Create for the Cup is a non-competitive opportunity to have some fun and support your team. Prove that your team has the most creative fans!

Design a poster, craft with pucks, decorate a cake...
the possibilities are endless!

http://www.createforthecup.com

The MTV EngineRoom is a reality series about graphic/motion design. Apparently it aired on mtvU and online. You can watch the series at http://mtvengineroom.com

From the site:
"MTV and HP have teamed up to bring 4 teams of digital artists from around the world to New York City to compete in a series of creative challenges. The winning team takes home $400,000USD in cash plus HP gear."

House Industries has some really nice shirts featuring art created by and inspired by mid-century textile designer Alexander Girard.

http://www.houseind.com/clothing/girardclothing/womensgirardoldsuntee

Jalopnik has assembled a collection of Ford Mustang commercials. Some are retro-cool, some are just hilarious.

http://jalopnik.com/5170172/the-jalopnik-top-10-vintage-ford-mustang-tv-...

Coroflot is hosting a series of networking events and Detroit is on the list. The Detroit stop is scheduled for October.

info: http://www.coroflot.com/creativeconfab/

About the Confab

"Join us as we kick off a series of networking events geared for people working in all aspects of today's creative industry. You'll have an opportunity to share insights, connections and successes with leading creative and technical professionals and meet with hiring representatives from companies looking for this type of talent."

This playful video is a promo piece created by the Google Japan team for their Chrome browser. I have yet to try Chrome on my Windows machine, but I've heard good things.

We first told you about the new Yudu Screen Printing Machine last week. Now you can see it in action thanks to Handmade Detroit and their CraftyVidz feature.

The results look pretty impressive!
Check it out:
http://www.handmadedetroit.com/2009/02/28/craftervidz-yudu-screen-printi...

Very fun designs from Meninos in Brazil. Among my favorites are the ps/ai magnetic board, and the skateboard calendar. Also notable, the photoshop toolbar skateboard deck.

http://www.meninos.us/shop/en/shop.html

The Yudu Personal Screen Printer is an all-in-one home screen printing system.

The unit exposes screens, has a drying fan and functions as a printing station. A line of supplies including sheets of emulsion, ink and screens are also available and sold alongside the Yudu unit in Jo-Ann Fabrics.

While the product itself is impressive, what interests me more is the availability of supplies like emulsion sheets in a store like Jo-Ann Fabrics. In the past, it was either liquid emulsion (which is dangerous and a pain to work with), or large expensive rolls of sheet emulsion from an art store.

I might even pick up a few sheets and try to expose them on my own screens. I imagine with a little experimenting, a flood lamp or sunlight could be used for exposure.

More info at:
http://www.whatdoyudu.com/

An interesting article in the Free Press tells about the increase of people taking art classes as a way to deal with financial stress. Art Therapy has been used a lot in healthcare, but it I've heard of it used for financial reasons.

Excerpt:
Despite the pullback in consumer spending, two major art centers in metro Detroit -- the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center and the Anton Art Center -- are seeing an increase in people flocking to their classes and workshops. And reservations have been pouring in for Artcenter Traverse City's weekly summer workshops, which start at $350 each.

http://www.freep.com/article/20090222/BUSINESS06/902220440?GID=VdL+c7jym...