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We're off to Design Currency in Vancouver!

With Design Currency: Icograda Design Week in Vancouver 2010 just days away, delegates and thought leaders from across Canada and around the globe are heading to Vancouver. We look forward to starting this fantastic week by celebrating World Graphics Day on 27 April, followed by countless activities and special events investigating the value of design.

If you haven't yet, register now for Design Currency - there's still time! And remember to reserve your seat for a Dinner with a Side of Design and the Graphex 2010 Awards.

Find out all the details at: http://www.designweekvancouver.ca

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Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and Turkish Society of Graphic Designers host 14th International Istanbul Graphic Design Week

Istanbul (Turkey) - From 26 April - 16 May 2010, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in collaboration with GMK/The Turkish Society of Graphic Designers will host Grafist 14, the 14th International Istanbul Graphic Design Week, organised annually since 1997.

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Call for entries: Good50x70 /// 2010 The Social Communication Project – 4th edition

Milan (Italy) - Associazione Culturale Good Design is proud to announce the 2010 edition of Good50x70, the international social poster competition organised to support the causes addressed by seven international charities and NGOs.

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