Gloucestershire Design Network News
RSSUK YOUNG ARTISTS 2010
The first UK Young Artists event will take place in the Autumn of 2010. Artists who are selected to take part in this event could also be selected to represent the UK at the XV edition of the Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean.
FURNITURE DESIGNERS SOUGHT FOR CHINA TRADE MISSION
UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), British Consulate-General Guangzhou is organising a furniture design outward mission to Dongguan and Shenzhen from 15th to 20th March 2010. The mission is designed as a platform for UK designers and design companies to expand their network, to bring attention to their creativity, and most importantly to explore business opportunities in Southern China.
BDI ASKS IF KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY IS ACHIEVABLE
Maxine Horne, CEO of the British Design Innovation explores the arguments in this editorial.
DEVELOPING MULTIPLATFORM IDEAS - COURSE AT UCF
University College Falmouth will be offering 3 new Skillset short media courses for professionals in 2010. The first of these, Developing Multiplatform Ideas, will take place at Tremough, Penryn (near Falmouth) from 19-21 March, with 7 weeks of online follow-up work.
MEDIA INNOVATION AWARDS DEADLINE EXTENDED
The organisers of the Awards have extended the deadline to Friday 15th January due to concerns that the snowy conditions over the past few days have made it difficult for many people to get to work and for businesses to function, including the postal service.
CHAIR OF SWDF URGES NETWORKS TO LINK OR SINK
Proposed cuts in funding are forcing regional design networks to consider new strategies and sources of revenue. Angus Montgomery of Design Week reports
WEB DESIGNER LAUNCHES JOBATRONIC
Finding or placing jobs in Gloucestershire just got easier with the recent launch of Jobatronic (jobatronic.co.uk), a brand new jobsite for Gloucestershire.
BBC REVIEWS AD AGENCY ROSTER
The BBC indicated last April that it is to cut its £80m marketing budget with a likely impact on outdoor campaigns, on-air promotions and commissioned research, among other activity.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR DESIGNERS IN PLASTIC ELECTRONICS
The Technology Strategy Board is inviting applications for an interactive workshop to find end-use applications and their designs to use in commercially-focused plastics electronics demonstrators.
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