Abstract Cloud Jumper

http://www.tutorial9.net/photoshop/create-an-abstract-cloud-jumper-in-photoshop/

45 Photoshop Actions To Enhance Your Photos And Stand Out

For those who never attended the Pxlshft conference here are a few amazing Photoshop Actions that are somewhat similar to the plug-ins that were demonstrated that day. Go here and take a look.

ID\TBWA develops scented web banner to re-introduce fragrance in Brazil

Brilliant use of alternative thinking demonstrated with this fragrance experience.

SCENTED BANNER NATURA KAIAK from Black Mamba on Vimeo.

Hi Res panorama of Newlands Stadium

Go and have a look at this panorama website of Newlands Stadium where you can navigate around the 3D image. This can be done with Adobe Photoshop.

Strange Sounds: 7 Curious Experimental Music Projects

I have not had an opportunity to view much here but it certainly is intriguing and I am sure if experimental sound and music tickles you then go and listen here.

New Typeface Foundry

I discovered this new typeface foundry called 26plus. I have place a link in the TYPOGRAPHY OF NOTE column on the right of this blog site. Head on over through the link and peruse some of their contemporary creations. If you have not set up a twitter account then it's about time you did. Follow KNOWTONEED on twitter and join the many others who do and benefit from the links.

Look at the size of that vuvuzela!

The Art of Jim Denevan

Brochure from Peter Hinson on Vimeo.

Astounding sand art by Jim Denevan

Go and be inspired here

Refreshing Wine packaging

Austrian wine estate Gut Oggau have nine wines in their range. Each one has a different age, flavour and personality. To depict the varieties in a fun and original way, the company hired Jung von Matt to personify these characteristics through illustrated portraits. Perfect concept, perfect execution.

http://www.alexmurrell.co.uk/?p=335

Social Media marketing intern for Bokkie

Bokkie is looking for an inspired and design aware intern with their head to ground on South African design to cover our social media marketing channels -Facebook, Twitter and be the voice of our new blog "Bokkie Loves" -the ideal intern will be reliable, self motivated, and not only have an opinion to make but also have an interest in the social and political currents that underlie South African design.
The job requires at least 3 blog posts a week, 1 Twitter a day and a Facebook post every other day. We expect the posts to be written clearly, however we would like the tone to be playful with a fair amount of local slang, and the content to have a stronger emphasis on underground design but also to cover high end design.
This is currently an unpaid position for an initial 3 months, however there is the possibility of being promoted to a freelance junior marketing / design journalism position for the right person after a year.
The chosen intern will be invited to a lunch one a month with the marketing manager of Bokkie, and will benefit from the mentorship of Bokkie's founding partner Crystal Campbell.

If you are interested please apply by email to rosebudandgrumpers at gmail dot com with the following details: (incomplete applications will not be considered)
Subject Line: Application for Bokkie Internship
Message should contain:
Your full name
Your current course
Your main design lecturer and their email address so we can get a reference
Your mobile number
A short, 200 word, description of yourself and why you are perfect for this post
An example of a blog post, up to 100 words, with a low res jpg image of something happening at the moment that you feel is important.
www.bokkieshoes.co.za

Creative Cape Town Clusters invite

Have a laugh at this...

Brown Money

Launch of Adobe CS5

There is a launch of Adobe CS5 at Friends of Design for those of your who are interested in viewing new features in all the applications. You need to register here as space is limited.

Design Indaba Young Designer Workshops

For bookings and more info go to http://www.designindaba.com/youngdesigners
or check out the face book link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113521482022626

Pixel - A pixel art documentary

Fee!Faa!

Using Kuler Colour with Illustrator

New Books in Library

1) Title: Illusive 2
Editors: Robert Klanten, Hendrik Hellige
Shelf no: 741.6 ILL

2) Title: Playful type: ephemeral lettering and illustrative fonts
Shelf no: 741.6 PLA

Both books are from Gestalten Press and will be on the shelves in a week.

Stop Frame Animation

Graphic Design Jobs

New Graphic Design Jobs at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=29617153721&ref=ts

Cooler as Ekke!

Jack Parow - Cooler as Ekke from Emiel Tor on Vimeo.

Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke, want jy rook Yves Saint Laurent sigarette
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke, want jy’t ‘n tattoo van ‘n slang op jou tette.
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ek, want jy’t ‘n plakkaat van Led Zeppelin bo jou bed
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ek, want jy’s elke jaar by die J&B Met.

Jy’s ou nuus, ek kom met rou beats
Jy lê en wag, ek gan soek iets
Jy’s ice tea, ek’s witblits
Jy’s lite bier, ek’s spirits
Jy’s die ou met die new fresh look
Ek’s die ou met die Pep Stores broek
Ek watch jou, jy koekeloer oukes
jy forward nog Vernon Koekemoer jokes
Ek’s fantasties, jy’s spasties
Ek vat an poppies, jy raak an klein kids
Jy’s Tim Voster, ek’s Chris Edwards
Jy’s innie bosse, ek rol innie vet shit
Jy’s boring soos liedjies ommie kampvuur
my styl slick sneak suutjies soos ‘n vampier
jou styl kak sag soos ‘n pink marshmallow
meisies skree vir net “one night in parow”

Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke, want jy hang saam met models en ek hang saam met slette
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke, want ek’s ‘n rapper en jy sing in falsette
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ek, want ek ry op met die bus en jy vlieg op met ‘n jet
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ek, want jy ry in ‘n Peugeot twee nul ses

Jy rol met ‘n selfoon in jou pen
Ek rol nog met ‘n 3310
My styl gooi sexy korrek
Jy dra nog fokken Mr Price Red
As ek instap skrikkie hele fokken bar
Jy kry nog fokken geld by jou ma
Ek los die hele jol papnat
As jy instap begin die hele jollie pad vat
ek’s Amerika, jys Irak
ek bomb jou lat die kak slap spat
Ek’s ‘n Bic pen, jy’s ‘n Mont Blanc
Jy loop rond met fokken skuim op jou mond-rand
Ek’s original jy’s gecopy
Ek’s ‘n flash drive jy’s ‘n floppy
Jy maak of jy alles het ma jy’s fake
Jack Parow bra ek lewe soos n straatmeit

Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke, want jy drink by Ku De Ta en ek drink by De Dekke
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ekke, want jy’s die gentleman, bra eksie prette
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ek, want ek hou vakansie in Hartenbos en jy hou vakansie in Quebec.
Jy dink jy’s cooler as ek, omdat jy die nuwe issue van One Small Seed het

Jack Parow bra ek’s n poes woes
Jy eet caviar en couscous
Ek drink Klipdrif, jy drink Peroni
Jy’t vriende in Swede, ek het vriende in Benoni
Ek koop al my klere by die local Pep Stores save more
Jy koop al jou fokken klere by a store
Jy dra net fokken Polo shirts
Shame, jy luister na die Dirty Skirts
My naam’s Parow, dik heavy uitgeskollie
Jy lyk soos Jeremy de Tollie
Jack Parow, die life van die party
Jy dra net fokken Issey Miyake
Jy’s too cool for school, eks mos kief
Ek’s grasshopper, jys Lacoste sportief
Jy lat die koek flop, ek lat die huis rys
Jou meisie het ‘n foto van my piel op haar Space Case

A lift from Paarl?

Hi Juana

Ek hoop dit gaan goed met jou en dat jy lekker snoesig warm and droog is. Ek het vanoggend 'lecture theatre' toe geswem. (butterfly style!!)

Daar is 'n student in ons groep wat in Paarl woon en probleme met vervoer het. Hy moet die trein vat en met all die stakings kom hy baie kere laat - of glad nie.

Ek het vir hom 'n "flyer" ontwerp wat ons kan druk en wat hy dan onder die motors met 'n 'CJ' nommerplaat se ruitvee(deelteken)rs wil sit. Met die reen (deelteken) op die oomblik is dit natuurlik nie moontlik nie. Ek bekommer my ook dat, as hy 'n student vind wat van Paarl af inkom, die person miskien nie veilig genoeg ry nie.

Maar daar is miskien personeel wat van Paarl af inkom. MAg ek vir jou vra, en mag jy / sou jy omgee om 'n epossie uit te stuur aan die Informatics & Design personeel om te vra of iemand vir Francois sou kan help. Hy is bereid om by te dra by die brandstof en hy is 'n baie aangename seun.

Lekker naweek!

Monika

Adobe Creative Suite 5 Launch

Event: Adobe Creative Suite 5 Launch powered by Touchvision
What: Informational Meeting
Start Time: 19 May at 17:30
End Time: 19 May at 21:00
Where: Fire and Ice Hotel, Cape Town

Guidelines for Design

Innovation
Execution
Relevance to the Brand
Relevance to the Audience
Relevance to the Medium

Pxlshift totally sold out.

PS CS5 Content Aware with Russell Brown

Pixel Shift

For all students who wanna attend (bellville&capetown)

there are 20 tickets available 1st come first serve.

Mike Thomson will be at the door from 8:00 to 8:30

(0713074101)

We wanna organize entry for whoever is keen,

so we will try and make a plan for those who miss the start.

for more info see below

and watch the blog for updates.

We're gonna be posting live

from the pixel shift convention tomorrow.

It's gonna be sic!!!

Viral Campaign from Hi-Tec

FNB ATM spews out cash until empty

The Bare Essentials

A self-initiated project based on the stereotypical
‘must haves’ of the graphic designer from mind set
and values to tools and appliances.

Read and order a poster here

Out takes for toyota talking dog ads

A very good laugh to loosen your sides

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZQUsg9X1vc

Free tickets to PixelShift Photoshop Conference

Thanks to a great relationship with Moh (ex Adobe) over the years he has offered a selection of FREE tickets to GD students for the PIxlShft conference this Friday - http://www.creativeweek.pro/pixelshift.php

Students need to be able to attend the full day conference without disturbing their graphic design course activities. They will need to excuse themselves with relevant lecturers where necessary.

This is a great opportunity and benefit for our students. I need names and numbers today (Tuesday). GD2 to Leola Morris and GD3 and 4 to Mike Thomson (GD3)

Only once we have all the names will we be able to check numbers. A list will go up before Friday for successful applicants.

FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE

Thoughts on Flash - Steve Jobs

Apple has a long relationship with Adobe. In fact, we met Adobe’s founders when they were in their proverbial garage. Apple was their first big customer, adopting their Postscript language for our new Laserwriter printer. Apple invested in Adobe and owned around 20% of the company for many years. The two companies worked closely together to pioneer desktop publishing and there were many good times. Since that golden era, the companies have grown apart. Apple went through its near death experience, and Adobe was drawn to the corporate market with their Acrobat products. Today the two companies still work together to serve their joint creative customers – Mac users buy around half of Adobe’s Creative Suite products – but beyond that there are few joint interests.

Read more...

Drive Dry Campaign at Engen Garage

CS5 Launch

SIGN + DIGITAL GRAPHICS ROADSHOW HEADS FOR THE MOTHER CITY

FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE The Sign + Digital Graphics Roadshow will arrive in Cape Town for a two day event from the 5th to the 6th of May, 2010. The Cape Town International Convention Centre will be the host for this final leg of the show, which has already visited Durban, Nelspruit and Polokwane. The conclusion of the Roadshow will also see the end of the Wrap2theMax vehicle wrap design competition with the final prize giving taking place on Thursday, 6 May.

go to signafrica for more details

GD3 revving up for work shadows

PECHAKUCHA - Are you aware of it?

PECHAKUCHA WEEKLY VOL 02
30th April 2010

Here's our weekly selection of PechaKucha Presentations from around the world.
Remember to go FULL SCREEN when you watch
All presentations can be embedded in web sites and blogs clicking the '< >' button

The craziest presentation of the week goes to Joseph Tame who ran the Tokyo Marathon while tweeting, U-streaming - topped of with an iPhone strapped to his head!
Live from the Tokyo Marathon, by Joseph Tame, PechaKucha TOKYO
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/158

Legendary musician, producer and DJ 'A Guy Called Gerald' was the honorable surprise-presenter at Global PechaKucha Night for Haiti in Berlin. Briefed by his manager about two hours before the event started Gerald threw together a colorful mix of images which had history for him.
A guy called Geralds photo's, by Gerald, PechaKucha BERLIN
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/156

In an important new book by Azby Brown looks at the systems that Edo Tokyo used to make the city of then 1.4 million people sustainable. A fascinating talk which is so relevant today. A must watch.
Just Enough, by Azby Brown, PechaKucha TOKYO
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/169

Johnny Depp, Pamela Anderson - people who Jessica Leung had worked with before embarking on a life of documentary making in India and beyond.
Smile and open your eyes, by Jessica W. Leung, PechaKucha BARCELONA
http://pecha-kucha.org/presentations/165

New York / Tokyo based artist Shantell Martin, explains how important collaboration is in her work and advises us all to 'get out of your head and into your body, Hell yeah!'
Collaboration and you, by Shantell Martin, PechaKucha TOKYO
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/161

Leeds based poet Brian Cheesman on childhood - for the kids of Haiti. A presentation which was a part of Global PechaKucha Night for Haiti.
For the kids of Haiti, by Brian Cheesman, PechaKucha LEEDS
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/163

For all the SPANISH speakers...

Lily, maestra del arte de striptease, tells her personal story and how you can become a stripper!
The Art of Striptease, by Lily, PechaKucha BARCELONA
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/166

"You don't have to be cool to be an artist" but believe in yourself and you too could be better than Picasso!
Better than Picasso, by Nicolas Uribe, PechaKucha BOGOTA
http://pecha-kucha.org/presentations/74

For all the JAPANESE speakers

From a flower vase that makes the flower look more beautiful as it dies to the complete concept for a school base on a simple graphic.
Machiso to dan to yoh, by Dan Tomimatsu & Yoh Komiyama, PechaKucha TOKYO
http://pecha-kucha.org/presentations/127

Thanks for reading the 2nd PechaKucha Weekly, look out for next week's issue. In the meantime...

.....you can follow PechaKucha on Twitter for up to the minute news on presentations and events.
http://twitter.com/pechakucha

..... and join PechaKucha on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/PechaKucha/158363636498

Astrid, Mark, Tomoko and Jean
PechaKucha Global Tokyo


Pecha Kucha Night is non profit and is now running in 304 cities globally..

http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/158

Creative Week Pxl_shft.

Creative Week Pxl_shft.
The ultimate Photoshop seminar powered by Digicape.

Get an independent take on what’s hot and what’s not in Photoshop CS5. Learn how to make fire‚ water‚ metal and more. Become channel guru in master masks and tricky selections. Retouch and manage colour like a pro. No marketing fluff’ no gloss‚ just pure Photoshop‚ no matter what version you’re using.

This is a high–end Photoshop conference for creative pro’s in all major disciplines. We’ll showcase the best talent through lectures and portfolio showings addressing everyday creative challenges.

How much does it cost?
R750 for professionals and R350 for students.

Where will Pxl_shft be held?
Joburg 8 May‚ Cape Town 14 May and Durbs 21 May.

Book your seat now...

Digicape Adobe Creative Suite 5 Showcase

Digicape Adobe Creative Suite 5 Showcase.
Join us to see things differently.

In a world without creative limits‚ everything becomes both raw material and inspiration. A tree is still timber‚ but suddenly in a whole new way. Old ideas germinate again‚ and new ideas erupt from the landscape around you. Welcome to Adobe Creative Suite 5.

Join us for an interactive workshop to discover how to see Design‚ Web‚ Video and Photography differently with Adobe Creative Suite 5.

Snacks and refreshments will be served.

Presented by: Mike Brennan
Workshop: CS5 – Design‚ Web‚ Video‚ Photography
Who must attend? Photographers‚ web designers‚ interactive designers‚ web application developers‚ designers‚ motion graphic designers‚ visual effects artists and video editors.

Booking essential. Space limited. Terms and conditions apply.

Click here to Register now...