Every month, the Forward Calendar brings you the most important events from our community. In contrast to regular event calendars, we don’t just collect an innumerable amount of exhibitions and conferences taking place in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Our calendar is a collection of the most inspiring events from the Forward universe. The kind of calendar that brings you forward.

 

Forward Session Basel

 

 

The Forward Session in Basel is dedicated to the topic of media architecture. Light has been part of architecture for centuries as a medium, but in the last 20 years more and more technologies have found their way into the design process of buildings and facades. Join us to discuss the ramifications of these developments with Valentin Spiess, CEO from iart, and Thomas Schielke (ERCO).

 

Don’t miss out on our interview with Valentin Spiess about iart’s projects, media architecture and his hometown Basel.

 

HARD FACTS

Date: 18.10.18, 7 pm
Place: Fluxdock, Basel, Switzerland
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Cortis & Sonderegger Exhibition

 

 

Since 2013, the German-Swiss artist duo Cortis & Sonderegger has been building icons of the history of photography as three-dimensional dioramas in his studio. The models are then photographed. This creates images that seem to be almost identical to the templates.

 

Find out more about Cortis & Sonderegger in our article about their amazing artworks.

 

HARD FACTS

Date: Until 21.10.2018
Place: Westlicht, Vienna, Austria
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Creative Paper Conference

 

This year’s Creative Paper Conference is dedicated to the topic “Analogue Revolution”. In nine creative lectures as well as a Pecha Kucha block, the entire spectrum of successful communication – from editorial and corporate design to packaging and production to risography, and typography – will be revealed again. Passionate pleadings that inspire and sweep.

 

HARD FACTS

Date: 25. – 26.10.18
Place: Alte Kongresshalle, Munich, Germany
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Kreativwirtschaftscoaching C hoch 3

 

 

The mentoring program C hoch 3 brings creative professionals together to learn from each other, to develop their business models and to grow as entrepreneurial personalities. The application process ends on November 9th, 2018.

 

HARD FACTS
Date: 1.10. – 9.11.18
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Social Design exhibition

 

Social design confronts the increasing imbalance of resources, means of production, and future opportunities and relies on a new, equitable exchange between the individual, civil society, the state, and the economy. Against this background, architects, designers, craftsperson, and engineers are all developing solutions. This exhibition presents relevant international projects and discusses the redesign of social systems, as well as of living and working environments.

 

HARD FACTS
Date: 05.10.2018 – 03.02.2019
Place: Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich, Switzerland
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Gaming – Digital Game Development in Nordics

 

The Nordic countries have established themselves as one of the world’s leading regions for the development of games. But what makes the gaming industry so successful in the Nordics? Representatives of successful companies and organizations from Denmark, Sweden and Finland give an insight into the status quo of the gaming industry, structures and characteristics of the gaming market, trends and business concepts.

 

HARD FACTS
Date: 10.10.2018
Place: Austrian Economic Chambers, Vienna, Austria
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Vinyl Cover Art

 

 

Record covers are not just packaging, they are an independent artistic factor. Coverdesign has become a relevant creative statement. This is where music meets photography, graphic design and fine art. The exhibition “Vinyl Cover Art“ shows outstanding examples of visual design for record covers from the past to the present, of which many have become icons of graphic design. Prominent works are on display, as well as treasures of anonymous graphic artists

 

HARD FACTS
Date: 02.- 31.10.2018
Place: Creative Industries Styria, Graz, Austria
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Creativity at the push of a button

 

 

Self-learning machines are playing an increasingly important role in the creative industry. Michael Katzlberger (Tunnel 23), Maya Pindeus and Jakob Reiter (theVentury) discuss the ramifications of these developments and report on innovations and trends in the market.

 

HARD FACTS
Date: 22.10.2018
Place: Austrian Economic Chambers, Vienna, Austria
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Creative Process Booster by Lip Comarella (Studio Salon Alpin)

 

In his lecture, Lip Comarella from Studio Salon Alpin will talk about how clear frameworks, time management and limitations are beneficial to the creative process. He will also highlight how modern digital tools and
technologies can further promote creativity.

 

HARD FACTS
Date: 15.10.2018
Place: designforum, Vienna, Austria
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