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No one can get relevant experience without the necessary opportunities and the ICAD Upstarts Programme is a chance to work to briefs devised by Dublin’s best creatives and receive face-to-face critiques.
‘Beneath the pavement, the beach’ a slogan adopted by protestors during the 1968 Paris riots was the starting point for the project set out by Red&Grey Design.
This years Upstarts were in the studio last night to present their ideas and receive some constructive feedback.
First Year Core Studies and Visual Culture combine theory and practice to provide art students with a sound educational basis to help them progress with their studies at NCAD. We redesigned the look and feel of this year’s guide by using images of students’ work with creative typography. Students were given stylish black USB keys which feature the handbook and an interactive gallery.
How does a witty, loudmouth Yank with two degrees and an over-inflated ego end up slinging lattés on Harcourt Road? And how does it take a design studio over a year to design a poster for said barista extraordinaire? Great coffee, and a great one woman show, that’s how. Through monologue, improv and the dark art of foam ornamentation, barista Jenna Logan lays bare the hidden side of café work, and in the process tries to reconcile the gap between where she thought she’d be and where she is. All This and A Hill of Beans is a show for anyone who suspects that their true potential may not yet be fully realised.
For more information, click All This And A Hill Of Beans
We are currently collaborating with Emma Curley – Architecture/Urban Design/Facilitation on several new projects, one of which is the development of their own identity and website. The goal of the project is to highlight this innovative design-led company whose primary focus is on providing highly creative, responsive design services.
Keep up to date by visiting www.emmacurley.com
We recently designed a logo and posters for a new musical event series in Carrick-on-Shannon. Damien O’Rourke plays St. Georges Church on 1 October. More details available from http://on.fb.me/nnFxn8
‘What is Photography?’ is the first in a series of talks and booklets which aim to provide a general introduction to the materials and methodologies of contemporary art. It provides an overview of photography, its role as medium and mode of documentation in contemporary arts practice. We recently completed this booklet fro IMMA and are currently working on a Performance Art booklet.
Dublin is one of just three cities worldwide to be shortlisted to become World Design Capital 2014. The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) announced today that the prestigious designation, awarded biannually to cities that use design to benefit people socially, culturally and economically will be awarded for 2014 to either Dublin, Bilbao or Capetown. The winning city will be announced this autumn. Red&Grey Design were appointed to produce the Dublin World Design Capital 2014 bid alongside www.emmacurley.com and www.areaman.tv. Details of the Dublin bid can be seen on www.pivotdublin.com. Now let’s go and win it.
Together with the UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency we have been working on a document that tells the stories of various refugees who have travelled to Ireland from every corner of the globe seeking safety and shelter. Support World Refugee Day, June 20, 2011. To learn more visit www.unhcr.org
