vincent giordano

I am posting a non-alum contact here, due to the hilarity and serious chops of his photo skills - Vin Giordano is an old friend, who's work is great, and I think for product and other ID oriented needs, he would be a good resource; A damned good guy too. Check out the Facebook profile photo's,
Vincent Giordano profile pics

Visit his website; http://www.trinacriaphotography.com/index.html

It would be nice to hear from you about his work, please comment - thanks, andy

Mike Toth - new company! new products!

I am pleased to have Mike Toth (grad 2008) join the ID alum! I have been anxious to hear some news from this strong design mind!

" I've started a company to manufacture and sell toys based on emoticons -- 3D extrapolations for folks to pop onto their desks or wherever. I've only got one model for now but I'm rapidly adding new designs."

From Mike's new company:

3plane's Shop Announcement
3Plane is ready to launch its line of hand-modeled and molded toys based off (some incredibly famous) emoticons! 3motes are here, baby. Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/3plane

see the links below - I will post in the alum links as well. Best of luck to Mike, I look forward to see 3plane blossom!

http://www.mike-toth.com/3plane.html

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/3Plane-Industries
Marketplace: http://www.etsy.com/shop/3plane

kimberly lewis - VistaPrint competition! Help her out!

Kimberly Lewis is gearing up to launch her own wallpaper design business - this competitino will help her - please see below to help her out!!

Hi Everyone,
I am not usually one to send out mass emails but I would really appreciate your support! As you may or may not know I have been designing a wallpaper line and plan on debuting it next May during NY design week. I have been working on the designing and manufacturing end of things but as far as advertising and marketing my budget is very limited!


Vistaprint / Vistaprint Small Biz is running a contest called 'Make An Impression' and is offering 4 small businesses the opportunity to receive $10,000 in marketing and promotion materials along with a few other great perks! This would be fantastic opportunity for me because at the moment I do not have much funding for advertising, marketing and will need brochures, postcards, business cards etc for my booth in May. I would really appreciate it if you would vote for me in the contest. Every vote counts! The contest is running August 24th (today!) until September Sept 4th. There is a limit of one vote per person/email address per day. Feel free to pass on the below url or this email to family and friends! You can vote for me at:


http://www.1800vistaprint.com/contest/Kimberly-Lewis


If you want to check out what I have been up to you can visit my website at KimberlyLewis.net I have a small portfolio of my recent professional work and a preview of some of the wallpaper patterns I have been working on.


Thanks so much for your time and support!!


Best,
Kimberly

ana linares - Create show!!

Ana Linares, who is fast becoming one of the most networked young designers is participating in a new launch event - "Create" "A pioneering report on Latino participation in the New York City Design Economy"
See this: NYDesigns "Create"

Make a note of the date!

Update - Design Glut, Endrit Hanjno, Longoland

Design Glut's Kegan Fisher and Liz Kinnmark have updated their Blog with new products and information,

Endrit Hajno, whom I bumped into at the last IDNY meetup event (where were you?), has had some press; an item in AU - online mag for Culture in Valencia, "Urban Agenda" http://au-agenda.com/es/valencia/articulo/1115_endrit-hajno.htm?PHPSESSID=f838267e94038bdb40ec1b4ecd5a4068

also seen here; http://issuu.com/au-agenda/docs/au_470610

Endrit has been working for a company designing Bamboo objects, and will be off to China shortly to facilitate manufacturing of his designs; more to come on the company and their products!


And Josh Longo - president, vice-president, secretary of state and activities director of Longoland has fantastic news and here it is, in his own words;

" Longoland was recently asked to design monsters by VCCP (ad agency)
for o2 (Euro Telecommunications). The monsters represent tariffs that the phone
companies impose on you, Flat-Rate, High Price, etc... There will be TV commercials, online ads, instore displays,
all covered in Longoland monsters, but only in Germany as of right now. Longoland is super excited to see his monsters
on TV and hopes to work on more commercial work soon!!!! Click the link below to see the commercial!!!!!
http://joshuabenlongo.blogspot.com/

For those who haven' t seen my website in some time... I have a bunch of new work!!!!!

www.longoland.com

For those of you in Antwerp or close by, I have a solo show with lots of new work, sculpture, drawings, paintings
at RA space this coming November!!!!! I will keep you posted!!

http://www.ra13.be/
Thank YOU!!!!!!!

Congratulations to all!! super summer

8/9 update: Dana Young, Pat Fricke, Josh Longo

Pat Fricke is on the Cover of Monday Morning Quarterback with his Sela lounge!

And check out what's going on in Longoland - See the press on his site and as
Josh notes in his blog;
"I am getting ready for a show in ANtwerp Belgium this fall....Im running out of time and my studio is packed with half finished sculpture!!!! Here are some sketches for the show....Most of this stuff doesnt get made, but I have to work through it...

and - Dana Young, quiet for a while, notes in her blog;

"Hello!
It has been a very long time since I posted.
I have been busy in my secret monster workshop, but now the time has come for a sneak peak at what I have been working on!
I am designing monster avatars for a new online/iphone game called Hopskoch.
We are having a contest to name the most recently designed monster on our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/playhopskoch
Please go to the facebook and read the details!