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G6 Series wins at the Institute of Designers in Ireland Awards
9th November 2012
The G6 Series has received an award from the Institute of Designers in Ireland for Design Education. It is a programme of lectures, seminars, workshops, and discussions about design. Run as a Design Week event, the G6 Series takes place in Room G6, DIT Mountjoy Square.
Following the positive feedback from the “How I Became a Designer” talk at Design Week 2010, Con Kennedy and Barry Sheehan decided to expand on themes discussed in the questions and answers and develop these into a series of talks.
Guest speakers discuss various topics relating to the practical side of working as a professional designer. Jury’s comments: “This seems to be a great idea, bringing together the design professionals and the students to discuss common issues. The talks and themes are varied, light-hearted and serious. As a learning experience, the G6 Series has provided an innovative approach to broadening opportunities for design students to interact with design professions”.
The G6 Series is run voluntarily, and guest speakers donate their time free of charge to engage with design students and help broaden their knowledge of the various disciplines within the design sector. Without the ongoing commitment from our guests, the G6 Series would not be possible, and we extend our thanks to all who have helped The G6 Series win at the Institute of Designers in Ireland Awards.
“This seems to be a great idea, bringing together the design professionals and the students to discuss common issues. The talks and themes are varied, light-hearted and serious. As a learning experience, the G6 Series has provided an innovative approach to broadening opportunities for design students to interact with design professions” Jury’s Comments.
The G6 Series is run voluntarily, and guest speakers donate their time free of charge to engage with design students and help broaden their knowledge of the various disciplines within the design sector. Without the ongoing commitment from our guests, the G6 Series would not be possible, and we extend our thanks to all who have helped The G6 Series win at the Institute of Designers in Ireland Awards.
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Creative Review Feature
1st July 2012
The identity design for the G6 Series has been published in Creative Review following its feature in Graphic Design USA and Logolounge 2012 Design Trends.
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Honorary Treasurer of the IDI
6th June 2012
Con Kennedy has been elected Honorary Treasurer of the Institute of Designers in Ireland.
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Punt Nua: Creative Economics Exhibition
29th May 2012
Punt Nua: Creative Economics exhibition opens in the DarcSpace gallery.
Professor Brian Lucey of Trinity College Dublin opened the exhibition, which invited 14 creatives to participate. The exhibition takes a wry and satirical look at the state of the economy and Ireland's place within the European project.
TV3 News covered the exhibition, which was also featured in the Journal and LeCool Dublin and covered on Russia Today TV.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Two identities featured in Logolounge
17th July 2011
The latest Logolounge book, Master Library Vol. 3, features two brand identities: Picturebox and Refresh Digital. It also contains 3000 of the world's leading identity designs.
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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.
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