London based illustrator Miles Donovan has just released his new "Color me in" 20 page colorbook!
Featuring Blondie, Gary Numan, Hall & Oates, LL Cool J and many more, available exclusively from Peepshop http://www.peepshop.org.uk in an edition of 50.

http://www.milesdonovan.co.uk

YEN brings you an exhibition and book featuring 100 of the most exciting female graphic artists and illustrators in the world.
The CURVY 5 book is a must for anyone passionate about graphic design and illustration that wants to be inspired by a new generation of outstanding female creative talent. Produced by YEN magazine - CURVY kicks off in April & consists of a cool limited edition book and a national event tour.
Order the book from the YEN website.
http://www.yenmag.net/events/2/

Sydney Mori Gallery 168 Day Street Sydney
Launch: Thursday April 3 (8-11pm)
Public: Friday April 4-Sun April 6 (10am-5pm)
http://www.morigallery.com.au/

UK based illustrator Andy Smith just finished a new series of limited silkscreens. Sold on his personal online store among his silkscreen books! Have a look here!
http://www.asmithillustration.com/shop.html

The german creative duo Pepper and Pistol are pleased to present their 08 Winter Collection Underworld!
Check out the amazing works of fashion designer Silvia Hillmann and textile and graphic designer Katrin Wiens at http://www.pepperandpistol.com

1993 Freitag started
1996 the first Freitag bags were officially exported and sold in Japan
2001 Lars Mueller released the F-Book in English
Now we are very pleased to announce that in 2008 the Japanese release of the Freitag Book has been completed and is finally published!

Due to increasing environment problems, the Freitag bags gained attention as "eco" bags or "recyling" bags. But Freitag cannot just be bunched in a few fashionable keywords- Freitag is special!
>From the complementation of the first bags 15 years ago until now the message is:
" We are spreading out!" and this is what the book is about. The certain Freitag appeal is shown -unfold! The entire Freitag world is shown, but in fact only a fraction of it...

"IF YOU COULD" PRINT SERIES MARCH 2008
presents Anthony Burrill and Siggi Eggertson

"If you could" is a creative projects company set up by designers Will Hudson and Alex Bec.
They release every year "If you could do anything tomorrow, what would it be?", a cardbox with artworks of 21 international known artists.
"If you could" organise exhibitions and events. Every month they feature two artists and release their signed posters in a limited edition.

http://www.ifyoucould.co.uk

Poppytalk Handmade is a monthly online street market curated by Poppytalk to showcase, buy and sell handmade goods of emerging design talent from around the world.
Through March 8th you have the chance to submit Sonja Ahlers sweet knitted bunnys! A perfect present for upcoming Easter!

The ecofriendly shopping bags from Envirosax are made of bamboo, linen and hemp.
They are made in Australia and Jo Kuipers has designed beautiful patterns for them!
View their site and start shopping fashionable and plastic free!
http://www.envirosax.com

4 years ago the architect duo Klein Dytham started the Recha Kucha Night at Superdeluxe Tokyo.
This event is running now monthly in over 100 cities around the world. About 3,000 creatives have presented their views of design in 20 slides x 20 seconds. The Pecha Kuche Night Book is now available at http://www.klein-dytham.com/pechakucha/shop/.

Studio Hort hold a special project in 2007: They ask kids from the Hatch Ride Primary School in Reading, UK to redraw their record sleeves! Originals and revised illustrations are shown in a catalogue with 86 pages, available in three different cover colors.
Order at www.hort.org.uk.

Australian based artist Jeremyville signs his lilmited edition of posters and sends them over to you!
The piece above called "Shroom Vibrations" and is based on a nightmare after eating ice cream.

http://www.jeremyville.com/webstore2/prints_and_posters/prints_posters.html

Short films can be seen as the entries for the glory era of "Movies" in the 20th century. The greatest Asian and international "Shortfilmfestival" has its origin in Japan and over the past 9 years about 700 various fims have been shown and introduced to the delighted public. However, these films could only be seen a few times every year.
Now in 2008 the permanent shortfilm cinema " Brillia Shortshorts" has opened its doors in Yokohama!
On the cine projectors masterpieces from the previous festivals will be shown, further international films of all genres, specials of movie industry directors and of course works of young japanese newcomers. Sceduled are as well seminars and exciting events. Please check out the official site at http://www.brillia-sst.jp for details.
(Japanese only)

The Taiwanese online Magazine "Design ＆ Life" did a feature on graniph in their new February Issue.
Download your magazine here http://www.designandlife.com

Design & Life is a monthly online minizine published by PH design consultant. It includes design, lifestyle, fashion, and creative news from all over the world. We introduce you the most exciting trends, and bring you the healthiest and easiest recipes.

Known for its bold colours, fun prints and sexy silhouettes, Belle Sauvage was launched by Argentinian designer Virginia Ferreira and Luxembourg designer Christian Neuman.
Belle Sauvage digital prints are wearable art – a combination of various illustrations inspired by iconic film and music.

Belle Sauvage http://www.belle-sauvage.co.uk

The two brothers Takefumi and Tomoharu Tsujimura founded their band called KICELL in 1999.
Kicell performs a very fascinating and unique remix by using pre-recorded MTR, samplers, the rythm box as well as various live instruments. They combine their loose folksy vibe and floating-on-the-sea ambiance with rock music that takes you to another dimension of sound and mind.
KICELL has released four albums and topped the 20,000 unit sales mark on each of them!
They performed as the "best act" at Asagiri Jam, the best of Album "Haru no Senaka" was a bestseller!
Now after 2 and a half years since their last release, we are happy to anounce that the new album "magic hour"of this tremendously wonderful songwriters is available since January 2008!

KICELL official site：http://www.nidan-bed.com/english.html

Romania in 1987, the last days of President Ceausescu's dictatorship, the black market flourishes. A woman assists her friend to arrange an illegal abbortion. In 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, director Cristian Mungiu describes a day, uber-extremly tensed as on a heroin turkey. Based on deep and careful research on the time and historical background, the impassioned performance of all actors, pure and straight camer work created this masterpiece.
What did it mean to live in a society where individual freedom was abandoned? This movie gives the answer. Shocking and dramatic, in every of the 113 Minutes, until the last scene.

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The Japan Roadshow starts from March 1st (Sat.) in the Ginza Theater Cinema
(C) Mobra films 2007
official site Japan: http://www.432film.jp
official site: http://www.432-lefilm.com/

The Singapore Radio Station 987 will feature graniph from Monday, Feb. 11th until Friday 15th in their show the Muttons from 10pm to 2am. 5 gift vouchers will be given away to their audience during the game segment “What the Bleh!”.
Listen and win one voucher valuable for 3 graniph T’s at graniph Singapore!

A colourful sound, smoothly to listen, senseful lyrics and a band that plays excellent pop: Modernconya presents their new album after quite two years since their last release.
From the 11 members before, the key of 7 remained and they focused on a tighter, shaped up sound. To combine a new world of tunes, they improved their song set up in clearity. Instead of being tight up by the general public and being choosen from a certain range, they just want to let their music flow.

Profile:
Vocalist Maki Nagayama formed this band when she was still attending school. The multicoloured group of the piano in addition of vocal, guitar, base, and drum, percussions, and wind instruments give a powerful and full-flavoured performance. With a feeling of the happyness during their life concerts they are crossing of a variety of music genres like jazz, bossa nova, funk, pop and ethno. The off balance and original sense or keyboarder Tam Chushin in combination with vocalist Maki Nagayama turn each of their songs to unique and extraordinary artworks.

Modernconya's 4th and newest album "The reason why weather exists" is available by Feb. 6th
2,310yen RDCB-1018

The Hong Kong based creative magazine IdN (International designer's Network) celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2007.
On this occasion graniph sponsored a T-shirt design competition with the theme "Universe" from Oct. 7th until Dec. 1st 2008.
IdN and graniph selected one Gold prize , 3 Silver prize and 10 Bronze prize winners and we are now very pleased to present their 14 designs! All of the winning artworks will be available on graniph T's by April 2008!

See the work of Neasden Control Centre in their latest book "Lost Control" released by Die Gestalten Verlag, Germany.
On 192 pages NCC shows a full load of brand new graphic designs, installations and collages!

The Gallery House Maya in Tokyo is called young illustrators for the 8th time to participate in their gallery competitions.
The Winning designs are exhibited from Feb 04 - 09 in the Gallery House Maya, open daily except Sundays.
Gallery House Maya hopes to continue supporting young creators through this competition.

Address : 2-10-26 Kita-aoyama Minato-ku Tokyo Japan 107-0061
Tel : 03-3402-9849
Open : 11:30am_7:00pm (Saturday/11:30am_5:00pm)
Closed on Sunday

All these artists below have collaborated for a graniph T and are featured with their exciting and impressive artworks among almost 200 international illustrators in the ILLUSIVE BOOK 2, published by Die Gestalten.
Please see the work of Anna Giertz, Andy Potts, Apfel Zet, Carolina Melis, Chris Rubino, Christina K., Container, Dan Funderburgh, Daniel Egneus, Edvard Scott, Florence Manlik, Hjarta Smarta, Jan Feindt, Jen Ray, Joel Lardner, Katharina Gschwendtner, Kerry Roper, Lars Henkel, Linn Oloffsdotter, Lucy Mc Leod, Mario Wagner, Marguerite Sauvage, Matthias Gephart, Eduardo Recife, Paul Willoughby, Sophie Tolouse, Stephane Manel, My Dead Pony, Underwerket, Vault 49 and Zela Lobb and decide of you like to wear it as a cozy T or watch it on 340 great pages.

Applications for the Tokyo Designer's Week are accepted!
Every year many international designers participate at the Tokyo Designer's Week in Autumn.
In 2008 we have seperated the different categories of designers from very young participants to established designers who are experienced on the international market place.
Please send your entry for this grand scale design event in the heart of Tokyo!

Details:
http://c-channel.co.jp/designers/

This "American Masters" documentary examines the career of the famed photographer. Leibovitz's sister Barbara directs.
The Japan Roadshow starts on Saturday, 16th February 2008 at Cinema GAGA! CineCanon Yurakucho 2chome.

Distribution through: GAGA Communications, Powered by: Viewmaxcinema
Photographs (C) 2007 by Annie Leibovitz
http://annie.gyao.jp/

- a book of Argentinian Illustrators -

Tamara Villoslada released the book "Malos Pensamientos" with Grindandsteinhaus publishers.
She shows on 92 pages the most upcoming and intersting illustrators, artists and designers of Argentinia! Also graniph collaboration artist Lala Ladcani was chosen to participate.

http://www.grinandsheinhaus.com.ar/

Swedish illustrator Underwerket has designed two T-shirts for the NY based fashion designer Anna Sui. They are available in different colors at Anna Sui.

Anna Sui:
http://www.annasui.com

Underwerket:
http://www.underwerket.dk

Jon Santos was asked to invite other artists to be featured in the gallery Rocket Magazine that was produced and distributed by gallery Rocket in Tokyo.
He featured the work of Kamau Patton, Peter Sutherland, Mariah Robertson and Devon Costello. What makes this publication unique is that it acts as the site for which artwork is exhibited, bought and sold. Also, all of the works are contextualized by the artists working spaces, domiciles and peer groups. End each of the works featured in the 'zine was available for sale.
Rocket 'Zine is Now a Book sold at main book stores.

Brief
The "Universe" is the summation of all particles and energy that exist. It is the space-time in which all events occur. Just like the design community, it transcends all boundaries and value, to embrace each and every one of our force with the same spirit.
Express visually (by graphics, drawings, illustrations, photography, typography...) what this particular word means to you. Winning entries of "Universe" will not only be published in IdN magazine in the form of an article, but will also be printed on graniph's t-shirt for sale all over the world.

Prizes
1 x Gold winner receives US$3,000.00
3 x Silver winners receive US$1,000.00
10 x Bronze winners receive US$100.00
*All winning designs will be considered to be reproduced in Graniph Tees!

Deadline
01 DEC 2007

What & How to Submit
Raster: 300 dpi / Jpeg / min width of 150mm
Vector: AI / EPS format outlined
Details: Name and website(if any)
Email your entries (3 maximum) to 15@idnworld.com

IdN magazine is:
an international publication for creative people on a mission to amplify and unify the design community in Asia-Pacific and other parts of the world. It has been an active organiser of many design-related events. It is devoted to bringing designers from around the globe together to communicate with, learn from and inspire one another. It has truly become what the initials of its title proclaim it to be: an international designer’s network.