Talking about Plus+

What people thought about Plus+ 2008:

- What UKType wrote of Plus+ in 4Talent.

- What Chris Unitt wrote of Type, tart cards, T-shirts and crosses in Eye Magazine.

- What CMYK found in Plus+, the Headstone of John Baskerville and the giveaway that we had for everyone.

- What Alex Bermingham one of our volunteers wrote and what the T Shirt he designed for Smile.

- What Sarah Carter experienced in the Visual Thought workshop and the overral of the Festival.

Thank You!

Plus International Design Festival want to thank all the sponsors, speakers, exhibitors, demonstrators, visitors, volunteers, organisers and you for this year festival, without your assistance the event would not have been the great success that it was.

We hope you had a great time and see you next year!

Thank you!

The Plus+ Team

Exhibitors in Plus+

Visit the 2008 Plus International Design Festival and view the work of some of the most inspirational and innovative work from both established an up-and-coming agencies, designers and illustrators which this year include:

4Talent
Jane Anderson
Baskerville Project
Birmingham City University
Matt Cannon
Clusta
Coventry University
Designers Republic
Timothy Donaldson
Feed
Fluid
Fused
Girls Who Draw
Illuminate Lighting Ltd
Periscope
Karoline Rerrie
Joe Rogers
Smile
Stereographic
Andrew Spackman
Type
We Make Art
WOK Media
Wolverhampton University

For more information visit http://www.youplusus.net/.

Bookings for the Festival are now open and can be made online at http://www.youplusus.net/.

One-day ticket £15.00 (£10.00 concessions)
Full-Festival ticket £40.00 (£25.00 concessions)

Discounts available on groups of 10 or more.

Stereographic exhibiting at Plus+

Stereographic is a design duo that puts ideas at the core of all it does. It was formed to provide an antidote to design without substance. Once Stereographic has arrived at a killer concept, it turns top pencil, camera, computer or a mixture of techniques to deliver striking visuals. Stereographic loves what it does and believes in having fun with design!

Stereographic is design and photography duo Sam Underwood and George Benson.

Working on both commercial and arts projects, they develop arresting visuals through a mix of their photography and design combined with made media, illustration, motion, sound and more.

Also working on consultation and branding projects, they help organisations engage with their audience more effectively through the development of distinctive ideas and visuals in design.
They create work for print and the web but also work on animation, video and exhibition projects. Clients include The New Art Gallery Walsall, Birmingham Opera Company, New Scientist, Autodesk and Dorling Kindersley.

Come to Plus+ and put a smile in your face

Plus is welcoming Smile Creative Consultants a partnership consisting of Matt lees, Susan Coles and Nathan Monk. Smile loves clean, modern lines partnered with contemporary typography. They are also very passionate about the finer details of their work. Smile has been lucky to work with other creatives such as Victoria Hill and Alex Bermingham. Beside exhibitng at Plus+, Smile is working at The Baskerville Project.

Illuminate is welcoming the Plus+ visitors

Last year Illuminate welcomed the 3500 people who came to the festival with the big Plus+ symbol sculpture, this year Illuminate will welcome our visitors with a light interactive sequence named Field of Light.

Illuminate is concerned with pioneering and groundbreaking design: in particular the creation and realization of cutting-edge, graphic light installations with an interactive element. It produces high-quality eco-friendly lighting-systems with both a commercial application and aesthetic appeal. In addition, Illuminate creates unique conceptual art pieces and large-scale installations as well as logos, brands and effects suitable for all types of events and settings.

Illustrator Karoline Kerrie at Plus+

Karoline Kerrie will be this year exhibitng at Plus+. Karoline is an illustrator working on commissions from advertising to educational resources. After completing an MA in Visual Communication she began working for Matthew Herbert illustrating his Doctor Rockit album covers. This work developed her style, in particular the use of quirky characters, humour and hand drawn text which have remained an important element of Karoline’s work which she uses in the comics she publishes.

BIAD at Plus+

For third time Birmingham City University and its Faculty Birmingham Institute of Art and Design will be exhibiting and being Industry Partner in Plus+. BIAD is one of the largest faculties of art, design and media education in the United Kingdom, provides education for nearly 4,000 students on five major campuses located in the centre and to the north and south of Birmingham. The faculty offers a comprehensive portfolio of courses at all levels from further education to higher research.

Baskerville Project will be projected at Plus+

Continuing the cycles of presentation after Hello Digital, The Baskerville Project will be projected at Plus+.

The Baskerville Project celebrates John Baskerville, the man, the typeface and his future legacy. The work of Baskerville is synonymous to innovation, ambition, creativity and enterprise. John Baskerville is a local figure, who lived and worked out of Birmingham, inspiring the birth of the Lunar Society and contributing through financial and intellectual investment to the Industrial revolution. Baskerville the Animated Movie acknowledges the achievements of the past and aims to inspire the generations of the future.

Baskerville is a leading transitional/neo-classical serif typeface widely used in publishing and print today.

4 Talent Magazine in Plus+

4Talent magazine is a blend of juicy inspiration, fibrous creative advice and fresh new talent. It’s the print sister of 4Talent, Channel 4’s gateway to the worlds of film, TV, radio and new media. In print, online and on the ground across the UK we’re seeking the next wave of writers, directors, producers and performers to create groundbreaking, risk-taking, entertaining content in the coming years.

Besides being an exhibitor 4 Talent will have portfolio sessions for those who are interest to know more and will like to work for the magazine, it would be a magnificent opportunity to get to know the 4 Talent people and discuss further opportunities.

Fused magazine joins the Plus crowd

Fused Magazine has confirmed its involvement with Plus 2008. Welcome on board Fused! More announcements onits plans for the event will be made shortly.