Poster4Tomorrow: Words Are Power

Today the 100 selected posters for the Poster4Tomorrow worldwide exhibitions were revealed and I'm happy to announce that one of my designs made the cut! The megaphone/gun image is one I originally created for my talk at the How Conference in Austin this past June and it seemed like the perfect metaphor for talking about freedom of speech (and a shame not to use it again somewhere else). All of the posters are really beautiful and can be seen and downloaded (and used under a Creative Commons noncommercial share-alike license) from the site HERE. Congratulations to everyone that was included!

Posters4Tomorrow Exhibitions - December 10th Worldwide

Poster4Tomorrow, an international poster competition to promote freedom of expression, will have 23 worldwide exhibitions opening on December 10th. On display will be 100 posters selected by 9 jurors (including Marjane Satrapi, the author and filmmaker of Persepolis) from 1,834 submissions received from 67 countries. The entire 100 will be revealed online and in the galleries on the 10th, but here's a sneak preview of some of a few of the winners:




Exhibition location and dates:

Ankara, Turkey, Bilkent Universit, December 10-18
Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanese American University, December 10-17
Belgrade, Serbia, REX, Cultural Lab, December 10-14
Brussels, Belgium, Libre Acadˆ©mie de Belgique, December 10-13
Buenos Aires, Argentina, University of Buenos Aires, December 10-20
Cheonan, South Korea, SangMyung University, December 10-13
Derry, United Kingdom, University of Ulster, December 10-January 8, 2010
Gdansk, Poland, Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, December 10-13
Heidelberg, Germany, Theaterplatz, Heidelberg, December 10-18
La Paz, Bolivia, Museo Nacional de Arte, December 10-January 8, 2010
Lima, Peru, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, December 10-15
Lisbon, Portugal, Lx Factory, December 10-14
Los Angeles, United States, Seyhoon Gallery, December 10-17
Marrakesh, Morocco, Ecole Supˆ©rieure des Arts Visuels, December 10-25
Milan, Italy, La Triennale di Milano, December 10-20
Montreal, Canada, ˆâcole de Design, UQAM, December 10-14
Paris, France, Les Arts Dˆ©coratifs, December 10-13
Quito, Ecuador, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, December 10-January 10, 2010
Sevilla, Spain, Facultad de Bellas Artes de Sevilla, December 10-17
Stockholm, Sweden, Designens Hus, December 10-13
Strasbourg, France, Agora Building, Council of Europe, December 10- March 10, 2010
Tbilisi, Georgia, French Embassy Cultural Center, December 10-20

The project has been endorsed by Reporters Sans Frontiˆ©res and the Italian chapter of Amnesty International and granted the endorsments of two interrnational organizations, the Council of Europe and the French Commission for UNESCO. More info about the entire project can be found HERE.

credits:
Paris exhibition poster: Illustration by Marjane Satrapi, Graphic design by Hervˆ© Matine
Milan exhibition poster: Photo by Sergio Tornaghi - Studio Smog, Graphic design by Pasquale Volpe
THE PRESSident: Pamela Campagna, Thomas Scheiderbauer - Triggiano, Italy
Censure: Rˆ©mi Gombert - Perenchies, France
Because this mouth is mine: Frank Arbelo - La Paz, Bolivia
Hello: Babak Madandar - Tehran, Iran
Freedom of expression : Mingliang Li - Guangzhou, China

I "heart" NY Photos

Picture New York is urging folks to sign a petition against the newly proposed rules from the Mayor's Office of Film, Theater, and Broadcasting which would require permits for 2 or more people at a single site for more than 30 minutes and groups of 5 or more people using a tripod for more than 10 minutes. The rules were proposed with little publicity and the public comment period ends this Friday. If you're concerned about retaining your first amendment rights in the Big Apple you can read more here and sign the petition here.

Thanks Christine!