Creative Dundee

Twitter Picture 2

Dundee refugee Johanna Basford is working on her second Twitterpic today (14th Jan) go here to see her updates live... http://www.johannabasford.com/twitterpicture

or tweet her your suggestions @johannabasford #twitterpic

Exclusive - Ian Anderson (tDR) for NEoN 09

I have wanted to use the word 'exclusive' for a while now and I finally get the chance. Creative Dundee can confirm, first, that Ian Anderson (founder of one of the most influential Design Companies of the last 20 years, The Designers Republic) will be speaking at NEoN Digital Arts Festival in Dundee on Saturday 14th November.

Lindsey Gardiner - Act on Co2

Dundee based illustrator and previous CD Talent Show featuree (my new word for today) - Lindsey Gardiner has recently completed work on a commission for the Governments new Act on Co2 ad campaign which was produced by London based media agency Abbot Mead Vickers (AMV BBDO). 

SuperFly on the Streets

As mentioned previously on Creative Dundee, SuperFly is an exhibition of Art and Design on the streets of Dundee and the brain child of Dundee based designer, Jon Gill.

Dundee Visual Artist and Craft Makers Awards

Thats possibly the longest heading I have typed yet. I have been asked to highlight two award schemes that are available to Dundee based creatives from the City Council and I am trying to fit them neatly into one post.

Rough Cut Nation Video

Thought I might share this little video from the Rough Cut Nation Exhibition in Edinburgh at the moment. Richie Cumming, Yann Seznec and others speak about the exhibition and the artists involved.

NEoN Digital Arts Festival

The NEoN Digital Arts Festival has just been officially launched with the website going live with details of the speakers and some early tickets available at a reduced price. 

Talent Show - Ashleigh Watson

This weeks Talent show, and the first I have written, is recent graduate of DoJ Ashleigh Watson. Ashleigh is an illustrator and printmaker who has a very interesting illustrative method...

First Thurstday #2

Following the overwhelming success of the pilot event, that pulled together a wide range of digital media professionals from across Scotland, Interactive Tayside has announced it will make the gathering a regular feature in its already bustling roster of existing events, designed to raise the profile of digital media in Tayside.

D-CON - Dundee-based anime art convention

D-CON. an anime / art convention will be held on the 28th February at Dundee Student Union.

A schedule is expected to be released soon of everything that will be happening on the day. Samples of work can be found on the images page of the website. If you have any queries or want to be involved in the event, you can contact D-Con from their contact page.

Official Website: http://www.d-con.org.uk

To keep up-to-date with developments, check out: http://www.dundeeliving.co.uk/events/50/D-CON_Anime_Convention