Hasta La Ideas

Although I had worked with Ti Chang, the spark behind the DUET, I met her for the first time at the IDSA’s Conference in Chicago (2013). One of our first conversations was about how there is little recognition and fame for Women in Design. Those at the conference will recollect her Individual Talk on the same subject and how passionate she was. I guess the fire thus ignited has resulted in the phenomenal Women In Industrial Design Show 2014, to be held in San Francisco.

Ti met one of her design idols Betony Vernon last year, and decided to look up other women in industrial designers of our time (preferably still living) and researched Wikipedia’s page List of Industrial Designers, sure enough there wasn’t a single woman industrial designer listed. Eileen (Gray) Eva (Ziesel) and Ray (Eames) were at least listed in their times; De Stilj, Art Deco, but there weren’t any listed in our Post Modernism contemporary era! Stumped by this revelation, she actually made her first Wikipedia entry right there and added Betony Vernon as well as Belle Kogan and Greta Von Nessen.

Ti is also the force behind the upcoming exhibit, which is the first one organized by the Women in Design Section of IDSA and is the first exhibit featuring women industrial designers scheduled to coincide with SFDesignWeek.

We hear about great industrial designers such as Jony Ives and Yves Behar, but stories of Isabelle Olsson (lead designer of Google glass) are extremely rare. In order to put things into perspective, Women In Industrial Design Show 2014 in San Francisco has been organized. Women designers can participate in two groups: Up + Coming (less than 5 years of experience which includes student work) and Professional (5 or more years of experience). The works exhibited will range from industrial design soft goods, to electronics, to home goods and conceptual work. You will see design projects that are in production and available on the market plus designs that are works in progress.

To participate and know more, head here.

Deadline for submission: March 10, 11:59 PST
Announcement of acceptance: April 2
Show date: San Francisco Design Week (between June 13-21) / Evening TBD

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(Women In Industrial Design Show 2014 in San Francisco was originally posted on Yanko Design)

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IDEA 2014 is in full swing and the regular entry period ends on Feb. 14! Yes, you have a date with destiny. Winners receive prestige, bragging rights and international media coverage, moreover don’t wait any longer—finish up your entries, and submit them before entry fees increase. Want to know some sure-fire ways to win this year? Hit the jump, cause I’ve got some handy tips for you inside.

First things first, here are the upcoming deadlines:

• Feb. 14, 2014, 11:59 PM EST | Regular application deadline:
• Feb. 24, 2014, 11:59 PM EST | Late application deadline
• March 28, 2014 | Finalist notification
• April 28 – 30, 2014 | Final judging event
• Week of May 12 | Winners notified
• July 1, 2014 | Winners announced
• Aug. 2014 | IDEA ceremony at IDSA’s International Conference in Austin, TX

Make your entry stand out!

Tell a story – Bring your design to life by clearly explaining why the project was taken on in the first place – what is its purpose and why it’s a better solution/product than other designs.

Keep it short – Tell a concise story. It is a challenge to condense all the thinking behind your design project, so focus on the key points that are most thought provoking and insightful to your unique approach.

Know your competition – If there are similar products in the market (or possibly the competition) address how yours is different in the experience of, or the benefits to, the end user.

Make it visual – In your supporting PDF document, be sure to include as many unique product images as possible; different angles, examples of the product’s use and anything that will help the jurors experience the product during the initial online judging round.

More info here.

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Yanko Design
Timeless Designs – Explore wonderful concepts from around the world!
Shop CKIE – We are more than just concepts. See what’s hot at the CKIE store by Yanko Design!
(IDSA’s IDEA Awards 2014 was originally posted on Yanko Design)

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Une compilation impressionnante du réalisateur Nelson Carvajal afin de présenter l’évolution des effets spéciaux au cinéma de 1978 à 2013 à travers le trophée des Oscars : Best Visual Effects. Un clip de 4 minutes avec une sélection de visuels des films E.T., Matrix, Forrest Gump, Inception, Titanic ou Jurassic Park.

La liste des films récompensés aux Oscars pour le « Best Visual Effects » :

– Star Wars, épisode IV : Un nouvel espoir (1978)
– Superman (1979)
– Alien, le huitième passager (1980)
– Star Wars, épisode V : L’Empire contre-attaque (1981)
– Les Aventuriers de l’arche perdue (1982)
– E.T. l’extra-terrestre (1983)
– Le Retour du Jedi (1984)
– Indiana Jones et le Temple maudit (1985)
– Cocoon (1986)
– Aliens, le retour (1987)
– L’Aventure intérieure (1988)
– Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit ? (1989)
– Abyss (1990)
– Total Recall (1991)
– Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1992)
– La mort vous va si bien (1993)
– Jurassic Park (1994)
– Forrest Gump (1995)
– Babe, le cochon devenu berger (1996)
– Independence Day (1997)
– Titanic (1998)
– Au-delà de nos rêves (1999)
– Matrix (2000)
– Gladiator (2001)
– Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l’anneau (2002)
– Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2003)
– Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2004)
– Spider-Man 2 (2005)
– King Kong (2006)
– Pirates des Caraïbes : Le Secret du coffre maudit (2007)
– À la croisée des mondes : La Boussole d’or (2008)
– L’Étrange Histoire de Benjamin Button (2009)
– Avatar (2010)
– Inception (2011)
– Hugo Cabret (2012)
– L’Odyssée de Pi (2013)

Focus sur le studio Skill Lab qui nous souhaite la bonne année avec une excellente vidéo qui rassemble toutes les marques dont on se souviendra en 2014. Des transitions originales et fluides entre les 23 logos recensés, le tout saupoudré d’un remix bien vivant du français 20Syl – « Devil’s Tune ». A découvrir dans la suite.

L’équipe de Fubiz est heureuse de vous présenter ses meilleurs vœux pour la nouvelle année. Que 2014 soit pour chacun d’entre vous une source de joie, de bonheur et de créativité. A cette occasion, nous vous offrons une œuvre d’art conçue pour l’occasion et en collaboration avec studio Bonace. Bonne année à vous tous !

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