A 3 days Workshop by the dutch artist Ruth van Beek
taking place between October 14 and 16 / from 10.00 - 16.00
as part of the " Test Press Books 3 " — book sale
Tuition Fee 180 lv. (students discount 120lv.)
Maximum participants 12
The workshop is suitable for all people that have an interest in image making, visual storytelling, photography and making publications.
the workshop will be held in English and it will take place at Slopi Kopi printshop / Yanko Sakazov Boulevard 17, KO-OP Sofia
In the present discussion, we will focus on the state of graphic design education in Bulgaria and the directions in which it could develop in the future.
Participants:
Prof. Dr. Nenko Atanasov
Prof. Ilia Kozhuharov
Alexander Ivanov
Iva Hlebarova
Dima Stefanova
moderator: Filip Boyadjiev
The following discussion will explore questions such as: Can we own our ideas, or we must implement the first? When does intellectual theft occur, and how can we differentiate it from two individuals independently arriving at the same idea? Additionally, we will tackle the challenges of maintaining innovation and uniqueness in the field of graphic design, considering the specific limitations that exist.
The panelists will be:
In the discussion "Design work, value and pricing" from the series "Know-How Show-How community" we open the topic of the value of the work of the graphic designer. We will not only talk about how designers determine the price of their services, but we will also discuss the criteria by which their work is evaluated.
panelists:
Тhe designer - author, executor or...? Our next discussion is about the different roles of the graphic designer during the creative process.
panelist:
The topic is Pros and cons of the freelance designer and the one working in an agency or company.
panelist:
Kiril Zlatkov
Nadezhda Komitska
Sergey Georgiev
Krasen Krastev
The discussion will cover the topic of communication between everyone involved in the overall development of a creative product, looking at different points of view, we will share experience in searching for an answer to the question: what does communication ethics mean in the practice of a graphic designer?
Panelists:
Ivaylo Nedkov
Gergana Dimitrova
Viktoria Marinova
Filip Boyadjiev
The debate What does it mean to be a Designer? Will touch upon the challenges connected to the creative process in different design disciplines and why it is difficult for a designer to explain exactly what they are doing.
Our panelists are:
Petar Zaharinov
Rada Dicheva
Ivelina Gadjeva
Aleksandar Gerginov
Denislav Golemanov
Maria Staynova
As a completion of our work at the Center for Social Vision, we participated at the public program “Negotiation” by taking part in the discussions “How we think and do the social” and “A-common-vision-for-the-city”. We also cunducted a lecture and a discussion about our vision for design education in the presentation “Together, To gather, To get there”.
9-day creative workshop “Wanted… in Shesty Uchastak”, part of the “10 Days of Culture at District Six” initiative, inisiated by studio Komplekt.
Within the framework of the workshop, together with the participants, we explored the potential of the neighbourhood “Shesty Uchastak” and generated proposals based on the conducted design studies, in form of prototypes and strategies that can serve the needs of the neighbourhood.