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Brazilian Posters in Warsaw International Poster Biennale

By ⋅ April 3, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Carlos Vinicius Lopes – who recently won the main award at the 3rd International Biennial of the Poster in Bolivia with his poster series “Sobreviver” (“Survive”) – and Kiko Farkas are the Brazilian participants of the 22nd edition of the Warsaw International Poster Biennale.

Os Gêmeos Create a World on a New York Wall

By ⋅ January 30, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Roberta Smith writes for the New York Times: “With their first public artwork in Manhattan, which went up at the northwest corner of Houston Street and the Bowery on July 17/2009, the Brazilian brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, who call themselves Os Gêmeos, bring graffiti art to its Rococo phase” [...]

Brazil featured on Advertising Age’s “The Best of Latin American Marketing in 2009″

By ⋅ January 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Highlights From Ad Age International Partner Adlatina’s Annual Rankings: Sky Brasil, Hyundai Brasil, HSBC Brasil among the best campaigns of 2009. As part of its awards, Adlatina has also named outstanding marketing executives of the year.

CLIO honors Marcello Serpa with “Lifetime Achievement” award

By ⋅ November 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Marcello Serpa, partner and general creative director, AlmapBBDO, São Paulo, Brazil, was selected by the international Clio Awards as the recipient of its distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award for 2008. “Throughout his career, Marcello Serpa has clearly embodied the tradition of creative leadership, integrity and dedication to great ideas that are the cornerstones of the Clio Lifetime Achievement Award,” said Tony Gulisano, managing director, Clio Awards. “It is our honor to present him with this award.”

Kiko Farkas poster exhibition in China

By ⋅ November 15, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Brazilian graphic designer Kiko Farkas gave a talk at the Nanjing Arts Institute on November 10th 2009 during the opening of an exhibition of 50 of his posters for the São Paulo Symphonic Orchestra.

Rojo Magazine’s “RojoOut Urban Stage”, São Paulo

By ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

After São Paulo city officials ordered graffiti cleanup crews to leave work by Os Gemeos and other famous São Paulo street artists alone, art collective and magazine Rojo asked the city’s Urban Development Department to allow them to tap artists like Tofer and MWM Graphics to help spice up drab concrete structures across the city. “It was the first time they’ve allowed it,” says Zagg Guimaraes, Rojo’s associate director in Brazil. “We’re trying to make the city more beautiful.” Dubbing the operation RojoOut, the public art exhibit continues a similar three-year project in Barcelona that they started in 2006 [...]

Brazilian design featured on Computer Arts Magazine’s “Viva Brasil” article

By ⋅ October 27, 2009 ⋅ One comment

By producing work rich with feeling and a growing sense of sophistication, Brazil has begun to turn up the creative heat. According to Computer Arts magazine, the world of graphic design is waiting to see what happens next [...]

“Brazil Contemporary” Exhibition opens in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

By ⋅ October 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Brazil Contemporary is an overview exposition compiled by the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI), Museum Boijmans van Beuningen and the Netherlands Photo Museum. These three institutions have joined forces to introduce to the general public Brazilian artists, architects, photographers and designers [...]

Interaction South America ’09: São Paulo, Brazil

By ⋅ October 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Interaction Design Association (IXDA) is pleased to announce the 1st regional conference of Interaction Design Association (IxDA): Interaction’09 | South America, which will happen on 26,27 and 28 November at 9 am to 18 pm, in São Paulo. The purpose of the event is to encourage and work with the education of interaction design in Latin America, so has the support of several institutions of higher education, promoting greater visibility for professionals engaged in the development of interactive solutions.

Roots: Wollner, Alexandre (1928)

By ⋅ October 14, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Alexandre Wollner (São Paulo, 1928- ). Graphic designer. Began his studies with the visual design course at the Institute of Contemporary Design (IAC), created at the São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand Museum of Art (Masp). Collaborated with Pietro Maria Bardi (1900-1999) in staging the retrospective exhibition of Max Bill (1908-1994), at the Masp, in 1951. In 1953, he was chosen by Max Bill to study at the Hochschule für Gestaltung [Superior School of Form] in Ulm, Germany, where he remained from 1954 to 1958. In 1963, he took part in the structuring and creation of the Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial (ESDI) [Superior School of Industrial Design], in Rio de Janeiro [...]

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