Pointe Blank Part 2 Launch!

Pointe Blank launched at the Birmingham Royal Ballet on Monday night with a fabulous selection of artworks by 27 different designers/illustrators. This is the second collection for this project, (read about last year's project Coppelia here) this time for the ballet Hobson's Choice. Check out the collection online at http://www.pointeblank.co.uk/ and if you are in the Birmingham area pop along to the 6/8 Kafe 6/8 Temple Row,
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 B2 from 5 March for six weeks, with nine images shown for a fortnight at a time. Form fifty five coverage  | Design week coverage

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Soupa Zine Day – The Big Reveal

Last Saturday, a group of Soupa members made their way into London (some coming from *far away* so big thanks to them for getting up early) for a get together at The Book Club in Shoreditch.

The aim of the day was to design a promotional zine and the theme was 'Reveal.' This was decided by members ahead of the day to give them time to do a doodle or pen some pictures before we began. As you know, each member favours a different way of working and this is what we like best!

Soupa illustrators Harriet Gray, Luke Waller, Elissa Elwick, Jamie Littler, Anna Spencer, Carlos Garde-Martin, Mariana Lobao brought their pens, pencils, inks and other various materials, photographer Ted Kozak came along to photograph the event and went out and about in E1 gathering material for his photo collage piece.

And designers, Jo Spencer (me), Eurico Sá Fernandes, Pinelope Kourmozoglu and Mark Richardson created some typographical pages for the zine with Pinelope stitching her type into the paper.

After the event, Jo Spencer collated all the finished artwork and put them together to make up the zine so here's the big Reveal. We hope you like it.

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Soupa at Latitude

Posted by Jo Spencer (Soupa founder) We headed down to Latitude festival last weekend to take part in the YARN set 'YARN presents 10 stories about smoking' in the Literary Arena. YARN invited us to be part of the set to visualise the 4 performances from Katy Darby, Jarred McGinnis, Verity Flecknell and Camila Fiori. After a few meetings Gemma Mitchell (YARN director) and I decided we would create a visual book to record the experience of the set – live on stage. We initially invited people to submit their own stories, illustrations and photos about smoking – from which we received a brilliant response including submissions from Soupa members Spiros Halaris, Jason Lear, Anna Spencer, Joshua Marshall. I then collected these all together and added them to the book on the night.

The set was a great success, we received a brilliant turn out and response from the crowd – thank you if you were there! We handed out 200 Kazoo's which the audience used to accompany Verity Flecknell's performance of the a re-written version of Johnny Cash song – Final Cigarette Blues.

I was on stage for the whole set (1 hour) treating images, designing and building up the book... and trying not to look too serious!

The book is now available to view in full here.

Click here to view a video documenting part of the design process of the book.

Thank you also to all of you who submitted work, it has made this project really special.

Inkygoodness presents Character Totem Home-Coming

Birmingham, 6pm  -  10pm Thursday 21^st July 2011

Zellig Gallery, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham B9 4AA

The Totems are coming home! Join Inkygoodness & friends in Birmingham for a very special Character Totem Home-Coming exhibition, all the way from Berlin where they debuted earlier this year at the Pictoplasma Character Design Festival.

‘Character Totem’ is an inspiring and colourful walk-through installation of hand-painted, wooden totem poles, lovingly created by an evolving collective of 32 illustrators, artists and image-makers from across the globe.

Totem artists include: Mc Bess (FR) / Toy Factory (BE) / Sneaky Raccoon (UK) / Felt Mistress (UK) / Ben Steers (UK) / Hattie Stewart (UK) / El Tobe (UK) / Loulou & Tummie (UK) / Tom J. Newell (UK) / Jason Devine (UK) & many more.

New artists for Summer 2011

To celebrate this new event (a UK exclusive) Inkygoodness have shortlisted a collection of international artists to create artwork inspired by the 'Character Totem' theme. Expect a diverse collection of drawings, paintings, prints and hand made objects by some of the best creative talents working in the industry today. Confirmed artists include:

Uberkraaft (UK) / Wilmer Murillo (HN) / Mr Phomer (PT) / Kristian Jones (UK) / DOODULL (UK) / Anna Charity (UK) / Crim Collective (UK) / Muxxi (GU) / Ocular Invasion (USA) / Marianne Vincent (CAN) / Ian Watson (UK) / Am I Collective (SA) / Suero-studio (ES) / Dan Marston (UK) / Johnnie Weiliang Hoek (BE) / Lesley Barnes (UK) & many more!

Launch night Thursday 21^st July

Less than 3 months after our Berlin debut, Inkygoodness land in Birmingham to present a lively evening of inspiring artwork, live art performances, animation screenings & music at the brand new Zellig Gallery space on Thursday 21^st July.

Admission: Free

@Zellig Gallery, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham B9 4AA

Featuring:

• Ammo Magazine - Issue 7 EXCLUSIVE LAUNCH!!!
• Live drawing by Matt Saunders, Kris Jones & Crim Collective
• Animation screening by Brucey Art
• Inkygoodness + MakeMake clothing stall
• Live music by Health & Efficiency
• Complimentary drinks & nibbles

Exhibition open daily, Tue - Sat, 11am - 6pm till 30th July

For further information & photos of the Inkygoodness Character Totem project, visit our Inkygoodness site: http://inkygoodness.com/blog/character-totem-launch-night/

About

Inkygoodness are a Bristol-Birmingham based event company who provide a unique platform for emerging talent to showcase their work alongside established artists, offering opportunity for professional development through self-promotion, collaboration and networking.

We’ve been showcasing new and emerging talent in illustration, character design and lowbrow art since 2008, organising events across the globe. Inkygoodness have travelled to Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, London and most recently Berlin; debuting our first international exhibition as part of the Pictoplasma Character Walk earlier this year.

We invite submissions from creatives around the globe, and have worked with artists from as far afield as Guatemala, Venezula, South Africa and USA.

www.inkygoodness.com

Soupa at Latitude Festival – we need you

TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK CLICK HERE

Soupa and YARN are off to Latitude Festival in 2 weeks! You can join us there to see a very special presentation of Stuart Evers' debut short story collection "Ten Stories About Smoking".

BUT, if you are not coming along to this festival, you can join in now!

Smoking. It's something we've all got an opinion on.

We'd love YOU to submit your own stories and illustrations about smoking for a limited edition book that will be designed by Jo Spencer from Soupa Creative Network Live on stage at Latitude.

Upload anything you want - stories, pics, illustrations, - to be included.

More about the event: Yarn are doing a 1 hour set on the friday evening in the literary arena at 10.30pm based around Stuart Evers book 10 stories about smoking.

They are presenting 4 performers – music and spoken word.

Jo will be making a visual book throughout the hour live on stage to record the 'experience' of the set, stories and the audience will be invited to contribute their opinions, drawings, experiences to the book. The screen behind the performers will show Jo's laptop screen and the putting together/designing bit of the book.

WE NEED YOU!

If you have any images/illustrations/written work related to smoking in some way.. they don't have to be specifically of smoking... you can read the 10 stories and produce a piece which is a representation of one of the stories or part of the story... that would be amazing.

If you do supply us with something your work will feature on the big screen in front of 700+ people at the festival and also in the book which will be published after the event. You will be fully credited of course.

To submit work please post to the YARN Latitude event Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=234811889870378 with an image/text etc with your name (doesn't need to be high res as the book will be published online)

Oh and if you happen to be coming to the festival come and say hello.

Deadline – the end of the event which will be 11.30pm on Friday 15th July 2011.

Our Latitude page: http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/2011/lineup/artist/yarn_presents_ten_stories_about_smoking

www.yarnfest.com | www.soupa.co.uk | www.okjostudio.com

LCC Design for Graphic Communication graduate show

If you are looking to check out some graduate talent this year – come down to the London College of Communication private view this thursday 30th June and check out the Design for Graphic Communication course show in the  (BA & FDA). The students have launched their own website to showcase the work, which gives you an insight into the high standard of work at this show. The students work with industry partners such as Airside, Nobrow, Wallpaper, Ditto Press and also Soupa amongst others on projects producing some innovative projects and fantastic ideas. Follow the course on twitter at @LCC_DGC and the show twitter handle @DGCSHOW

The course website http://www.lccdgc.co.uk/

LCC DGC exhibition dates:

Private View: Thu 30 June 2011, 6 – 9pm Open to the public: Fri 1 – Fri 8 July 2011, 10am – 7pm (Mon-Fri), 10am-3.45pm (Sat), closed Sun

An exhibition of work produced by LCC students graduating in the following disciplines:

BA (Hons) FdA & ABC Dip Animation ABC Dip 3D Modelling and Animation BA (Hons) & FdA Design for Graphic Communication BA (Hons) & FdA Digital Media Design BA (Hons) & FdA Games Design BA (Hons) Graphic & Media Design FdA Graphic and Spatial Communication BA (Hons) & FdA Media Practice BA (Hons) Graphic Product Innovation

If you are thinking of applying for an undergraduate course at LCC, our Summer Shows are a great way for you to get a sense of the type and level of work undertaken by our students.

For further information or to RSVP email events@lcc.arts.ac.uk.

We welcome children of all ages to LCC to view the exhibitions. Children under the age of 16 will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times and have written permission to enter the building. For more information please email:events@lcc.arts.ac.uk or phone 020 7514 6550.

Location / Venue

The Gallery, Upper Street, Lower Street, Well and Atrium Galleries, LCC, Elephant & Castle, London, SE1 6SB

By Underground:

Both the Bakerloo and Northern Lines stop at Elephant and Castle.  The College is opposite the shopping centre on the same side of the road as the Metropolitan Tabernacle, just three minutes walk away via the underpass.

By Bus: Elephant and Castle is extremely well provided for with buses including: 1, 12, 35, 40, 45, 53, 63, 68, 100, 133, 148, 155, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 322, 188, 322, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 453, 468, C10, P5.

Cally festival

Caledonian Road, London, N1.

3^rd July 2011. 12 noon – 6pm. Free Event.

This pop-up festival will see a large section of the road closed off and packed full-of rare Sunday afternoon delights.

‘The Cally Festival’, locally initiated by Metropolitan Police community support officers, the Team Cally neighbourhood co-coordinator and residents to host a street festival on Sunday 3rd July 12 noon - 6pm. The aim of the festival is to create a space for people to meet, to participate in activities and to spur on some revitalisation of the area. Generous support has duly followed from The Wellcome Trust, The Guardian, King's Cross Central, Islington Council, BVMO, Team Cally, Peabody, Big Lottery Fund, Homes for Islington, Metropolitan Police and The Make Lounge and many more.

On the back of the hugely successful Bemerton Festival 2010, there was plenty of appetite from local residents and community organisations to create a new, bigger event that not only includes the whole community but introduces ‘The Cally’ to wider London audience.

The festival marks an important period for the Cally, what with being on the fringe of the great King's Cross Central development, which has both inspired and supported the event. The festival is taking lead from The King’s Cross development, which is strongly associated with culture and the arts and is filtering out into the local community. Members from the wider area and from all over London are encouraged to come down for the day to experience the Caledonian Road in all its glory.

TFL will suspend all traffic for one day along a 300m strip of Caledonian Road, to be transformed into a cultural street festival, which celebrates art, music and theatre. It will comprise of an 80-piece craft and food market, a live music stage, street theatre, street art, live coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Finals, children's activities and creative workshops. Local shops and restaurants will be open for the day and spilling out into the streets, showcasing some of Islington’s finest gems. This boutique-style event will engage its visitors in pockets of entertainment and activity throughout the site. Expect everything from a giant octopus being brought to life on the day, an open busking stage, a bustling interactive arts market, to pop-up exhibitions.

Having struggled through the recession, the high street needs encouragement and support to regenerate the area and fill its empty shops. Businesses and creative people from all over London will be joining together to make this festival happen.

For more information please contact: Anya Johnson

Email: anya@thecallyfestival.com

Tel: 07896 183 750

Web: www.thecallyfestival.com

Film Winter

By Clare Kelly. Originally posted on her blog: www.passthepattern.tumblr.com

I spotted this poster up at a university inviting creatives to take part in Stuttgarter Filmwinter. Through the powers of Google Translate*, I’ve been conversing with Wand 5 – the group behind the festival and found out that the poster (which doubles as an entry form) was designed by Berlin-based Apfel Zet.

And notably, it was intern Susan Kreher who designed it. I thought it was pretty cool and wanted to share it with you.

If you’d like to find out more about the festival or enter it; visit www.filmwinter.de

*Rely on this at your will. I told them some pretty odd things about myself via the medium of translation!

Paint it make it – Illustration event

Illustration Rally is putting together their first ever event – they are getting together with some great artist to put together a crafty day for all to enjoy. The day will be featuring zine making, live drawing, origami, and you will even be able to buy some lovely cake. All the proceeds will go toward the Japan tsunami appeal on JustGiving.

The day will feature live drawing, origami, cakes and zine making, where you can bind and customise your own zine with the work of some of the hottest illustrators around! Everything we raise from this event will be donated to our Japan tsunami appeal on JustGiving!

Essential links:

Facebook event page | Twitter hash tag: #paintitmakeit | Dave Bain's detailed overview of the day | JustGiving page | Illustration Rally

Details:

When: Saturday the 25th of June \ 10am til 5pm Where: The Book Club, 100-106 Leonard Street, City of London, Greater London EC2A 4XS What: Live drawing, origami, cakes and zine making,

Artists involved:

Uberkraaft, Ben the illustrator, Aaron Miller, Gaia Bordicchia, Yupyland, Andy Coucil, Tom Bagshaw, Bubblefriends, Bubi Au Yeung, Dave Bain, Gemma Correll, Bex Glover, Lou Lou & Tummie, Mr Millerchip, the boy fitz hammond, Toy Factory, Lesley Barnes, Seb Burnett, Jonathan Edwards, Fon The Pern, Ruben Ireland, Thereza Rowe, Robert Shadbolt, The Tree House Press, Carlton Hibbert, Erica Sharp, Lea Wade, Natsuki Otani, Stephen Chan

Clerkenwell Design Week – starts tomorrow!