This is a bit of old news (apologies for the silence, we’re extremely busy working away on Memories) but we are extremely thrilled to announce that our book 3 Minutes won a D&AD In-Book award at this years D&AD professional awards. D&AD is widely considered to be the most prestigious design awards in the world and we are extremely humbled and delighted at the fact that we came joint-first in the Typography:Book Design category.

This award was only made possible by the huge effort of our contributors so we’d like to give a big thank you the team behind 3 Minutes:

Creative Director:
Rishi Sodha

Designer:
Rishi Sodha

Brand Manager:
Kate Mallin (Tibet Relief Fund)

Typographers:
Bibliotheque
Brighten the Corners
Stefan Gandl (NeubauBerlin)
Alex Haigh (Thinkdust / HypeforType)
Nick Hard (Research Studios)
Jeff Knowles (Research Studios)
Abbott Miller (Pentagram)
Si Scott
Paul Skerm
Un.titled

Printers:
PPS Fine Print

We’d also like to give a huge congratulations to DAHRA members who did well at this year’s D&AD awards: Alex Trochut, Studio 8, Jeremy Kunze (Jane & Jeremy / Pentagram)

The ADF is an alternative art and design festival initiated by Neville Brody that promotes work that challenges contemporary stereotypes. This is work that is seen as uncommercial, dangerous, and anti-establishment. For artists, designers, and other creatives this is an opportunity to exhibit work alongside contributors including Jonathan Barnbrook, Stuart Semple, and Stefan Sagmeister.

As part of the exhibition, the ADF are installing an “import-export office” where safe, tired, and cliched ideas can be exchanged for experimental, challenging, and dangerous ones. This will be an interactive space where visitors can open desk drawers, look at images on computer monitors, and take objects or pieces of printed matter with them as they leave.

You will be able to see the exhibitions, events, lectures, films and performances that make up the Anti Design Festival during this year’s London Design Festival. For more information visit: www.antidesignfestival.com

Steve Price, a contributor to Memories has uploaded this stop motion piece showing the creation of his wonderful piece. Definitely check it out as it’s for a great cause!

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Outside-In is a special event night being hosted by Ravensbourne design students in order to raise funds for their degree show. The night will feature special guest talks by Andy Altmann (Why Not Associates) and Michael Bierut (Pentagram) who will be talking exclusively about their student work.

These will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Nick Hard (Research Studios) and Jeff Knowles (Research Studios) who will be answering the questions you tweet to us, put to them by special guest chairman Adrian Shaughnessy (Unit Editions / Shaughnessy Works).

With only 200 places available in an intimate venue, these exclusive talks promise to make an amazing night and provide the opportunity to socialise with some of the greatest designers currently working in the industry today.

Details are:
Tuesday 20th April
7pm-11pm
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Road
London
E1 6LA

Tickets are only £5 and can be purchased from:
outsidein2010.eventbrite.com/

Tweet your questions to:
twitter.com/Inside_Out2010

Sponsored by Sponsored by Inside Out 2010 (www.insideout2010.co.uk)
And Designers Against Human Rights Abuse (www.dahra.org)

Music: “Intro” by The XX

This is quite a cool video from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.

Via Gizmodo

© 2010 Ravi Chandarana. All Rights Reserved

DAHRA (Designers Against Human Rights Abuse) and Glug were proud to present Play.Create, a Christmas party and auction in aid of Barnardos, a UK based Children’s charity.

On Tuesday 15th December, Glug and DAHRA hosted a night full of live music, talks by  John McFaul from McFaul Studio and an auction of 30 unique, signed Munny dolls customised by some of the most prominent graphic and product designers in the industry, as well as some limited edition goodies.

The dolls were customised by 10 graphic designers, 10 product designers and 10 students from Westminster School, London on the theme of Play and Creativity. The full line up was:

Graphic Design
Paula Scher (Pentagram), Joe Shouldice (Sagmeister Inc), Andy Altmann (Why Not Associates), Michael C. Place (Build), Studio Output, ILoveDust, Si Scott, Alberto Cerriteño, Gary Fernandez & Ollie Johns

Product Design
2Creatives, Anthony Dickens Studio, Forpeople, Jam Design, Max Lamb, Patrick Niall, Octo Design, Prajay Parmar, Yiannis Proestos & Rolf Sachs Fun c’tion

& 10 students from Westminster School, London

In total over 450 people attended and £5,000 was raised for Charities. Thanks to everyone for their interest and to those who attended, we really appreciate your support and the night wouldn’t have nearly been as great a success without you.

You can see the individual dolls at: http://play-create.dahra.org

Photography by Ravi Chandarana and Jodie McLean

Photograph by Sara Wasilausky – http://sarawasilausky.com

Those of you who live in NYC are lucky enough to attend the wonderful breakfast lectures (“Creative Mornings”) organised by Tina at Swiss Miss. And boy did they get 2010 off with a bang! Talking about clients, what makes good clients and bad clients, using very ‘tweetable’ aphorisms, Michael Bierut – partner at design agency Pentagram – shares his 30 years of design experience to deliver a truly witty and engaging talk.

You can watch the video below and for more information please visit the Creative Mornings Website. For those in NYC I thoroughly recommend them as there’s no better way of having breakfast!

The wonderful Studio AKA have designed this wonderful advert for BBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics. For more information read here

Via Motionographer

Nicholas Felton has released his latest version of his infographic based year-in-review reports, which have become something to look forward to every year! Head on over to www.feltron.com for more information and images – as well as to see previous reports filled with aesthetic goodness.

On a personal note, I ordered two of these reports last year and they never arrived, so for those in the UK who want order anything, this maybe something to keep an eye on!

Via FormFiftyFive

The Poster Cause Project has released its posters in aid of the Haiti campaign including works from DAHRA members Jon Burgerman, NeuBauBerlin and Build, as well as other artists such as Eboy.

If you’d like to support the please visit the shop as 100% profits go to Doctors Without Borders. More images below: