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Con Kennedy Interviewed on The Persuader's Radio Show
25th May 2012
Presenter Alex Gibson interviewed Con Kennedy on The Persuader's weekly marketing and media programme on Dublin City FM and discussed the success of Portfolio Night 10 hosted by Ogilvy Advertising.
G6 Series Identity is Featured in Two International Graphic Design Publications
7th May 2012
The identity design for the G6 Series was featured in Graphic Design USA and Logolounge 2012 Design Trends.
Punt Nua Becomes International Viral Meme
8th December 2011
Designs for "Punt Nua", a satirical look at the current financial crisis, became an overnight viral and media sensation with coverage on RTE's The Saturday Night Show, Liveline, The Daily Show, TV3's Tonight with Vincent Browne, 98FM News, Irish Independent, Carlow People, The Irish Echo in Sydney and Forbes' website.
iJADE Conference
10th October 2011
Con Kennedy will present "Continuing Professional Development for Visual Communication Designers", a research paper at the University of Chester's International Journal of Art and Design Education Conference 2011.
Portfolio Night
26th May 2011
Con Kennedy will attend Portfolio Night in conjunction with ICAD and Ogilvy. Portfolio Night is intended to help students and aspiring young creatives worldwide break into the creative industry and showcase the next generation of creative talent.
Con Kennedy is featured in German Design Magazine
March 10th 2011
The April issue of German Design and Typography magazine ‘Page’ features an article entitled 'Typedesignszene Irland', which highlights Irish typographic design and contains an interview with Con Kennedy and other prominent Irish designers.
G6 Series: Why I Started a Design Practice
7th March 2011
This week, Jenny Walsh, Bob Gray, and Barry Sheehan will give the third G6 Series talk, “They Named the Company after Me: How and Why I Started a Design Practice.”
Date: Wednesday 9th March.
Location: Room G6, DIT Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1.
Time: 6.30 PM sharp.
Con Kennedy has Joined the Design, Print and Packaging Skillnet Steering Committee
22nd February 2011
Con Kennedy has joined the Design, Print and Packaging Skillnet steering committee in an advisory role to help develop Skillnet’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme for those involved in the design and printing industries.
Con has comprehensively studied the skills, skill deficits, and benefits of professional development for the design and visual communications sector. His focus on a certified CPD Programme ensures the highest standards are met.
This research identified several potential models for delivering such programmes and the need for the industry to participate fully in and commit to continuous development.
G6 Series: Forget Flippin’ Burgers, I Got a Job in a Design Office
7th February 2011
The second G6 Series lecture entitled “Forget flippin’ burgers, I got a job in a design office” takes place this week and features Naoise Ó Conchubhair, Paul Finnegan and Gregor Timlin.
Date: Wednesday 9th February.
Location: Room G6, DIT Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1.
Time: 6.30 PM sharp.
The G6 Series Launch
8th December 2010
Following the positive feedback from the “How I Became a Designer” talk at Design Week 2010, DIT colleague Barry Sheehan and I have decided to expand on themes that came up for discussion as part of the questions and answers and turn them into a series of talks. The G6 Series talks will run monthly in DIT Mountjoy Square, and admission is free.