WOW!project _by Fabrica, Benetton

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About WOW!project 
Sharing creative talent and fun around the globe. 

What is WOW! 
In many cultures WOW! is a common expression in front of the wonders of imagination and creativity. WOW! also stands for Windows of Wonder, the new United Colors of Benetton project for young artists and designers from all over the planet. An extraordinary opportunity to globally spread and share creative expressions, social messages, passions, dreams and fun. WOW! is a technologically innovating transmedia experience in creative expression and play. Mainly based on a dedicated web portal and the network of "Benetton Live Windows"—the spectacular video wall shop windows of the Benetton Icon stores present in the key fashion capitals: Milan, London, Paris, Barcelona, and many more.

How does WOW! help young artists?
On the WOW! website, artists from any field of artistic expression (animation, motion graphics, video, digital art, music, theater, performance, dance, painting, graffiti, etc.) can access information on the initiative, register and easily upload their creative contributions for direct publishing. The most interesting works will be regularly selected to be made visible also on the "Benetton Live Windows" global network. Taking part is easy and to make it even smoother the great design team at WOW! will brilliantly and respectfully adapt the work, if needed, for the different video wall formats.


Who invented WOW!?
Windows of Wonder is a non-profit art project created by Fabrica, Benetton's grant-based innovation lab, developed in collaboration with YAI-Young Artists Incubator. WOW! was conceived by a team of under 25 year-old multidisciplinary designers. Fabrica has been fostering and promoting creative youth, multicultural exchange, and design for social impact since 1994.

Make the world go WOW! in front of your creativity!


 fonte: http://icon.benetton.com/

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Steidl

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Gerhard Steidl began working as a designer and printer in 1967, when he was just 17 years old. On the occasion of an Andy Warhol exhibition in Cologne the following year, Steidl approached the artist. Fascinated by the intensity and saturated colours of Warhol’s work, Steidl asked about his silkscreen printing technique. Giddily he returned to his hometown of Göttingen, two hours north of Frankfurt, and set up his first printing studio, following the principle of “learning by doing”. (...)

“In many ways the late Joseph Beuys was my teacher. From 1972 until his death, I produced most of his multiples and prints. He helped to sharpen my awareness of unusual materials and to create, if they were handled with meticulous care and attention to detail, moving works of art. Ever since, I have sought the challenge and thrill of working with unconventional materials and techniques in order to create objects surpassing the realm of mere mass production”.

In 1972, the first Steidl book, “Befragung zur documenta” (“Questioning documenta”) was published. From 1974, Steidl added political non-fiction to his program. In the early 1980s, he expanded into literature and selected art and photography books, and in 1989, he published his first paperback editions. (...)

“All our books are designed and produced under the same roof. These days, very few publishers run their own printing presses”, says Steidl. “I, however, firmly believe in this noble tradition, as it enables me to follow and oversee every aspect of a book, from the artist’s initial idea to the final product. Thus, I can ensure a quality standard that would otherwise remain elusive.” [Ler mais...]

Download catalogue 2012: http://www.steidlville.com/catalogue/Steidl_SS12.pdf

Artists list: http://www.steidlville.com/artists/


fonte: http://www.steidlville.com/aboutus/

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MyDesignShop.com

Whether you are fresh from school, a veteran, a freelancer, or an in-house designer you will discover MyDesignShop.com to be your best place to go to for the resources you will use every day. Through HOW Magazine, Print Magazine, and MyDesignShop.com, we provide unparalleled information and guides. You will find the latest information on design trends, elements, exercises, and instruction, along with designers’ favorite products and accessories. We are dedicated to offering you the best products and services for your graphic design needs.

Browse and shop now, and don’t forget to register for our newsletter to receive exclusive offers and discounts. Be sure to visit our sister sites, HOWDesign.com, PrintMag.com IDonline.com for more inspiration and information on graphic design.

MyDesignShop.com is brought to you by F+W Media, Inc., publishers of quality hobby and enthusiast books. Have fun browsing and come back often!

fonte: http://www.mydesignshop.com/

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Publicidade e Consumação nas Sociedades Contemporâneas

Publicidade e Consumação nas Sociedades Contemporâneas
por Samuel Mateus

Colecção: Estudos em Comunicação
Ano de edição: 2011
ISBN: 978-989-654-069-2

Sinopse

Já presente na antiguidade clássica, a publicidade - entendida como qualidade daquilo que é público e colectivamente mobilizador - continua a ser um conceito central das sociedades. A reflexão que agora se divulga procura avaliar as suas mutações contemporâneas a partir do seu projecto dramático-expressivo, e estrutura-se em dois momentos. O primeiro tem por referência um entendimento genealógico da categoria de publicidade. São identificados vários modelos históricos de compreensão da publicidade culminando com uma interpretação estético-figuracional das práticas sociais hodiernas. O segundo momento, desenvolvendo um dos elementos principais da figurabilidade pública, relaciona a publicidade com a lógica social do consumo. A abordagem sócio-antropológica do consumo retira-lhe o pendor económico e coloca-o no âmago das sociabilidades enquanto consumação: uma forma comunicativa caracterizada por uma acção material que empenha simbolicamente o indivíduo na reprodução do vínculo social. A consumação interpela publicamente o individual a inscrever-se no colectivo funcionando como uma força centrípeta que fornece ao indivíduo um modo de reconhecimento da pertença.

Em ambos os momentos - na publicidade figurativa e na consumação - estamos perante uma acção simbólica promotora de integração social que reflecte o ímpar dinamismo dos processos sociais contemporâneos.

[Download PDF - 938 KB]


fonte: http://www.livroslabcom.ubi.pt/livro.php?l=25

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Gestalten

Gestalten specializes in developing content for aficionados of cutting-edge visual culture worldwide.

The company is best known for the more than two hundred fifty books we have published that document and anticipate vital design movements for our own title list as well as customer publishing projects. Gestalten also provides Curation, Art Direction, Consulting, Production, Distribution and Design Services to international clients such as Volkswagen and Diesel.

Always working directly with talented young designers and artists, Gestalten brings a deep understanding of visual culture on a global level to whatever we do and remains firmly committed to presenting visual trends with timeless substance. The company has 40 staff members through offices in Berlin, London, New York and Tokyo.

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ABCDARCO'09

ABCDARCO, editado por VOCENTO, es el periódico oficial de ARCO, feria internacional de arte de Madrid, que sustituyó en 2004 a El Correo de ARCO, editado desde 1998.

Actualmente se distribuye de manera gratuita en el recinto ferial de IFEMA del 15 al 19 de febrero y encartado con el diario ABC en la edición de la Comunidad de Madrid. Con un cuidado diseño en 16 páginas a color y en formato bilingüe (español e inglés), ABCDARCO quiere reflejar los aspectos más destacados de ARCO a través de sus variadas secciones y gracias a la labor de un dedicado equipo de profesionales. Como uno de sus aspectos más destacados hay que señalar la contribución en cada número de firmas de prestigio nacional e internacional.

Diariamente, ABCDARCO pone de manifiesto cuanto acontece en el principal evento artístico de nuestro país y uno de los más importante del mundo, desde diferentes perspectivas, combinando su afán informativo con su vocación crítica.

Hoy día, nuestro medio se ha convertido en un documento incomparable sobre la reciente historia de ARCO, plataforma de análisis de su presente y aliado en sus aspiraciones de futuro.

UBI _Livros Labcom

Livros Labcom é um projecto editorial que disponibiliza em PDF todos os livros publicados pelo LabCom: Laboratório de Comunicação On-line, um espaço física e virtualmente afecto ao Departamento de Comunicação e Artes da Universidade da Beira Interior.
Ao mesmo tempo que se empenha em explorar esta nova via do on-line como território de publicação e divulgação de obras de carácter científico, este projecto não descura os amantes do papel, mantendo a possibilidade de aquisição das versões impressas, que serão de agora em diante produzidas on demand, ou seja, em função dos pedidos que nos sejam dirigidos.

Vanity Fair_The Portraits: A Century of Iconic Images

Vanity Fair: The Portraits brings together 300 iconic portraits from Vanity Fair’s 95-year history in a remarkable book that captures the image of modern fame—the magical thing that happens when individual talent and beauty (and sometimes genius) is caught in the spotlight of popular curiosity and passion.> The photographers—from Edward Steichen and Cecil Beaton to Annie Leibovitz and Mario Testino—are a glittering and celebrated group themselves. Their portraits have become the iconic likenesses of the best-known figures from the worlds of art, film, music, sports, business, and politics.

Visit "The Portraits" category to view 96 images from the book that are available for purchase as gallery-quality custom prints.

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Interact

A Interact é uma publicação digital, de periodicidade quadrimestral editada pelo Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Linguagens (CECL).
O seu objectivo é a reflexão e a discussão em torno de temáticas importantes do pensamento contemporâneo, o acompanhamento crítico de acontecimentos e práticas culturais e artísticas e o incentivo ao trabalho de experimentação com as tecnologias digitais e as redes de informação.
Diminuir o fosso ainda existente entre a cultura e a cibercultura é ainda uma das suas principais motivações, procurando por isso o encontro (e o confronto) entre práticas mais tradicionais no âmbito da cultura (como o ensaio, a crítica e a recensão), e práticas de expressão, de reflexão e de criatividade próprias à cultura digital, como as da hipertextualidade e hipermedia, interactividade e conectividade.

Princeton Architectural Press

In the nearly twenty-five years since its founding, Princeton Architectural Press has become a world leader in architecture and design publishing, both in market share and in editorial and design excellence. With over 500 titles on our backlist, we have consistently sought the best in our field, and are privileged to be able to attract and publish it. We've made our reputation in part by identifying new trends and publishing first books on emerging talents, as well as definitive works on established names, and by creating books of unsurpassed design quality and production values.

010 Publishers (Uitgeverij 010)

010 Publishers (Uitgeverij 010) has been active for nearly twenty-five years.

During that time, 010 has published over six hundred books on architecture and design. This specialization reflects the enthusiasm of 010's founders, Hans Oldewarris and Peter de Winter, who trained as an architect and an urban designer respectively at Delft University of Technology. Besides numerous monographs by and about Dutch architects, 010 has published books on the most wide-ranging aspects of architecture, interior design, photography, industrial design, graphic design and the visual arts. These aspects include a keen interest in the theory and history of architecture and design.

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