Hasta La Ideas

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pThe a href=”http://idsadiy2010.org”2010 IDSA National Conference/a is fast approaching (Aug 4-7). This year’s event is in one of our favorite cities, Portland, OR (home to the soon-to-be-revealed Core77 retail operation). We’ll be there, happily participating as a media sponsor and coordinating the a href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/events/idsa_national_conference_2009_day_2_update_14773.asp”Portfolio Review/a, as always. And of course, we’re putting the wraps on plans for our annual conference bash. /p

pThe conference theme is DIY – Threat or Opportunity? and addresses the booming DIY movement from all angles – technology, craft, crowdsourcing, independent producers, and more. They’ve put together a href=”http://idsadiy2010.org/speakers/”a great list of speakers/a, with more being added regularly. And they’re inviting participation through photo uploads and a a href=”http://idsadiy2010.org/participate/”DIY poster initiative/a. /p

pTo sweeten the deal, the IDSA is running a contest to give a free registration and hotel stay to a lucky attendee. The contest is open to all registrations completed now through July 6, so a href=”http://idsadiy2010.org/info/”sign up before next weekend/a to get in on that. See you in PDX!/pa href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/events/2010_idsa_national_conference_-_see_you_there_16818.asp”(more…)/a
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Red Brick Beer packaging by Atlanta’s design studio 22Squared.
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pWe are thrilled to introduce new Core77 columnist Don Norman, a design luminary whose books, lectures, and provocations have inspired countless designers, design students, and design thinkers. Don is both a businessperson (VP at Apple, Executive at HP) and an academic (Harvard, UC San Diego, Northwestern, KAIST). He is co-founder of the Nielsen Norman Group where he helps companies make products more enjoyable, understandable, and profitable. His books–required reading for designers–include a href=” http://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/dp/0465067107?camp=212361creative=383957linkCode=waftag=core77-20 “”The Design of Everyday Things”/a and br /
a href=”http://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Design-Love-Everyday-Things/dp/0465051367/?tag=core77-20″”Emotional Design,”/a and his newest book, “Living with Complexity” (to be published in October), argues against simplicity: “The world is complex,” says Norman, “and our tools must match the world. Moreover, people don’t really want simplicity (no matter what they say), they want understanding.” He lives in Evanston, IL, Palo Alto, Ca, and Daejeon, S. Korea, but he can always be found at a href=”http://www.jnd.org”www.jnd.org/a./pa href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/featured_items/introducing_new_core77_columnist_don_norman_16816.asp”(more…)/a
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pToday we welcome long-time Core77 contributor Steve Portigal as a columnist (Yes, we’ve loved him long time! It was almost 3 years ago that he a href=”http://www.portigal.com/blog/5-year-of-portigal-core/”commemorated 5 years/a of collaboration.). No doubt you’ve seen Steve here, talking with his colleagues a href=”http://www.portigal.com/blog/core77-wiretap-portigal-consulting-talk-about-the-analog-human-and-the-digital-machine/”about the analog human and the digital machine/a, bringing user research about the Future of Digital Reading to our a href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/featured_items/announcing_the_winners_1_hour_design_challenge_the_future_of_digital_reading_15084.asp”1 Hour Design Challenge/a, hanging out a href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/videos/core77_showtell_steve_portigals_bathroom_observations_10333.asp”in the bathroom/a, pondering a href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/where_does_twitter_go_from_here_12780.asp”disruptive innovation/a, and exploring a href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/jimmyjanes_sex_change_operation_12859.asp”how vibrators get made/a. In his copious free time, Steve runs a bite-sized agency in San Francisco that helps companies discover and act on new customer insights. In his column, Steve will be sharing observations and offering new perspectives on contemporary culture and human behavior. You can read more Steve at his a href = “http://www.portigal.com/blog”blog/a or a href =”http://www.twitter.com/steveportigal”follow him on Twitter./a /p

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“Creamier,” the latest volume in Phaidon‘s acclaimed “Cream” series, takes the pulse and forecasts the future of contemporary art. The book’s 100 featured artists are the culmination of a carefully selected panel’s survey of the most important contributors to the art world over the last five years.

This year’s jury includes Debra Singer, director and chief curator of The Kitchen; Catherine Wood, curator of contemporary art and performance at Tate Modern; Yukie Kamiya, chief curator of the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art; Tirdad Zolghadr, who oversaw the United Arab Emirates Pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale;
Adam Szymczyk, director of Kunsthalle Basel; and Kitty Scott, director of visual arts at the Banff Centre.

“Everyone knows that our curatorial choices are always about more than the artwork,” explains Zolghadr in the book. “But I did want to offer a gesture, or impose an artificial limit of some sort. At the very least, my criteria pushed me to think beyond my usual suspects.”

“Creamier” showcases an enterprising cross-section of breakthrough artists. Photographer Shannon Ebner’s monochromatic prints occupy “a space where photography, sculpture and language intersect,” Scott writes, such as “Raw War,” which plays on the famous work of Bruce Nauman.

Filmmaker Ryan Trecartin probes identity in the digital generation. His film “I-Be Area” finds Trecartin and his ensemble grappling with existence, visualizing “new ways of ‘being’ in the real and virtual worlds,” Singer writes.

Claire Fontaine, the creative pseudonym of Fulvia Carnevale and James Thornhill, appropriates conceptual art and political radicalism. “Change” turns American currency into weapons with hidden boxcutter blades.

A gallerist and performer, Reena Spaulings crosses the boundaries between artist and dealer with her wide-ranging body of work. Festooned with ham-fisted slogans of protest, “Wallpaper (After Merlin Carpenter)” was an installation featured in Tate Modern’s “Pop Life” exhibition.

Yuken Teruya transforms disposable paper fast-food and luxury-brand shopping bags into exquisite, bonzai-like diaramas of nature in his “Notice-Forest” project, returning “a delicate piece of the natural world,” Kamiya writes.

Shedding the weight of a coffee-table tome and packaged in a box, the newspaper-style format of “Creamier” makes for a lighter, pleasurably tactile reading experience. With its release slated for 14 July 2010, you can pre-order your copy online for $40.