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Infront Presents 'Workshop'

So last week I mentioned that we have a bunch of Workshops coming up, if you read my little rambles you'd already know that this is an opportunity to have your portfolio reviewed by the likes of Vince Frost of Frost, Jonathan Kneebone from The Glue Society, Chris Doyle of Interbrand and Toby Pike of Toby&Pete. You'd also know there are some excellent tutorials happening on how to get your portfolio together in iMovie, Keynote and various iPad based applications.

Well, if you didn't - it's taking place on February the 15th at the Apple Store Bondi (I stress Bondi here so people know this event is different from our regular events at the Sydney city store) from 5.30pm through to 7.30pm (different times for different sessions).

They are free and the numbers are super limited. What you have to do to come along is as follows:

• Head to http://www.apple.com/au/retail/bondi/

• Go to 'Schedule of Workshops and Events' and select the date of Wednesday the 15th of February.

• Here you will see a number of events under the title of Creative Portfolios. Click 'Reserve', fill in the details and you're away.

As I mentioned, spots are limited so it is first in best dressed.

One Week: A Students Guide To Working In The Creative Industry

One week to go until our next 'Infront Presents' event (a name change from 'Insight' - more on that later) which is 'A Students Guide To Working In The Creative Industry'.

I sat down with Pip from The Loop, Jon from Tractor Design School/ Mentally Friendly and Chris from Interbrand yesterday to discuss ideas. Talk about opinionated! Just kidding, although you are in for some strong and well informed views from these guys on what to expect, how to get your foot in the door and more so I suggest you head down to the Apple Store in Sydney on Wednesday the 8th of February from 6.30pm.

For more info and to help us get an idea of numbers, head on over to the Facebook event page and register your interest. Got some young friends just starting out in the industry, point them there also to get some fantastic tips.

Enter SOYA 365

The SOYA category for Visual Design & Communications is closing on the 2nd of March. This competition is definitely worth entering, it provides young creatives with incredible opportunities. The prize includes a year long mentorship with Vince Frost, a trip to France for The Cannes Lions Festival, $5,000 along with a heap of recognition.

Portable present Product Design 2012

Product Design 2012 explores the complexities of conceiving, designing, funding and launching online products into the global marketplace.

The Portable Talks series presents Shainiel Deo (Halfbrick Studios) & Leni Mayo (99design) in a two hour salon style presentation where they will share their experiences with the audience through their unique positions within the industry.

VENUES
Brisbane – book now
Tuesday 14th of February, 3pm
The Edge, State Library of Queensland

Sydney – book now
Wednesday 15th of February, 3pm
Museum of Sydney (TBC), Phillip and Bridge Streets

Melbourne – book now
Thursday 16th of February, 3pm
Australian Centre of the Moving Image, Federation Square

Win A Double Pass

Portable have also been kind enough to offer a double pass for each of the 3 events. To go into the draw to win simply post a comment with your favourite online product design below and the event which you would like to attend.

Winners will be announced at the end of the week.

INfront Member Discounts

In addition to the giveaway, Portable has offered all INfront members a 15% discount on ticket purchase by using the code INFRONT when you purchase tickets online.

Fringe World 2012

Perth’s annual Fringe World kicks off on Australia Day featuring over 800 local and visiting artists from across the world of Fringe entertainment in 150+ events.

Neils 'Shoe' Meulman — Upside Down Tour

Wednesday 25th January 6pm marks the opening of Neils 'Shoe' Meulman — Upside Down Tour at kind of gallery. See the Facebook event page for more details.

Creative Mornings Australia

CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge and includes a 20 minute talk over coffee.

Unfortunately, if you wished to attend a lecture currently you would need to travel overseas. However, Marie Agudera of BMF is actively seeking volunteers to help establish our very own Australian chapter.

If you feel that you can lend some time to help the creative community please contact her and help keep the application rolling. Marie is specifically looking for videography/photography to help capture the event but I am sure any help would be greatly appreciated.

Email Marie here.

Insight #10: A Students Guide To Working In The Creative Industry

We're back for another year of Insight at the Apple Store in Sydney! For the first of the year we are doing things a little different with a panel discussion on 'A Students Guide To The Creative Industry'.

Moderated by Damien Aistrope (that's me), join Pip Jamieson, co-founder of The Loop, Christopher Doyle, graphic designer from Interbrand; and Jon Christensen, founder of Tractor Design School as they’ll provide insight and inspiration and answer your questions about how you can get ahead.

There will be a wealth of great knowledge shared even if you aren't a student so this will be a great opportunity to come down and find out some answers in person. For those who can't attend, why not ask some questions to our panel in the comments of this post.

It's taking place on Wednesday the 8th of February at the Apple Store in Sydney from 6.30pm. As always, we love it if you can register your interest on the Facebook page here.

Stay tuned for more details about a portfolio workshop the following week also where you can have your portfolio reviewed by Vince Frost of Frost, Jonathan Kneebone from Glue Society, Toby Pike of Toby&Pete and Christopher Doyle at Interbrand along with a range of workshops following.

Niels "SHOE" Muelman

Internationally renown artist and designer Niels "Shoe" Meulman, famous for the art of writing with Calligraffiti, an art form that fuses calligraphy and graffiti, is coming to Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and Singapore.

Calligraffiti upside down tour 2012
Sydney January 25th, Kind of Gallery.
January 25th, Wedge Gallery, Kinokuniya.
January 27th, May's Lane (live paint).

Lock it down in your calendars. For more visual visit: www.calligraffiti.nl

Artillery Magazine Chapter 5 Winners

Big thanks to everyone who showed some love to the Artillery Magazine crew on Facebook and those who got along to the launch party last Thursday.

The winners of the comp are as follow:

Luke Darlington
Alvin Darmawan
Harley Johnston
Tom Dub Dub
Ivan Brajkovic

Please email support@australianinfront.com.au with your postal address and we will post out your copies.