The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (RSID), invites you to a Design + Craft Forum in conjunction with the current exhibit, Evolution/Revolution: The Arts and Crafts in Contemporary Fashion and Textiles. The exhibition will be held on Friday, 11 April 2008 from 10am-4pm
at the RISD Auditorium, Canal Way, Providence, Rhode Island.

Explore current issues that arise from the intersection of art, craft, and technology. Discuss how such production affects society today with experts in the fields of publishing, fashion history, cultural studies, art history, business practice, and technology. Visit the site [PDF] for a list of speakers, topics, and schedule for the day. This forum is free for RISD Community members, $25 registration free for the general public.

This is your chance to dazzle the design world and see your work in the pages of HOW.

Just choose your best promotion design work (for yourself, clients, pro-bono and more), download the entry form and send everything to HOW by March 21, 2008.

All winners will be featured in HOW’s October 2008 Self-Promotion Annual, plus they’ll get a $100 discount to the 2009 HOW Design Conference.

One Best of Show winner will even score a free trip to the 2009 HOW Design Conference and an award to be presented at the Conference!

Check out the rules and download an entry form here.

April 19 - 22, 2008, Toronto Hilton, Toronto, Canada

Break your tools. Break your patterns. Break the norm. Break the standards.

Toronto, Canada [March 5, 2008] — Having just concluded a sold-out event in Amsterdam, FITC returns to Toronto, Canada for FITC Toronto: The Design + Technology Festival. Scheduled for April 19 - 22, 2008 at the Toronto Hilton, FITC Toronto is the largest event of its kind in Canada and a highlight of the international conference circuit with over 1,000 attendees from more than 15 countries.

FITC Toronto is where the world’s top designers and developers come together to share their insights and expertise across three subject areas: creative, technical and business. Sessions cover all aspects of the creative process, explore the latest developments in rich media technology, and provide insight into the ups and downs of running an Interactive business.

“The theme this year is about pushing the limits,” says Shawn Pucknell, Founder and Executive Producer of FITC Toronto. “We want delegates to walk away from the festival with new ideas, new skills, new contacts, and a new sense of purpose about their work.”

New to this year’s program is the FITC “Get-A-Job” event, which takes place Saturday, April 19th at the Toronto Hilton. The Get-A-Job event is open to the general public (no festival pass required) and is organized to connect up-and-coming designers and developers with top Interactive agencies and technology companies. For more information, go to http://www.fitc.ca/getajob.

This is the 7th year for the three-day festival, which also includes a kick-ass Awards show, a speakers’ series devoted to experimental art and programming, a large scale interactive art exhibit as well as some very cool parties.

For more information, or to register, go to http://www.fitc.ca/toronto.

Collins College is hosting an “Animation Sketch-Off” and a Q & A session with professional comic and animation artists Shannon Denton and Jay Fotos. The winner of Collins’ “Animation Sketch-Off” will receive four complimentary passes to Phoenix Cactus Comicon 2008, Arizona’s largest comic book, anime and pop culture convention 26-27 January. To RSVP for Collin’s “Animation Sketch-Off” and Q & A session, call 480-966-3000 or visit www.contactcollins.com. Participants need to be present to win.
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The WebGuild today announced their second annual WebGuild Web 2.0 Conference and Expo to be held on Tuesday, 29 January 2008 from 11 AM to 5 PM at the Santa Clara Marriot. This year’s WebGuild Web 2.0 Conference and Expo is geared towards entrepreneurs, startups and web professionals that want to learn the most up-to-date, industry best business practices for Web 2.0 companies. The event features keynotes, panels, expo, awards, networking sessions, reception, music, food and drinks.

The event’s five tracks will include Web 2.0 industry experts speaking on the new economics of web startups, funding, partnerships, public relations, overcoming legal issues and exit strategies. Attendees will learn from industry experts and thought leaders, connect with the companies changing the rules of the game and those redefining the future.
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Two-Day Event Features An International Line-Up of Designers and Developers

February 25 + February 26, 2008 at the Felix Meritis European Centre for Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Early Bird Rate for FITC Amsterdam Ends January 8, 2008

An international line-up of designers and developers from North America, Europe and The Benelux Region converge on Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for two days of panels, presentations and parties as FITC makes its European debut, February 25 + February 26, 2008 at the Felix Meritis European Centre for Arts and Sciences. This is the first time that FITC, now in its seventh year, has ventured outside North America.

“Amsterdam is the perfect place to launch FITC in Europe,” says Shawn Pucknell, Founder of FITC and Executive Producer of FITC Amsterdam. “We are looking forward to presenting a highly immersive and unique experience for attendees, one where they can learn new techniques, try new technologies, and rub elbows with the stars of the creative technology industry.”

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