Apply_Media Art Biennial

MAB3 / Media Art Biennial exclusively on the web
All artistic methods are accepted
Art competition [2009 ~ 2011]
Subsequent editions were in 2005, 2007, 2009
Over 700 artists

 Materials to be received
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-  Please send minimum 4 - 12 image file /.JPG 72 dpi / up to 700 pix. 

-  The works details: title, year, medium, size, and price. 

-  Optional, include a brief statement or essay.

Enter Fee
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If your works are selected you will be asked to provide the entry fee of Euro 50 (or equivalent currency) for 4 works and Euro 10 for each additional work 2 years on display beginning after the date of the inclusion. 

 Period
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 2009 -2011 / 2 years of display beginning after the date of the inclusion.

 Deadline
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 ASAP / Exhibition in progress. 

Prizes
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-  Grand Prize: One Artist will be awarded two-page spreads in World Of Art contemporary art books series edited and published by WOA publishing (worldofartmagazine.com), award value EUR 4,490.
-  Prize of Excellence: Two Artists will be awarded one-page in World Of Art contemporary art books series edited and published by WOA publishing award value EUR 2,250  each.
-  Mention: 30 Artists will be selected for Diploma of Excellence (Honorable Award).
 

Art Addiction 

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In August 1991 Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the first website.
In June 1992 art addiction launched the first ever online art gallery
Art Addiction is the first ever and the oldest art site on the web.
Art Addiction curate 54 int'l exhibitions and exposed over 6,000 artists.

VOGUE-Call-for-Artists

Join ART IN VOGUE today

We are in the process of selecting 100 contemporary artists to be featured in ART IN VOGUE, the 6th book in Masters of Today 100 Contemporary Artists Series, one of the most professional visual art resource and opportunity for publicity and advertising. Subsequent editions: Art Addiction 100 Contemporary Artists 2003, FAMOUS 121 Contemporary Artists 2007, MASTERS 117 Contemporary Artists 2008, TRENDS 136 Contemporary Artists 2008, Creative GENIUS 100 Contemporary Artists 2009 (in editing).



If you are an artist interested for an artist profile advertising in ART IN VOGUE we would be delighted to review your submission. The reduced artist fee is only 590 euro for one-page and 990 euro for two-page spreads (full-rate 6890 euro).



Become an artist in Masters of Today 1000 Contemporary Artist Books Series and e-mail us


-  4-8 digital images (high resolution 300 dpi JPGs files up to 22 cm / 9 in)


- details of the works (Title, Year, Media, Size)


- a short paragraph up to 500 words (Statement, Essay or Writing / no CV/ Biography)
- the place you was born, residence and work
- the website, mail address and eMail address



The fee is required after the artist will receive a layout alternative and should be provided by a gallery or museum, corporation or individual contributor or self-provided.
Three copies of the book are given to each artist or gallery included. MOT books are distributed through bookstores and eCommerce channels, to museums and galleries.

As the selections, the nominations and the inclusions in our collective art books are progressively at the present stage 70 percent the books are completed. Please make sure your submission conform to the requirements outlined above.
 

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The 10 biggest moments in IT history

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Despite its relatively short lifespan, IT has had some huge watershed moments. Jack Wallen followed the tech timeline to identify the most pivotal events. Read more>>

10 reasons why Windows XP will be around a while

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Windows XP continues to demonstrate formidable staying power. Here are some reasons why many organizations want to hang onto it. Read more

Photo gallery: MSI X340 Slim

 

The MSI X340 is as thin and flashy as the MacBook Air and the Dell Adamo, but costs less than half as much. See how it stacks up as a business laptop. View on site

BlackBerry Desktop for Mac coming soon, walk-through posted

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While Windows is still the dominant operating system for people's computers, the Mac OS X community continues to grow and can't be ignored by the mobile operating system creators. Third parties, such as PocketMac and Mark/Space, have developed solutions to sync mobile devices with Apple computers. These solutions are often... Read more

Report: Verizon says no to Palm Pre

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If a report on TheStreet.com is to believed, things just took a turn for the worst for Palm. TheStreet, citing "people close to the discussions," is reporting that Verizon has had a change of heart about carrying the Palm Pre, a smartphone that was scheduled to arrive in January. Currently,... Read more

 

Candy Wrapper Museum

		Candy Wrapper Museum

Mr. Big-Shag. Chomp. Betcha’ Life. Rambo Black Flak Bubble Gum. Nice Mice. The distinctive packaging of these candies and hundreds more might be lost to the ages if it weren’t for the Candy Wrapper Museum (CWM), a project of supreme sweet tooth Darlene Lacey. “I began collecting wrappers in 1977 with an eye toward the unusual, ironic, and aesthetic, although I also collected ‘classic’ but more mundane wrappers for posterity's sake,” she writes on the CWM website, which features highlights of her collection accompanied by witty captions. And while the wrappers endure, the candy itself doesn’t hold up so well. “One thing I learned the hard way is that no matter how chemically inert or unresembling food a candy product might be, it will eventually become molecularly unstable and turn into a hideous, sticky goo.”

The Software Test & Performance Conference

Software Test & Performance Collaborative invites you to join us for STPCon 2009, the leading event for the software test and QA profession. You'll learn testing and management techniques that you can apply immediately in your organization and you'll have an unmatched opportunity to meet, learn, discuss, and debate with your peers and the industry's most notable leaders and thinkers.

"This is the best conference I have attended. The instructors were extremely knowledgeable and helped me look at testing in a new way."

ANN SCHWERIN, QA ANALYST, SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING

"The material exceeded my expectations. As did the presenters!"

ROBERT LEE, ENGINEERING MANAGER, PROGRESS SOFTWARE

All-new STPCon Training Offerings

Have you ever been faced with challenges like these?

"Development is behind schedule, so we'll have to make it up in testing."

"You need to complete your three-week testing cycle over the weekend."

STPCon's intensive training courses and workshops will teach you how to meet any challenge with integrity, professionalism, and success.

Learn agile and high-speed testing principles from STPCon's experienced faculty. Learn practical techniques and methods to improve what, when and how well you test in challenging situations. The next time you're asked to test faster, better, or more; you'll have a strategy and an answer.

BlackBerry Maker RIM Disappoints

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Outlook comes in below expectations while profit and average selling prices declined.

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) today reported a drop in quarterly profits and an outlook that came in shy of Wall Street estimates.

For its second fiscal quarter of 2010, ended Aug. 29, RIM said income came in at $475.6 million, or $0.83 a share, down 4 percent from a profit of $495.5 million, or $0.86 a share, for the same period last year.

Revenue totaled $3.53 billion, up 3 percent from $3.42 billion in the previous quarter and up 37 percent from $2.58 billion a year ago. Read More>>

Microsoft Cozies Up to Designers and Developers

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Microsoft seems to be feeling the heat from other SMB providers. Recently they have launched BizSpark, a discount program for startups. Now they're hoping to entice the designer/developer crowd with WebSiteSpark. The program offers access to a host of applications from Microsoft Expression and they're offering it at a major discount - just $100, including training and some support.

The software included in the deal are Visual Studio Professional, Expression Studio 2 or 3, Windows Web Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008. In addition, WebSiteSpark participants will have access to WebsiteSpark Marketplace (to find developers), Partner Solution Profiler (providing a marketplace for freelance developers) and the Web App Gallery, a community for developers to show off their apps. Eligible businesses can participate for up to three years, at the end of which the $100 is charged, and Microsoft hopes to sell you their full suite of design/development services. Read More>>

Picturehouse New York

Wednesday, October 14, 2009
@Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street, NYC

The only event of its kind bringing together the buyers of imagery with the suppliers, all in one key location, all in one day.

New this year:
· A morning seminar on copyright and fair use given my esteemed attorney and author Nancy Wolff
· A series of Informal focus groups on a variety of topics of importance to you the buyer (TBA)

As always you can:
· Connect with visual suppliers from around the world
· Network with your peers
· Discover great new sources for the best imagery
· Enjoy quality food and drink, (beer and wine after 5:00)
· Collect some cool giveaways
· Win valuable prizes

Register now for the free expo at www.picturehouse-us.com/newyork

Save the Date! ADC 89th Annual Awards Call for Entries‏

Dirty Weekend @ADC‏

Dirty Weekend™
3 Technique Workshops take you back to the art of making.

Mark Making
Saturday, October 10, 2009
2:00-6:00 pm
@ADC Gallery
106 West 29th Street, NYC

Printmaking
Saturday, October 17, 2009

3D Construction
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Each Saturday afternoon workshop led by Steve Haslip, creator of the Dirty Weekends series, takes you back to the art of making.
Mark Making will feature broom drawings, drawing, machines and calligraphy.
Printmaking will feature potato printing and screen printing.
3D Construction will use paper, cardboard, found objects, images, and string.
No materials are required for these workshops—just register in advance.

Registration for workshops is limited.
NO onsite registration available--all attendees must be pre-registered.

ADC Members: Free with registration
Non Members: $35 per session, $100 for all three

Sponsored by:



Register online by clicking the button below.

Welcome to BlogWorld & New Media Expo

**ANNOUNCEMENT** BlogWorld Expo and New Media Expo have merged!

Read the full story on the blog HERE.

The 2009 BlogWorld & New Media Expo will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, beginning with the exclusive "Social Media Business Summit"(TM) conference on October 15th and continuing with the BlogWorld & New Media Expo and Conference October 16th-17th. This is first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of new media including: Blogging, Podcasting, Social Media, Online Video, Music, TV, Radio, Gaming, Entertainment and Communities. In addition to the only industry-wide new media industry exhibition, BlogWorld & New Media Expo features the largest new media conference in the world including more than 50 seminars, panel discussions and keynotes from iconic personalities on the leading-edge of online technology and internet-savvy business. If you are currently blogging, podcasting, vlogging, producing other forms of new media content, entering the new media industry, or researching ways to leverage new media for your large or small company, then you need to be at the only comprehensive new media convention--BlogWorld & New Media Expo. Located in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center at: 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Read more... [Welcome to BlogWorld & New Media Expo]

The NY Post| Production Conference 2009

Special Invitation from Tekserve:

Fresh from the NAB Show in Las Vegas, the New York Post Production Conference features four full days of expert training for video, TV, film, and new media professionals.

• Four full days of expert training
• Sessions taught by industry-renowned talent and certified instructors
• Opportunity to advance your career with certification classes in Final Cut Pro 7 and Motion 4
• Network with peers and colleagues
• Raffle full of industry prizes

Plus, Tekserve customers receive 10% off of registration!
To register and receive your discount, contact Joel Bell at (212) 233-3500 or joelb@fmctraining.com and mention that you are a Tekserve customer.

WHEN: October 5th – 8th, 2009 (Full Schedule of Conference Sessions)
WHERE: Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square • 1568 Broadway • New York City

Click here to learn more about The NY Post|Production Conference 2009

Speakers Include:

• Richard Harrington; CEO & Founder; RHED Pixel, Inc.
• Jeff Greenberg; Principal Instructor; Future Media Concepts
• Robbie Carman; Colorist, Vice President; Amigo Media LLC
• Anthony Q. Artis; CEO; Down and Dirty DV, LLC
• And more...

Click here to learn more about The NY Post|Production Conference 2009

PDN’s PhotoPlus International Conference and Expo

PDN’s PhotoPlus International Conference and Expo is just one month away! Make sure you check out this year’s full conference brochure and register for any of our 100 sessions before they sell out. 

This year’s conference is filled with expert panelists, keynoters and special events including:

• Keynotes by Harry Benson, James Nachtwey, Chris Dougherty & Nigel Parry

• Over 175 experts and masters in the photography community including Platon, Lauren Greenfield, Art Streiber, Jay Maisel and Michael Thompson

• Eleven seminar tracks covering lighting, portraits and weddings, business,     digital tools, expanding networks, promotion, technology and more
 

• Special hands-on workshops on Photoshop, retouching, InDesign, portraits, fine art and more

• Live demonstrations of equipment and techniques

Add a seminar now so you can learn time-saving and practical technical tips and discover new business strategies for commercial success. 

Reserve your seat for any of our educational sessions today to ensure you don’t get shut out. Gain inspiration and knowledge from some of the greatest photographers and imaging experts in the world at the 2009 PhotoPlus Expo and Conference next month!

Arrive curious, leave inspired.

Art Directors Club-Nissan Student Cube competition

Art Directors Club launches inaugural student brief with Nissan. Students currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate level programs in advertising, graphic design, photography, illustration and new media are eligible to enter ADC’s co-presented brief based competition.

Nissan cube® is unlike any other car on the American road. Its funky exterior is punctuated by an asymmetrical rear window and a low, wide stance. Its comfy interior is a place to have fun with friends. It offers multiple options for self expression with features like a removable shag dashboard carpet, multi-color interior mood lighting, and configurable storage. 

Cube is part car, part social destination.

ADC is inviting students to address these questions:
- How would you introduce cube?
- What creative would you run?
- Where would you run the creative for maximum  reach and efficiency?

Develop a campaign, or concepts, that makes Nissan cube a part of our target’s life. The campaign shouldn’t feel like marketing, it should feel like a natural extension of where our target goes and what they do. To this end, use channels and communication vehicles you feel are most appropriate to our target’s lifestyle and what the model represents.

Local dealership location info available upon request. US-based only. International students must respond to US market conditions.

For entry and more information, please visit http://www.adcglobal.org/education/competition.
 

Deadline: January 29, 2010

Download PDF of full brief.

Unlocked smartphones

Unlocked cell phones can be used on multiple carrier networks by swapping SIM cards in and out. But be prepared for a little sticker shock. Read more>>

Sonim XP3 Quest photos

Experience the Sonim XP 3™ Quest:

Built For Life in the big city, off-road, the back country, and the world’s waterways; the Sonim XP3 Quest was designed and engineered in response to our customers’ requests for a rugged phone that fuses first-class features with Sonim’s renowned premium rugged construction and durability.

The Sonim XP3 Quest boasts extended “Battery life” (up to 18 hours of talk and 1500 hours of standby) and includes, among other capabilities, an GPS, LED torch, 2MP camera, and a Sonim bundled application suite.

This newest member of Sonim’s best-selling line of super-rugged phones fully supports Sonim’s mission to provide rock-solid reliable lifelines for people who work and/or play in extreme environments. The Sonim XP3 Quest is water submersible (IP-67 rated) and MIL-810F certified for its resistance to extreme environmental conditions. And of course it’s backed by Sonim’s industry-leading 3-Year Unconditional Guarantee. Read More>>
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Communication Arts Call for Entries

Enter the most prestigious juried competition for work being done for the Web, CD-ROMs, interactive kiosks and mobile devices!

Deadline for entries is October 2, 2009.

Introduce your work to the world. Enter Communication Arts magazine’s 16th Interactive Competition. Judged by the latest who’s who in interactive media, the jury’s selections will be published in the 2010 Interactive Annual and on the Communication Arts Web site, assuring a prominent place on the industry's premier stage.

Why enter?
CA’s Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession. Ask any creative director which competitions rank as the most influential, and they’ll place Communication Arts at the top of the list.

Snow Leopard: What's the hurry to upgrade?

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With any systemwide upgrade, for some users, especially early adopters, things can and will go wrong. However, the new features and the chance for improved performance will always woo many to upgrade sooner rather than later. And Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard is no different than any other software upgrade.

Several recent posts show Snow Leopard’s promise and potential pitfalls.

Chuck Shotton, president of startup Concluent Systems, Monday morning sent out a pair of warning tweets: Read More>>

Macworld without Apple: The show will go on

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When Apple announced last year that the 2009 Macworld conference would be its last, there were some rumblings as to whether the show could continue without Apple’s presence - and the big keynote speech that the company offered every year.

No one ever said the show would die - but you kind of have to wonder how long it can make it without the draw of Apple. Still, it appears that the show will go on. IDG World Expo, which runs the show, sent out a news releasethis morning to announce two full days of technical conference content related to the new Snow Leopard operating system. In the release, Paul Kent, Macworld general manager and vice president at IDG World Expo, said: Read More>>

Obama upholds Bush laptop search policy - with new safeguards

Really at this point, can anybody be surprised to read this, in today's Washington Post: The Obama administration will largely preserve Bush-era procedures allowing the government to search -- without suspicion of wrongdoing -- the contents of a traveler's laptop computer, cellphone or other electronic device, although officials said new... Read more

SOURCE: AP/Mike Derer

Google cracks down on slow gadgets

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Google has seen success in large part because of their attention to speed, reliability and quality of their services. Loading up the Google homepage is usually instantaneous, and searching through their gigantic web index takes a fraction of a second.

Unfortunately for Google, they don’t have as much control over their own speed and user experience as they once did. The problem is that Google lets third party developers create applications (called Gadgets), which are often poorly programmed. Read More>>

The Fourth Graphics.com Challenge

The fourth Challenge requires participants to create an original work embodying at least one of the techniques covered in the Create a Natural Media Brush in Photoshop tutorial, take from Photoshop CS4 QuickSteps, by Gary David Bouton and Carole Matthews. Some interesting entries have already been posted.


This is the first Challenge devoted to the use of Photoshop brushes, based on an excerpt from Tricks of the Trade, an online bonus chapter for Photoshop CS4 QuickSteps by Gary David Bouton and Carole Matthews. Enter to Win>>

Is there a Mickey/Spidey mashup in the future?

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Comic book fans are already abuzz about the news that Disney is acquiring Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion in cash and stock. The AP story says that Disney will aquire ownership of Marvel characters. The transaction still requires an antitrust review and the approval of Marvel shareholders.

From the press release on Marvel’s site:

“Disney is the perfect home for Marvel’s fantastic library of characters given its proven ability to expand content creation and licensing businesses,” said Ike Perlmutter, Marvel’s Chief Executive Officer. “This is an unparalleled opportunity for Marvel to build upon its vibrant brand and character properties by accessing Disney’s tremendous global organization and infrastructure around the world.”

We know that many Geekend readers are comics fans (Hi, I’m a Marvel… and I’m a DC! and My first comic book: What got you hooked?), so we’d like to know what you think of this announcement. Do you think this means that Marvel will be asked to start watering down its grittier comics, or do you think Disney understands the power of the geek crowd (IronMan 2 was one of the most popular stories at last month’s Comic-Con 2009) and will let Marvel operate as basically status quo? What bizarre character mashups come to mind, including interesting character names (maybe Midey or Spickey)? Let us know in the discussion.