Blank Canvas

On April 30th, in the heart of London, four students from London’s Ravensbourne College of Design will present Blank Canvas, a silent auction of customised design work by the likes of Milton Glaser, Ken Garland, Non-Format, Jonathan Barnbrook, Si Scott, Julien Vallee, James Goggin, Graphic Thought Facility and many more!

Blank Canvas is an event organised by the students on the BA (hons) Design for Moving Image and Graphic Design course to raise funds for their graduation show. They will be sending a list of top designers and illustrators random items, found in various jumble sales and charity shops across London (anything from an old teapot, to a rusty cog, to a vintage suitcase). They will then be asked to customise these items to then be collected and put to auction on April 30th at the Vibe Bar on London’s Brick Lane.

Brilliant idea guys, I’m looking forward to seeing some old stuff made new!

Filed under: On Education, On Events, On Graphic Design, On Social Design , Auction, Barnbrook, Blank Canvas, Graphic Design, Ken Garland, london, Megan Riera, Milton Glaser, Ravensbourne, Si Scott

“Globalisation Era Spearheaded by Individuals”

Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman speaks on the MIT campus in a talk entitled The World is Flat 3.0, where he discusses the 2007 update to his bestseller The World is Flat and provides a preview of his latest book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded.

Filed under: On Culture, On People, On Social Design, On Society , Flatland, Globalisation, Hot Flat and Crowded, The World is Flat 3.0, Thomas Friedman

Consurgo: Inspiring Creative Futures

As many of you will know, for over a year now, I have spent a great deal of time mentoring graduate designers and creatives, offering them advice, connections and often helping them to gain working placements. Today, one 2008 graduate forwarded me news of a new social enterprise that’s been launched in North London. Consurgo is an initiative that gives exciting opportunities to design students and graduates through a range of pioneering schemes such as portfolio reviews and remote placements. Brilliant, schemes like this are vital.

Filed under: Art & Design, On Graphic Design, On Social Design , Consurgo, Design Graduates, Designer, Education, Graduates, Inspiring Creative Futures, Placements