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Rethinking Design, Some Animation Love, and the Aalen Poster Explosion

May 22nd, 2012

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Presentations
Doreen Toutikian thinks that design can change the world for the better, and that’s what she hopes to achieve with her “Rethinking Design Through Cross-Cultural Collaboration” project — see her describe it in this presentation from PKN Beirut Vol. 13. Sebastian Alvarez loves animation, and that could help explain how he ended up becoming an animator. He uses this presentation (from PKN Miami Vol. 14) to describe the main principles behind animation, and shows how all animated forms (2D, CG) can be used to tell stories in original and creative ways.

PKN Aalen Vol. 2

Posters
We found this Facebook gallery of posters for Aalen’s past PKNs, and so have added a few of them (the ones we’d never seen before) to our Tumblr blog – and that’s the one for PKN Aalen Vol. 2 you see pictured above. We’ve also added the poster for this week’s PKN Portland, Maine Vol. 19 — next up for the city is the momentous Vol. 20!

PKN Maribor Vol. 7

Photos
Today’s photo galleries, as well as an event report. The photo above is from PKN Maribor Vol. 7.

PKN Sacramento organizer Claire Obenson reports on the city’s recent Vol. 17:

There were presentations from creative professions across the spectrum, such as a playwright, David Blue Garrison, host of the event, who showed posters of his work; there was Andrea Lepore, the creative director for a well known restaurant, Hot Italian, who showed her plans for a well known strip, called Del Paso Blvd; we had Melissa Magliola who showed off her new company, Compliment Rings, whose proceeds “give back” to the community; Veronica Delgado, the great publicist and Artist Agent showed off her endeavours and volunteering efforts; Famed architect, Owen T. Jones presented images about “inside versus outside” spaces; Dennis Dong, another famed architect and PK Night veteran presenter showed off his anonymous spaces and lastly, Marvin Maldonado presented images from his wife’s new boutique, Gypsy Mobile Boutique, Sacramento’s first mobile boutique.

Overall, this was one of the most interesting PK Nights we have ever held and thanks to all who participated!

Calendar
Tonight (May 22) you’ll find your PKN action in Montreal (Vol. 22), Dnipropetrovsk (Vol.1), and Dundee (Vol. 3), while tomorrow (May 23) you can look to these events for some PKN satisfaction: PKN Prague Vol. 29, PKN Ekaterinburg Vol. 3, PKN Leksand Vol. 4, and PKN Copenhagen’s very special Vol. 20.

Poster for PKN Maribor Vol. 8

March 21st, 2012

Poster for PKN Maribor Vol. 8

PechaKucha Night in Maribor Vol. 8 is happening tomorrow night (Thursday, March 22), and here’s organizer Anja Hren with an explanation on the venue and how the poster links to it — and the other photos in the post will give you a peek at the making of the poster. You’ll find the full list of presenters with links on the official event page.

The location of this event is very special, as it is an old surveillance tower of the Yugoslavian railways. It stands just beside the railway tracks that are of course still in use, so trains will pass by during the event. That is why there is a train on the poster. The poster was once again made by excellent Slovenian graphic designer Darjan Panič, and it is already one of the most loved Maribor PKN posters.

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Poster for PKN Maribor Vol. 7

January 25th, 2012

Poster for PKN Maribor Vol. 7

PechaKucha Night in Maribor Vol. 7 is happening tomorrow night (Thursday, January 26), and the venue looks amazing: an old water tower (Vodni stolp) on the banks of the river Drava that you can see pictured here. You’ll find the list of presenters with links on the official event page. As always, the lovely poster you see above was designed by Darjan Panic.

Happy New Year from PKN Maribor

January 12th, 2012

Happy New Year from PKN Maribor

Following up on the previous post with photos from PechaKucha Night in Maribor Vol. 6, here’s also a lovely image sent to us from the team at PKN Maribor for New Year’s, which we’d love to share with every PechaKucha supporter! 

PKN Maribor Vol. 6

January 12th, 2012

PKN Maribor Vol. 6

PechaKucha Night in Maribor Vol. 6 was held last month, and here we have a few photos to share from the event — and there’s more to see in this Flickr photoset. You’ll also find the list of presenters with links on the official event page.

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Poster for PKN Maribor Vol. 6

December 12th, 2011

Poster for PKN Maribor Vol. 6

Not only do we get to share the poster for the upcoming PechaKucha Night in Maribor Vol. 6 (December 16, with all presenters listed on the event page), but here’s also a Flickr photoset that shows off the making of the poster. Also, here are a few words from organizer Anja Hren on the upcoming event (and don’t forget that earlier today we posted photos from the city’s Vol. 5).

For our sixth event we will host six interesting individuals. From graphic designers, illustrator, dancer, architect, woman rap singer and guardian of the oldest vintage vine in the world. The poster was once again made by slovenian graphic designer Darjan Panic from Design Studio Panic. The organizers of PKN Maribor are MMkreativ magazine and advertising agency Mediamix.

PKN Maribor Vol. 5

December 12th, 2011

PKN Maribor Vol. 5

As you’ll see from the photos we share in this post, from the recent PechaKucha Night in Maribor Vol. 5, one of the night’s presenters was very young indeed (all presenters are listed on the event page). There’s more to see in this Flickr photoset. And please note that PKN Maribor Vol. 6 happens December 16 — check the event page for more details and the list of presenters.

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Poster for PKN Maribor Vol. 5

October 26th, 2011

Poster for PKN Maribor Vol. 5

Here’s another great poster from Maribor — designed by Slovenian designer Darjan Panič — and it’s for the city’s PechaKucha Night Vol. 5, which happens tonight (October 26) at Druga gimnazija Maribor. You’ll find the full list of presenters on the official event page, and as organizer Anja Hren tells us, the event will feature young creatives from five Maribor schools.

Poster for PKN Maribor Vol. 4

August 31st, 2011

Poster for PKN Maribor Vol. 4

PechaKucha Night in Maribor Vol. 4 is set to take place September 8 in the courtyard of an old building on Orožnova street — the event info should be added to the site soon. The poster was designed by Darjan Panič.

PKN Maribor + Inspire Japan

April 12th, 2011

PKN Maribor + Inspire Japan

Maribor is taking part in the Global PechaKucha Day – Inspire Japan event on April 16, with the city’s Vol. 3 kicking off at 20:20 at Multimedia Center Kibla — you’ll find the list of presenters with links on the official event page. The event is organized by MMkreativ magazine and the advertising agency Mediamix, and the poster was designed by Darjan Panic.