PechaKucha Night,now in over 1,000 cities, was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.
Scotland's charming coastal city Dundee lands under this week's City Focus spotlight. As Scotland's fourth largest city, Dundee has been gaining traction not only locally but also worldwide as a hotspot for travel and entertainment. We hope to see more amazing content from them soon and wish them the best at PechaKucha Night Dundee Vol. 21!
For more about PechaKucha Night Dundee, check out the latest article by The Courier.co.uk talking about Design Dundee Month here.
This week's PechaKucha Night Poster Spotlight lands on Kumamoto's simple yet detailed poster design from PechaKucha Night Kumamoto Vol. 27. This poster is a great example of how the utilization of circular forms can lure in the viewer's eye and grab one's attention. PKN Kumamoto's designers never fail to impress us with their imaginative contemporary works.
For more amazing PechaKucha Night Posters, visit our PechaKucha Night Tumblr Page.
PechaKucha Night Portland, OR organizer Kathryn Peck steals this week's PechaKucha People Spotlight. Armed with strength and intelligence, this British Columbia native has taken Portland by storm and has been a bona fide member of Portland's ever expanding creative community for a number of years. She even wowed the PKN Tokyo crowd with her zany and impassioned presentation on the strange and unusual city of Portland at this year's PechaKucha Organizer PowWow. After all that has been said and done, all we can say is keep up the great work, Kathryn and KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD!
Prolific author and illustrator Adam Stower, invites us in to his world of drawn imagination.
Originally trained as a graphic designer, artist Nick Sayers combines art with science...
Neil Gower tracks the path of his career as a commerical artist and explains why original artwork and printed matter is still so popular.
Picture a jaunt through Europe, magic and beauty around on all sides. Beams of light hitting stately buildings in a way that they never will again. Walking past anchient cathedrals and the most treasured works of the old masters. And everywhere, every person has a story. No, it's not Fitzgerald or Hemingway. It is Richie Carter, whose uses plein-air painting to interact with people on a deeper, emotional level.
Lively PechaKucha Night Penang organizer Bee Eu Tan shares her passion and excitement for the beautiful and vivacious city of Penang, Malaysia. With the delicious cuisine and colorful multi-cultural architectural sights of Penang, you'll surely want to visit after listening to her exciting talk!
