From AUGUST 30th to SEPTEMBER 9th in the villages of north-western Bulgaria Deleyna, Yasen and Koshava а 10-day summer residence will be held which is part of the "Residence Baba" initiative of the "Ideas Factory" association.
The residency consists of a 10-day stay and cohabitation in a local household, during which the participants will work with the local community and explore the possibilities of creating a project that will contribute to the lasting quality of life in these villages.
As organizers of cultural events and people with expertise in the field of inclusive design, we sincerely believe in the societal importance of including people with different abilities.
Therefore, we do our best to ensure the necessary conditions for accessibility during our events. We have organized the accumulated experience we have gained in this endeavor into a printed form and are sharing it here for the benefit of all who wish to make their events inclusive and accessible.
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 them 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.
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Тhe designer - author, executor or...? Our next discussion is about the different roles of the graphic designer during the creative process.
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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.