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The good books
January 21, 2005
Dear Dilek,
Some days this studio computer pops regularly with question
emails. Yesterday was one of those days. Dorothy thought it
must have been the phase of the moon. A lot of the questions
were fairly basic--the sort of thing that might be looked up in
an art reference or a "how to" book. It always strikes me that
there are quite a few artists who worry about becoming wonky or
even being poisoned by some book "knowhow." While this is
understandable, I've always felt that some of our best friends
can be the good books. North Light Books (and I'm not working
for them) have some excellent titles that deserve to be
thoroughly thumbed and spotted.
A good example is "Painting with Your Artist's Brain," by Carl
Purcell. This well-illustrated book is of the "learn to paint
what you see--not what you think you see" variety. Carl, a
watercolourist who teaches art at the college level, says, "Push
aside your know-it-all intellectual brain to maximize the power
of seeing and unveil the secret of creating better art." He
shows a variety of techniques, how to see and use shapes and
silhouettes, the shapes of space and the value of value, how to
activate patterns and ensure focus and centers of interest. His
ideas and tips are all the more convincing because his own work
excels. I've asked Andrew to put up some examples of Carl
Purcell's paintings at the top of the current clickback.
In his book Carl shows his watercolour methodology in nine
demonstrations. He gives examples and exercises in how to find,
see and design better compositions. Sidebars help you to grasp
each concept. It's all such straightforward and valuable stuff.
A lot of effort these days goes into workshops and art classes.
Carl is in demand for these too. But a great deal of fine input
can be had at our own speed by exemplary illustrations and the
written word. Again today there were many emails of a workshop
nature with questions that might perhaps have been better
answered this way: "Get Carl's book and the materials he
recommends--plus 50 sheets of 140-lb.(300gsm) Arches. Rent a
cheap off-season motel in an unfamiliar mountain pass. Forget
the phone, TV, and email. A few days ought to be enough. Use
up all the Arches and don't worry if you get Carl's book covered
with spots."
Best regards,
Robert
PS: "Our interpretations of subjects are clouded by our
intellects. My teaching approach grew out of that discovery."
(Carl Purcell)
Esoterica: Questions like "How do you make a watercolour
gradation?" are difficult to answer by email. Carl shows how to
tilt, make an enriched one-time load, apply, re-wet and pull
down the bead. "Resist any urge to go back into the stroke," he
cautions. Ours is a hands-on job where theory needs to be
overtaken by practice. It's only a book. New stuff learned
from masters is there to be modified--and can certainly be
tossed when a better idea--your idea--comes along.
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Susan Sontag
December 31, 2004
Dear Dilek,
She was my heroine because she was passionate about life and art
and spent a lifetime trying to figure them out. Susan Sontag
was brilliant from the get go, often controversial and always
uncompromising in her intent to understand. On Tuesday Susan
died in New York from complications of acute myelogenous
leukemia. She was 71.
I first read her essay "Notes on 'Camp'" in 1968. It's like a
shotgun in the belly of what is and isn't Camp. To my mind she
made it possible for authors like Tom Wolfe to write "The
Painted Word." Styles like Art Nouveau are Camp. Primitivism
is Camp and now Modernism is too. Santa Claus painted by Haddon
Sundblom is Camp. Santa himself is Camp. My paintings have
always been Camp--maybe yours are too. Camp requires a shot of
innocence and often a return to an earlier style. Camp has its
own brand of sincerity. "The whole point of Camp," she said,
"is to dethrone the serious. Camp is playful, anti-serious.
One can be serious about the frivolous, frivolous about the
serious." Asking you to send me your New Year's resolutions is
Camp. This letter is Camp. I address you by your first name
even though we may never meet. How Campy. That you and I are
in the same boat is High Camp.
Susan looked for a sensualist approach to art. She championed
aesthetic form over content. Susan did a good job of blurring
the lines between high and low culture. She was the first, to
my knowledge, to be really suspicious of the idea of "taste."
Susan was the first of the plain writers to make me think and
take a closer look at what I was doing.
Susan saw a greater world. "Sooner or later you have to start
thinking of others," she said. She knew about the process that
was needed to develop keenness. She knew the value of doing
rather than talking. At the same time she had lots to say to
artists. "Interpretation in art is the revenge of the
intellect," she said. Through essays, novels, plays and
interviews, Susan had something to say about photography, AIDS,
foreign policy, history, war, pain, torture, illness, advocacy,
and the empowerment of women. She was a fearless champion of
human rights. "My primary obligation is human solidarity."
Susan's plan will be mine for the New Year.
Best regards,
Robert
PS: "Boredom is the reverse side of fascination. Both depend on
being outside rather than inside a situation, and one leads to
another." (Susan Sontag 1933-2004)
Esoterica: New York writer Margalit Fox has assembled a list of
adjectives that have been used to describe Susan. They include
original, trendy, rhapsodic, naive, sophisticated, abrasive,
aloof, populist, puritanical, ascetic, voluptuary, right-wing,
left-wing, profound, superficial, ardent, ambivalent, lofty,
erudite, lucid, visceral, maddening, lyrical, abstract, acerbic,
chilly, gimmicky, facile, illogical, aloof, glib, cantankerous,
clever--and dozens more. Talking of Susan, the word "dull" is
never mentioned.
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--- inside view
a designboom.com pubblication december 6th, 2004
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1 - editor's note
2 - r e c e n t - d e s i g n b o o m - a r t i c l e s
3 - a door to paradise - call for entries 4 - RE-think and RE-use - call for entries 5 - Beck's prize - design your Beck's outlet - call for entries
6 - teenage furniture - call for entries
7 - megatrends by style vision, in collaboration with designboom
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dear designboom readers,
we are happy to present you with a new designboom feature:
CUT 'n' PASTE !
weblogs play a key role in this medium for debating the issues of
our times and are part of an emergent global conversation of individualistic,
human voices ...
starting from december 1st, every weekday, designboom's editors will
publish what we're up to today... we will tell you some nice and nasty
stories and give you an opportunity to offer your comments and suggestions.
it's your last chance to participate in this year's
- designboom competitions -
at the moment we offer # 4 different design topics !
just choose the theme you are most interested in.
(more info below)
and one last word of advice -
we're now in the semi-official kickoff of the holiday shopping season.
I hope you'll consider saving a bit of your budget for some folks who
need help from the rest of us.
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thank you for reading designboom,
apparently we have the best audience ever!
birgit
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r e c e n t - d e s i g n b o o m - a r t i c l e s
(in case you missed it)
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weblog | cut 'n' paste http://www.designboom.com/weblog/index.php
- it is a place to keep you entertained
- it is for easy consumption
- it contains important things and throwaways
- it is innocent, spycy, and embarrassing
- you can comment on the postes
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interview | ross lovegrove http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/lovegrove.html
one of our first interviews was with ross lovegrove in october 2000.
here is it again : images were updated, subtle text changes
had been made... 'I think that the world is too concentrated and
centred. if people spread out a bit more it would be quite a
wonderful thing.' the welsh designer said.
---
history | aldo rossis happy and unhappy teatro del mondo http://www.designboom.com/history/teatromondo.html
rossi's idea was to recall the floating theatres which were so
characteristic of venice and its carnivals in the 18th century.
genova explores the relationship between the arts and architecture
in the 20th century and represent the 'teatro del mondo'.
---
contemporary | wolfgang tillman http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/tillman.html
an exhibition by german born photographer at regen projects,
los angeles. the coexistence of image and abstraction in the artists
work saves them from the dramatic pathos that these formal
ends would achieve if they celebrated a definitive detachment
from the visible world.
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contemporary | sublime stitching http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/stitch.html
jailhouse tattoo art, strippers, devil-girls...
look at this cool embroidery art !
and see what can be industrially made : rapid-stitching.
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contemporary | the sustainable toy story http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/moretoys.html
william wilsons creations with their distorted expressions
warrant a new life for abandoned outcasts of the
throw-away-society with a sincere desire of communicating
truth and sustainability.
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contemporary | john bock: meechfieber http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/bock.html
half mad scientist, half buster keaton -
john bock, the philosopher of chaos, has built through his
installations, performances and videos a playful world.
on show at the milan central station,
organized by the trussardi foundation.
---
history | bernd + hilla becher http://www.designboom.com/history/becher.html
blast furnaces, cooling towers, gasometers, water towers,
lime kilns, compressors, factory halls, head-frames
of mine shafts - not the stuff of excitement for most of us.
however these anonymous industrial structures have
been a fountain of passion for the german spouses becher
who have avidly photographed them for over 40 years.
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competition | RE-think and RE-cycle http://www.designboom.com/macef05.html
last call for entries of the design competition
MACEF DESIGN AWARD 2005
deadline for submitting/publishing the entries
is december 12, 2004.
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competition | a door to paradise http://www.designboom.com/cocif05.html
design a door (to paradise) !
among the jury the designer philippe starck and
the musician peter gabriel.
see the call for entries.
trend | megatrends to 2006 http://www.designboom.com/megatrend.html
global consumer moods. get a serie of 6 bi-monthly reports.
each report consists of 8 creative scenarios (the scenario based from
our research are already created) revealing some important future trends
on selected themes. each scenario illustrates the concept with texts
(storyline, background, key words) and pictures.
by style-vision, co-editor is designboom.
a designboom manifesto.
shop | illustrated folding chairs history poster http://www.designboom.com/foldingmanifesto.html
folding chairs have a long and glorious history dating back to
at least ancient egypt, and we are here to tell you all about it.
available for $ 10 only.
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a designboom manifesto.
shop | mediterranean decorative tiles poster http://www.designboom.com/tilesmanifesto.html
get inspired by decorative landmarks in the history of
ceramic tile. rare and beautiful hand-painted tiled
surfaces from the 18th century have been found on the
sardinian island san pietro. available for $ 10 only.
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a designboom book
shop | 'inside the bathroom' http://www.designboom.com/book_wc.html
a designboom book
the volume features 87 exciting projects, which will enrich your
perception of the bathroom. this body of extraordinary work is an
essential reference tool for house planners, manufacturers,
equipment professionals, educators, students and... design enthusiasts.
available for $ 10 only.
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a designboom book
shop | 'design a key and what it opens' http://www.designboom.com/key_book.html
'design a key and what it opens' - this print publication
celebrates the most outstanding designs of the recent
designboom / beck's competition. a catalogue of key-concepts.
available for $ 10 only.
BACK AGAIN - WE GOT SOME MORE COPIES !!!
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search | search any contents within designboom through google.
on the homepage http://www.designboom.com
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this newsletter is sponsored by DuPont (http://www.dupont.com)
- a leading supplier of science-based solutions to the global design community - who invites you to see:
_the projects by ron arad and kolatan/mac donald - all featuring
DuPont(tm) Corian(R) - at the 'IX biennale of architecture',
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_the pictures of hanes wettstein's mobile sculpture with Corian(R)
and Zodiaq(R) at http://www.corian.ch/designersday
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c a l l - f o r - e n t r i e s
designboom and COCIF present an international design competition.
the subject of the competition is a door to paradise
we are looking for a timeless HOME INTERIOR door design, which takes
into account formal and technological innovation, its ease of use,
originality and practicality for manufacturing. a broad variety of materials
might be used: wood, metal, glass, plastics,...
COCIF is one of the leading european door manufacturers,
and is looking for new proposal for production.
the designers of 5 winning entries will be granted with cash prize awards
- first prize Euro 5000
- the jury will also award 4 honorable mentions / Euro 1000 each
winning entries and a selection of the works sent in will be shown
at the next milan design week, april 13 - 18, 2005.
and as always designboom will publish an exhaustive results report.
works can be submitted through january 25 2005.
there is a maximum enrollment, registration may close prior to that deadline. free registration here
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c a l l - f o r - e n t r i e s
designboom and 'MACEF international home show' international design competition.
the subject of the competition is RE-think + RE-cycle
we are looking for your designs for HOME ACCESSORIES that work with the concept of RE-cycling (water, energy, metal, plastics, paper, glass, ...).
bring a fresh approach to the tired topic of waste!
the designers of 4 winning entries will be granted with cash prize awards :
- first prize Euro 5000
- the jury will also award 3 honorable mentions (Euro 1500 each)
winning entries and a selection of the works sent in will be shown
at the next MACEF spring salon (by fiera milano international)
which will be held in milan, italy from 21-24 january 2005.
and as always designboom will publish an exhaustive results report.
works can be submitted through december 12, 2004.
there is a maximum enrollment, registration may close prior to that deadline. free registration here
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c a l l - f o r - e n t r i e s
designboom and Beck's present their 2nd international design competition.
the subject of the competition is
your Beck's outlet
we ask you to create your Beck's outlet of 200 square metres (10mtx20mt).
with many functions - it can be used in different ways:
from a nightclub to a multifunctional creative laboratory which can
host exhibitions. your Beck's bar - where mainly beer is served and where
it is easy to socialize, have fun, make new friends... -
awards:
- a first prize will be awarded EURO 5.000 + supply of BECK'S beer for
1 year (1 bottle / day) + travel and accomodation costs paid (EURO max 1.000)
for attending the next milan design week, april 13 - 18, 2005
(... and there might be the possibility that the winning project becomes a
real Beck's bar).
- the jury will also award 2 honorable mentions of EURO 1.000 each ...
winning entries and shortlisted works will be shown at the next milan design week,
april 13 - 18, 2005. and as always
designboom will publish an exhaustive results report.
works can be submitted through december 22, 2004.
there is a maximum enrollment, registration may close prior to that deadline. free registration here
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designboom and the australian company Cow by NSR
present an international design competition.
the subject of the competition is tennage furniture
any idea of whats cool? -
adolescent essence is of pop and rock, music videos and I pods,
fashion, arts, film dvds, on-line chats, instant messaging, hanging out with friends ...
in may 2004 time magazine had the question what makes teenagers tick.
the article delves into the physiological changes that take place in this age group -
... in short: hormones and structural changes in the brain cause unpredictable,
incomprehensible mood swings and an inner conviction of 'knowing it all'.
this is your typical household 'teenager' (age 12-18).
we are seeking design ideas for furniture for the places where teenagers
study, relax and socialize. we are in pursuit of designs which compliment and
sum up contemporary living and technology.
furniture that is multifunctional yet personal.
a broad range of materials are accepted.
awards:
the designers of 10 winning entries will be granted with cash prize awards
- first prize Euro 3000
- second prize Euro 2000
- third prize Euro 1000
and the jury will award 7 honorable mentions with Euro 500 each.
designboom will publish an exhaustive results report.
works can be submitted through february 12, 2005.
application registration will be accepted through january 30, 2005
there is a maximum enrollment, registration may close prior to that deadline. free registration here
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... are you prepared for the mood consumers?
starting around the 1900's we saw the beginning of mass consumption,
one product to everybody as long as the basic need for that product exists.
about 50 years later, facing more diversified lifestyles, companies found product
extensions a way to increase their market impact. they started to use more
sophisticated techniques to identify different market segments, primarily based
on demographics such as age, gender or income.
today, the formula seems to have reached its limits. why is that so?
consumers refuse to act according to their demographic segment - and as a result
from advertising overexposure - they also loose faith in traditional branding strategies.
they act more according to their mood and current situation, influenced by a global context.
they want to be excited about a product, price or service and they are more mature,
informed and demanding than ever before...
the french trend forecast studio style-vision, in collaboration with designboom,
is dedicated to deliver creative scenarios of the future consumers.
global leaders in cosmetics, foods, fashion, fragrance, furniture, textiles, automotives, travel,
hospitality, banking and electronics are currently using the style-vision reports to better
anticipate changing consumer behavior and to sparkle innovation in the creation process.
a comprehensive research, co-edited by designboom. subscribe trend-reports here!
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This is the Webby Awards November 2004 e-newsletter.
One month more to enter your site in the 9th Annual Webby Awards. Final Deadline: 12.17.04
Belated birthday wishes to the Internet that turned 35 on October 29th. That marks the day that UCLA attempted to connect host-to-host with the Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park. The UCLA team was supposed to type in “log” and Stanford would reply “in” to link the two computers. Although the system crashed after just “LO”, it is still considered first message sent over a network. We’ve come a long way.
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ONE MONTH TO THE FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE 12.17.04
It’s the Internet’s 35th birthday and The Webby Awards have 35 new categories. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
The 9th Annual Webby Awards
Honoring the World’s Best Websites and the People Behind Them
Winning Websites are as Diverse as the Web
With over 65 business and consumer categories there is a category for your site. Remember, Webby winners represent sites of all sizes and budgets.
Webby Winners Make Headlines in Major Media Worldwide
The 8th Annual Webby Awards generated over 100 million impressions in national and international media outlets from USA Today and The Wall Street Journal to CNN. The publicity the Webby generates for nominees and winners is priceless.
You can’t win if you don’t enter www.webbyawards.com
WELCOME LEAD MEDIA SPONSORS: ADWEEK,
MEDIAWEEK AND BRANDWEEK
Are you or your team at a loss for new ideas and creative inspiration? Consider attending industry conferences and events (independently or together) to boost energy and enthusiasm levels. These functions provide opportunities to meet other professionals and share your experiences and ideas. After the event, discuss what you’ve learned with coworkers and other attendees. A brainstorming session will likely spark fresh ideas and get everyone’s creativity flowing again.
The Creative Group is a specialized staffing service placing
creative, advertising, marketing and web professionals with a variety of companies
on a project basis. For more information, visit http://www.creativegroup.com
Tiffany Shlain, Webby Founder, will speak on a panel at The California Governor's Conference titled: Women and Technology: How to Master It Before It Masters You. Moderated by Sheryl Sandberg, VP Global Online Sales Marketing at Google, Tiffany joins distinguished female executives from Yahoo, Apple, and AOL in this discussion.
She offers the following tips:
1. Let Technology Simplify Your Life. Look at your to-do list. What can you do faster and more efficiently online? Shop, make restaurant reservations, keep your schedule, pay bills, print stamps. The list is long.
2. Be Efficient with Email. Read your email in batches, rather than every time one comes in. Use an email program that allows you to mark important emails so you can sort by priority. Invest in a spam filter program.
3. Have a Day Without Technology each week. Turn-off email and cell phone, PDA and pagers. It will remind you the importance of uninterrupted quality time with your family, friends or just your self.
10.22.04 - 12.18.04 FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME, New York, NY
Freestyle is a spontaneous fusion of live music, comedy and hip-hop. Six performers create a whirlwind of musicality as they riff off each other and audience suggestions in a show that is never the same twice. Directed by Thomas Kail, one of the most innovative young minds in theater, we are sure you have never seen anything like it. If you are in New York, or planning to be, it's a must see.
Performance times are Thursdays at 8 PM, Fridays at 8 PM 10:30 PM and Saturdays at 8 PM. Tickets are $20. To purchase, email Thomas at thomaskail@... or call SmartTix at 212-868-4444(www.SmartTix.com). Ars Nova is located at 511 West 54th Street, just west of 10th Ave.
“From Homunculus to Golem: Tracking an Alter-Avatar”
Berkeley-based media artist Sonya Rapoport draws
on alchemy and mysticism to illuminate contemporary controversies at
the intersection of sex and science.
A practicing artist for 40 years, Rapoport will describe her evolution
from abstract expressionist painting in the 1960's to net art
installations currently under development. Rapoport will presents
slides, video, and two new interactive webworks: Redeeming the Gene,
and Kabbalah/Kabul, that address the constitution of artificial
beings.
Mon, 29 Nov, 7:30-9:00pm: UC Berkeley, 160 Kroeber Hall
All Lectures are free and open to the public.
BioAgenda is gearing up for it’s 2-1/2-day Summit for leaders and thinkers at the fabulous La Quinta Resort Club in Palm Springs, California. Come hear 76 speakers - top scientists, thinkers, entrepreneurs, activists, thinkers, financiers, artists, and more present opinions, demonstrations, a play, exhibits and more about the most crucial issues and the most innovative discoveries in cutting-edge life sciences. Reserve your spot now. http://www.bioagendaprograms.com
12.06-08.04 - Web Design World, Boston, MA
Web Design World Boston brings together beauty and brains in three days. Breakout sessions and workshops discuss the best tips and tricks for strategic design and user-friendly pages while embracing the most sophisticated Web technology available.
More Information: http://www.ftponline.com
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SIGGRAPH 2005 is NOW ACCEPTING PAPERS, PROPOSALS, ARTWORK, AND ANIMATIONS.
For 32 years, SIGGRAPH has been the preeminent forum where researchers, educators, artists, animators, and visionaries from around the world converge to share ideas and create the next generation of digital technologies.
SIGGRAPH 2005 submission deadlines:
3 November 2004
Panel Topics and Special Session Ideas
5 January 2005
Courses
17 January 2005
Emerging Technologies
19 January 2005
Art Gallery
26 January 2005
Papers
31 January 2005
Award Nominations
9 February 2005
Educators Program
25 February 2005
Student Volunteers
1 March 2005
Panel Position Papers
9 March 2005
Web Program
11 March 2005
Computer Animation Festival
13 April 2005
Sketches
11 May 2005
Posters
For complete details on when, where, and how to submit your work www.siggraph.org/s2005.
SIGGRAPH 2005 is looking for volunteers to get involved with the Guerilla Studio, GraphicsNet, and International Resources. While other programs depend upon content contribution, these areas rely on volunteers to create hands-on, one-to-one experiences at the conference.
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SIGGRAPH 2005 submission deadlines:
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Panel Topics and Special Session Ideas
5 January 2005
Courses
17 January 2005
Emerging Technologies
19 January 2005
Art Gallery
26 January 2005
Papers
31 January 2005
Award Nominations
9 February 2005
Educators Program
25 February 2005
Student Volunteers
1 March 2005
Panel Position Papers
9 March 2005
Web Program
11 March 2005
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13 April 2005
Sketches
11 May 2005
Posters
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This is the Webby Awards September 2004 e-newsletter.
Welcome to the
Launch of the 9th Annual Webby Awards Season.
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Entries
for the 9th Annual Webby Awards Now Being Accepted - 35 New Categories!
Opening the door for more businesses and organizations to compete for
the most coveted honor in online media, The Webby Awards today kicked
off its widely anticipated annual call for entries with 35 new
categories – more than doubling the number of awards it will bestow.
Starting
today, web sites from around the world can get in the running for a
Ninth Annual Webby Awards nomination – and bask in the industry
recognition and global media attention – by visiting http://www.webbyawards.com
and entering.For
nearly a decade, The Webby Awards have been recognized as the leading
international honors for web sites.
Sites
can now be submitted in 65 categories.The 35 new additions include industry specific categories like
Automotive, Beauty & Cosmetics, Employment, Retail, Real Estate and
Investor Relations, as well as consumer interest categories like Blog,
Celebrity/Fan Site and Social Networking.
The
Webby Awards also announced the debut of five awards that all web sites
can enter; Best Home Page, Best Navigation/Structure, Best Use of Sound,
Best Use of Animation and Best Copy.
Nominees
will be announced in April 2005 and winners will be unveiled in May
2005.Winners will be
honored at a VIP celebration in late Spring of 2005. The Webby Awards
will also continue its tradition of encouraging local celebrations of
nominees and winners around the world via the web.
For
a chance to win the coveted award, visit The Webby Awards at www.webbyawards.com
for information, guidelines and an official online entry form.
WELCOME NEW SPONSORS: ADWEEK, BRANDWEEK and MEDIAWEEK
have joined us as the Lead Media Sponsor of the 9th Annual Webby Awards.
Welcome!
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THE
CREATIVE GROUP CAREER TIP - Salary Negotiation 101
You’ve just been offered a new position, but the
compensation package is less than expected.What should you do?The
first step is to research average compensation levels within your field.Specialized staffing firms, the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Bureau of Labor Statistics, and trade and professional organizations are
all good information sources.If the data you collect suggests the package offered to you
is below market value, use your research to show the employer that
additional compensation may be in order.Keep in mind that if more money isn’t an option, you may be
able to negotiate perks, such as extra vacation time.
The Creative Group is a specialized staffing service placing
creative, advertising, marketing and web professionals with a variety of companies
on a project basis. For more information, visit http://www.creativegroup.com
(f)Film on DVD: Sandi Debowski – Trembling Before G-D
(g) Reading List: Stewart Brand –
Long Term Thinking Book List
(a)New
Book: Guy Kawasaki - The Art of the Start
Join
Long-standing Academy Member Guy Kawasaki, the managing director of Garage Technology Ventures and former chief evangelist of Apple, is coming out with
a new book called, The Art of the Start. This book is a weapon of mass construction that is the definitive guide for anyone starting anything. It
builds upon Guy¹s experience as an evangelist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.
And because an entrepreneur should never be without a backup copy of his or her presentation, business plan, and projections, Guy, working with
SanDisk, created the Art of the Start Pitch Kit. It contains a copy of the book plus
a SanDisk 128 MB USB flash drive. The total cost of the kit is $34.95 plus shipping and handling -- a $60 value. This special value is available to you
as a subscriber to the 011.
Join leaders of innovative start-ups and industry titans at the
first-ever second-generation internet business conference. Academy
member, John Battelle will lead Jeff Bezos, Mark
Cuban, John Doerr, Mary Meeker, Craig Newmark, and dozens more in three-days
of high-level discussions around the theme “The Web as Platform”. The
Web 2.0 conference will be held October 5-7, 2004 at the Hotel Nikko in San
Francisco. http://www.web2con.com
(c)New Magazine: Jim Daly - Edutopia
Edutopia, the first magazine by filmmaker George Lucas’ educational
foundation, launches this month with Academy member James Daly as Editor In
Chief. The magazine will showcase the best and most innovative thinking in
public education, as well as reveal the roadblocks and question the status quo.
Edutopia is the first magazine launch for Lucas. Just as he envisioned new
intergalactic worlds 30 years ago, today he envisions a new world of learning
and a change in society’s beliefs about education."Here we are entering the 21st century, and we are doing things
based on 19th century ideas and methods,” Lucas says.“The digital divide is not about who has access to what technology but,
rather, who knows how to create and express themselves in the language of sound
and images."Edutopia is put
out by the George Lucas Educational Foundation and launches as a bimonthly
publication.
BioAgenda is an independent, non-partisan, non-industry think-tank founded by
journalists and critical thinkers including Academy Member and author, David
Ewing Duncan. The core mission is to discuss, analyze, and study issues and
policies, from stem cells to how to pay for new drugs. BioAgenda’s programs
include roundtables, exhibits, lectures, and publications to facilitate
evocative discussions among leaders, policy-makers, critics and thinkers, with
educational initiatives addressed to leaders, students, professionals, and the
public.
BioAgenda is dedicated to an autonomous, spirited, unorthodox discussion
encompassing all points of view. http://www.bioagendaprograms.com
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Film Festival: Jonathan Wells - ResFest
Attend the Eighth Annual RESFEST Digital Film Festival! Academy member and Co-founder, Jonathan Wells
invites you to their biggest festival yet, with programs that include short
films, music videos, motion design, live music,
guest speakers and much more. In the next four months, the festival will take place in 33 cities in 13 countries on six continents. It is the largest
festival of its kind.
Next stop, San Francisco -- September 30 - October 3, 2004.
For more information: http://www.resfest.com
(f)Film on DVD: Sandi Debowski – Trembling
Before G-D
The Deluxe 2-Disc Trembling Before G-d DVD with the movie and three hours of
additional Special Features is now available! Trembling had a World Premiere at
the Sundance Film Festival, won the Berlin Film Festival's Teddy Award and the
GLAAD Media Award for Best Documentary. Trembling Before G-D has become a
worldwide movement, and is truly changing people's lives by shattering
assumptions about faith, sexuality, and religious fundamentalism. It tells the
stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jewish gays and lesbians who try to reconcile
their passionate love for Judaism with the Biblical prohibitions against
homosexuality. The DVD includes: Trembling on the Road, about the life-changing
movement of the film around the world and updates on those featured in the film;
More With Rabbi Steve; Mark: The Musical; Tomboychik, Behind the Silhouettes;
and more…
(g)Reading List: Stewart Brand – Long
Term Thinking Book List
For those of you who attend Academy Member, Stewart Brand’s Seminars About
Long Term Thinking and wanted related books to the seminars and long term
thinking in general on line, Stewart has cultivated a list of recommended books
on long term thinking that is now available on the Long Now website.In addition if you bookmark this page for all your Amazon.com shopping,
percentages of all your purchases go to support The Long Now Foundation and its
projects like the free seminar series.
(a)09.27 – 29.04 – Digital Hollywood Fall, Santa Monica, CA
Digital Hollywood
debuted in 1990 and has from its start been among the leading trade
conferences in its field with over 15,000 top executives in the film,
television, music, home video, cable, telecommunications and computer
industries attending the various events each year.
Join this three day
conference to discuss how we are transforming entertainment with digital
technology.
(b)09.29 – 09.30.04 – The Emerging Technologies Conference at
MIT
The
2nd Annual Emerging Technologies Conference at MITshowcases the technologies that are poised to make a dramatic impact
on our world. This two-day event brings together world-renowned
innovators and leaders in technology and business for keynote, panel and
breakout discussions that center on the transformative technological
innovations certain to better our lives, create opportunities and fuel
economic growth. Last year more than 1,000 business, science and
technology professionals attended the Emerging Technology Conference at
MIT from 36 states and 41 countries.
(c)09.30.04 – Salesforce Foundation 2nd Annual
International Youth Media Premier, San Francisco, CA
How the world looks
depends on who is behind the camera. Come see for yourself as the
foundation side of Webby Award Winning, salesforce.com premiers the
movies, music, digital artwork and web sites created, produced and
edited by teens across the globe. Salesforce.com/foundation supports
programs around the world to help teens unearth their inner Hollywood:
salesforce/foundation puts digital equipment in their hands to kindle
creativity and self-expression.
salesforce.com/foundation
launch came less than a year after the launch of the company with the
goal of building philanthropic programs at the very beginning of the
company's existence rather than waiting until the company had reached a
certain level of 'comfortable success'. Their belief is that if emphasis
is placed on social programs from a company's inception, the value of
service will be a core cultural value that is built into the fabric of
the company.
Thursday, September 30
| 7:00PM | Herbst Theater, San Francisco
(d)10.15.04 – Long Now Seminar – Paul Hawken, San Francisco, CA
Held
the second Friday of each month the purpose of the series is to build a
coherent, compelling body of ideas about long-term thinking, to help
nudge civilization toward Long Now's goal of making long-term thinking
automatic and common instead of difficult and rare.
Fort Mason | San
Francisco, CA | $10 donation is very welcome, but NOT required. (Cash or
check accepted at the door)
The
011 is happy to announce that the Art, Technology, and Culture
Colloquium Series at UC Berkeley has announced new speakers for this
year’s series. The ATC will be the primary lecture series of
the Center for New Media (CNM), established last year as a result of
Berkeley's New Initiatives competition. More on the CNM can be
found at http://cnm.berkeley.edu.
The
line-up for this year includes such noteables as musician David Byrne,
Academy members Rachel Greene and Eric Zimmerman.
Join them for the
second in this year’s series on October 18 as Mimi Nguyen from
Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan talks on “Star
Personas and Fan Fictions: Bruce Lee, JJ
Chinois, and the Queer Technologies of Celebrity.”
Monday,
October 18 | 7:30-9:00pm | 160 Kroeber Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
All
Lectures are free and open to the public.
Sponsored
by UC Berkeley's: Center for New Media, Office of the Executive Vice
Chancellor and Provost, College of Engineering Interdisciplinary Studies
Program, Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society,
Consortium for the Arts, BAM/PFA, and the Townsend Center for the
Humanities.
(f)10.21-23.04 – Pop!Tech, Camden, ME
Pop!Tech is a
one-of-a-kind intellectual and creative conference that explores the
social impact of technology and the shape of things to come.
Held in one of the most
beautiful places in America, the conference brings together a vibrant
community of speakers, attendees and media from the highest ranks of
science, technology, business, the arts and culture.
The 2004 program will
focus on the challenges and opportunities for a New Renaissance in human
science, art, industry and understanding. We’ll explore such things as
our evolving understanding of human nature, and the role of design in
the global economy. We’ll get a ‘sneak peek’ at critical
technologies of tomorrow and explore ideas about the future of politics
and the battle against both global terrorism and global inequality.
We'll explore the patterns and connections between many domains of
change.
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Pattern language
September 24, 2004
Dear Dilek,
Architectural visionary Christopher Alexander has produced a
four-volume "essay" that attempts to cure architecture. "The
Nature of Order--the Art of Building and the Nature of the
Universe" makes some valuable assertions. Apart from being
interested in the "universals" that he thinks ought to apply to
buildings, I was playing with the idea of applying his
principles to art in general and painting in particular:
- A range of sizes is pleasing and beautiful.
- Good design has areas of focus and weight.
- Outlines focus attention to the center.
- Repeating elements give order and harmony.
- The background should not detract from the center.
- Simple forms create an intense, powerful center.
- Small symmetries are better than overall symmetry.
- Looping, connected elements give unity and grace.
- Unity is achieved with visible opposites.
- Texture and imperfections give uniqueness and life.
- Similarities should repeat throughout a design.
- Empty spaces offer calm and contrast.
- Use only essentials; avoid extraneous elements.
- Designs should be interconnected, not isolated.
- Scale and echo create positive emotions.
A lot of what Alexander says has to do with "getting to the
center"--what painters like to call the "center of interest."
Funny to think that the treatment of an elevator block in an
office-building foyer might relate to the climax area of an
easel painting. Both draw you in. Both are a focus and a first
impression. Paintings, like buildings, are an environment.
They are either successful or unsuccessful. Some of the
elements of what he calls "pattern language" may be hard-wired
into our brains. Like the middle C at the end of a symphony, we
need them. Though our imaginations may freely fly with all
combinations possible, according to Alexander we omit these
elements at our peril.
Why then do we deviate from these laws? The world is
chockablock with weak, wishy-washy buildings, built down to a
price. That goes for paintings too. Perhaps the human spirit
is as much in love with error as it is with righteousness.
Without sin there is no salvation.
Best regards,
Robert
PS: "These tools allow anyone, and any group of people, to
create beautiful, functional, meaningful places. You can create
a living world." (Christopher Alexander)
Esoterica: Alexander, who lives in California, is the architect
of hundreds of structures and landscape environments. His
numerous books and papers have influenced computer science,
information systems, organizations, office furniture design,
domestic interiors, even Oriental carpet studies. His
philosophy of nature and life has our universe as a coherent
whole, encompassing feelings as well as inanimate matter.
Studying Alexander invites curiosity about the gaping space
between theory and practice. Like many a "Renaissance Man,"
Alexander also paints. I've asked Andrew to put up a few of his
paintings in the current clickback.
Current clickback: To see selected, illustrated responses to the
last letter "Palette talk", as well as a selection of Alexander
paintings, please go to:
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Ordering chaos
September 3, 2004
Dear Dilek,
Yesterday I was being curious again about one of my little
habits--a habit that some artists might relate to. I like to
start a painting off in a mess and then try to harness and
control the thing. It's appealing to me to make something
unruly into something ordered. Please don't mention this to
anyone--right now I'm compulsive about it.
Others too have told me about a mode such as this--something
we've named "commit and correct." This mode, enacted somewhat
unconsciously, permits a worker to see her work holistically.
This means an all-at-once focusing that allows a work to
"materialize" rather than develop out of areas of calculated
rendering. The brush becomes rather like a bee going to
flowers, here, there, everywhere. More than anything it's a
matter of looking at and asking what something--any part, or all
of it--looks like, then defining it better. Further, it's often
a matter of putting a colour--any colour--on the brush and
somehow being guided to where on the painting it is needed.
You might be interested to know that there's a new English TV
documentary that suggests that Mozart suffered from the
obsessive compulsive disorder Tourette's Syndrome. The claims
are made by the British composer James McConnel, who himself has
the condition. McConnel says the clues are to be found in
letters written by Mozart as well as in his music. McConnel
says that Mozart's fascination with wordplay and obsession with
clocks, shoe sizes and gadgets, as well as his documented
twitching all pointed to him being a Tourette's sufferer.
"Tourette's is a constant battle between chaos and control,
having a compulsion and trying to control it, and that
translates into music," he said. "Mozart let his music run off
in chaotic directions but then always brought it back under
control."
I'm not of course saying that I'm Mozart, and I'm not suggesting
that you become him either, although in some ways it would be
nice. What's interesting and perhaps valuable to artists is the
process implied in the condition. While natural to some, for
others it's simply a learned habit that can lead to a way of
seeing and developing works of art.
Best regards,
Robert
PS: "I do not hear in my imagination the parts successively, but
I hear them "gleich alles zusammen" (at the same time all
together)." (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) "Art is the achievement
of stillness in the midst of chaos." (Saul Bellow)
Esoterica: Tourette's Syndrome is a rare disorder named after a
French neurologist who first described it in 1885. It starts in
childhood with repetitive grimaces and tics, usually of the head
and neck. Involuntary barks, grunts or other noises may appear
as the disease progresses. In about half the cases, the
sufferer has episodes of coprolalia (using foul language).
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In the details
September 7, 2004
Dear Dilek,
On Thursday night my buddy Don Getz dropped in. These days Don
is hanging his hat in Louisville, Kentucky, but most of the time
he seems to be wandering around doing his travel
journals--Canada, Maine, Adirondacks, Blue Ridge Mountains, New
Mexico, France. He's even teaching the art of journaling. He's
also taken on a new job as art director for Automobile
Quarterly. "AQ," as it's known, is the most prestigious
publication for antique and classic car buffs. Don is about
seventy. "Artists don't retire--they can't--otherwise they're
not artists," he says.
Art journaling is the Rolls-Royce of the current scrap-booking
phenomenon. Don gets his special books from "Cheap Joe's"--wire
bound--9" x 12", 25 pages of 140 lb. T.H. Saunders coldpress.
Don draws magnificently--years in commercial art and advertising
have seen to that. He does his on-the-spot drawings with an
"Identipen," without benefit of pencil. Identipen is a
double-ended, permanent laundry-marker. "Sharpies are okay but
they spread a dot when you pause." After he gets his drawing
right, he floods on a bit of watercolour. He's using the
Russian "Yarka" box with a few special cakes added. I've asked
Andrew to put up some examples of Don's art in the current
clickback.
"I've never had so much fun," says Don. "I'd draw all the time
if I could. It's the best." He's one of those guys where it's
all in the details. Incredibly particular about pigments,
grounds, supports, etc., you feel you're in the presence of a
walking encyclopedia of art-material lore. Right now he's
enthusing about watercolour on gessoed paper. "You need to
prime it fairly stiff, not too stiff, so at least there's
brush-marks--the right kind of brush-marks." He uses a one-inch
nylon house-paint brush--"79 cents, don't pay more," to put on
the gesso. He believes in non-staining pigments so colours can
be completely removed if need be. "It's not what you put on,
it's what and how you take off." Don takes it off with old oil
bristle-brushes with cut-off handles.
Recently another friend pointed out that a person's life is a
matter of getting ready for the last thirty years. "If you do
things right in the first fifty, the rest has a chance of being
stellar," he said. Looking at Don, I know what he means. It's
in the details.
Best regards,
Robert
PS: "To retire is the beginning of death." (Pablo Casals)
"Creativity is not something you pluck off a shelf, it only
becomes evident after years of practice, experimentation and
effort." (Don Getz)
Esoterica: Don's automobile art is often in acrylic and large
scale--up to 4 feet by 16 feet. Lately he's taken to painting
automobile engines--detailed but abstracted wonders of bright
gradation and reflection. He also does huge renderings of
license plates. Don says: "You've no idea how impressive large
numbers are."
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Sayin Arkitera Forum uyesi,
1. Istanbul Mimarlik Festivali 4-9 Ekim 2004 tarihleri arasinda Tarih Vakfi
Tarihi Darphane Binalari’nda Arkitera Mimarlik Merkezi tarafindan
duzenleniyor.
Festival haftasi suresince, sergi ve cagrili projelerden, konferans ve
toplantilardan, charrette ve workshop calismalarindan, film gosterimlerinden,
mimarlarla yuz yuze bulusmalardan olusan bir dizi etkinlik yer alacak.
Katilimin sinirli oldugu etkinliklerin kayitlari festivalin resmi web sitesi
www.mimarlikfestivali.org adresi uzerinden gerceklestirilecek. Ogrencilere
indirim saglanacak festivalde Arkitera Karti sahipleri de konaklama, ulasim ve
girislerde ozel indirimlerden faydalanacak. Konu ile ilgili tum ayrintilar web
sitesinde ilan edilecek.
1. Istanbul Mimarlik Festivali temasi, etkinlikleri ve takvimi ile ilgili
detayli bilgiye www.mimarlikfestivali.org adresinden ulasabilir, sorularinizi
Arkitera Mimarlik Merkezi’ne iletebilirsiniz.
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--- inside view
a designboom.com pubblication
september 3rd, 2004
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1 - editor's note
2 - r e c e n t - d e s i g n b o o m - a r t i c l e s
3 - swarovski design award - tiles with crystal - call for entries
4 - the kitchen is the heart of the home - call for entries
5 - design-aerobics
6 - megatrends by style vision, in collaboration with designboom
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dear designboom readers,
(this is a newsletter in between our usual monthly issues.
the 'official' september issue will be send out around mid-september.)
this is the last call for entries:
- THE SWAROVSKI DESIGN AWARD -
the exciting and experimental theme is 'tiles with crystal'.
deadline for project submission is 10 september 2004.
there is only a week left to register to take part in
the competition! come and have a go if you think you're smart...
we would be happy to receive your input.
submissions may be concepts, a few quick sketches,
digital works, photo presentations, ...
so hurry up and don't miss out!
FREE TO ENTER!
best projects will be on show at the 100% design 2004 exhibition.
instructions for submission can be found below
- '100% tiles' -
designboom and 100% design will present the shortlisted
projects of our latest international design competition :
100% design / stand M88 / earl's court 2, london /
thursday 23 to sunday 26, 2004.
prize giving presentation takes place on
friday 24 september 2004 at 3pm. http://www.100percentdesign.co.uk/page.cfm/link=94
to those who would like to attend the 100% design 2004 show
in london, we would like to remind you that you can pre-register
for free entrance. please fill out the online registration form at
http://www.100percentdesign.co.uk/register
by 16 september at the latest. after this date visitors will have to
pay the £15 entrance fee on the door.
we are happy to meet you all!
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keep on reading designboom,
as always... only bringing you the best of the best.
birgit
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r e c e n t - d e s i g n b o o m - a r t i c l e s
(in case you missed it)
---
exhibition | metz centre pompidou http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/metz_p.html
the paris exhibition presents the proposals of shigeru bans winning project
and the other five finalists of the architecture competition for construction of
the metz centre pompidou.
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exhibition | ronan & erwan bouroullec http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/bouroullec.html
micro-architecture - the bouroullecs often transcend furniture design
by creating objects that are typically larger than furniture,
yet smaller and less fixed than built environments.
two major solo exhibitions on the work of ronan & erwan bouroullec:
in rotterdam, nl and in los angeles, usa.
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history | extreme ironing http://www.designboom.com/history/irons.html
we traced ironing back to the egyptians but hot ironing is
relatively new. the romans didn't hot iron at all
- hot ironing came from the east.
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trash | sex doll rafting http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/sexdoll.html
if sex toys are going to be introduced into sports... here is
a quick report from the second annual inflatable sex doll raft race
in north russia. all participants stated that these rubber products are
economical in usage and that they float wonderfully.
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designcool | BEKKOU (=kouichi okamoto) http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/bekkou.html
the japanese music artist presents a LED balloon lamp.
'I got the hint from a traditional japanese lamp,
which is called CHOCHIN - a portable lamp,
used with a candle in the edo period.'
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competition | the kitchen is the heart of the home http://www.designboom.com/cologne05.html
we're happy to announce a brand new design competition in
collaboration with the ' IMM cuisinale' by koelnmesse.
see the call for entries.
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competition | 'tiles with crystal' http://www.designboom.com/100tiles_swarovski.html
call for entries of the swarovski design award 'tiles with crystal',
in collaboration with designboom and the london 100% design show.
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education | design-aerobics 'light object' course http://www.designboom.com/aerobics/index.html
a sort of slightly formal class for working designers and
adult design enthusiasts of all ages.
each course is based on 35 lessons, exercises and discussions.
participation fee only $ 59 - courses are filling up.
call for registrations.
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trend | megatrends to 2006 http://www.designboom.com/megatrend.html
global consumer moods. get a serie of 6 bi-monthly reports.
each report consists of 8 creative scenarios (the scenario based from
our research are already created) revealing some important future trends
on selected themes. each scenario illustrates the concept with texts
(storyline, background, key words) and pictures.
by style-vision, co-editor is designboom.
a designboom manifesto.
shop | illustrated folding chairs history poster http://www.designboom.com/foldingmanifesto.html
folding chairs have a long and glorious history dating back to
at least ancient egypt, and we are here to tell you all about it.
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a designboom manifesto.
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get inspired by decorative landmarks in the history of
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surfaces from the 18th century have been found on the
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c a l l - f o r - e n t r i e s
designboom and 100% design -
international design contest: '100% tiles' - update!
THE SWAROWSKI DESIGN AWARD
'tiles with crystal'
crystals have never been used in tiles in a large scale so far but
offer a huge creative potential and it is a great opportunity for
participating designers to include this new material in his/her
projects for tiles. you are asked to develop innovative and
revolutionary wall tiles made possible by the fusion of the ceramic
material, exceptional design ideas and swarovski crystals.
designboom and swarovski will exhibit the best designs at the
100% design show in london, 23-26 september 2004.
we're still taking submissions from anyone who wants to have
their efforts considered for entry.
deadline for entry submission is 10 september 2004.
hurry up, register now! free registration here
about swarovski
is the world leading company for cut crystal. most of you might know
swarovski because of the fashion, jewellery and gift items.
but they offer a range of products for architectural projects and décor
for living accessories as well. swarovski continues to expand its
product offering, technology and expertise, inviting cutting edge
designers to explore the use of crystal in new and unexpected ways.
more info http://business.swarovski.com/open/extern/55_about_swarovski.htm http://www.swarovskisparkles.com http://www.swarovski.com
designboom and ' IMM cuisinale' by koelnmesse
international on-line design competition
the theme is: the kitchen is the heart of the home
someone told you about a mystical triangle that needs to exist
between the sink, cooktop and refrigerator?
this classic triangle made sense for a long time,
but today's kitchens function a lot differently than those of yesteryear.
opening increasingly into other living areas and losing their exclusively
functional image, kitchens are mobilizing the minds of consumers,
designers and manufacturers. for most people, the kitchen is the heart of the home, but it is also the place
devoted to well-being, comfort and day-to-day safety.
awards:
3 first prizes will be awarded with euro 2000 each !
winning entries and short-listed works will be on display
at the next IMM cuisinale show at the international furniture fair
IMM cologne, germany, to be held from january 17th to 23rd, 2005.
the 3 first prize winners will be invited to cologne to receive their prizes
(travel and accommodation sponsored).
the jury will also grant 30 honorable mentions.
the most interesting designs will be presented to companies in
the manufacturing sectors for possible production. free registration here
is your life so busy that you wish you could squeeze in
some quick exercises ? design-aerobics !
for people seeking knowledge and fun.
theme: lighting
registrations are now open for:
4th course- floor lamp - an expressive sculpture /
september 06 - november 5, 2004
participation fee : $ 59 only
see what's all about
- the number of participants is limited.
register now! http://www.designboom.com/aerobics/index.html
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1 more course:
5th course - urban lighting - beautification approach /
november 8, 2004 - january 12, 2005
for people of all ages, whether you're professional,
student or you're just interested in design,
you're welcome!
... are you prepared for the mood consumers?
starting around the 1900's we saw the beginning of mass consumption,
one product to everybody as long as the basic need for that product exists.
about 50 years later, facing more diversified lifestyles, companies found product
extensions a way to increase their market impact. they started to use more
sophisticated techniques to identify different market segments, primarily based
on demographics such as age, gender or income.
today, the formula seems to have reached its limits. why is that so?
consumers refuse to act according to their demographic segment - and as a result
from advertising overexposure - they also loose faith in traditional branding strategies.
they act more according to their mood and current situation, influenced by a global context.
they want to be excited about a product, price or service and they are more mature,
informed and demanding than ever before...
the french trend forecast studio style-vision, in collaboration with designboom,
is dedicated to deliver creative scenarios of the future consumers.
global leaders in cosmetics, foods, fashion, fragrance, furniture, textiles, automotives, travel,
hospitality, banking and electronics are currently using the style-vision reports to better
anticipate changing consumer behavior and to sparkle innovation in the creation process.
a comprehensive research, co-edited by designboom. more info
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Get your Mojo
July 27, 2004
Dear Dilek,
Yesterday Doug Swinton wrote: "It seems lately I have lost my
will to paint--or as they say I have lost my Mojo. Where does
one go or what does one do to find one's Mojo? I'm hoping for
some Mojo wisdom from you."
Thanks for that Doug. Mojo is one of those words that popped
into the language about 1926 and nobody seems to know where it
came from. Merriam-Webster says it's "a magic spell, hex, or
charm--a magical power--probably of African origin--akin to the
Fulani moco's medicine man." Other sources trace it to the Mojo
Indians of Bolivia who are supposed to be the most skilful at
river work and fishing. Some claim a connection with the
incisive wisdom of "Mother Jones." All kinds of musicians and
animators have Mojo as their patron wizard. Lucasfilm, for
example, has spun off crowds of Mojoists. While Mojo suggests
any art that invokes supernatural powers, for us creators
Mojovation means finding magic in what we do.
Here are a couple of ideas that might bring on your Mojo:
"Random plunging" ought to be happening with you on a regular
basis. Stewing, pacing, having self-doubts are the top killers.
Try bypassing this common tendency and human frailty.
Mindlessly grabbing reference material or errant imaginings and
simply beginning is a time-tested way to invoke Mojo. Your muse
is amused and willed to further renewal during this process.
Goethe said it: "Whatever you can do, or dream, you can begin.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."
Also, it's a bit of a mind bender for some artists to see every
start in Shunryu Suzuki's "beginner's mind." You might consider
getting his book--"Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind." His little
self-deception is a basis of simple productivity and creative
out-busting. Magician--fool thyself.
Mojo is not the resin that a pitcher puts on the ball. Mojo is
the magic that you make as you go.
Best regards,
Robert
PS: "I see painting as an evocative magic, and there must
always be a random factor in magic, one which must be constantly
changed and renewed." (William Burroughs)
Esoterica: In order to get your Mojo back you must revitalize
the wizard (or witch) in yourself. Fact is Doug, you've stopped
believing in your own wizardry. That's bad. Like the Wizard of
Oz--it's all about working weird levers behind a curtain. So
here's what you do: Take about five minutes to make yourself a
wizard's hat. Find a piece of coloured paper and roll and
staple it in the form of a cone. Put a star or two or some
other more personal design on it and put it on your head. Grab
your brush and if you don't notice a difference right away,
please drop me a note and I'll refund the cost of this letter.
I've put a demo in the current clickback.
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A painting's progress
July 6, 2004
Dear Dilek,
Chuck and Geraldine purchased a 24"x 30" painting of mine in
1973. Chuck, an artist in wood, made a beautiful mahogany box
for it and shipped it by Greyhound to John and Annie,
Geraldine's father and stepmother, as an anniversary gift.
After John and Annie passed away it was willed back to Chuck and
Geraldine. When Chuck suddenly died at a young age Geraldine
phoned and wondered what might be the best way to sell the
painting. I agreed to give her a hand.
When I opened the mahogany box in my studio, memories flooded
out. "The Forest Home--Deer Wood at Norquay" was started after
a harrowing day where I had been stalked by wolves. Snowshoes
only move so fast. When I finally got to my car I was trembling
like an aspen. Eventually, while listening to Vivaldi's "Four
Seasons--Winter" on the car radio, a deer came daintily down
through the snow and stood like a statue. A drawing proceeded.
Later, in a motel, I converted the deer to canvas and surrounded
it with the forest pattern I had remembered. Sometime later I
finished the painting in my studio.
Yesterday, the first thing I did was throw away the frame. The
liner was brown and spotty. The outer was full of dents. I
cleaned the painting and removed the oily residue--years of
cigarette smoke and fly specks. It's an oil--I re-varnished
with Kamar. In a sharp new frame and temporarily on our
living-room wall it doesn't look bad. On the back of the canvas
I wrote 'Cleaned by the artist,' the date and my initials. I
put a small sticker on the stretcher with Geraldine's name and
address. I phoned a dealer and asked if I could include it in
my next shipment. From now on he will deal with Geraldine and
there will be nothing in it for me. That's the way I like it.
The game is fair. I've asked Andrew to enclose a photo of the
painting at the top of the current clickback:
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Geraldine and Chuck's investment will pay off. The deer will
find a new home and begin another life that I will not know of.
I will keep Chuck's beautiful mahogany box.
Best regards,
Robert
PS: "Since man is mortal, the only immortality possible is to
leave something behind that is immortal. This is the artist's
way of scribbling 'Kilroy was here' on the wall of the final and
irrevocable oblivion through which he must someday pass."
(William Faulkner)
Esoterica: Some artists won't believe that by looking at a
30-year-old painting I could recall the music I was listening
to--others will know exactly what I'm talking about. Revisiting
older works has its surprises. If the work happens to be bad
then you have the warm feeling that you may be getting better.
But then there's the wish that you might buy up the old bad ones
to get them off the market. Lots of dough required. Then,
perhaps more unpleasantly, are old paintings that happen to be
rather good--and there's that feeling that you're actually
getting worse.
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last letter "Finding yourself again," as well as a shot of the
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of recent miscellaneous correspondence--all of which required an
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The greatest dilemma
June 29, 2004
Dear Dilek,
Yesterday Carol Currie wrote: "My greatest dilemma is whether I
should pursue studies at university. I am a self-taught artist
and doing well on my own. My next step as an artist is to work
on enough pieces to apply for galleries. Currently I'm 25%
there. I guess the 'father' in me says I need to have a back-up
plan, and for me that would be teaching art at college or
university level. I do like the idea of sharing information
with colleagues as well as expanding ideas and processes. I
figure that will be best done at the higher level. What do you
and your readers think about colleges and universities, or
should I continue on the singular path?"
Thanks for that Carol. An aspiring creative person such as
yourself begins to see that some people are cut out to be
artists and others are better as arts advocates and
communicators. Knowing yourself and what you really want from
life is what's important. If you're wired for art-making you
will find it difficult to go in any other direction. While I'm
naturally in favor of higher education, you ought to understand
the difference between artistic literacy and artistic mastery.
The former can be taught and the latter must be found and
developed privately. Also, the downside of higher education is
the "poisonous pedagogy" that goes on these days, particularly
in the art department. It has been noted by many "successful
artists" that "successful artists" are those who have not been
to university. Many have however received a foundation at a
college, and have known when to say "enough." Many are mainly
self-taught.
Educational enrichment for its own sake--which may have nothing
to do with getting a degree or providing a "back-up"--is its own
reward. As Socrates said 2400 years ago: "The unexamined life
is not worth living."
If you are unsure about university I suggest that you go to a
remote cabin for a finite time--six months or a year--and give
yourself an intense, self-directed book-education in whatever
direction your fancy takes. Take your brushes, of course, and
enough canvases to sink a battleship. If you find you are going
nuts without using this stuff up, you might just have your
answer. The experience definitely won't hurt you.
Best regards,
Robert
PS: "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain
a thought without accepting it." (Aristotle)
Esoterica: Currently popular examples of poisonous pedagogy
include: "Painting is dead." "Cleverness is suspect." "Angst
is in." "If you are making a decent living at art, you are
probably already corrupted." While these sorts of attitudes may
have philosophic value for the examined life, they can be
counterproductive to those who may wish to set their sights on
being independent creators.
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last letter "There is always now," about the fine art of
procrastination, please go to:
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Constable, Henri, Renoir, Van Gogh and others have had to say
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Topics in this digest:
1. Ogrenci sergileri...
From: "kendiroglu" <kendiroglu@...>
2. Günümüzün Sanatcilar Sergisi
From: "kendiroglu" <kendiroglu@...>
3. BİLİM, SANAT VE EĞİTİM ÜZERİNE
From: Tülay ÇELLEK <tcellek@...>
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 20:39:54 +0300
From: "kendiroglu" <kendiroglu@...>
Subject: Ogrenci sergileri...
Öğrencilerin sergisi hocaları kıskandırıyor
(Ezgi BAŞARAN - Hürriyet Cumartesi)
Güzel sanatlar öğrencileri, yaz sezonuna girerken yıl
boyunca yaptıkları işleri sergilemeye başladı.
Sabancı Üniversitesi’ndeki 4. Öğrenci Desen ve Resim Sergisi 1
Temmuz’da açılacak. Bilgi Üniversitesi öğrenci sergisi Track 04
ise bugün başlıyor. Her iki sergide de görenleri
şaşırtacak ilginç eserler var.
Sabancı Üniversitesi’ndeki sergilerin küratörlüğünü,
üniversitede birkaç yıldır atölye
çalışmalarını sürdüren, öğretim üyesi
Polonyalı sanatçı Doç. Dr. Wieslaw Zaremba yapıyor.
Üniversitenin Sanat ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi öğrencilerinin sergisi
‘Düşlerin Ardından’ 1 Temmuz Perşembe günü Tuzla kampusunda
açılacak, 31 Ağustos’a kadar sürecek. Sergiye katılan VA 324
dersi atölye grubu, Polonya’nın Gdansk kentinde her yıl düzenlenen
Feta Festival’e (bir açıkhava ve sokak tiyatroları festivali) bu
yıl ikinci kez davet edildi.
Yirmi yıl Polonya Gdansk Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi’nde
desen ve resim öğreten Doç. Dr. Wieslaw Zaremba, son dört
yıldır Sabancı Üniversitesi’nde uyguladığı
sanat eğitimiyle ilgili şöyle söylüyor: ‘Sabancı Üniversitesi
farklı bir bakış açısıyla, sanatsal yetenek
giriş sınavı uygulamadan resim, heykel ve grafik tasarım
atölyelerine öğrenci kabul ediyor. Daha önce hiç resim dersi
almamış öğrencilerin katıldığı
derslerimde, sahne projektörlerini kullanarak balerin ve kadın-erkek
modellerle teatral bir atmosfer yaratıyorum. Böylece, aynı
modelleri kullansalar bile her öğrencinin iç dünyasını
yansıtan, birbirine hiç benzemeyen, özgün işler ortaya
çıkıyor.’
Bilgi Üniversitesi Dolapdere Kampusu’nda bugün Görsel
İletişim Tasarımı öğrencilerinin geçen yıl
ürettiği işlerden geniş bir seçki sergilenmeye
başlıyor. Track 04 adını taşıyan sergi 11
Temmuz’a kadar açık olacak. Önceki senelerde, öğrenciler Track 01,
Track 02 ve Track 03 sergilerini açmışlardı. Bu seneki
serginin teması ‘Roket Bilimi’. Mültimedya, web tasarımı, 3
boyutlu bilgisayar animasyonu gibi yeni tekniklerin yanı sıra,
grafik tasarım ve fotoğraf gibi daha geleneksel işlerin de
izlenebileceği sergide, video çalışmaları projeksiyonla
gösterilecek.
1998’den bu yana eğitim vermekte olan Yıldız Teknik
Üniversitesi Sanat ve Tasarım Fakültesi ise, öğrencilerinin
gerçekleştirdikleri projeleri 21 Haziran’dan itibaren Dolmabahçe,
G-Mall Kültür Sanat ve Alışveriş Merkezi’nde sergiliyor.
Artakalan başlıklı sergide öğrencilerin
gerçekleştirdiği performans, fotoğraf, video ve ses
enstalasyonları ve görsel uygulamalar yer alacak. Sergi 30 Haziran’a
kadar sürüyor.
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 20:44:19 +0300
From: "kendiroglu" <kendiroglu@...>
Subject: Günümüzün Sanatcilar Sergisi
Günümüz sanatçılarından
Resim Heykel Müzeleri Derneği’nin (RHMD) kuruluşundan bu
yana her yıl düzenlediği yarışmalı
Uluslararası Günümüz Sanatçıları Sergisi’nin 23’üncüsü Akbank
Kültür Sanat Merkezi’nde sergileniyor. Sergilenmeye değer bulunan 19
sanatçıya ait 22 eserin içinden bu yıl 5 sanatçı ödül almaya
hak kazandı. Sergi 30 Temmuz tarihine kadar sürecek.
Yarışmalı bir sergi olan 23. Uluslararası Günümüz
Sanatçıları İstanbul Sergisi seçimleri kapsamında gerek
yurtiçi gerekse yurtdışından 500’ün üzerinde
çalışma jürinin değerlendirilmesine sunuldu. İsrail’den
Eyal Danon, Avusturya’dan Anton Lederer ve Türkiye’den Başak
Şenova’nın oluşturduğu seçici kurulun seçtiği ve
sergilenmeye değer bulunan 19 sanatçıya ait eserin içinden bu
yıl 5 sanatçı ödül almaya hak kazandı.
Aynı zamanda serginin küratörlüğünü de üstlenen seçici
kurulun değerlendirmelerine göre Evrensel Belgin, “anti-pop” isimli
internet projesi ile ödül aldı. Berat Işık, “Eyes Wide Shut”,
“Dancer in the Dark”, “Pyscho” isimi üç adet video art
çalışması, Bengisu Bayrak, “Fast Iman” adlı video
çalışması, Özgür Özlem Sulak’a ait “Kabuk Deniz”, “Wright in
Time”, “Rocinante” adlı video art çalışmaları ve Banu
Taylan “Sinekliler” adlı çalışması ile ödüle değer
bulundu. Sound Art alanındaki çalışması ile Can Türkinan
Jüri Özel Ödülü’ne layık görüldü.
Akbank Kültür Sanat Merkezi’nde gerçekleştirilecek sergide
Evrensel Belgin, Berat Işık, Bengisu Bayrak, Özgür Özlem Sulak,
Banu Taylan, Can Türkinan, Ahmet Albayrak, Ali Ekber Kumtepe, Batur Sönmez,
Berna İpek, Ceren Oykut, Fatma Çiftçi, İlke İlter, Lebriz
Rona, Pınar Yoldaş, Sali Saliji, Serap Doğan, Simge Göksoy ve
Zeynep Zeren Göktan’ın çalışmaları yer alıyor.
Resim Heykel Müzeleri Derneği 23. Uluslararası Günümüz
Sanatçıları İstanbul Sergisi’nin 23.cüsünü Sonbahar
ayında Diyarbakır’da tekrarlamayı hedefliyor.
Bu sergiye başlangıcından bu güne 2500 genç ve
profesyonel sanatçı, 4100 adet çalışması ile
katıldı. Yaklaşık 1000 üzerinde sanatçının
1175 adet çalışması seçilerek, üç farklı mekanda ve üç
farklı kentte sergilendi.
(Hürriyetim)
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:33:14 +0300
From: Tülay ÇELLEK <tcellek@...>
Subject: BİLİM, SANAT VE EĞİTİM ÜZERİNE
BİLİM, SANAT VE EĞİTİM ÜZERİNE
Akademisyen, araştırmacı olmasının yanında hatta önceliğinde eğitim ve öğrenci
sorumluluğunu taşır. Bilime, sanat alanına katkısı kadar, eğitim yoluyla yaşamın
tümüne katkısı olacağına göre, görevinin eğitim - öğretim çerçevesinde
yoğunlaştığının da ayırımında olması gerekir. Hem eğitimci tarafı hem de
alanında yaptığı araştırmalarla bu anlamda iç içelik söz konudur Bir sanatçı ve
bilim insanı yapısı gereği, yetiştirilme tarzı ve işlevi bağlamında
akademisyenden ayrılır. Sanatçıların, bilim insanlarının eğitime katkıları
konferans, söyleşi, seminer, panel, gösteri, atölye çalışması gibi sürekliliği
söz konusu olmayan destekleyici bağlamda olabilir, gereklidir de. Diğer türlü
bilimsel ve sanatsal faaliyetlerinden dolayı akademik raporu çok uzun ama
eğitimciliği yeterli olmayabilir. Süreklilik çerçevesinde de öğrenci, öğretim
elamanını, danışmanını aradığında bulamayacak ve yeteri kadar
yararlanamayacaktır. Bu nedenle eğitimde aksaklıklar söz konusu olabilecektir.
Bu bir tercih meselesidir. Sanatçı ve bilim insanı olmak istemi ya da
akademisyen olma misyonu. Tabii bunu her zaman bu şekilde kesin kes ayırmak söz
konusu olamaz. İdeal olan sanatçı-akademisyen, bilim insanı-akademisyendir. Bu
hem öğrenciye örnek olmayı beraberinde getirir hem de sağlıklı ilerlemeyi. Yoksa
bunun dışında eğitim kurumlarından düzenli maaş almak ve onu her anlamda salt
şahsi çıkarlara kullanmaktan ileri gidemez. Şurası da bir gerçek ki yarı
zamanlı bir öğretim elemanının alacağı ücret salt yol parasına yeter. Ya kitap
parası! Ancak tüm bunlara karşın bir öncelik söz konusudur.
Eğer sanatçı ve bilim insanı olmanın ötesinde akademisyen de olmak istenirse
bunun dengesi çok önemlidir ve genç beyinler geleceğimiz olduğuna göre, önceliği
akademisyenlik almalıdır. Ama araştıran akademisyen. Pedagojik formasyonu olan
akademisyen. Ayrıca bilgi aktarımında, danışmanlık yapma görevinde arandığında
bulunan eğitimci-akademisyen. Tabii tüm bunların nasıl yapılması, neden
yapıldığı önemlidir. Çünkü iyi bir sanatçı ya da bilim insanı olmanız iyi bir
akademisyen-eğitimci olmanız demek değildir. Burada pedagojik formasyon ön
plana çıkar, çıkmak zorundadır da. Yoksa sanat alanında kullandığınız-tercih
ettiğiniz malzemeye şekil vermeye benzemez eğitimin başı olan öğrenciye.
Eğitimde iletişim ve organizasyonun sağlıklı olması ve ondan da önce motivasyon
çok önemlidir. Paylaşmaya, dayanışmaya, saygıya en önemlisi de sevgiye
bağlanmalıdır eğitim yaşamı ve yaşatılanlar. Organizasyonda ise, iş
paylaşımları, buraları şahsi çıkarları adına kullanmayanlar çerçevesinde
gerçekleştirilmelidir. Yararlı olanla, bu işi çok ta sağlıklı götüremeyen
ayrılmalıdır. Denetim sert bir otorite aracı değil, eğitim-öğretimin devamlılığı
ve sağlıklı olması adına, insancıl tavırlarla ve saygı bağlamında olmalıdır.
Herkes kendi kendini yönetebilmeli. Yetişkinlik budur. Başkalarının yönetimine
gereksinme duyanın öğrenciye de bir yararı dokunmayacak, üniversitenin önünü
açamayacak ve geliştiremeyecektir. Öğretmenlik ve akademisyenlik tüm bunların
içinde bir onurdur, ayrıcalıktır.
Bir alanda başarılı olmak, her alanda da başarılı olunacağını göstermez. Ama
birkaç alanda da başarılı olunabilir. Ancak bunu çok iyi ayırt etmek gerekir.
Bireysel ayrıcalıklara baktığınızda bunlar söz konusu oluyor. Bu nedenle bir
alandaki başarının arkasına saklanmadan diğer alanda daha nasıl başarılı
olunur, ileriye gidilir diye düşünülmeli, araştırılmalıdır. Aksaklıklar
nelerdir? Bunların üzerine gidilmelidir. Varılacak hedeflerin kısa ve uzun
vadede daha olumlu, saptırılmalara meydan vermeden, ulaşılması amaçlanmalıdır.
Üniversite, Fakülte dışarıya açılmalı, sınırlar zorlanmalı. Sanat ve bilim
eğitimi hayatın içine taşınmalıdır. İşbirliği salt fakülte içi değil, fakülteler
arası da olmalıdır. Farklı disiplinler bir araya gelmeli, sorgulama yapılmalı ve
bu disiplinlerarası çalışmanın gerçekleşmesindeki aksaklıklar ciddi boyutta
tartışılmalıdır. Tüm bunlar takım ruhuyla paylaşarak gerçekleştirilebilir
ancak. Bu anlamda var olmak, diğerini yok etmekten değil üretmekten geçmelidir.
Salt kendimiz gibi düşünenlerle değil, farklı düşünenlerle bir araya gelerek,
hem demokrasi adına, hem çeşitlilik adına, hem de ilerleme adına çalışılmalı.
Herkes, bireysel ayrıcalıklar çerçevesinde yapacağı çok şeye sahiptir.
Sanatçının ve bilim adamının yeri ve ne boyutta olması gereğine okul da, kendisi
de doğru karar vermelidir. Üniversitede olan herkes araştırmacılığının yanında
ve öncelikle öğretim elemanı formasyonu taşır, taşımalıdır. Bu okulda yerini
sürekli almalıyı da beraberinde getirir. Çünkü akademisyenlik bütünlüktür.
Yöneticilik de akademisyenlik gibi özellik ister. Herkes lider olamaz.
Organizasyonlar çok boyutlu olur. Bazen büyük, bazen küçük birimler içinde
buluşmak, uzlaşmak, sorunları tartışmak gerekir. Her zaman öğretim programları
çağa, topluma ve bireye uygunluğu açısından gözden geçirilmelidir. Bu
toplantılara öğrenciyi almak, öğrencinin de değerlendirmesine, görüş sunmasına
olanak tanımak gerekir. Bu öğrencinin merkez olması demektir. İşte burada
pedagojik formasyon ön plana çıkar. Tabii bir o kadar da deneyim gerekli ve
önemlidir. Böylece bireyler ve kurum yıpranmaz. Ayrıca eğitimi etkileyen önemli
faktörlerden biri de mekandır. Eğitim, alanın özeline uygun mekanlar da
gerçekleştirilmelidir. Güzel Sanatlar Liseleri açıldı. Ama konser, konferans
verilecek, sergi açılacak çok amaçlı salonları yok. O zaman o okulların anlam,
ne kadar yaşama geçebilir?
Ülkeler arası iletişim de çok önemlidir. Ancak şunu da göz ardı etmeden; dış
ülkelerdeki hakemli dergilerde yayın yapmak Türkiye'ye, Türk insanına ne kadar
katkısı olacak? Dünya insanına katkı kadar ülke sorunlarına çözüm ve insanına
fayda payı eşitlenerek her anlamda yani hem ulusal hem uluslararası boyutta
yazmak, üretmek gerekir. Yaşama çevrilemeyen ve salt dış ülkelerdeki dergi
sınırlamasında kalan bilimsel araştırı yazıları ülkemize katkısı yoksa çok da
anlamlı olmayacaktır, yükseltmelerin, unvanların dışında. Ülke özelindeki
sorunları ve çözümleri hep birlikte duymak, sorgulamak ve yaşama geçirme tavrı
çok önemsenmelidir, dış ülkelerdeki hakemli dergilerde çıkan, çıkacak olan
yazılar kadar.
Sanat modeli teknolojiyle birleştirilip yeni bir yapılanma, kendi içine kapanan
değil dünyaya açılan ve sürekli tartışılan, sorgulanan bir tarzda ele alınmalı.
Aynı şekilde bilim eğitiminde üretilen bilginin sanayi işbirliğinde yaşama
geçirilmesi üniversiteyi olması gereken yerine oturtacaktır. Yaşamdan kopuk
değil, yaşama katkısı olan yere. Seminerler, sempozyumlar düzenlenmeli.
Bölümler arası projeler üretilmeli, ulusal ve uluslararası sergileme ve yayın
yapılmalı. Bu arada eğitimde sergileme çok önemlidir. Çünkü konserler ve
sergiler sanat eğitiminin önemli bir parçasıdır. Burada, "sanatçı" bağlamında
düşünülüp hemen sergi açılmaz mantalitesi ile değil, eğitim mantığıyla hareket
etmek gerekir. Ve yapılanların duyurumu da bir o kadar önemlidir. Basınla
işbirliğinde çalışılmalıdır. Böylece basının eğitime, eğitimin basına katkısı
olacaktır.
Yönetim, eğitimcilerci-akademisyenlerce düzenlenen ders içeriklerini sağlıklı
yürütme olanakları sunmalı. Eğitimde ise dışarıdan alınan modellerin öncelikle
Türkiye'de uygulanması şablonuyla hareket etmek yerine, öğrencinin alttan gelen
yapısı ve bunu alma olasılığının doğru yöntemlerle gerçekleştirilmesi üzerinde
durulmalıdır. Yoksa olduğu gibi aktarım yarardan çok zarar getirecektir.
Disiplinlerarası çalışma dışardan alınabilir, sentezlenebilir. Ancak bu, bizim
eğitim sisteminden gelen öğrenciye olduğu gibi, doğrudan giydirilmek yerine, alt
yapısı gözetilerek farklılaştırmakla olmalıdır. Aksi takdirde göstermelik bir
uygulama olmaktan ileri gidemez. Öze dayalı bir yöntem de olamaz. Nitekim
yaratıcılığın geri plana itildiği durumlarda, öğrencinin tercih ettiği
malzemenin küçümsendiği bir ortamda başarı yeteri kadar sağlanamıyor demektir.
Tabii gözden kaçırılmaması gereken en önemli nokta, bireysel farklılıklara göre
hareket edilmesidir. Bu durumda öğrencinin yok edilmesi, salt
öğretmenin-akademisyenin var edilmesi söz konusudur ki, çağdaş eğitim bu
olamaz. Ayrıca uygulamada disiplinlerarası diyerek ortak bir şekilde
gerçekleştirilen çalışmaların, disiplin içi ilişkilendirmeleri de yapılmalıdır.
Araştıran eğitimci-akademisyen, iyi araştıran öğrenci yetiştirecektir. Çünkü her
akademiysen unvanı alan araştıran olamıyor ne yazık ki. Eğitimde öncelikle
sorunların doğru saptanması ve çözüm önerilerinin üretilmesiyle, doğru
bulunacaktır. Ama o sorun sizin mi, öğrencinin mi? Bu önemlidir. Bunun için
merkezin yerini doğru saptamak, diyalog ve beraberinde motivasyon şarttır. Tüm
bunlar için katılımcı olmayı sağlamak gerekir. Bu da öğrenciyi eğitimin
merkezine almakla olur. Akademisyen-eğitimci merkez olarak kaldığı sürece
katılımcılık sağlanamaz. Böylece öğrenci, öğreticinin tekrarından öteye gidemez.
Ayrıca yönetimdekiler herkesin ilkeli davranmasını bekliyorsa öncelikle kendisi
ilkeli olmalı, örnek teşkil etmelidir. Bu bağlamda tercihlerin doğru yapılması
lazımdır. Ayrıca kurumlarda disiplin ve özgürlük boyutu çok önemlidir.
Akademik yükseltmelerde akademik rapor önemlidir. Ama bir o kadar önemli olan
pedagojik formasyona dayanan eğitim, öğretimdir. Sorun gelip sisteme dayanıyor.
Bu nedenle sistemin açığından yararlanarak gelenlerin, alt yapısı göz önüne
alınarak kurumun özelliğine göre yeniden yapılandırılmaları gerekir. Bu çok
boyutlu bakışla olabilir ancak. Akademisyenler için bunlar geçerliyken,
öğrenciler için de aynıdır. Seçilen fakülte doğru, kişiliğe uygun olmalıdır.
Böylece daha sonra yaşanacak olan sorunlar baştan çözülmüş olacaktır. Atamalar
doğru olunca baştan sona yapılanmalar da doğru olacaktır. Yani sonuçları
değiştirmeye değil, nedenleri değiştirmeye bakmalıyız. Kişilerle mücadele değil,
oluşturulan sistemin değiştirilmesine katkıda bulunmak gerekir. Yoksa biri
gider, diğeri gelir.
Uygulamada söylemlerin yaşam bulması gerekir. Yönetmelikler, programlar ideal
olarak hazırlanır. Aynı şeklide söylemler de idealdir. Eyleme geçiş boyutunda ne
kadarının yaşam bulması yanında, tam tersi de söz konusu olabiliyor çoğu kez. Bu
anlamda çağa uygunluğu açısından programlara bir kere daha bakarken, insanların
kendilerine de bakmaları gerekir.
Yöntemler değişmeli. Merkezin yeri değişmeli. Bakış değişmeli. Duruş değişmeli.
Anlayış değişmeli. Öğretme değişmeli. Öğrenme olmalı. Paylaşma olmalı. Sevgi,
saygı olmalı. Güzellik olmalı.
Tülay ÇELLEK
23-06-2004 / İSTANBUL
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Merhaba,
Sevgili arkadaslarim,
Bildiginiz gibi bu grubumuz arsiv ozelliginden oturu pek aktif
kullanilmiyor.Yahoo dan aldigim maile gore grup tamamen pasif oldugu
icin kapatilabilecekmis..
Arsivimizi yeni grubumuza tasimadigim icin ara sira bu gruba yeni
grubumuzdan mailler atacagim.. Hepinizi sadece ozel mail alma moduna
aldim..Yeni uye olan 3-4 arkadasimiz haric.. Onlarda bana yazarlarsa
mail modlarini degistiririm..
Cok sevgilerimle
Dilek
Arkadaslar,
Grup ayarlarini uye mesajlarina kapatmama ragmen mail gelebiliyor..
Emre San'dan gelen mail viruslu,LUTFEN ACMAYINIZ.
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Lutfen antivirus programlarinizi guncelleyiniz.
Bu vesile ile hepinizin Kurban Bayramini kutlarim..
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Cok sevgilerimle
Dilek
Sevgili Arkadaslarim,
Lutfen artik bu grup uzerinden yazismayalim.
Ve buradaki tartismalar burada kalsin.
Moderator olarak gerekli teknik ozellikleri girmeme ragmen yahoo
serverlari henuz isleme koymadi.Bundan sonra bu grupta sadece
moderator mesaj atabilecek. Sadece arsiv ozelligin? kullanacagiz.
Yeni grubumuzun adresi: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kiteseyes/
Passionsdrop grubumuza yeni uye olan arkadaslarimiz var, onlar
buradaki uyeliklerini surdursunler cunku arsivimizden
faydalanabilirler.
Yeni konular, konularimizla ilgili guncel mesajlarda bulusmak uzere..
Hepinize cok selamlar
Dilek
Ya-hu kelimesi gunumuze yaauv veya yaa olarak evrimleşip gelen bir yakaristir. Hu esasen tanriyi sembolize eder, cogunlukla alevilikte kullanilmasina karsin temelinin samanizm oldugunu okudum. Bu gun yezidiler de kullaniyor olabilir. (atlas dergisinde cikan bir fotografta bir duvarda yazilmis halde gordum ama mekan yezidilere ait olmayan bir mekan da olabilir iddia edemem)
"Hosgör ya-hu" diye bir kitap cikmisti YKY yayinlarindan orada da yaziyor galiba emin degilim ama alevilikte tanriya yakaris olarak kullanimina sikca rastlanabilir diger mezheplerde de ya-allah vardir... tahmin ediyorum bir izdusum olsa gerek ama hangi mezhep olursa olsun kullaniminda biçimden çok özü esas alan genel bir tassavvufi yaklasima dayanır. Bir gun bir arkadasim icki sofrasinda dalga gecmek icin bir sukur duasi okuyalim demisti..ve kulaga o kadar kafiyeli gelen bir dua okudu ki (kafiyeli birseyler) sonu benim ilgimi cekmisti ben de o zamandan sonra ilgi duyup ogrendim (gerci tezimle de alakaliydi belki o yuzden algida secicilik olmustur?) gerçek erenler demine “Hü” diyelim....
yukaridaki sakanin devami da var ama kimsenin (özellikle de inananlarin) tepkisini cekmek istemediğimden yazamiyorum
Gunumuzde ise galiba cumleye baslarken hem ifadeyi kuvvetlendirecek hem de acilisi yapacak bir ifade olarak kullaniyoruz.
Sevgili arkadaslar hepinize merhabalar, su yabanci dillerden kelimeleri baska dildeki konusma veya yazismalarin icerisine sokusturma-serpistirme konusu gercekten biktirdi ve bir o kadar da utandiriyor. Hele bir de yaptiginin yanlis oldugunu kabulenme erdemini gosteremeyip isi zit tepki vererek baskin cikmaya goturen arkadasa ben de tepkisiz kalamiyacagim...
Sevgili Kursat ve Ayhan, oncelikle size tesekkur ederim..
Yillardir bu konu ile mucadele veren bir kisi olarak kendimce tavsiyem bu kelimeleri duyunca ne anlama geldiğini sorun... bu ilk bakista sizin bir salak oldugunuzu dusunmelerine sebep olabilir cunku kanimca bu tur kelimeleri kullananlar yabanci dilin herkesce bilinmesi gerektigini ve bilmeyenlerin de bu kadar acik ifadeli bir cumlede zaten bir kelime yabanci oldugu icin anlayamayanin olsa olsa salak olabilecegini dusunuyorlardir....bir keresinde bir ogrenci arkadas projesinde tekel corner yapmak istedigini soylediginde corner ne demek diye sormustum..o da saf saf köseee? dedi, demek ki Türkcesi varmis deyince ama oyle soyluyorlar diye cevap verdi.. sokakta da bayanlara kari diyorlar, avrat diyorlar, gaci, civir, piliç, vakvak diyorlar bu durumda projeye vakvaklar tuvaleti mi yazmaliyiz demistim. Tabii bunun evelliyati da var... 1999 senesinde islerim nedeniyle gidip gelirken Romanya' da arkadaslar edinmistim...aklimca catpat Romence konusup aralara İngilizce kelimeler serpistiriyordum... bu bence cok sevimli bir o kadar da zeka urunu bir seydi..taa ki arkadasim Mihnea bana ya Romence konus ya İngilizce, hatta istersen isaretleserek Türkce bile konusabiliriz buna da saygim var ama hem Romence hem İngilizce olmasin dediginde cok utanmistim.İlk bakista lisanimin yetersizliginden kaynaklanmis gibi gelen bu yaklasimin esasen insanin kendine saygisi oldugunu anlamam epey zamanimi aldi, cunku etrafim piyasadaki (iki kelime yabanci dil bilmeyi kendini tasarimci basi yapacak zanneden) insanlarla dolu ve ortamım da buna prim veren bir ortamdi.
Aslina bakarsaniz kelime oyunlari gercekten yuksek zeka urunudur, bakiniz zeka vakfi kurucusu Nevzat ERKMEN bir yazisinda unlu bir Amerikan kaynakli matematik dergisinde mathematichal themas kosesinin yazari degisince yeni yazar kosenin adini metamagical ideas olarak degistirdigini yazar........ bu gercekten buyuk bir zeka urunudur..eger boyle bir anagam yapilacaksa ve cok mecbur kalinmissa yabanci kelime kullanimina ?eh belki hosgoruyle bakabiliriz ama -maybe- please- gibi hem terminolojik bir anlami olmayan hem de bir anagram-epigram vs olusturmayan olur olmaz yerlerde bu is olmaz. 3d max bir isimdir, render terimdir ama maybe karsiligi olan bir zarftir.
Eger tasarimciysak ki herhalde bu gruptakiler oyle.., tasarimci kimligimizi yasantimiza yansitmak zorundayiz..bu isin basinda olanlar tasarimci kimligi yasantiya yansitmayi kafalarini kirmiziya, yesile boyatmak, kalin cerceveli kemik gozluk takmak zannediyorlar ama bir sure sonra bunlar da gelip geciyor (ben de yaptim da ordan biliyorum) ancak gelip gecmeyen bir sey var ki bu hem bireysel hem toplumsal, kimi zaman göreceli kimi zamansa etkisi kesin ve keskin olarak tanimli yaralar birakiyor, o da lisan kullanimi....Her toplumun ve dolayisi ile bireyin maddi dunyasindaki yetersizlikler, dil kavramini gene bu maddi yasamin önemli bir bileseni olan tasarlama kavrami ile yakin iliskili kilar. Dusuncelerin ve onlari ifade etme yontemlerinden bir olan dilin oncelikle ve ozellikle duygulardan kaynaklandigini kabul eden felsefl yaklasimlar, tasarlama surecinde de duygularin; bilincin, ve bilimin yanindaki etkisini goz onune alarak tasarlama ile dil iliskisini kurarlar. Sadece boyle felsefi yaklasimlarla degil etrafinizakilere de baktiginizda daha kendi dilini kullanmayi hazmedememis kisilerin esasen tasarimda da taklit veya yamadan oteye gidemedikleri özgun fikirler uretemediklerini gorursunuz..
Tabii birde -yaa-neyse canim- gibi genele atilan mesajlarda olmamasi gereken kaliplar da var ama cok biktim burada bitiriyorum...isteyenler ozelime mail atsin Yahu'nun ne anlama geldigini yazayim..