ABC Urban Arts Festival - Illustrated Book Panel
Jun 26, 2010 make a reservationDetails:
time: 14:00 to 15:00
cost: gratis, reservations recommended
host: Rick Lightstone
email: lightstone45@zonnet.nl
www: www.abc.nl/blog/?p=14118
On Saturday June 26 2010, from 1pm to 6pm, the American Book Center and the ABC Treehouse present the ABC Urban Arts Festival. The large square in front of The American Book Center Amsterdam will be transformed into an outdoor "atelier", with artists showing and creating work on-site for the public to enjoy. At the ABC Treehouse, workshops will offer free ‘hands on’ lessons to the public and discussions with artists, publishers and other industry professionals covering subjects such as design, crafts, illustration and practical crossovers between the areas. For More information visit the American Book Center blog
The Illustrated Book Panel
So what does it take to convert an illustrated book from concept to printed object? The ABC URBAN ARTS ILLUSTRATED BOOK PANEL will be the first panel in the Netherlands to explore this question with a conversation between Kate Bingaman- Burt, Peter Giljam, and Buzz Poole. Collectively, Bingaman-Burt, Giljam, and Poole have worked as authors, artists, designers, editors and sales people. They will draw from their wealth of illustrated book publishing experience to make transparent all of the routes a book can take from pitch to product.
During this one-hour presentation the three participants will discuss everything from what makes a good pitch to figuring out where to pitch; what to do if you have great visual content but no sense for how to organize it; the value of a well-focused idea; the realities of working with a publisher; the future of publishing and e-books; plus take time to answer audience questions.
After the Q&A Poole and Giljam will be available to discuss your illustrated book ideas.
About the panelists:
Kate Bingaman-Burt founded Obsessive Consumption in 2002 and has documented her personal consumption in many different mediums; Princeton Architectural Press released her book Obsessive Consumption in 2010. She provided all of the illustrations for the book Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft and Design as well as the promotional materials for the documentary of the same name. She is an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Portland State University, and happily draws for clients like IDEO, Madewell, ReadyMade Magazine, The New York Times, and Wieden + Kennedy.
http://katebingamanburt.com/
Peter Giljam started his company Buzzworks 5 years ago with the idea to create & sell merchandise based on the works of artists. Previously he worked as an architect, but was always interested in all sorts of visual art, illustration, design, etc. Recently, Buzzworks has started a new publishing division specializing in visual books from local artists. His fourth book is on typography by Shamrock, internationally known for his comic fonts.
http://www.buzzworks.nl/
Buzz Poole has been the managing editor of Mark Batty Publisher for over five years. He has worked in various publishing capacities for more than 10 years, including retail, running a DIY literary journal, and the book arts. He has written about books, art, music, and culture for numerous outlets, such as The Village Voice, The Believer, Print, Grafik, San Francisco Chronicle and The Millions. The New Statesman named his illustrated book Madonna of the Toast one of 2007’s Best Underground Books.
http://markbattypublisher.com/
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