Ladislav Sutnar: Visual Design in Action – Reprint

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Ladislav Sutnar

On Tuesdsay, Designers & Books launched a special kickstarter campaign to reprint Ladislav Sutnar’s now classic Visual Design in Action. Published in 1961, the book has been out of print for over 40 years and due to it’s limited production, scarcely seen in the open market. If the campaign is successful, production will begin immediately and the book will be available as soon as this fall. To aid in the production, Designers & Books has enlisted an amazing team including Steven Heller, designer Reto Caduff and publisher Lars Muller. To support their efforts, please visit the official Kickstarter page and soon. Early backer discounts are available, but limited.

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Illustrator As Public Intellectual Call For Proposals

Illustrators and all who study their work have long understood the importance of pictures to communicate ideas and shape opinion, and to possibly provoke the viewer in unpredictable ways. What should illustrators say in the public sphere? What forces limit the illustrator’s expression of thought? What are the key issues and debates around the communication of ideas through illustration?
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Segunda Llamada International Poster Competition

With the aim to raise awareness over the current environmental situation, Segunda llamada , Greenpeace Mexico and Autonomous Metropolitan University extend the invitation to participate in their 4th International Poster Competition .This year’s theme is: Processed foods: Do you really know what you eat? .

The fast pace of modern life in cities and the bombing of misleading advertisement full of omissions, has made us believe that fast and processed food gives us comfort and practicality, even when it endangers our health and is based on a harmful model that only benefits big companies.

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URBAN 2015 International Street Photo Contest

Now in its sixth edition, the URBAN 2015 International Street Photo Contest has as its main theme daily life in the city, which is seen through street photography: real, instant images, that capture moments, people, faces, streets, buildings and other elements capable of telling stories woven into the urban fabric.There are three main themes:

• Street Photography
• Architecture
• Urban Animals

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