Filter Foundry - Stefan Chinof

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<div> <p class="imgA"><img alt="Vancouver BC" border="0" height="334" src="http://media.filterfoundry.com/blog/Masthead_SPARK5.jpg" width="610" /></p> <h2 style="text-align: center;">"A mighty flame followeth [from] a tiny spark."<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri">Dante Alighieri </a><br /> <br /></h2> <p class="imgA"><strong><a href="http://work.andreasneophytou.com/#349305/The-Phene">Andreas Neophytou</a></strong><br /> http://work.andreasneophytou.com/#349305/The-Phene<br /> <img alt="" src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/28086/338075/WS_PAT.png" width="600" /><br /> <img alt="" height="674" src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/28086/329419/MULTI_POSTER.jpg" width="514" /></p> <p class="imgA"><br /> <img alt="" height="671" src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/28086/329684/HH1.jpg" width="514" /><br /> <br /></p> <div> <p class="imgA"><strong><a href="http://zawada.com.au/2010/12/over-time/">Jonathan Zawanda</a></strong><br /> http://zawada.com.au/2010/12/over-time/</p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" height="650" src="http://zawada.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/flight77-504x650.jpg" width="504" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" src="http://zawada.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/light-900x576.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" src="http://zawada.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Photo-Joshua-White-2010-6847-900x600.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><strong><a href="http://www.editionscopains.com/accueil/">Editions Copains</a></strong><br /> http://www.editionscopains.com/accueil/<br /> <img alt="" height="361" src="http://www.editionscopains.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/The-folding-knife-cop.jpg" width="540" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" height="540" src="http://www.editionscopains.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mineral1.jpg" width="540" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" height="394" src="http://www.editionscopains.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/D.jpg" width="540" /></p> <p class="imgA"><strong><a href="http://www.mayahayuk.com">Maya Hayuk</a></strong><br /> http://www.mayahayuk.com</p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" src="http://www.mayahayuk.com/mayaHayukPOW.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" src="http://www.mayahayuk.com/mayaHayukHeavyLights.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" src="http://www.mayahayuk.com/MayaHayukMoth2591.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"> </p> <p class="imgA">FF Featured Artist:</p> <p class="imgA"><br /> <strong><a href="//Kozien/">Jerzy Kozien</a></strong><br /> /Kozien/</p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" height="745" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1317213125.23.jpg" width="663" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" height="700" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1315564234.33.jpg" width="583" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" height="591" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1315400110.89.jpg" width="680" /></p> <p class="imgA"><strong><a href="//BenMoriconi/885/my-work/">Ben Moriconi</a></strong><br /> /BenMoriconi/885/my-work/</p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1302921736.9.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1302922527.83.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><strong><a href="//vlac/">Valerie Lachambre</a></strong><br /> /vlac/</p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1309570238.23.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1309569842.21.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1309569251.3.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><strong><a href="//aileenluib/">Aileen Luib</a></strong><br /> /aileenluib/</p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1311792798.15.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1311793104.82.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" height="708" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1311792998.38.jpg" width="500" /></p> <p class="imgA"><a href="//urigrun/5403/packshot-i/">Uri Grun</a><br /> /urigrun/5403/packshot-i/</p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" height="600" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1318514729.44.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" height="600" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1318514792.73.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgA"><img alt="" height="600" src="/cache/pad_portfolio_thumbs/detail_image/1318514768.48.jpg" width="600" /></p> </div> </div>

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10 Famous People Who Flourished After Being Laid Off

<div> <p><img alt="Vancouver BC" border="0" height="334" src="http://media.filterfoundry.com/blog/Masthead-Youre-Fired.jpg" width="610" /></p> <div> <p>Being fired is by far one of the worst experiences a person can go through, but one thing’s for certain – you’re not alone. Some of the most talented people in Hollywood, politics and sports have been laid off at some point in their careers, but their resilience and strong work ethic helped them move past the loss and keep their eye on the prize. Here are 10 famous people who flourished after being laid off:</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <h3><a href="http://www.growthink.com/content/7-entrepreneurs-whose-perseverance-will-inspire-you"><strong>Walt Disney</strong></a></h3> <p><a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/walt-disney" target="_blank"><img align="left" alt="" src="http://www.onlinedegreeshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/famous-laid-off/walt-disney.jpg" /></a></p> </td> <td>It’s hard to believe that the man who created Mickey Mouse and co-founded one of the biggest motion picture production companies ever faced rejection, but in 1919, Walt Disney was fired from his job at the Kansas City Star because he supposedly lacked imaginative ideas. Disney later set his sights on creating a cartoon series that spurred the mega media conglomerate known as The Walt Disney Company.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban"><strong>Mark Cuban</strong></a></h3> <p><a href="http://pulse2.com/category/mark-cuban/" target="_blank"><img align="left" alt="" src="http://www.onlinedegreeshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/famous-laid-off/mark-cuban.jpg" /></a></p> </td> <td> <p>Mark Cuban wasn’t always a successful Internet mogul and NBA owner. In the ’80s, Cuban worked as a salesman at a computer store, but found himself more interested in working on computers and developing business plans rather than manning a cash register and sweeping the floors. Cuban was laid off, and this was the last time he worked for someone else ever again.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/economicsunbound/archives/2009/07/creative_destru.html"><strong>Michael Bloomberg</strong></a></h3> <p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Michael-Bloomberg_C610.html" target="_blank"><img align="left" alt="" src="http://www.onlinedegreeshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/famous-laid-off/michael-bloomberg.jpg" /></a></p> </td> <td>Billionaire businessman and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg didn’t reach this level of success without failing a little here and there. When Bloomberg was a partner at the investment bank, Salomon Brothers, he and 62 colleagues were fired because the company was bought out. Bloomberg used his severance check to develop his own financial services company, which has made him the 18th richest person in the country.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3><a href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-05-18/entertainment/bs-sm-oprahs-baltimore-20110522_1_oprah-winfrey-show-baltimore-wjz"><strong>Oprah Winfrey</strong></a></h3> <p><a href="http://www.ofcelebrity.net/oprah-winfrey-81.php" target="_blank"><img align="left" alt="" src="http://www.onlinedegreeshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/famous-laid-off/oprah-winfrey.jpg" /></a></p> </td> <td>Long before Oprah Winfrey became the most successful female talk show host in television history, she was working as a TV news reporter at WJZ in Baltimore. After seven and a half months of co-anchoring at WJZ, Winfrey was pulled off the air because the producer felt she was too emotionally invested in her stories and was "unfit for television news."</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/128846-good-biography-of-bill-belichick-the-education-of-a-coach-by-david-halberstam"><strong>Bill Belichick</strong></a></h3> <p><a href="http://coachhoover.blogspot.com/2011/02/bill-belichick-notes-2009-florida.html" target="_blank"><img align="left" alt="" src="http://www.onlinedegreeshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/famous-laid-off/bill-belichick.jpg" /></a></p> </td> <td>Bill Belichick may be best known for leading the New England Patriots to several victories, including three Super Bowl championships, but this isn’t the first NFL team Belichick has coached. From 1991 to 1995, Belichick was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, but after facing a losing season, Belichick was let go. Although the chances of Belichick getting another head coaching job looked bleak, he got the opportunity to join the Patriots in 2000.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/anna-wintour-being-fired-it-was-my-lucky-break-2119531.html"><strong>Anna Wintour</strong></a></h3> <p><a href="http://fashionindie.com/meet-anna-wintour-support-japan/" target="_blank"><img align="left" alt="" src="http://www.onlinedegreeshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/famous-laid-off/anna-wintour.jpg" /></a></p> </td> <td>Anna Wintour is best known as the successful and cut-throat editor-in-chief of American <em>Vogue</em>. Despite her success, this hard-nosed leader has been laid off before. When Wintour was starting her career as a junior fashion editor at <em>Harper’s Bazaar</em>, her work was heavily criticized by editor Tony Mazzola, and she was fired nine months later. Shortly after working at Harper’s, Wintour went on to work at a couple different magazines before landing her spot at <em>Vogue</em>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3><a href="http://www.thomasedison.com/biography.html"><strong>Thomas Edison</strong></a></h3> <p><a href="http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2011/03/_i_make_more_mi.shtml" target="_blank"><img align="left" alt="" src="http://www.onlinedegreeshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/famous-laid-off/thomas-edison.jpg" /></a></p> </td> <td>Today, Thomas Edison is regarded as one of the most prolific inventors in history. However, during Edison’s early years, he was called stupid by his teachers and was fired from his first two jobs for not working hard enough. Despite his failures and firings, Edison went on to invent some of the most remarkable devices like the light bulb, the phonograph and the motion picture camera.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/anna-wintour-being-fired-it-was-my-lucky-break-2119531.html?action=Gallery&ino=4"><strong>J.K. Rowling</strong></a></h3> <p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-505148/JK-Rowling-drops-hints-possible-eighth-Harry-Potter-book.html" target="_blank"><img align="left" alt="" src="http://www.onlinedegreeshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/famous-laid-off/jk-rowling.jpg" /></a></p> </td> <td>Before J.K. Rowling was writing about wizards and warlocks, the best-selling author was working as a secretary for the London office of Amnesty International. When Rowling’s dreams of becoming a writer got in the way of her secretarial work, she got laid off. Rowling used her severance check to support her as she began to write the book series that would change her life forever.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Careers/10/27/fired.good.thing/index.html"><strong>Lance Armstrong</strong></a></h3> <p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/lancearmstrong/4014443/Lance-Armstrong-not-favourite-to-win-Tour-Down-Under.html" target="_blank"><img align="left" alt="" src="http://www.onlinedegreeshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/famous-laid-off/lance-armstrong.jpg" /></a></p> </td> <td>Cycling star and seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong didn’t always come out on top. In 1997, Armstrong was fired from the French racing team Cofidis while he was undergoing cancer treatment. The team refused to give Armstrong the rest of his salary and medical coverage. Obviously, Armstrong went on to lead the United States Postal Service squad and take home a handful of victories.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h3><a href="http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/entertainment-firedstars/10/"><strong>Robert Redford</strong></a></h3> <p><a href="http://www.webmediaportal.com/tag/robert-redford-biography/" target="_blank"><img align="left" alt="" src="http://www.onlinedegreeshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/famous-laid-off/robert-redford.jpg" /></a></p> </td> <td> <p>Award-winning actor and director Robert Redford didn’t always shine on the job. When Redford was a teenager he worked as an unskilled worker at Standard Oil. After he got caught falling asleep on the job and making several mistakes, Redford got fired. This incident led the young man to pursue his dreams of going to college and eventually becoming an actor.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Source: <br /><a href="http://www.onlinedegreeshub.com/blog/2011/10-famous-people-who-flourished-after-being-laid-off/">http://www.onlinedegreeshub.com/blog/2011/10-famous-people-who-flourished-after-being-laid-off/</a></p> </div> </div>

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Design's biggest names come to London this week - and you can be there for free

<p>With design week hitting Los Angeles this week, I thought it would be nice to Blog, Facebook and Twitter about the different events going on in our global art and design world. If you saw the FF facebook page, you already know about <a href="http://www.graphicdesignfestival.nl/en/nieuws/black-and-white-are-not-colors/">Black & White Are Not Colors</a>, happing at Festival Breda, The Hague. But, if you are in London, treat yourself to TYPO, at least sign-up for the free ticket giveaway. ~MAC</p> <h2>Design's biggest names come to London this week <br />- and you can be there for free</h2> <div> <p>This Thursday, Friday and Saturday (October 20-22) typography's biggest names descend on the University of London for <a href="http://typolondon.com" rel="">TYPO London</a> – an event bringing together the world's leading designers for a series of what are sure to be inspirational and informative talks on type, graphic and digital design, brand experience, film, animation, publishing and education.</p> <p>TYPO London is based on the hugely successful <a href="http://www.typoberlin.de" rel="">TYPO Berlin</a> – and returns to London, the city where it all began.</p> <p>Amongst the highlights are <a href="http://spin.co.uk" rel="">Tony Brook</a> exploring the work of a generation of designers from north of the Watford Gap; <a href="http://www.fontsmith.com" rel="">Jason Smith</a> on making typefaces with personalities; <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/chipkidd" rel="">Chip Kidd</a> on the commission of a lifetime; and <a href="http://www.daltonmaag.com" rel="">Bruno Maag</a> on how to collaborate with clients. There's also a king speaking (really!). King Bansah – king of Hohoe Ghana – will discuss, along with <a href="http://www.julianzimmermann.com/projects/" rel="">Julian Zimmermann</a> – how to develop an image profile for a real king. Sounds interesting.</p> <img alt="TYPO London speakers" src="http://media.computerarts.co.uk/files/images/2011/blog/speakers.jpg" title="TYPO London speakers" /> <p>To celebrate the event – which should be a cracker – we've teamed up with TYPO London to give away five pairs of tickets for the event – the full three days. Tickets are usually £650+VAT!</p> <p>To be in with a chance of winning, simply tweet @ComputerArts with the hashtag #TYPOLondonticket. Just click <a href="http://twitter.com/home/?status=@ComputerArts%20%23TYPOLondonticket" rel="">here</a> to do it. You must be able to make your way to London for the event. We'll announce the winners at 4pm today.</p> <p>See more at <a href="http://www.typolondon.com/" rel="">www.typolondon.com</a> and all the speakers are <a href="http://www.typolondon.com/index.php/Speakers;7/1" rel="">here</a>.</p> <p>Source: <br /><a href="http://www.computerarts.co.uk/blog/typo-london-ticket-giveaway-112644"> http://www.computerarts.co.uk/blog/typo-london-ticket-giveaway-112644</a></p> </div>

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Music Design

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The Original Print

<p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California (video podcast)</p> <p>The art world of the late 1950s experienced a groundswell of interest in printmaking that forever changed the artistic landscape of America. By that time, the most avant-garde of artists had become interested in making editioned works on paper with a press, using methods no longer relegated to a select group who defined themselves solely as “printmakers.” Because this development was still in its germinal stages in the 1950s, however, there existed only a handful of places in the country where eager young artists could learn the techniques of printmaking. Academic institutions tended to favor familiar and conventional intaglio methods, drawing on Rembrandt, Goya and Whistler, art history’s most successful artist-printmakers. Lithography and screenprinting, which suited the growing pop and minimal aesthetic as well as the more painterly approaches of expressionism, were harder for artists to adopt. These methods, traditionally used only for commercial printing, were still in their infancy as fine-art techniques. As a result, they were rarely taught in university art programs, and by the late 1950s, there were only three or four studios in the country that could claim success as fine-art lithography printshops, and even fewer for screenprinting.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://americanhistory.si.edu/prints/09bey06.htm"><img alt="" height="432" src="http://americanhistory.si.edu/prints/images/09bey06.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="341" /></a><br /> <em>The Sad Flute Player</em> by June Wayne<br /> Lithograph, 1950<br /> <br /> <a href="http://americanhistory.si.edu/prints/09bey07.htm"><img alt="" height="432" src="http://americanhistory.si.edu/prints/images/09bey07.jpg" width="328" /></a><br /> <em>Last Civil War Veteran</em> by Larry Rivers<br /> Color lithograph, published by Universal Limited Art Editions, 1961</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p>sources:<br /> http://www.junewayne.com/ <br /> http://www.nortonsimon.org/<br /> http://americanhistory.si.edu/</p>

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Waiting for the SPARK from heaven to fall

<div> <p><img alt="Vancouver BC" border="0" height="334" src="http://media.filterfoundry.com/blog/Masthead_SPARK4.jpg" width="610" /></p> <p>Last night, Filter Foundry hosted a little shin dig for Harold Belker and showcased his latest book PULSE, <a href="http://ff.fildry.com/p8Xp0K">make sure you pick up a copy</a>. So for those of you who *still* don't know who he is (and trust me you've seen his work) I'm starting today's issue with a couple of my favorite HB pieces. Enjoy the art and have a most excellent weekend! ~M</p> <p><a href="http://www.haraldbelker.com">Harald Belker</a></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.haraldbelker.com/images/overlays/key2.jpg" width="610" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.haraldbelker.com/images/overlays/weap5.jpg" width="610" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bigactive.com/">Big Active</a></p> <p><img alt="" height="499" src="http://www.bigactive.com/classes/img/largeimg.php?f=/items/illustration/matmaitland/general/sssplug1.jpg" width="499" /></p> <p><img alt="" height="499" src="http://www.bigactive.com/classes/img/largeimg.php?f=/items/illustration/matmaitland/general/mouth.jpg" width="418" /></p> <p><img alt="" height="499" src="http://www.bigactive.com/classes/img/largeimg.php?f=/items/illustration/matmaitland/general/new_biog_page.jpg" width="418" /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://ryohei-hase.deviantart.com/">Ryohei Hase</a></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/astonishing-surreal-illustrations-ryohei-hase/non_title3_by_ryohei_hase-d30ldsm.jpg" width="610" /></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs7/i/2005/157/f/5/Boogeyman__by_Endling.jpg" width="610" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/astonishing-surreal-illustrations-ryohei-hase/Loss_of_Speech_Stage_by_Ryohei_Hase.jpg" width="610" /></p> <p><a href="http://shinybinary.com">Shiny Binary</a></p> <p><img alt="" height="900" src="http://shinybinary.com/style/images/silver.jpg" width="607" /></p> <p><img alt="" height="900" src="http://shinybinary.com/style/images/origins.jpg" width="638" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://shinybinary.com/style/images/fluid.jpg" width="610" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.designincstudios.com/imaginativepackagedesigns.html">Design Inc Studios</a></p> <p><img alt="" height="338" src="http://www.designincstudios.com/packagedesign/2.jpg" width="600" /></p> <p><img alt="" height="354" src="http://www.designincstudios.com/packagedesign/5.jpg" width="473" /></p> <p><img alt="" height="379" src="http://www.designincstudios.com/packagedesign/7.jpg" width="470" /></p> <p><img alt="" height="293" src="http://www.designincstudios.com/packagedesign/20.jpg" width="500" /></p> <p><a href="http://ericcahan.com/">Eric Cahan </a></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://ericcahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/%20Point-Dume-Malibu-CA-Sunrise-546am.jpg" width="610" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://ericcahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Palmilla-Mexico-Sunrise-658am-4-17-11-home.jpg" width="610" />\</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://ericcahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Dynamic-Gray-Gradient-Wedge.jpg" width="610" /></p> <p><a href="http://candypingpong.wordpress.com/">candypingpong</a></p> <p><img alt="" height="736" src="http://candypingpong.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/steve_jobs_candypingpong_b3.jpg?w=584&h=736" width="583" /></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Epilogue</strong></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/jobs100611/s_j20_RTR2S9WS.jpg" width="610" /><br /> <br /> “Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?” ~Steve Jobs</p> </div>

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Innovative Minimalistic Product Design

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FF supports Cumulus and Sustainability through Design

<div> <p><img alt="Vancouver BC" border="0" src="http://media.filterfoundry.com/blog/Masthead_Pat01.jpg" width="610" /></p> <div> <p> </p> <div> <p>Hot off the press!<br /> <br /> Raimo Nikkanen, VP Cumulus, and Patrick Bradley (FF CEO) talking global design transformation at Denver Art Museum. Cumulus - <a href="https://ex2010.myhostedservice.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=d1e14e5b8d624306bdccba66a45a5cfb&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cumulusassociation.org%2f-" target="_blank">http://www.cumulusassociation.org/-</a> is the only global association to serve art and design education and research.</p> <h6>-----<br /> <br /> What is Cumulus?</h6> <h6><strong>Cumulus - International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media</strong></h6> <h6>The University of Art and Design in Helsinki (UIAH) (currently Aalto University School of Art and Design) and the Royal College of Art in London, in co-operation with Danmarks Designskole, Gerrit Rietvelt Academy, Universität Gesamthochschule Essen and Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst in Wien initiated the Cumulus Network in 1990.</h6> <h6>They all had a common desire to enhance the quality of education through co-operation, student and teacher exchange within the European Union Erasmus programme. The Network was transferred to Cumulus Association in 2001.</h6> <h6>Cumulus has been a pioneer in developing jointly organised MA-programmes, intensive workshops, projects and biannual conferences. It has published 'working papers' which have documented the discussions and seminars in conferences, a First Aid Kit to help students and professors in planning mobility actions, kept up a web page, etc. These activities go on.</h6> <h6>During the past twenty years Cumulus has grown in size and ambition. The number of members has grown from 6 to 165 (2010). The members represent most of the European countries and during past years several countries overseas have also joined Cumulus. Member universities represent now 43 different countries. The aim is to build and keep on going a dynamic and flexible academic forum that would bring together top level educational institutions from all parts of the world.</h6> <h6> </h6> </div> <div> <div> <h6> </h6> <div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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Calling forth its SPARK!

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