Studio On Fire (Minneapolis, USA)
“Invitation design succeeds when it conveys the tone of the event while clearly informing the recipient of pertinent details. Often you can tell the most successful pieces when people can’t bring themselves to throw it away once the event is over.”As…
CoDesign (Hong Kong, China)
“The only way to succeed in such a competitive market as this one is to try to deliver your best work on every job.”Founded by Eddy Yu and Hung Lam in 2003, CoDesign soon established itself as one of the outstanding design companies in Hong Kong. Spec…
FLABSLAB X MOJOKO X ERIC FOENANDER: CULTURE CRASH RECAP
Presented by Flabslab Singapore, this collaboration between Mojoko and Eric Foenander – two rising stars of Singapore’s underground art scene explores the mind-bending results of ancient tradition colliding with cartoon culture – everything from Peranakan, Star Wars to Ming Dynasty action figures. For the less-initiated but curious (and lazy) who would like to find out more [...]
Accent Creative (San Diego, USA)
“I think the process of invitation design is very similar to other kinds of graphic work. I see these invitations as part of branding, and I enjoy all aspects of this process, independently of the medium chosen to communicate the message.”Miguel Vega i…
Interns Wanted for BBH BARN
BBH Singapore is looking for 6 interns to join them for 12 weeks to create something exciting. The 6 successful applicants will join BBH for 12 weeks from May to August 2012 for an internship in which you can make a real difference. For yourself and others. Applications for the 2nd intake of The Barn are [...]
Offthehabit – Ivan Yu (Hong Kong, China)
“For me, it is just as crucial to be able to create ‘my own edge’ as it is simply to survive.”Born in Hong Kong, director Ivan Yu spent his teenage years in the UK. After graduating from Camberwell College of Art in London in 1999, he came back to Hong…
Papermade Design (Los Angeles, USA)
“I think that culture and tradition can have a big impact on invitation design. The wording on an invitation is carefully thought out and reviewed by the clients and their families, and the wording also dictates the level of formality of an event. I lo…
Three Steps Ahead (Torrance, USA)
“A great invitation design is able to set the stage for the event itself, and communicate exactly what kind of event the invitees are in for. After all, the specifics (time, venue) will only tell someone whether or not they can attend. The design tells…
Superfad – Justin Leibow (Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, USA)
The joy of conferences? Presenting publicly is a distinct opportunity to fail greatly or connect significantly with a very supportive crowd. It is electric.A leading creative voice in the production of integrated media since 2001, Superfad has made it…
David Pidgeon – Design by Pidgeon (Melbourne, Australia)
The joy of conferences? The finishing of your presentation so that you can enjoy others.Pidgeon is Creative Director of Design By Pidgeon, an independent design practice consisting of five people, which works across cultural, commercial, retail and gov…
Tokyoplastic (London, UK)
The joy of conferences? The fact that its kind of like being a slightly crap celebrity. You are sort of semi famous for about five minutes, people are interested in what you have to say and you feel like your life might have amounted to something, then…
Marc Johns (Victoria, Canada)
“I react to the world around me – my drawings are absurd because I believe that the world we have created is a bit absurd. The products we create, the personalities we put on, the way we pretend to know everything… so much of it is nonsense, and I …
Ben Frost (Sydney, Australia)
The joy of conferences? That precise moment when the overwhelming urge to throw-up from nervousness goes away and you realise that people are actually listening to what you have to say.Ben Frost is known for his kaleidoscopic Pop Art, mash-up paintings…
Minga (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Creativity here is about coming up with solutions – fast, cool, high-quality and low price. The global economic crisis has persuaded many global agencies to look differently at Argentina. To think of us as excellent creatives who can solve any proble…
Nick Morris – Anyhow (Melbourne, Australia)
The joy of conferences? It’s great when you get such positive feedback from people who are just amping on the information that you have been able to pass on and getting to have a beer with them.Nick Morris has worked in the street/surf/art sub-cultur…
Mr. Bingo (London, UK)
Everyone has a different tolerance threshold to what they find offensive. Mine is pretty high so sometimes it’s difficult for me to predict what will possibly be going too far for some people. I’m not really that bothered if I offend a few people; …
Patricio Murphy (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
“Despite globalisation, Argentinian art and design will never lose their unique flavour. There is a lot of versatility and people are very open, designers are very experimental and the city itself is very inspiring. I don’t think we’ll ever lose th…
Dave Kinsey – BLK/MRKT (Los Angeles, USA)
The joy of conferences? I’d say the exchange of creative ideas and information, meeting my peers, and being there to help inspire a new generation of designers and artists.Dave Kinsey’s work attempts “to capture the universal essence of the human…
Francisco Andriani (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
“I believe that the catalyst for our recent growth in this respect is a mixture of technology and communication, i.e. globalisation. Visual cultures from all over the world suddenly became easily and immediately accessible. This led to a growth in the …
