It took 1 money counter and 2218 custom bills to create this well done stop-action video to help promote the 2010 Design Currency Conference that will be held in Vancouver later this month. The theme of this years event is ‘Defining the Value of Design’. Hat tip to the creatives at Giant Ant Media and Rethink. For more on the event go here.
Celebrated since 1995, World Graphics Day is an opportunity to celebrate the community of graphic and communication design.
Icograda, the International Council of Graphic Design Associations, posts weekly eNews with updates and articles from the global design community. Visual Culture co-founder David Oberholtzer recently contributed an article called “Designing for Change”. Here’s an excerpt:
With Earth Day quickly approaching, it seems appropriate to highlight design for social and environmental change. Environmentally we are at a tipping point, if mankind proceeds the current rate, the consequences of our actions will be somber, to say the least. While standing at this crossroads, it begs the following questions: As a community, can design be a proponent for positive change? What is our role in the greater society? What is the best means to maximize our efforts? While there may be no simple answer, forging a dialog with one another can aid the design world in developing strategies to tackle some of the most pressing environmental, social, and economic issues of our time.
To read the article in full click here.
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