Creative Quarterly Named One of the Top100 Visual Magazines Worldwide

For the third straight year the Belvedere Festival is including Creative Quarterly magazine in its exhibit of the top 100 visual magazines worldwide. This year’s exhibit will be held in Rome’s Museum of Contemporary Art  (MARCO), Casa delle Letterature and the Istitutio Europeo di Design (IED) headquarters.

Belevedere is an international visual magazine festival sponsored by the IED. The artistic director of the Festival, Luigi Vernieri announced that this year’s selection will be the first time visual magazines have been exhibited in a contemporary art museum.

Coroflot's Design Salary Guide

All designers should check out and contribute to Coroflot's Design Salary Guide, a great resource that's updated in real-time.

Open Studio Fridays: Illustration Portfolio Reviews in December

We're continuing our complimentary Portfolio Reviews with two additional dates in December. 

The sessions are held in our Brooklyn studio on Friday, Dec. 7th and Friday, Dec. 14th between 2pm to 5pm. Each session will be a maximum of 30 minutes. Our portfolio reviews are open to all illustrators, you can be a college student, recent graduate or been in the field for years, we're happy to give you honest feedback on your book.

Portfolio reviews will be conducted by the founder, editor and design director of 3x3 Magazine, Charles Hively.  Our studio is located 45-minutes from midtown Manhattan on the F or G line. You'll receive complete directions once you've signed up.

About Charles Hively 

Charles started his career as an illustrator, has founded two award-winning advertising agencies and has worked for major international advertising agencies during his illustrious career. During his career he has commissioned both illustrators and photographers for local, regional and national campaigns. As founder, editor and design director of 3x3 Magazine he is constantly engaged with the world of contemporary illustration and combined with his experience as an former art director and creative director he provides a unique perspective on the field than few can match. He has lectured at important industry events and universities here in the US as well as Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany and has taught senior-level graphic design courses at Parsons The New School for Design. In addition, he is the author of Nuts & Bolts: A Blueprint for a Successful Illustration Career and is currently working on his second book.

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CQ Has a New Online Shop

Creative Quarterly has a new online shop. Now ordering subscriptions and back issues are quick and easy. We are also now accepting PayPal in addition to MasterCard, Visa, and AmEx.

CQ30: Call for Entries

CQ30 is now accepting entries. The competition is open to fine artists, designers, photographers, and illustrators. Professional or student. Enter at http://tiny.cc/CQCFE Deadline: October 26th.

National Museum Day

Saturday, September 29th is Museum Day. Check out which of your local museums are participating and get free admission!

Open Studio Fridays: Illustration Portfolio Reviews

We'll be opening our studio in Brooklyn for complimentary portfolio reviews on Friday afternoons between 2pm to 5pm. Each session will be a maximum of 30 minutes. Our portfolio reviews are open to all illustrators, you can be a college student, recent graduate or been in the field for years, we're happy to give you honest feedback on your book. 
Portfolio reviews will be conducted by the founder, editor and design director of 3x3 Magazine, Charles Hively.  Our studio is located 45-minutes from midtown Manhattan on the F or G line. You'll receive complete directions once you've signed up.

About Charles Hively Charles started his career as an illustrator, has founded two award-winning advertising agencies and has worked for major international advertising agencies during his illustrious career. During his career he has commissioned both illustrators and photographers for local, regional and national campaigns. As founder, editor and design director of 3x3 Magazine he is constantly engaged with the world of contemporary illustration and combined with his experience as an former art director and creative director he provides a unique perspective on the field than few can match. He has lectured at important industry events and universities here in the US as well as Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany and has taught senior-level graphic design courses at Parsons The New School for Design. In addition, he is the author of Nuts & Bolts: A Blueprint for a Successful Illustration Career and is currently working on his second book.

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RGB Colorspace Atlas

A beautiful book by artist Tauba Auerbach that shows the colorspace of RGB in more than 3,000 pages.
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CQ29: Call for Entries

CQ29 is now accepting entries. The competition is open to fine artists, designers, photographers, and illustrators. Professional or student. Enter at http://tiny.cc/CQCFE Deadline: Aug. 3rd.

CQ26 is off to the printer

We just sent off CQ26 to the printer. The cover image is by Martin Müller from Berlin. And catch a peek of the issue.

The Strange Beauty of Diagrammed Sentences

Remember diagramming sentences in elementary school. I don't know if I actually learned anything from them, but this article does remind me that I secretly enjoyed creating them. Great little history lesson on a truly weird practice.
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Ian Ruhter: Silver & Light

SILVER & LIGHT from Ian Ruhter on Vimeo.

Inspiring video on photographer Ian Ruhter's Silver & Light project.

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Fresh Guacamole

For me, Friday night usually means indulging in some tasty Mexican food. This awesome stop-motion movie by PES for Showtime has already got me hungry.


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Fotoshop Beauty Secrets

A funny video by filmmaker Jesse Rosten.
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CQ26 Winners Announced

We’re pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of CQ 26. See the complete list. Thanks to all who entered! CQ 26 will be on the newsstands in Spring 2012.
And if you’d like to compete in CQ, we’ve just opened a Call for Entries for CQ 27. Deadline is January 27, 2012.

CQ Honored by HOW International Design Awards

Creative Quarterly is pleased to hear it's been honored by HOW International Design Awards. Four covers will be featured in HOW in March 2012. The photographers were Owen Smith, Andy Robert Davies, Rachel Nemecek, and Michael E. Hockenbury.

CQ27: Call for Entries

Ring in the new year! Creative Quarterly Call for Entries 26 is open. The competition is open to fine artists, graphic designers, illustrator and photographers. Student or professional. Enter at http://tiny.cc/CQCFE. Deadline: January 27, 2012.