AUSTRALIAN DESIGN: KINKY AND IN FRONT
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9/2/2003 |
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Ally Michalk |
Whether it�s crazy clothes, funky furniture, schmick websites, industrial design or interiors, there are loads of young people with a burning ambition to make designing their occupation of choice.
Whether it�s crazy clothes, funky furniture, schmick websites, industrial design or interiors, there are loads of young people with a burning ambition to make designing their occupation of choice.
Meanwhile back at the ranch, where many of our parents still can�t work the VCR, young people across the country are operating complex graphic software. Myriad technology has become the norm for computer-savvy kids and has facilitated a rise in young designers creating, creating, creating on their home computers. Other young designers still opt for the humble pencil and paper, texta, spraycan or paint. Some straddle both extremes.
And noise is here to shine the spotlight on them all.
Two organisations which aim to nourish and support Australian designers are Australian INFront (australianinfront.com.au) and Design Is Kinky (designiskinky.com). Both are collectives, bringing designers together to discuss their work, ask for advice, bounce ideas and find inspiration.
Australian INFront�s Justin Fox says that organisation�s mission is to elevate the perception of Australian design.
�We asked ourselves why everyone is looking overseas for inspiration and trying so hard to imitate the latest styles from Europe and the States. We are inspired by living and working here.�
Some of the projects INFront has developed include Visual Response, where anyone is invited to interpret a single word � such as �love�. The rules are simple: the end product must be a single graphic the same size as everyone else�s and it can�t contain scans or photos. The project has attracted amazing entries from around the globe.
Meanwhile over at Design Is Kinky (DIK) you�ll find graffiti artists, web designers, illustrators and graphic designers all hacky-sacking ideas about. Fresh from presenting the Semi Permanent Conference � an international get-together of some of the best style-master designers on the planet � DIK also aims to boost Australian designers onto the global stage.
Other partners of noise�s Design project in 2003 include Black + White magazine, In Design, IdN magazine and Desktop mag.
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