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David Findlay's new Film Air
November 24, 2020
David Findlay's work focuses on exploring human behaviour. His new film Air examines how humans still connect in our new Covid world. Findlay is known for his ability to straddle the line between fiction and documentary through an empathetic len ...
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The 2020 Applied Arts Advertising Awards
November 13, 2020
Thank you to everyone who entered the 2020 Advertising Awards. Your hard work hasn't gone unnoticed. Email notifications were sent out on November 11. Congratulations to our newest Applied Arts Awards winners! Today we are celebrating all work su ...
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Creative Futures Speaker Sessions Nov 9-20
November 5, 2020
Applied Arts' Creative Futures helps students considering a career in animation, creative advertising, graphic design, interactive design, illustration, or photography choose the right school. An inspiring combination of advice, industry insight, t ...
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Mooren (Mo) Bofill
October 29, 2020
Mo will work alongside Jeff Harrison (former colleagues at Zulu Alpha Kilo) to head One Twenty Three West’s (123w) design team and get their new office up and running. Mo spent the last five years at john st. leading the design team and building a ...
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Current Issue
Applied Arts is serving up 200+ pages of inspiration! The new issue is a double award's annual combining the winners from our 2020 Design & Student Awards competitions.
This issue continues our over-arching theme of 2020 'through the eyes of the client'. Our editorial contributors examine relationships - what characteristics are critical to developing a successful client-designer relationship and how that relationship can dictate the creative work.
For more information about the issue or to pick-up a copy Applied Arts today at select retailers, click below.
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