It doesn’t happen here, But Now!

Outdoor campaign for Amnesty International. Headline reads “It doesn’t happen here, But Now!”.
Agency: Walker, Switzerland.
Found at: Houtlust.

AMERICA READY TO TURN OUT AND TAKE ACTION FOR WWF’S EARTH HOUR

Friday, March 27, 2009


From Coast to Coast, Hundreds of Major U.S. Cities, Iconic Landmarks and Millions of Citizens to Vote for Change on Saturday, March 28 at 8:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON – March 27, 2009 – As Earth Hour cascades through time zones around the world on Saturday, March 28 at 8:30 p.m., millions of Americans across the country will be showing their support for action on climate change by voting with their light switch on this historic night.

From intimate candlelit dinners to the darkening of the Las Vegas Strip, Americans from all walks of life will be turning out for Earth Hour, and taking action by making a global statement of concern about climate change and a renewed commitment to finding solutions to the escalating climate crisis.

Organized by World Wildlife Fund, the world’s largest multinational conservation organization, participation in Earth Hour continues to grow dramatically in the U.S. by the hour as iconic landmarks, major cities, corporations and organizations of all sizes, schools, towns and villages unite in this global effort. Read more...

Foundry - P22 online

P22 type foundry creates computer typefaces inspired by Art, History,and sometimes Science. P22 is renowned for its work with museums and foundations to ensure the development of accurate historical typefaces that are fully relevant for today's computer user. In addition to its in-house font design, P22 now licenses several new type designs from around the world. Finally, we're sure you agree that no type foundry is complete without its own record label and plenty of merchandise.
P22 Special Project:
P22 Music Text Composition Generator
The P22 Music Text Composition Generator allows any text to be converted into a musical composition. This composition is displayed in musical notation and simultaneously generated as a midi file. The P22 Music Composition Font was proposed in 1997 to the John Cage Trust as an accompaniment to the John Cage text font based on the handwriting of the composer. The idea was basic and simple-every letter of the alphabet was assigned to a note on a scale. This would allow for any text to be converted into musical notation. The idea was rejected by the John Cage Trust, however the John Cage Silence font based on his famous 4'33" composition was accepted and continues to be offered for sale to this day. An earlier project based on the work of Marcel Duchamp was also influential in the evolution of this project. This page and current project has no affiliation with John Cage, the John Cage Trust or the Marcel Duchamp estate.

How Flickr Can Make you a Better Photographer

by Guest Contributor
Learning by example

Albert Einstein once said:

“Learning by example isn’t the best way to learn–it’s the only way to learn.”

I must say that I agree with the great Doctor. I remember sitting in all those computer science classes confused when the professor went over the steps of a complex algorithm, but as soon as they stepped through an actual example, I immediately understood.

The same principle applies to photography. Just by constantly being exposed to a variety of photographs, you’ll see the world through the eyes of others and gain new perspectives, new ideas, and new inspirations.

One of my favorite things to do on Flickr is compare my photos of a particular subject or scene with another photographer’s shots. I do it because it often introduces me to new ways of looking at a subject or particular scene. Each one of us sees the world completely differently, and it shows in our photographs.

Other than just looking at the photo itself and thinking about composition, color, and all the other aspects of the photo, you can also learn a lot by clicking the “more properties” link to find out the details of the photograph: focal length, f-stop, exposure, ISO, etc. All of this information is very helpful in learning how the photographer got the photo. Read more...

Where will your lens take you?

Name Your Dream Assignment is a contest for photographers of all backgrounds. We’re looking for the most creative, inspiring photo shoot idea out there. The photographer with the winning idea will win $50,000 to bring his or her dream assignment to life.
What exactly do you win?
The Grand Prize is $50,000 to carry out your dream assignment, plus a digital camcorder and the Lenovo® ThinkPad® W700ds with Microsoft Windows Vista®. Two runners-up will also receive the Lenovo® ThinkPad® W700ds with Microsoft Windows Vista®.
Are there any limitations on the ideas?
Nope. Just keep in mind the $50,000 budget (which will include your travel costs).

Graphic Design & Digital Week in Lorient

K3 _ Manifestation 1 / 16 - 21 March 2009, Lorient, France
Research, workshops, discussions, art interventions & installations in public space.

The opening of a Graphic Art & Design department at the Fine Art School of Lorient (Brittany) has been the motor for developing a working space related to design graphic & visual arts, and to question what it is to teach graphic design today.
It seemed natural to invite graphic designers, artists, art & design historians, to mix various mediums and practice in order to activate a space for exchanges and experimentations.

Mutation is the word that could summarise the current state of design graphic in France: a discipline that is at the border - or in constant circulation between - art, design, and communication.
If print was originally the main frame of work, the web and new medias (video, mobile phone, videogame..) now broaden and redefine this frame. Read more...

Earth Hour Exceeds Target For Historic Event

8:30PM local time, wherever you live on planet earth. Saturday 28 March 2009

Sign Up Now »

March 12, 2009: With over two weeks still to go before the globe switches off for Earth Hour, the number of cities and towns signing up to switch their lights off at 8.30pm on 28 March has already exceeded the ambitious target of 1,000 set by Earth Hour organisers.

Currently 1,189 cities and towns across 80 countries are committed, with more coming on board every day.

From the Chatham Islands to the Arctic Sea, people from all corners of the world will turn off their lights for Earth Hour to cast their vote for action on climate change.

The historic event will see millions of people gathered in parks, streets, town squares and homes around the world to witness the lights going out on iconic landmarks and city skylines, while taking in the atmosphere of some truly unique Earth Hour events. Read...

SUPPORTING NATURE THROUGH ART

The Artists for Conservation Foundation (Formerly the Worldwide Nature Artists Group's) is a non-profit juried association of artists dedicated to celebrating and protecting our natural heritage. Founded in 1997 as the “Worldwide Nature Artists Group” by Jeffrey Whiting – a prominent Canadian artist, author, biologist and professional software engineer – the Group’s strength lies in its membership and represents a who’s-who of nature artists worldwide. To maintain the highest level of talent, membership is limited to 500 artists worldwide. New members are admitted by invitation only, through a juried process, and only as placements become available.

human calendar

Back in 2001 I created a website called humanclock.com. Since the Human Clock website represented time with pictures, I figured I could predictably milk the idea with slower-moving units of time — calendar dates. Sadly however, the calendar remained neglected. You see, the humanclock.com site was still in its infancy: tv/radio/newspaper interviews, late night coding sessions, cute girls asking me out (this was pretty neat), overloaded webservers, massive coffee consumption, that sort of thing.

Poor Human Calendar.

In early 2002, I set off to ride my bicycle around the continent of Australia. Somewhere in the middle of nowhere I was thinking about a lot of random things at once. Whatever day this was, I happened to be thinking about computers and a girl. Specifically, about the then-upcoming humanclock.com redesign and Marcia Brady. Read more...

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Art on Twitter: yes, but is it twart?

Ruth Jamieson guardian.co.uk, Monday 23 February 2009 12.00 GMT

When Jonathan Ross is helping with the kids' homework, when Jamie Oliver bakes, when any of my 75 closest pals have coffee, I know about it - instantly. Why? Because, like at least 100,000 Brits, I Twitter. I Twitter from bed before I get up; when I arrive at work; when something happens; when nothing happens. Once I chain-smoked, now I chain-Twitter.

It was easy to sneer at techies for Twittering, but thanks to the popularity of celebrity Twitterers, we're all at it; exchanging tweet nothings with the likes of Björk and Britney Spears, Morrissey and Tina Fey, Lily Allen and the king of Brit-Twitterers himself, Stephen Fry. Read more...

The twartists

Yoko Ono
Perfectly well suited to the medium, each 140 character Yoko tweet is its own mini-performance, starring a warm, fuzzy message of love and optimism. Blissed-out art-hippy vibes.

NaomiPinUp
An ICA commission called Dogs' Ears gave birth to "twoofing" – tweeting as a dog, that is. Digital, audio and visual artist Julie Freeman is the brains behind the bark, with a few chums on board to help out, including diva pup NaomiPinUp (otherwise known as poet Naomi Woodis). Find out more here.

The Tate
Where American museums, galleries and libraries, (The Smithsonian, The Met, MOMA) have led, our art goliaths are following. The Tate tweets extensively about events and new web content. In contrast, the Saatchi Gallery's channel (with over 100 followers), is shamefully empty at the moment.