An interesting visual experiment by Robert Krulwich and Armelle Caron on the NPR blog
Atif Akin
Where Are All the Black People?
“Where Are All the Black People?” is a combination of a call to action and a resource for diverse individuals to be introduced to the advertising industry, network, showcase their talents, and hear the stories of some of the top diverse creatives in the industry. The one-day event includes testimonials from top creatives of multicultural backgrounds, workshops on how to best position yourself for the job market, portfolio reviews, and sessions with agency recruiters.
Farenheit 451 Book Cover Contest
Next year, Simon & Schuster will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ray Bradbury’s classic dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451. Simon & Schuster is launching a contest to redesign the iconic book jacket. The winning design will be used for the first print run of the anniversary edition in the spring of 2013, and the designer will be awarded $1,500. The design may also be used on in-store displays and other promotions both physical and online. All rules and guidelines on the contest Tumblr site. Accepting submissions until November 30th, and the winner will be announced at the American Librarian Association Midwinter conference in January.
New Books Arrived to Cabinet in Room 218
Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Design
Grid Systems in Graphic Design/Raster Systeme Fur Die Visuele Gestaltung (German and English Edition)
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative
Art of the Digital Age
Network Art
Graphic Design: A User’s Manual
Visual Strategies
Arduino Cookbook
Processing
Inventing the Medium
Beautiful Visualization
Graphic Design New Basics
Processing
S, M, L, XL
Visualize This
Form + Code
Wayshowing
Information Graphics
Tour of NYC Magazine Studios
The Society of Publication Designers is hosting a studio tour day for students to visit the working offices where magazines are produced. Friday September 28. It’s $15 for student non-members, a great deal.
Pictoplasma NYC 2012
The PICTOPLASMA NYC CONFERENCE once more stages the world’s leading and largest celebration of contemporary character culture, with a dense, two day program of inspiring artist presentations, conference lectures, animation festival and performances!