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Integrated2009 is a biannual international design conference that will take place in deSingel Antwerp on Thursday 22 & Friday 23 October 2009.

Integrated2009 will focus on the crossover between contemporary graphic design, illustration, typo- graphy, new media, technology & art.

Can we talk about a new research attitude, or not?
And what does ‘design’ actually mean these days?

Up to 24 speakers from different countries are expected (award-winners and young participants side-by-side); the intention is to get some answers and to create a unique interaction of ideas, thoughts and expectations related to the immediate future. Integrated2009 welcomes students, teachers, designers, artists, clients, opinion-makers, and other cross-media addicts. Only 900 participants will be admitted!

(via Etapes)

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FILE Magazine Issue 2.
124 pages and over 3 hours of short films, documentaries and music videos on DVD.

FILE Magazine is a bi-annual publication featuring a broad selection of visual communication in the fields of graphic design, art, photography, fashion and moving image. Beautifully presented in a 30 x 39 cm hard cover with a full colour 52 gsm newsprint stitched inside. Each issue is accompanied by a DVD featuring short films, music videos and documentaries. A magazine to Watch & Read.

Selected Features:

Brigitte Bardot and The Original Paparazzi
Rarely seen vintage photographs of one of the great fashion icons of the twentieth century, taken by some of the most famous paparazzi photographers of the 1960s. It shows how Bardot and the paparazzi created a whole new image of womanhood, female sexuality and youth fashion.

Confessions, Explanations, Apologies
A 30 minute filmed lecture with acclaimed Graphic Design and writer Richard Hollis, about his life obsession with paper and folding.

Freedom on the Fence
A 40 minute film documentary about the history of Polish posters and their significance to the social, political and cultural life of Poland.

Lines in Space
An interview with american artist Arthur Ganson, plus an 18 minutes film selection of some of his most wonderful and peculiar machines.

Jade
A 15 minute short film directed by Daniel Elliott. ‘JADE’ premiered in Competition at 59th Berlinale International Film Festival 2009 where it was awarded the Silver Bear. It has since received many more awards including the Jury Prize at Odense International Film Festival.

After Tomorrow
Another amazing 16 minute short film directed by Emma Sullivan, winner of the ‘Best British Short Film’ award at this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival. After Tomorrow was also nominated for a Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Full list content #2
Brigitte Bardot, Richard Hollis, Wintering, Freedom on the Fence, Arthur Ganson, Firekites, After Tomorrow, Jade, A Grave With No Name, Thomas Dozol, Synesthesia, As I Lay Dying, Dark Island, From Norwich to Sheringham, Johan Björkegren, Moray McLaren, Jude Greenaway.

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German graphic design has undergone a dramatic metamorphosis in recent years. Young professionals and students have been demonstrating heightened technical skills and strong, individualistic styles.The emerging design generation has broken with cultural and geographical boundaries, entering the international arena and competing with cutting edge design icons worldwide. As the scope and depth of this exciting development has been under recognised, Neuland documents the future of German graphic design by presenting the best work of up-and-coming designers and design studios. This book compiles 500 pages of exciting ideas, never before seen experiments, self-initiated projects and commercial work from Germans working and studying at home and abroad, as well as non-Germans working and studying in Germany.

Learn more over at Twopoints.net and order it at Actar.

This is definitely not a typical post for Swiss Legacy, but since I receive a lot of emails about portfolios and you are you readers, I am sure, always looking for new, easy and nice way to publish your work without having the trouble of making your own website… The 5 CMS that I present below are very straightforward in terms of integration, although, you’ll have to get a little bit of dirt on your hands if you want it to look like you want.

Cargo

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Cargo, created by the team behind Space Collective, got a lot of buzz lately thanks to all the designers that chose this solution to showcase their work. More than just being a CMS tool, Cargo is also a community itself. Once you’re on Cargo you can follow other portfolio and vis-versa.

Installation: None. Cargo hosts your portfolio.
Price: Free (for now). By invitation only

Stacey

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Stacey is an easier way to create a portfolio site. No database setup or installation files, simply drop the application on a server and it runs. Your content is managed by creating folders and editing text files. No login screens, no ‘cms’.

Installation: Need PHP 5+, Apache (with mod_rewrite enabled), htaccess file support
Price: Free.

Core CMS

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Core is a Content Management System (CMS) made with the designer in mind, someone who want to show off all their work with an easy updateable and customizable website without having to deal with databases, scripting and extensive php.

Installation: Need PHP 4+, Apache, htaccess file support
Price: Free.

Indexhibit

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Indexhibit is a web application used to build and maintain an archetypal, invisible website format that combines text, image, movie and sound.

Installation: Need PHP 4+, Apache, htaccess file support
Price: Free

Arlo/Artists

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Arlo is a suite of hosted applications tailored to specific use cases like running an art gallery, building your artist portfolio or growing your band’s audience. Arlo apps are designed to make it easy for just about anybody to create a good-looking and usable website that helps them run their business more effectively in just a few minutes.

The apps share an easy-to-use interface, flexible architecture and opinionated approach to web software.

Installation: None. Arlo hosts your portfolio.t
Price: 2 weeks Free then $100/year

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I just received an email from French, Lyon based, studio Atelier Aquarium.
A poster (600 x 400 mm) available on request by e-mail: contact@atelieraquarium.com

Created in 2006 in Lyon by Jérémie Nuel & Simon Renaud, the Atelier Aquarium is a studio for multidisciplinary graphic design, managed by two artistic directors who graduated from the department of visual communication of the ecole superieure des arts decoratifs in Strasbourg. The studio has developed a great variety of artistic projects for a broad range of institutions, such as firms and associations and, in parallel, also provides custom-designed projects.