Just found out that while I was sleeping in Berlin every magazine designer had congregated to New York for the yearly SPD Gala. Businessweek won a few awards, amongst them a GOLD for Infographics!

Illustrated by Tracy Ma and Emily Keegin for the election issue.

Of the finalists we had two in the final five—the other being the history of video games. BIG CONGRATS to Francesco Franchi from IL, who picked up the silver for their AMAZING terrorism map.

This weekend I finished a 2-day workshop with the Mimaster program in Milan, Italy. I thought I’d share  some their work. (Some of these pieces were made in our workshop, some in other classes at Mimaster.)

Ilaria Angelini

Umberto Mischi

Francesco Parini

Elenia Beretta

Lorenzo Gritti

Giulio Bonasera

Marco Goran Romano

Davide Baroni

Eleonora Antonioni

Big thanks to the generous staff and faculty at MiMaster especially Ivan Canu, Giacomo Benelli, and Emiliano Ponzi. Thank you so much for having me.

This is very different from how capital punishment was used in the past when the U.S. Federal government executed nearly a person a year from 1927-1968 before the Supreme Court ruled capital punishment unconstitutional in 1977.

Interactive graphic available here. Another McCann/Daniel joint.

… then I’m going to Berlin for a week from May 5-14. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Please add things to do, places to eat, bars to drink at, paths to bike in  Berlin

… then STOCKHOLM. May 14-19.

Please add things to do, places to eat, bars to drink at, paths to bike in  Stockholm

Creative’ Review’s May Annual special issue is out featuring their round-up of the best work of the year, as chosen by our panel of judges. The judges choose what they deem to be the best of the best in their Best in Book section, featuring the BBW Election issue. They also named our art department the “Design Studio of the Year“! Feeling very proud and surprised and honored.

Also, just found out last week the Election issue got a silver cube from the ADC and a pencil from D&AD. WHOOP WHOOP. See you in four years.

I’m really looking forward to speaking at DESIGN TALKS 2013: “A weekend of women in art direction and design.”

Why can’t it just be a “A weekend of art direction and design?”

Those of you who know me know that my weird brand of pseudo-self-esteem prevents me from identifying as a feminist. And yet, I resent it when I see conferences with all white people and no women. The only thing that makes me more annoyed then an all-white-all-dude conference panel is when I see an all woman one.

I am not borderline psychotic. This is my feminism at work.

What I resent about female collectives is that the chatter about these groups has more to do with gender than what we do professionally. Look at me now—I am no exception writing this damn blog post about what it means to be a woman on an all woman panel.

The reason why these discussions take place is because F E M I N I S M is a movement which means of course we’ll spend a lot of time figuring out what it means. If you ask a hundred women to give you a definition of feminism you’ll get a hundred different answers. Watching sports in her underwear, browser open to THE SHIELD, burping her microwaveable mac and cheese and scratching her labia. That is someone’s feminism at work. Reading another article about how a woman can shave her legs, get a weekly manicure, cook dinner for her wife, have some babies, pack her kids’ lunches—that’s another person’s feminism at work. Some chick who designs rocket motors and delivers brutal elbow bombs to Todd Akin—that’s another person’s feminism at work. Oh look, a tampon commercial—even that is someone’s feminism at work.

That being said I’m THRILLED about this conference in Stockholm. Speaking alongside Barbara Kruger, one of our time’s greatest conceptual artists. I’ve always admired her ability to turn media cliches onto their head. If you don’t know her work you are dead to me. And body builder Lucy McRae. Okay, not that kind of body builder—she modifies the shape of the human body using technology fashion and plastic bags. Google images says it all.

And THAT is why I am going to Hall of Femmes. Not because we are feminists and “the women of art direction and design”. But because we are bad ass.

Thursday, May 16:

Ruth Ansel
Penny Martin
Janet Froelich

Friday, May 17:
Cindy Gallop
Lucy McRae
Jennifer Daniel

Ticket prices:

2-day pass
Two separate tickets for May 16 and May 17. Lunch & coffee included
Total 4600 SEK (+ VAT and ticket admin fee)
Book your 2-days pass here

1-day pass Thursday or Friday:
One ticket for May 16 or May 17. Lunch & coffee included
2500 SEK/day (+ VAT and ticket admin fee)
Book your Thursday ticket here
Book your Friday ticket here

Venerdì 3 e Sabato 4 Maggio 2013
dalle 9.00 alle 17.00 e dalla 9.00 alle 15.00

I’ll be in Milan May 1-5. What do do what to do?

NEW MAP!

Asia’s internet troubles range from bottlenecks, shallow waters, pirates, undersea volcanos, and…. under sea divers with cable cutters.

—jennifer

SNEAK PEAK of my new screenprint for Artcrank’s show in Paris sponsored by Velib bikes.

Location:
Grand Palais
21 Avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 75008
June 10-21, 2013

Some of the other artists include: Adam Dedman, Rebecca Kaye,  and Adam Turman

Wednesday May 8th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
AIGA National Design Center Gallery [map]
164 Fifth Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Streets)
New York, NY 10010
212 807 1990