What's new in ICAD
January 2012
- 04.01.12 - 2012 ICAD Awards open for entries
You can enter the awards and download the Call for Entries via www.icad.ie until February 3rd. If you have any queries don't hesitate to contact elaine@icad.ie.
December 2010
- 09.12.10 - Dublin WDC Bid
- It was announced today that Red&Grey Design, Emma Curley Architects and Areaman have been awarded the contract to produce Dublin’s bid for the World Design Capital 2014. The document is due for completion early March 2011. For further information on the project go to www.pivotdublin.com.
August 2010
- 24.08.10 - 2010 ICAD Upstarts Programme launched
- The 2010 ICAD Upstarts Programme launched last night - good luck to those involved and congratulations for getting on to the programme this year.
June 2010
- 21.06.10 - ICAD AGM
- The ICAD annual general meeting took place on Thursday 17 June. As a result of the AGM there is a new board. No motions were put forward. Due to low attendance, the notion that the AGM is not being treated as a forum was discussed. More membership input is desirable and it was agreed that ICAD will endeavour to make meaningful contact with its membership in other ways.
May 2010
- 26.05.10 - ICAD Upstarts Programme 2010
- This year's programme is now launched and briefs can be downloaded here. We've also set up a Facebook Page. The deadline is July 9th.
April 2010
- 16.04.10 - ICAD Awards NIght 2010
- Thanks to everyone who came to the awards night last night and congratulations to all of the winners who can be seen here. A special thanks to the 3 bands who played on teh night - Ria Czerniak, El Hombre Jokes and The Amazing Few. Well done - it was a great night!
January 2010
- 13.01.10 - ART & COPY Screening
- Thanks to all of you who made it out in the ice and snow to see ART & COPY on January 7th. The film started 2010 off with a great reminder of the value of creativity in our industry. We'll keep you up to date on the release of the DVD.
December 2009
- 21.12.09 - Made of Metal
- The launch of 'Made of Metal, ICAD 50th Year Awards, 2008' took place last Thursday. Watch this space for pictures The book is available through the ICAD office.
November 2009
- 08.11.09 - Design Week
- Design Week is over for another year but what a week!
October 2009
- 04.10.09 - Upstarts
- The last Upstart workshop took place last night with the designers coming up with ideas for the exhibition design and identity and the advertisers coming up with viral and ambient ideas. Watch this space!
August 2009
- 23.08.09 - Upstarts
- The 2009 Upstarts Programme launched on Monday 24th. It was great to meet new faces and we look forward to the work they produce!
June 2009
- 18.06.09 - Creative Coffee Collective
- The third ICAD Creative Coffee Collective will be held in the Radisson in Golden Lane on July 24th @ 11am
May 2009
- 29.05.09 - Design for Cultural Diversity
- Paul Hughes of Lava Design and Reza Abedini visited Dublin this week to deliver Design for Cultural Diversity, a three day exploration, with ICAD, The Factory Space and Create, which comprised of an exhibition, a workshop and a lecture. The exhibition will run in The Factory Space until June 12th.
- 19.05.09 - Young Creatives Ireland Winners Announced
ICAD would like to congratulate Ciaran McCarthy and Darragh Carey of Publicis QMP who have won the Irish leg of the Young Creatives Competition. Ciaran and Darragh will travel to Cannes to compete against other country winners on June 21st. ICAD has been delighted to support this initiative and wishes the lads well.
- 11.05.09 - ICAD Upstart Programme 2009 launched
The ICAD Upstarts Programme 2009 has launched, the deadline for applications this year is June 30th.
April 2009
- 23.04.09 - New subsidised training announced
ICAD, with Design Ireland Skillnet is delighted to bring ICAD members a training day on May 18th that is tailored to the current economic climate by focusing on not only achieving new business but maximising business from existing clients. It is suited to both advertising and design professionals and also comes to you at 60% of the actual cost thanks to a Design Ireland Skillnet subsidy.
- 18.04.09 - ICAD announces Young Creatives Ireland Competition
ICAD and Getty Images have been working together to bring the Young Creatives competition to Ireland. Winners of the Irish round will be brought to the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival to take part in the Young Creatives Print Competition on June 21st.
March 2009
- 27.03.09 - The 2008 ICAD AGM took place
Last night saw a well attended AGM during which the 2009 ICAD board were elected. They are David Joyce, Language, Chris Gore, Young Euro RSCG, Dara Ní Bheachain, Alvin Perry, Fresh Design, Eoghan Ryan, Rocket, Carol Soutar, Publicis QMP and Iain Slater, Slater, who will be staying on as Northern Ireland representive. The motion to move the annual awards into the earlier part of the year was discussed and passed. This means that the next ICAD Awards deadline will be in January 2010. No other motions were carried. A big thanks to those ICAD members who attended, we appreciate your input.
February 2009
- 17.02.09 - 2008 ICAD AGM date announced
ICAD will be holding it's AGM on March 26th, IFI, 6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar. If you are interested in participating more in 2009 and would like to put yourself forward for the ICAD board please let us know.
- 06.02.09 - The Stone Twins in Stereo
A big thanks to The Stone Twins and to all of the people who made their way to The Morrison in the snow last night for a great event. Declan and Garech shared their work and thoughts with about 160 creatives. Attendees received a limited edition poster designed by The Stone Twins as well as a copy of Marketing Magazine, not to mention some Heineken so thanks again to all those involved.
January 2009
- 29.01.09 - ICAD moves office
ICAD moves to 103 Francis Street, please feel free to drop in to have a cup of tea and a browse through ICAD books etc.
November 2008
- 28.11.08 - The 2008 ICAD Awards Night took place last night
In an event that saw 300 of Ireland's finest creative minds descend on the Radisson SAS, Golden Lane, 3 gold, 13 silver and 32 bronze bells were awarded in a wide range of categories. The awards were announced by John Kelly and handed out by ICAD President, Martin Wright. Special guest DJ was Mike Joyce of 'The Smiths'.
- 20.11.08 - The annual ICAD exhibition opens tonight
This year's exhibition is to be housed in the stunning surroundings of The Light House Cinema, Smithfield. It will be open to all from November 21st until December 11th.
- 07.11.08 - UPSTARTS EXHIBITION 2008
'The Big I Am', this year's Upstarts exhibition was opened last night in Space@Rothco. Officially opened by Paul Cooke, MD of The Star, the exhibition shows the best work undertaken during The ICAD Upstarts Programme 2008 in association with NNI.
- 05.11.08 - ICAD 50by50, Original Print Gallery
The ICAD 50by50 exhibition opening was attended by a large creative audience last night, kindly supported by Masterphoto, it will be open to the public for the duration of Design Week 2008. Thanks must go to all of the participants, Masterphoto, Crona Connolly in The Original Print Gallery, as well as Conor Clarke, Richard Seabrooke and Maria Bourke for their huge help in making the exhibition happen.
September 2008
- 05.09.08 - Gold, Silver, Bronze and Green
Last night ICAD launched its 5-year book of winning work ' Gold, Silver, Bronze and Green'. Speaking at the event were Eamon Ryan, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources as well as John Fanning and Martin Wright, 2008 ICAD President. Designed by Fresh Design and printed by W&G Baird, the book is FSC accredited.
January 2008
- 29.01.08 - The 2007 ICAD AGM took place.
Martin Wright of Gospel TM was voted in as 2008 ICAD President with Mary Doherty of Red Dog as Vice-President. They are to be supported by the following 2008 board members:
Maria Bourke, Fresh Design
Ian Doherty, Bonfire
Keith Doyle, Doyle Art Direction
Carol Lambert, Publicis QMP
Simon Richards, Huguenot XMI
The other motion put forward was that ICAD should withdraw from the ADC*E. After much discussion this motion was passed. The 2008 board is committed to promoting Ireland's international profile and will explore more effective avenues of doing this. Any decision to rejoin the ADC*E would need to be voted on by the ICAD membership.
November 2007
- 22.11.07 - The ICAD Awards Night 2007, Liberty Hall Theatre
Attended by 350 creatives, press and clients, the ICAD Awards Night 2007 was a huge success. Hosted by Andrew Maxwell, the night saw the presentation of a whopping 68 ICAD bells in an Oscar style ceremony. The standard in 2007 was really fantastic and was celebrated in style with a band, DJ and extensive bar.
- 15.11.07 - The Best of Irish Advertising & Design Exhibition 2007, The Gallery of Photography, 15-25 November
This year saw the reintroduction of the exhibition category and to give the exhibition even extra weight we held it in the very central and respected venue of The Gallery of Photography. The exhibition was not only designed to be accessible to the industry but also to students, clients and the greater public with signage explaining the context of ICAD and the exhibition. The exhibition was extremely successful and saw very high footfall.
- 07.11.07 - Dubbel Trubbel, The Morrison Hotel
One of the events that ICAD ran over the course of Design Week 06 was a creative-to-creative lecture from two influential Dutch creative forces - the legendary Anthon Beeke and the young and fresh ..,staat. The event was a huge success, filling the 240-seater venue to capacity. ICAD was again one of the principal organisations involved in Design Week, which saw huge levels of publicity and nationwide interest.
- 05.11.07 - Design Week 2007 in association with Bombay Sapphire, 5-11 November
Design Week was extremely successful this year, benefitting from increased nationwide involvement. Along with Dubbel Trubbel ICAD held print workshops in the National Print Museum, and hosted the Upstarts exhibition and a retrospective exhibition of the work of Anthon Beeke ' Graphic Agitation'.
October 2007
- 22.10.07 - The judging for the ICAD awards took place this weekend. All entries have now been perused, considered and, in some cases, rewarded.
September 2007
- 24.09.07 - ICAD has submitted an application for Skillnets funding. If approved we will be able to establish an ICAD Skillnet - keep your fingers crossed!
August 2007
- 18.08.07 - Design Week dates launched. Click here for details.
July 2007
- 11.07.07 - The ICAD 50 Commemorative Stamp Design Competition launches. Plans are well under way for ICAD's 50th celebrations and Ireland's National Post Office, An Post, have agreed to commemorate this milestone with a stamp. ICAD and An Post are running an open competition to design the ICAD 50 commemorative stamp. This is open to all ICAD members from the advertising and design industries in Ireland and is an unprecedented way for a stamp to be commissioned in this country. It is hoped that the winning design will achieve new levels of creative excellence within an old form.
May 2007
- 22.05.07 - ICAD has received a development grant in order to develop creative training and events. It is hoped that we will receive funding to subsidise this training. If you have any ideas on how you would like to flex your creative muscles please get in touch, we'll spot you.
April 2007
- 30.04.07 - The 2006 ICAD AGM took place.
Although advice from membership was taken on many issues the only motion to be put forward was: Proposal to extend the depth of the exhibition by including creative work that reaches a high standard suitable for exhibition, without necessarily needing to be nominated for an ICAD bell. The reason for this is to create an exhibition that encourages new talent and shows the industry a slightly broader view of the creative work from that year. This motion was carried.
The following ICAD members were voted on to the 2007 board:
Maria Bourke
Des Kavanagh
Mark Tuthill2006 ICAD board member, Carol Lambert has been elected the 2007 ICAD President.
As there was no second nominee from the design industry, the board has been given the authority to co-opt a fifth board member on behalf of the ICAD membership. ICAD sees the fair representation of both advertising and design as integral to it's existence.
- 30.04.07 - Simon Richards of Huguenot Design is co-opted onto the ICAD board.
March 2007
- 14.03.07 - As part of ICAD's remit to promote creative excellence in Irish advertising and design, ICAD held a forum with top members of the design industry.
The principal issues that this forum explored were government tendering and the representation and perception of design within government and therefore society as a whole. As a result of this, the ICAD board has put into motion the following:
- We are currently establishing an Advisory Panel that can look at the best ways for government to approach tendering without being anti-competitive. If you feel that you can bring ideas to this panel to help the design industry we would seriously encourage you to contact us urgently.
- We would like to have a series of White Papers drawn up and are looking at the most effective ways of doing this. If you have suggestions on possible contributors to White Papers, again please contact us urgently.
ICAD understands that the issue of design and government has been a hot topic for a long time and is extremely difficult to tackle. However, we endeavour to work alongside Design Ireland and other organisations to push the issue forward. We are happy to directly represent your opinion so feel free to get in touch with your thoughts on this subject.
- 08.03.07 - New Subsidised Training dates announced
We're delighted to introduce some new 'Presentation Skills' workshop dates. 2 separate workshops will take place on April 26 & 27. Open to ICAD members only, 50% of the cost of this training is subsidised by Design Ireland Skillnets.
November 2006
- 23.11.06 - The ICAD Awards Night 2006, Liberty Hall Theatre
Attended by 350 creatives, press and clients, the ICAD Awards Night 2006 was a huge success. Hosted by Colin Murphy of TV?s 'The Panel' and 'The Blizzard of Od', the night saw the presentation of 39 ICAD bells in an Oscar style ceremony.
- 16.11.06 - The ICAD Exhibition 2006, Liberty Hall Theatre
This year the unusual venue of a functioning church saw hundreds of visitors as well as an opening night attended by many of the membership. The print work was exhibited in light boxes and the TV and motion work was displayed through screens, housed in the upper pews of the church.
The exhibition was not only designed to be accessible to the industry but also to students, clients and the greater public. Light boxes and signage pointed to the exhibition and explained its context.
The exhibition received huge coverage and a TV ad ran for 2 weeks coming up to and during the course of the exhibition, this ad also doubled as a viral campaign.
- 10.11.06 - Upstart Programme Ends
The Upstart Programme 2006 ended in an exhibition of work undertaken over the course of the programme, it saw over 100 visitors on the opening night alone and opened as part of the Design Week 06 exhibition trail.
- 08.11.06 - KesselsKramer & Koeweiden Postma Lecture, The Morrison Hotel
One of the events that ICAD ran over the course of Design Week 06 was a creative-to-creative lecture from two influential Dutch creative forces - KesselsKramer & Koeweiden Postma. The event was a huge success, filling the 240-seater venue to capacity. ICAD was one of the principal organisations involved in Design Week 06, which saw huge levels of publicity and nationwide interest.
September 2006
- 12.09.06 - The new ICAD website is launched
- 08.09.06 - It’s that time of year again. The 2006 Call For entries is available now.
August 2006
- 28.08.06 - The ICAD Upstart programme launches. 12 students have been accepted on to each programme after a rigorous entry process. 6 of the leading design studios and 6 of the leading advertising agencies will hold workshops in their studios over the next 6 weeks.
June 2006
- 16.06.06 - ICAD Upstart deadline for applications.
May 2006
- 25.05.06 - The return of the ICAD workshop is announced. It will be known as the ICAD ‘Upstart’ programme and for the first time a series of advertising workshops and design workshops will run consecutively. A mentoring programme will also run alongside the workshops.
April 2006
- 04.04.06 - Presentation Skills - The first in a series of subsidised training courses takes place.
March 2006
- 04.03.06 - The first ICAD creative event of the year takes place.
February 2006
- 24.02.06 - ADC*E does Dublin - The first ADC*E Board Meeting of 2006 was hosted by ICAD in February.