catch-22: August 2009

28/08/2009

Your London: jobs
H&F volunteering
London voluntary service council (LVSC)
National council for V. organisations (NCVO)
Charity commission
Interchange: creative community culture
Community & voluntary sector association (CaVSA)
Volunteer centre
Job search support
Global Xchange (volunteering abroad)
Kensington & Chelsea volunteering

26/08/2009

September: London

Open house London (19&20 Sep)
Police Auctions 73 Sceptre Road, London, E2 0JU (3, 17 sep; 1, 15 oct) 11pm start, 12 pm vehicle sale
Bumblebee auctions
Halfords - bike shop
Musical Museum: concerts

25/08/2009

more London cycling

SE1 community website

Cycle show, Earl's court (8-11 oct)
Serpentine sport training sessions
Cycle safe London
Bike-for-All
Go Skyride (Putney heath to Bushey park circular/2.5 hrs/The Telegraph Inn, Telegraph Rd, Putney Heath/7pm Wednesday 26th August)
Bike Radar
Bikes on public transport
EVANS cycle voucher
Bike to work sampler book
London cycle network
The cycling experts
Bikeability
Mayor of London Skyride (20 Sep)
4 parks Skyride (13 Sep)
Richmond park ride (6 Sept)

Response to D&AD Student Awards brief set by Hewlett Packard.
"Present an idea which promotes HP Workstations ability to bring to life anything the creative mind can conceive."
Filmed, edited and directed by Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth

23/08/2009

more YCN opportunities

Graphic design internship-1

The Institute of Contemporary Arts’ design team is looking for an open-minded talented graphic design intern. The ideal intern will be proficient in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop as well as having experience of print and layout. Travel expenses are covered from zone 1-4 and the intern is offered a card for the duration of his internship that gives him free access to several art galleries in London.

Only successful applicants will be contacted. Please email sarah.boris@ica.org.uk sending your CV and examples of your work (no more than 4MB emails in total) or send your work by post to Sarah Boris, ICA, Senior Designer, 12 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH.

Graphic design internship-2

Fridge Creative is looking for a talented graphic design graduate to intern with them for a three month stint. The ideal candidate would need to be proficient in all the usual CS packages and have both print and web design evident in their portfolio. Our hours are 10am– 6pm. We would offer £50 a week to cover travel and food expenses. email: info@fridgecreative.co.uk.

3 months at YCN

We're looking for a friendly and organisational someone to join us for at least three months, to help with ongoing creative project management and marketing.
Those interested should have some experience in the organisational side of design projects, solid written and verbal communication skills and an interest in the marketing and PR side of a creative business. Each applicant will be judged on individual merit.
The role is initially for three months, with a view to potential extension. These three months will be remunerated at £1550 a month. Please email your CV and a covering note to nick@ycnonline.com with the subject line Three

Illuatration placement

The One Off, a creative brand and design agency is looking for a talented illustrator student or graduate to join the team for a couple of weeks. The chosen candidate will be helping to develop an illustration style for a new range of Eco-toys for kids. A good knowledge of illustrator is essential along with a down to earth, hard working and dedicated attitude. Please send your CV and a few examples of your work to laura@theoneoff.com.

Graphic design internship-3

J.W. Anderson is an exciting menswear designer that shows on schedule at London Fashion Week. J.W. Anderson is a growing brand on an international scale with ever expanding media interest. Magazines such as Dazed and Confused, Dansk and Ten Magazine shoot the labels collection. J.W. Anderson sells on an International scale and in London in places such as Liberty.

We are looking for a Graphic Design student or graduate who has very good knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator. Dreamweaver knowledge is a bonus. The student will gain experience in working in a creative fashion team with the opportunity of focusing on a season of re branding in a growing company. The student selected will be supervised by head of Print Design; Sam Cotton. Travel expenses will be paid. Please send your CV and a few examples of your work to sam@j-w-anderson.com.

Creative writing workshop

In association with Nike Sportswear and the London IAM1 Journey, Protein are running an open, half day creative writing workshop with Londonʼs Charlie Dark at Nike Sportswearʼs Shoreditch studio, gallery space and concept store, 1948 on Saturday 15th August from 2.30pm - 6.30pm. 1948 is located at 477-478 Batemans Row, London, EC2A 3HH.

The IAM1 Journey leads us through London, Milan, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin where contemporary story tellers help us make the hidden visible in the search for new expressions of style, design and innovation. Londonʼs journey was seen through the eyes of Charlie Dark, incorporating east London artists, designers and producers including INSA, Benedict Radcliffe, Goldielocks and Protein. Check out the acclaimed films here.

Inspired by the project's theme of “Hidden London”, Charlie Dark will host a writing and performance workshop breaking down his creative processes and inspirations whilst talking about the IAM1 Journey and his long and illustrious career as an essential player in Londonʼs major underground music and art scenes.

Charlie Dark (Attica Blues, Blacktronica, Run Dem Crew)
From his beginnings with the seminal MoʼWax label and the dusty vibes and scribes of London legends Attica Blues through to being one of the worldʼs most respected slam poets. Invited to festivals in ever corner of the globe, Charlie Dark is a pillar of London, hosting courses, clashes and workshops. Charlie Dark created the Blacktronica collective to break down the boundaries between music, art and spoken word and now with his Run Dem Crew, lights up the darkness of London by charging through it, seeing the city like nobodyʼs ever seen before.

www.myspace.com/charliedark
www.rundemcrew.com

Ctrl.Alt.Shift comic competition

Ctrl.Alt.Shift is looking for submissions for their comic design competition, Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Poverty.

Oscar nominated Marjane Satrapi, V V Brown and Lightspeed Champion are amongst the judges for the Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption competition. Corruption is both a cause of poverty, and a barrier to overcoming it. It is one of the most serious obstacles to eradicate.

Entrants to the competition will be in with the chance to create a unique comic style story in collaboration with acclaimed musician and writer Dev Hynes aka Lightspeed Champion. After the first round of judging at the end of September, shortlisted entrants will be given Lightspeed Champion's comic script as inspiration and asked to create a visual adaptation of the story.

The winning commission will be published in a comic alongside new work exploring the issue of Corruption by some of comic’s greatest talents. The work will also be showcased as part of a new exhibition, Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption, later this year at Lazarides Gallery, Soho.

To enter the competition please send relevant examples of your visual work along with your contact details to Ctrl.Alt.Shift by Friday 25th September by visiting the website.

Five shortlisted artists will then be given a comic brief to respond to and a winner chosen by a panel of judges including: Marjane Satrapi (Writer and Director of Academy Award Nominated Animated Film Persepolis) Paul Gravett (Comica founder), V V Brown and David Allain (Musician and Comic Book Writer/Artist duo), Lightspeed Champion and Ctrl.Alt.Shift.

The competition is restricted to UK Residents only.

H&F events & places

The best of...:
...hamersmith & fulham
...southwest london
...kensington & chelsea
...central london!

The Fulham palace
British swimming
Simply swim
Western Kurdistan association
Give blood: session searcher
Parachute jump (contact Laura Busse on 020 8382 8018)

21/08/2009

Clive Limpkin

dynamic photographs of Clive Limpkin from 1970s to present.

20/08/2009

Waste & Recycle

Waste online – info on products recycling
Waste connect – find local recycling
Make-stuff
Green choices – UK guide to greener living
RecycleNow
Recycled products guide
Ecozone
Centre for Alternative technology
Scrap stores
Charity choice
Let's recycle
Recycle more
GreenSource
CreateUK
Recycle for London

Fonebank: sell & recycle your phone (mine is £5.50)
Simplydrop – phone, camera & players recycling + money (mine £5)

Natural collection

Organic & fairtrade goods

stop climate chaos

Stop climate chaos: green campaigns & events
(good font btw)

Give coal a boot

Coal is a medieval atavism

Tutu

Spare type blog

Oded Ezer's notes
Homage to Milton Glazer

Fonts for Financials

H&F article about Annual reports' typefaces

the Typographer's guide to the Galaxy

Oded Ezer's new book, review by Karen on design: related

19/08/2009

swishswash

T-shirt design competition (£2009 reward & commission) + logo redesign competition (£500)

the power of 8

interesting design blog & project space
'In this collaborative project, 8 people from different walks of life work together to build a public conversation about their individual aspirations for a desirable future'.

17/08/2009

Watermans gallery

exhibition&events space in London
(40 High Street, Brentford TW8 0DS, near Kew gardens)

16/08/2009

London maps

Urban mapz: all-London maps of areas and shopping centres
Transport direct – transport maps & routes
my London map

15/08/2009

Jazz in London

Jazz bars
Jazz clubs
Octave/Covent garden

London stuff for Aug-Sep

Cycle Fridays
Portobello film festival/3-20 Sep
London Jazz festival/13-22 Nov
BBC Proms
Feast on Southwark bridge/ 13 Sep 12-22 pm
Sushi for free (£2.50 for service) at Tokyo sushi/Bank, 46 gresham st
Regents canal tasting trail/23 Aug 12-4 pm
Thames festival/12-13 Sept
The icecreamists/Selfridges/ 10 sep – 1 oct
Organic fortnight/5-20 sep

London design festival-2009

Range of events for Aug-Sept as part of Design festival

London theatres

Free London Theatre
A night less ordinary: FREE theatre tickets for under 26s
Lyric/Hammersmith
Bush theatre/Shep. Bush
GATE/(Notting hill gate, 11 Pembridge rd, above Prince Alb. pub)
Royal court/Sloane sq.
BAC /Battersea arts centre
TARA/Earlsfield, 12 mins from Waterloo
Orange theatre/Richmond)
The Tricycle/Kilburn
Soho theatre
Trafalgar studios (14 Whitehall)
Greenwich theatre
Roundhouse
National Theatre
Young vic (Waterloo, The Cut)
The Blue elephant (59a Bethwin Rd, entrance in Thompson's Ave, Oval)
Almeida
RichMix
Hackney Empire
Royal court (Sloane sq.)
Donmar Warehouse (41 Earlham st., 7 dials)
Arcola (The Shawl Wed 9th & Thurs 10th Sept Mon 14th - Thurs 17th Sept
Elder Latimer is in Love Mon 7th - Thurs 10th Sept Mon 14th - Thurs 17th Sept) tel. 020 7503 1646
Dalston Kingsland Station, 27 Arcola st.
+ Pay what you can every Tuesday after 7pm
Half moon