We are pleased to announce that Mark Porter will be our next speaker on 29 March at Mother, Redcuhurch St, Shoreditch.

Best known for his award-winning redesign of the Guardian newspaper, this event will be a rare opportunity to peer into his diverse archive and hear him talk about the projects he has art directed over his 25 years in editorial design. From cow-gum and Colors Magazine to iPads and Público, this promises to be another unmissable and popular event.

And if that wasn’t enough, I’m delighted to reveal that he will also be your next EDO Chair.

So all that remains is for me to thank you once again for your support and enthusiasm over the last year.

Look forward to seeing you all one last time as Chair.

Many thanks
Violetta Boxill-Roope

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We’re excited to announce the next EDO event will feature Arem Duplessis, design director of the New York Times Magazine.

Monday January 16
Drinks 7pm
Talk 7.30 to 8.30pm
Mother
10 Redchurch Street
E2 7DD

Tickets available online here; available to members only until January 9 (link corrected, now working)

Our next event sees three of our favourite illustrators discuss their work.

Monday November 21
Drinks 7pm
Talk 7.30 to 8.30pm
Gopher Hole, 350-354 Old Street, London EC1V 9NQ

Tickets available online here.

Hello EDO friends

We are back from the summer break, charged up and ready to roll.

Not only can you now buy your tickets online through Eventbrite (see below), saving you precious time looking for your decommissioned cheque books, but we are also super excited to announce our first event using this method

Richard Turley, the British-born Creative Director of the award winning publication Bloomberg Businessweek, is flying over from New York especially for us to talk us through his impressive relaunch.

First published in 1929, (formerly know as Business Week), the periodical eventually suffered a decline and was sold to the financial services company, Bloomberg in 2009. With a new team and a new redesign, the publication has gone from strength to strength, not only increasing ad sells by 65% but also collecting numerous accolades, 2 gold SPD awards and a D&AD Yellow Pencil), along the way.

We expect this to be another popular event so buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

Tickets now available via Eventbrite.

Members £5
Non-members £15
Student non-members £1
(Please note Eventbrite adds a small fee for processing).

EDO is now on twitter, so for latest news on events, speakers and offers, follow us on @edo_tweets.

Support the EDO!

Violetta,
Chair

Hello EDO friends

The craft of data visualisation is often overlooked so we are very pleased to announce our next event is on information graphics on 30 June.

Infographics #1 presents three diverse data specialists:

David McCandless describes himself as a data journalist and information designer. His work has appeared in Wired, The Guardian, and The Independent. He is author of the extremely successful book, Information is Beautiful and has recently spoken at the awe inspiring talks, TED, (Technology Entertainment and Design). McCandless’ book will be on sale at the event for an EDO price of £15 instead of £20.

Nathalie Lees is in-house illustrator for The Times. She also works with numerous freelance clients including the BBC, The New York Times and The Observer. She recently completed the second Professor Brian Cox book ‘Wonders of theUniverse’, designed by Studio 8.

Peter Grundy has spent over 30 years making information visually interesting. His simple yet beautiful approach has become his signature. He calls it “Iconography; pictures that provide information and explain complex things”. Clients include Shell Oil, Architects Journal, Royal Mail, The Guardian and Wired.

It promises to be another stimulating event so buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment. Better still, become a member and not only receive a significant discount on your ticket price but you’ll also benefit from a 40% discount on ‘The Art Directors’ Handbook of Professional Magazine Design’ published by Thames and Hudson.

And lastly, the EDO is now on twitter, so for latest news on events, speakers and offers, follow us on @edo_tweets.

Support the EDO!

Violetta Boxill-Roope
Chair

For queries please call Layla on 020 8906 4664 or email
edo@gillbranston.com

Hello EDO friendsFollowing on from the success of Indie Night, we are pleased to announce our next event with the inspirational art director, Jop van Bennekom. Known to many as creator and co-publisher of Fantastic Man and The Gentlewomen, he will be discussing his influential work and career with Jeremy Leslie.We also have a great new venue courtesy of advertising agency, Mother, the Biscuit Building in Shoreditch. So remember to renew your membership and not only receive a substantial discount on the ticket price but also benefit from priority booking. May 4th 2011.Buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment. Support the EDO!Violetta Boxill-Roope ChairEditorial Design OrganisationGill Branston & Associates137 Hale Lane, Edgware, Middx, HA8 9QPTel: 020 8906 4664email: layla@gillbranston.com

Hello members, (and people who have forgotten to renew. Tut, tut!)

We have a very exciting year ahead and I’m pleased to announce that our first event this year is about independent magazines. Born out of shared passion or frustration, usually to a small and dedicated team, these niche titles have the potential to inspire the mainstream. We will have presentations from three contrasting titles and the evening should prove an enlightening peek into their world.

Food lovers will salivate with the multi-talented Rob Lowe, (aka Supermundane) and editor Tim Hayward as they talk through their culinary quarterly, Fire & Knives.

Andrew Diprose, (art director of Wired UK), will share his not-so-secret love of bikes. The Ride is a cycling title which he and his brother design and edit, with the profits going to charity.

And it was only last year that we were all mourning the loss of the design journal Grafik. But less than eight months later, it’s back! The Grafik team, Caroline Roberts, Angharad Lewis and (art director) Michael Bojkowski will talk you through their resurrection, and their
new look.

So, remember to renew your membership! When you do, you will not only get priority when booking events but also a significant discount on ticket prices. And most importantly, you’ll be able to sleep soundly knowing that you’re enabling us to continue organising inspiring
events now and in the future.

Support the EDO.

Violetta Boxill

The next EDO event will take place on Tuesday 25 January where we will be returning to the London College of Fashion for another DIY Exhibition, exhibiting examples of the best editorial design from 2010.

Those of you who joined us for last year’s DIY show Exhibition will know how it works. In case you didn’t make it along, the evening is a chance to have a few free drinks and share your favourite pieces of editorial design from the past year.

The exhibition consists of tear sheets or carefully copied/scanned files from your favourite magazines of last year. The work will be pinned to walls rather than framed and hung. The resulting exhibition will be an informal snapshot of 2010’s best work. We hope to have a bit of fun and initiate some discussion.We are, therefore, inviting all attendees to select a single piece of editorial design from 2010 – one spread, or a single cover/page – and send it to us, at the address below, for exhibition. You can choose anything you like – your own work, your team’s or someone else’s. It can be from the UK or abroad. The only criteria is that it is editorial design (magazine, newspaper or web) and first published during the 2010 calendar year.

This is all we ask you to do:
• Select your favourite piece of work
• Cut it out from the magazine, print it out, or CAREFULLY photocopy it. These are the actual pieces we will exhibit.
• Write a brief note giving the name and issue date of the magazine, your name and job title, and optional explanation why you made your choice.
• Print your note in 12pt Verdana on a single A4 sheet of white paper.
• Paperclip the pieces together
• Deliver/mail to the following address by Thursday 20 January:
Dominique Miller, EDO Administratio, 137 Hale Lane, Edgware, Middlesex HA8 9QP

Entry to the Exhibition will be free to all renewed EDO members (unless you joined after October 2010, all memberships are now due for renewal) or £20 for non-members and £10 for student non-members. A renewal form is available from Dominique Miller dominique@gillbranston.com

As we expect this event to fill quite quickly, you will still need to reserve your place by completing the attached booking form and returning it to the EDO Administration at the address above.

We are pleased to announce that Violetta will take over the EDO chair this year. The committee would like to thank Simon Esterson for his terrific series of lectures and events last year.

The event which is co-presented by EDO and the British Society of Magazine Editors (BSME), takes place Wednesday 3rd March – just a few weeks before the UK launch date of Apple’s iPad.
Featuring debate and opinion from some of our industry’s most respected personalities, the evening will be a provocative discussion of the editorial and design issues we’re all facing. Please join us and help set the agenda for the future of publishing, network with colleagues and take away some invaluable insights.

Our all-star panel of speakers includes:
• Kate Creasey– Editor, cosmopolitan.co.uk and member of the CoolBrands Council
• Jon Hill – Design Editor, The Times
• William Owen– Founder/Executive Director, Made By Many and author ‘Modern Magazine Design’
• David Rowan– Editor, UK Wired

The discussion will be chaired by BSME Chair and Content Director of WGSN, Juliet Warkentin.

What’s on your iPad?
Wednesday, 3rd March
6.30pm for 7.00pm until 8.30pm
Venue: Rootstein Hopkins Space, London College of Fashion
20 John Princes Street, London W1G 0BJ
(nearest tube: Oxford Circus)

Members: £16 - Non-members: £21, including wine and nibbles.

If you would like to pay online please click here or if you want to pay by Company cheque, please download a booking form click here and send it back by fax or email and then send the payment or you can complete the credit card section on the form and send that back to us for processing. As with other BSME events, we don’t send out tickets. If the event is oversubscribed when we receive your application we will call you. And please remember we’re unable to offer refunds should you cancel after your booking.