An inspired Detroit squad opened up a 23-point lead after three quarters and poured it on in the final stanza en route to a 100-87 Finals-clinching win over the Lakers in Game 5 on Tuesday. Richard Hamilton fired in a team-leading 21 points and Ben Wallace hauled in 22 rebounds to go with 18 points. The win marked the third championship for Detroit, the first since the 1989-90…

The list of speakers looks great, but it is expensive. To get the 15% discount, you must register by June 30.

GraficEurope 2004 Conference
Being There: Locality and Craft in Graphic Design
Berlin, Germany
14-16 Oct 04

The theme will focus on two current lodestar topics in graphic design: Locality and Craft. Being Here - Locality and Craft in Graphic Design will explore what it means to be local – notionally as well as geographically. In today’s global economy and the resulting post-national state of mind, what is the value of local identity, a sense of place, belonging to a locality? And in what ways is a discipline-traversing design profession redefining craft for the twenty-first century?

Today we present a very inspirational treat, designer Nazanin Arandi’s interview with Cleon Peterson. Cleon has been making himself noticed in the art and design worlds simultaneously with his graphic (both in terms of subject matter and execution) paintings and a large Russian propaganda inspired promotional campaign for department store Saks Fifth Avenue. 

Steven Tapia is a pretty much self taught designer, animator and director who is making a lot of waves in the hip hop scene right now, with eye catching videos for underground artists like New York City’s own AC, Karniege, Fresh Daily. Most recently he put together a very entertaining video for legendary artists Masta Ace & Edo G., for the track “Little Young” that is currently airing on MTV. Steven was kind enough to shed some light on the path the led him to…