SXSW Interactive Festival

March 13-17, 2009
The SXSW Interactive Festival features five days of exciting panel content and amazing parties. Attracting digital creatives as well as visionary technology entrepreneurs, the event celebrates the best minds and the brightest personalities of emerging technology. Whether you are a hard-core geek, a dedicated content creator, a new media entrepreneur, or just someone who likes being around an extremely creative community, SXSW Interactive is for you.

SXSW 互動論壇一連五天的小組會議和派對活動, 吸引所有和科技產業有關的專業或非專業人士以及企業家。 會議的焦點都在討論網路的重要趨勢、分享不同的創意。不論你是電腦玩家, 創作者, 企業家, 或是喜歡在一個創意群中穿梭, 請不要錯過SXSW 的互動論壇。

Related Links/相關連結:
http://sxsw.com/

Jean Jullien

IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.54-55


IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.56-57


A French design who now lives and works in London, having recently graduated from Central Saint Martins. Jullien continues to pursue his master’s at the Royal College of Art.

這位法國設計師目前在倫敦居住和工作，最近才從 Central Saint Martins 畢業，並繼續在 The Royal College of Art 攻讀碩士學位。





“There's a great deal of primitivism in the large pieces of paper torn, ripped, cut and assembled, covering the bodies, writing with big brushes and bold black ink. The process itself is full of movement.”

「把大塊的紙張撕扯、分裂、剪裁和拼合，用來覆蓋身體，並用粗大的畫筆和濃黑的墨水在上面書寫，當中蘊含著濃重的尚古主義的味道。這個過程本身就已經充滿了動感。」

Related Links/相關連結:
http://www.jeanjullien.com/

NAM

IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.50-51


“A fantasy in life” is the mission of this Japanese group of artists, who are continuously searching for the possibilities in the world of visual arts that can bring about this ideal. The group presently comprises some 10 artists from various backgrounds.

「生活中的童話」是這位個日本藝術家團體的目標宗旨。這個團體的藝術家一直在探尋視覺藝術世界的各種可能性，使他們達成這一理想。團體現在擁有大約10位來自不同背景的藝術家。





“Our creativity is always based on one big rule: creating visual arts using common objects. It’s like always experimenting with something from a different point of view. We think that even fallen leaves have artistic possibilities if we look at them carefully.”

「我們的創意總是基於一個大原則之上的：使用平常的物件創作視覺藝術作品。情況就像是經常從各種不同的角度來做各種實驗。我們認為只要仔細觀察，就算落葉也可能會有其獨特之美。」

Related Links/相關連結:
http://n-a-m.org

Pixelgarten

IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.46-47


IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.48-49


Pixelgarten (meaning “a garden of pixels” in English) specialises in art direction, graphic design and illustration, as well as working on its own self-initiated projects.

Pixelgarten（英語意指 a garden of pixels 圖元花園）工作室擅長於美術指導、平面設計和插圖繪畫等領域，也有從事一些自發專案的工作。





"We think that analogue and digital methods can co-exist and that they can even mix and create something of their own. The intersections of different disciplines are always the most fascinating."

「手工製作和數碼技術可以並行不悖，兩者甚至可以結合起來創造出有自己特色的東西。不同技術學科之間的交融總是最令人著迷的。」

Related Links/相關連結:
www.pixelgarten.de

Hort

IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.42-43


Eike Koenig always wanted to work in an office that embodied the ideals of the kindergarten, but after a few trial-and-error experiences with various companies that didn’t share his attitude to working, he realised that he would have to establish his own workplace.

Eike Koenig 總是想，是否能建立一個能體現幼稚園意念的辦公室呢。然而，幾年來不斷摸索的經驗使他發現了很多公司都不同意這個想法，也使他意識到只能自己創立自己的工作場所才能達成此理念。





“Hort is an Old German word for kindergarten. A place where children play, learn things about life and the meaning of living in a society and, in addition to that, a place where they are safe and people take care of them. Kids learn by playing. And they start playing when they feel safe.”

「Hort 是一個古德語單詞，意思是幼稚園。一個可以讓孩子們玩耍、學習生活常識、社會生活意義，也是一個為孩子們提供安全保證和日常照顧的地方。孩子們通過玩耍而學習。而恰恰也是因為感到安全，他們才會開始玩耍。」

Related Links/相關連結:
www.hort.org.uk

Grégoire Alexandre

IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.38-39


Normandy-born Grégoire Alexandre, now stationed in Paris. Cinema was his first interest, but he became more comfortable with photography since it gave him a greater sense of control and allowed him to take something out of reality without having to set it up first.

Grégoire Alexandre（出生於諾曼第，目前居住在巴黎），電影是他的第一個愛好，不過他在攝影方面感覺更加如魚得水，因為攝影可以給予他更大的掌控感，令他不必預先設置好再從現實中獲取靈感和資訊。





""Craft" integrates the possibilities and the limits of the medium, without using the computer to create impossible situations. I like my installations to be abstract but still possible."

「“手作”融合了各種可能性和具體媒介的限制，無需使用電腦來創造出無法實現的環境。我喜歡自己的裝置作品風格，抽象但仍然是現實允許的可能存在。」

Related Links/相關連結:
http://www.gregoirealexandre.com/

Kate Gibb

IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.34-35


IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.36-37


Kate Gibb originally studied textiles at Middlesex University, but after graduation she decided to focus on the development of the silkscreen process on paper, rather than fabric.

Kate Gibb 最早在 Middlesex University 學習紡織專業，不過畢業之後，她決定專注於紙張絲印流程的開發，而不是紡織品絲印。





“If the colour is right, the rest will follow. I notice and collect things because of their colour. It forms a big part of my memory. The kind of silkscreen printing I’m inspired by relies on chance, hiccups and accidents to provide the individual qualities that make up each piece.”

「如果顏色是正確的，其他的東西就會跟隨之。我因為事物的顏色而留意它們、收集它們。這成為了我記憶裏很大的一個部分。這種引發我靈感的絲網印刷依賴於時機、小插曲和意外，令每件作品凸顯出自己的個性和特質。」

Related Links/相關連結:
http://kategibb.blogspot.com/

Ciara Phelan

IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.28 & 33


IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.30-31


Recently graduated from the University of Brighton, Phelan is currently working as a junior at a design companies (Iwant) in London.

Phelan 剛剛從 The University of Brighton 畢業，現時正在位於倫敦的一個特色設計公司任職初級設計師（Iwant）。





“I create elements by hand then take a digital image into an application on the computer to enhance it further. By doing this you can change elements and add effects in a way that wouldn’t have been possible by hand. This way of working can take the project to a completely new level that you might not have previously conceived."

「我用手工製作出各種元素和部件，然後將其製作成數碼圖像輸入電腦，進一步強化之。這樣做您可以更換當中的元素，增加某些效果 – 那些很難用手工實現。這種工作方式可以把專案的創作帶到一個全新的層次，甚至超出您原先的設想！」

Related Links/相關連結:
www.iamciara.co.uk

IWant

IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.24-25


IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.26-27


Gilsenan graduated with a BA (hons) in fine art, after spending a couple of years working in record shops and DJing, he first designed flyers for club nights he promoted and record sleeves for the band he played with. After gaining experience in this way, he landed his first proper job at an agency – and met Bruce Allaway, now his partner at Iwant.

Gilsenan 以藝術文學士的學位畢業，經過在唱片店和從事 DJ 工作十數年之後，他為自己推廣的俱樂部晚間活動設計宣傳單張，又為他參與演奏的樂隊設計唱片封套。通過這種方式獲得一定的經驗之後，他在一家代理公司獲得了第一份合適的設計工作–後來遇到 Bruce Allaway–現時他在 Iwant 的拍檔。





“I think of graphic design in some ways as an extravagance or a luxury. Other forms of design are a necessity or perform a function; we took away the space so that it was more like I WANT!"

「我認為從某些角度來看，平面設計是一種奢侈品、豪華品。其他設計的形式是一種必要，或者要展現某種功能的。我們拿走了這樣的空間，令出來的作品更類似是我想要（I WANT）的東西!」

Related Links/相關連結:
http://iwantdesign.co.uk/

Julien Vallée

IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.20-21


IdN V16N1 the craft issue P.22-23


Montréal-born graphic designer Julien Vallée’s works tends to be described as treading a “fine line” between design and illustration. His work generally contains some characteristic features — many of them the result of a combination of craft, collage and computer graphics.

平面設計師 Julien Vallée 出生于加拿大蒙特利爾，其作品被形容為在設計與插圖之間走著一條「細窄的鋼絲」。 Vallée 的作品大致包含一些比較有個性的特點 – 很多作品都是手工藝、拼貼製作和電腦圖像相結合的成果。





“I like to use manual art well endorsed by the various technological tools available in order to make the bridge between manual and virtual art. I think I fell in love with design when I realised that image and concept were a great combination to communicate a message.”

「我喜歡運用各種可用的技術工具來創作手工藝術，旨在建立一座橫跨手工製作和模擬藝術的橋樑。當我認識到影像和概念是用來傳播資訊的一對偉大的組合的時候，我覺得自己深深地愛上了設計。」

Related Links/相關連結:
http://www.jvallee.com/

PICTOPLASMA

In spring 2009, the Haus der Kulturen der Welt will host the PICTOPIA festival, the world's first ever large-scale presentation and celebration of the phenomenon character art. At the heart of the festival is an exhibition which explores the huge diversity of the character universe, where artists remix and sample, condense the surreal and uncanny, inflate all proportions and stage bizarre rituals to introduce their characters into contemporary culture.

在2009年的春天, PICTOPIA 將會於 Haus der Kulturen der Welt 舉行 史上最大型的一個關於當代卡通藝術設計的示範和慶祝活動◦ 重點節目是卡通展覽, 向大家展示多元化的卡通世界, 在這裡藝術家們凝聚了超現實主義和神秘，以誇大的比例和奇特的方式去把他們的卡通帶到現代文化之中◦

Related Links/相關連結:
http://www.pictoplasma.com/

D-Fuse Spins International Audio-visual Fusio

In partnership with the British Council , D-Fuse from London will bring to us a cutting-edge innovative live performance Latitude [ 31°10N / 121°28E ] featuring fragments of China city life expressed through a mix of digital media. Latitude [ 31°10N / 121°28E ] is being performed around the globe in the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and the USA since 2007. Its Hong Kong stop is certainly a once-in-a-life-time performance not to be missed, whether you are a diehard film, video, music or design advocate. Choi Sai-ho (aka S.T.), VJ Welby + Techno musician TEOH, two local budding forces are showing tremendous support toward the upcoming frenzy of sounds and visuals as well.

ifva 及英國文化協會攜手合作，D-Fuse 將遠道從倫敦來港，帶來中國城市影像交織聲音的現場表演作品《緯度》。自2007年起《緯度》已於英國、德國、西班牙、意大利、荷蘭及美國等地巡迴演出，今次難得來港演出，並與本地新媒體兩大新勢力 S.T. 蔡世豪、VJ Welby 及電子音樂人 TEOH 同場演出，肯定是電影、錄像、音樂以至設計愛好者不容錯過的一次現場電音演出。



"One of the most innovative design collectives working internationally today." - NOW Festival, Nottingham, UK

「當今國際其中一隊最創新的設計組合 。」- 英國諾丁漢NOW藝術節

Date & Time/日期及時間:
22/3/2009 (Sun) 8:15pm

Venue / 地點：
5/F Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre
香港藝術中心五樓包氏畫廊

Related Links/相關連結:
http://www.ifva.com/

"Double Thumbs Up"

"Double Thumbs Up" now showing at IdN Onair. Special thanks to Adolescent.tv and Roundhouse.tv who came in with this massive package!

"Double Thumbs Up"現於播放在IdN頻道◦特別感謝Adolescent.tv偕同Roundhouse.tv帶來的一件爆巨的包裹!

Related Links/相關連結:
http://idnworld.com/onair/?id=v161/DoubleThumbsUp

CG Overdrive 2009

16th -19th June, 2009, Singapore Expo
六月十六至十九日, 新加坡展覽中心



CG Overdrive 2009 is an event for the artists, by the artists. CG professionals, enthusiasts, students, academics, producers and all CG stakeholders convene and connect at this annual event. The line-up of activities includes an exhibition, conference, professional tracks and networking events, as well as a host of festival activities such as recruitment zone, exhibitor workshops, film screenings, digital art gallery and concert.

CG Overdrive 2009 是一個為藝術家而設的活動 ◦ 一年一度的活動, 把CG專家, 愛好者, 學生, 教育界人士, 製作人等聯繫在一起 ◦ 當中包括一系的展覽, 會議, 專業示範和擴展網絡的機會, 同時亦有招聘區, 展覽工作坊, 電影搜畫, 數碼藝術展覽和音樂會等等 ◦

Related Links/相關連結: http://www.cgoverdrive.com/