The 17th ifva Awards

With the support from Pure Art Foundation for two consecutive editions starting from this year, the Gold Award winner of ifva Interactive Media Category will receive a cash prize of HK$50,000 and the offer to attend the Ars Electronica in Austria. What is more, finalist’s works will be showcased at the Pao Galleries of the Hong Kong Arts Centre during the ifva Festival in March 2012.

Other categories of the ifva Awards are now open for entry, among the judging panel with big names are: local artist Anthony WONG Yiu-ming, director Ann HUI On-wah, multimedia creative artist Vincci CHEUK Wan-chi, producer Teddy Robin, to name a few. Less than a month will be the deadline.

Submit your work now!
Deadline: 25/10/2011
http://www.ifva.com/

Hong Kong Graduates Wanted!

Web Programming / Computer Science / Software Engineering fields wanted!

Friend of IdN is looking for an intern to participate in a POS development project in Hong Kong. They are looking for someone who can help design, develop print queue management solution for commercial printers; including print job routing, failover, load-balancing and time-delays....Rewards will be given!

Requirements include:
*Proficient in .NET, HTTP, XML and MS SQL Server
*Experience in hardware interfacing, databases
*Diploma / Higher Diploma / Degree holder in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or equivalent.

Interested participants please email to we@idnworld.com

IdN v18n4: Mono Graphics — Colour Toning

It is not nostalgia-design, though some of it has a decidedly old-fashioned feel to it, and it is not minimalist design as such, except when it comes to the use of colour. It is what has become known as mono-graphics — where because of budgetary restraints or a self-imposed restriction, the design is printed in only one or two colours. Mono-graphics doesn't have to mean monotonous. Less colour often makes for more context. We got 9 experts in this issue to demonstrate the incredible visual strength that can be created by using just one or two hues.

http://idnworld.com/mags/?id=v18n4

IdN Video v18n4: Infographics — Bringing bald facts to life

Motion infographics are to be found everywhere – on the Internet, in TV commercials and programmes, and in educational films. Their basic goal is to help the viewer digest the information presented to them as painlessly, indeed pleasurably, as possible. But how do their designers set about them? How do they absorb all the material they need to understand before deciding how to demonstrate it? And to what extent does the type of data to be illustrated affect the visual outcome? We have selected more than 30 brilliant infographic motion works, movies and animations, to show you how lively and aesthetically pleasing such instructional efforts can be.

http://idnworld.com/video/?id=v18n4