTING + WINNING
• You only get one vote per poster. You can not vote multiple times on one poster. If you clicked 4 stars, and then decide the poster sux and want to give it 1 star, just click on the first star, and your vote will be changed.
• Winners will be announced at the end of the live shows on Wednesday nights. What do you win? SELF PROMOTION! We will give out your name/twitter handle/website and show your winning entry.
TEMPLATES
• DOWNLOAD PAGE
• Photoshop, Illustrator, + InDesign
• If you have a suggestion for another common template, let us know! Tweet us @designchat
LEGAL
By submitting an image to the DesignChat Poster Contest, you agree that the work is original and derived entirely from you. You agree to have your work and information shared with the live audience, and published through DesignChat’s blog, video podcast and through any other affiliates or sponsors who may occasionally pick-up and use our content.
DESIGN REVOLUTION ROAD SHOW
April 5th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Announcement. 4 Comments.
The Design Revolution Road Show is a traveling exhibition and lecture series bringing “product design that empowers” to 35 high schools and university design programs across the nation in the Spring of 2010. A Project H Design initiative, the road show will feature an Airstream trailer exhibition of 40 humanitarian design solutions that have been showcased in the book Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People.
The programming will bring the evidence of and tools for design for social impact to the doorsteps of students, with the ultimate goal of enabling and empowering the next generation of creative problem-solvers to apply their skills to the world’s most pressing problems and improve life on a global scale.
Project H founder Emily Pilloton and project manager Matthew Miller will be traveling and living in the Airstream for the duration of the Design Revolution Road Show. Emily and Matt will give presentations at each stop, host the exhibition, and provide walk-throughs and demonstrations in the exhibition trailer space.
On April 7th, they will stop at SamataMason for DesignChat, and we will do a live broadcast of their presentation!
Project H Design connects the power of design to the people who need it most, and the places where it can make a real and lasting difference.
We are a team of designers, architects, and builders engaging locally through partnerships with social service organizations, communities, and schools to improve the quality of life for the socially overlooked. Our five-tenet design process (There is no design without action; We design WITH, not FOR; We document, share and measure; We start locally and scale globally, We design systems, not stuff) results in simple and effective design solutions for those without access to creative capital.
Our scalable long-term initiatives focus on improving environments, services, products, and experiences for youth and K-12 education institutions in the US through systems-level design thinking and deep community engagements.
WE BELIEVE DESIGN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.
Project H is a California-based nonprofit with a second location in Bertie County, North Carolina that focuses on Design For Education initiatives. We are a 501c3 organization; all donations made after January 8, 2008 are tax-deductible. View the Project H website here.
Emily Pilloton is the Founder and Executive Director of Project H Design. Trained in architecture at UC Berkeley and product design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she started Project H to provide a conduit and catalyst for need-based design that empowers individuals, communities, and economies. Former editor of Inhabitat.com, writer, California girl and unwavering optimist, she has written for ID, GOOD, ReadyMade, taught design theory, and lectures worldwide about new social impact imperatives for the product design industry. Her book, “Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People,” is a compendium of and call-to-action for design for social impact. When she isn’t traveling or emailing, Emily enjoys trivia games and baking/eating cupcakes.
West Virginia born and bred, Matthew Miller is an accomplished fabricator and metalworker. He has worked for many emerging practices, from Architecture for Humanity and HousingOperative to William Massie. Matthew studied at the Bauhaus, holds an undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Tennessee and a Masters in Architecture from Cranbrook. He has taught at the College of Creative Studies, Lawrence Technological University, RISD, and UC Berkeley. He designed and built the Kutamba School in Uganda, with whom Project H has worked for the Design For Education: Learning Landscape project, and has since manages Project H built initiatives including the Bertie County Schools’ computer labs.
PLURAL
March 28th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Announcement. No Comments.
Plural is a Chicago–based creative studio founded in 2008 by Renata Graw, Jeremiah Chiu, Christopher Kalis, and Eric Mika. With a focus on strong typography and composition, they explore new ideas within the design process as they collaborate on a wide range of print, web, video and music projects. Recently, their work was showcased at TYPEFORCE. Join us on Wednesday to hear about their studio. Here is some of their recent work for your viewing pleasure:
BOOKS
IDENTITY
POSTERS
PACKAGE
TYPE
Sean Adams
March 21st, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Announcement. 1 Comment.
Sean is a co-founder of AdamsMorioka. He has been recognized by every major competition and publication including; Step, Communication Arts, Graphis, AIGA, The Type Directors Club, The British Art Directors Club, and the New York Art Directors Club. A solo exhibition on AdamsMorioka was held at The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Adams has been cited as one of the forty most important people shaping design internationally in the ID40.
Sean is the national president and past national board member of AIGA, and past president of AIGA Los Angeles. He is a Fellow of the Aspen Design Conference, and AIGA Fellow. He teaches at Art Center College of Design. Sean is a frequent lecturer and competition judge internationally. Adams is the co-author of Logo Design Workbook, Color Design Workbook, and the upcoming Masters of Design. AdamsMoriokas clients include ABC, Adobe, Gap, Frank Gehry Partners, Nickelodeon, Sundance, Target, USC, and The Walt Disney Company.
AdamsMorioka was founded in 1994 by Sean Adams and Noreen Morioka. The firm’s founding philosophy of clarity, purity and resonance spearheaded a revolution in the design community from chaos and complexity to honesty and simplicity.
The work of AdamsMorioka ranges from corporate identities, identity systems, print campaigns and environmental graphics for both interior and exterior, to motion and digital projects such as film and video, animation and websites. We begin each project by strategically creating a set of criteria, compiled by collaborating with our clients. We are very strict about quality, presentation and content, but, of course, there is always the AdamsMorioka touch of fun.
AdamsMorioka is the author of Logo Design Workbook and Color Workbook, released in 2005. AdamsMorioka’s clients include ABC, Adobe, Gap, Old Navy, Frank Gehry Associates, Nickelodeon, USC, Sundance and The Walt Disney Company.
NEENAH PAPER
February 17th, 2010 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Announcement. 2 Comments.
The coolest paper company on the planet, Neenah Paper and DesignChat have just become friends! Neenah Paper likes us so much that they’re now posting our shows to their blog to share with the design community. We’re very excited to keep this trend going and open up the conversation to the larger design audience. Say hi to them on Twitter!
Abduzeedo Special Guest
June 19th, 2009 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Announcement. No Comments.
Fabio Sasso of @Abduzeedo is our special guest on Wednesday June 24!
See more of what he does at abduzeedo.com, fabiosasso.com, and on twitter.
From Fabio:
I’m a graphic and web designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil. I’m the
co-founder of a design studio called 3YZ and also I run a blog called
Abduzeedo where I share design inspiration and tutorials.
THE FIRST STEP
April 17th, 2009 by Ryan McGovern. Published under Announcement. No Comments.
DesignChat was born from the notion that we have the most powerful communication tools available EVER, and I’d like to see designers and creative types make use of them. It is my perception that some of us workhorses often forget there are others out there like us that might have interesting opinions about design and how we fit into the rest of world.
I want to facilitate conversation about current design news and concerns in the design community. The conversation belongs to the community, so make it yours!
The site is new and pretty bare. We will be adding more functionality as we go along!