Wed - July 5, 2006Protest coverageNewspapers, magazines, blogs, corporate websites and forums
The protest against SDPR's design law builds up and gathers steam.
Newspaper and magazine coverage is only at the beginning and there is more to
come:
· O organizatie profesionala cu numai 27 de membri incearca sa-si impuna propriile reguli by Maria Gatea, Adevarul de Cluj, June 23 [newspaper clipping, in Romanian] · Ghildus pune tepe designerilor by Cosmin Popan, Cotidianul, July 3 [in Romanian] · (Farade)lege pentru creativitate by Mimi Noel, BusinessWeek Romania, Nr. 10/July 11 [magazine clipping, in Romanian] · Ideile vand, daca circula liber! by Adrian Gongea, Arhitectura, Nr. 44/May 2006 [magazine clipping, in Romanian] · Contra legiferarii designul by Iulian Toma, AdPlayers.ro, June 13 [in Romanian] · NU Societatii Designerilor Profesionisti by Dan Popescu, 24FUN, Nr. 169/July 21-27 [in Romanian] · Alba-neagra cu legea designerilor by Loreta Budin, Saptamana Financiara, Nr. 70/July 24 [in Romanian] · Se pare ca si somnul creativitatii naste monstri by Aneta Bogdan, Campaign Romania, July 2006 [magazine clipping, in Romanian] · Contra proiectului legislativ "toxic" privind designul by Iulian Toma, AdPlayers.ro, July 28 [in Romanian] International:
· Design and the State – A law in Romania requiring designers to be registered could push its best practitioners underground, by David Womack, Metropolis Magazine USA, Nov 8. [in English] The blogosphere rose up against SDPR's law with a remarkably solid response — here are the articles and the timeline:
· Kit.blog, A communist design law in the making, June 23 [in English] · Grafic, Actele la control!! Jun 24 [in Romanian] · Speak Up, Quipsologies Vol. 65, June 26 [in English] · Feeder, Lege privind organizarea si exercitarea profesiei de designer, June 26 [in Romanian] · Isotopic.blog, Societatea Designerilor Profesionisti din Romania, June 26 [in Romanian] · Adrian Mironescu — Identity Blog, Legea Designozaurilor June 27 [in Romanian] · Novo, Petitie privind SDPR, June 27 [in Romanian] · Isotopic.blog, Vote, June 27 [in Romanian] · The Story Blog, Regulate This, June 28 [in English] · Kit.blog, Sign the on-line petition against the Design Law, June 28 [in English] · The Burden Of Proof, Don't Regulate Design! — site offline, see the post in Google's cache, June 28 [in English] · Kindablog, Liga amatorilor de design saluta grupul profesionistilor frustrati, Jun 29 [in Romanian] · Blogul blogurilor din Iasi, Jun 29 [in Romanian] · PubLog, Sign the on-line petition against the Design Law, June 29 [in English] · Ideile vand, daca circula liber, Jun 30 [dedicated blog, in Romanian] · Aglomerari Spontane, Ghildus presedinte!, June 30 [in Romanian] · Creatie si infractiune, July 2 [dedicated blog, in Romanian] · Kit.blog, Over 500 signatures, July 2 [in English] · Fast Book, Is this a law against talent?, July 4 [in English] · Kit.blog, Protest coverage, July 5 [in English] · Brandly Yours, Designers' Guild, July 6 [in English] · Kiddo, De ce sa facem simplu…, July 6 [in Romanian] · Kit.blog, Beautiful things happen, July 7 [in English] · Manafu, Marketing: Atentat la designeri!, July 7 [in Romanian] · Elucubraţii, Acţiuni civice, July 7 [in Romanian] · Chris, Legea designului,... nu mai am cuvinte, July 7 [in Romanian] · Raduionescu.ro, Din ciclul - “ce legea mea”, July 7 [in Romanian] · Jobsessive, To be or not to be… designer?!, July 7 [in Romanian] · Andrei Maxim, Talent, creion, hartie si drept de semnatura, July 8 [in Romanian] · Blacknight's Cyberhome, Romania... tara tuturor posibilitatilor, July 8 [in Romanian] · Kit.blog, International echoes (I), July 8 [in English] · ProtestCoverage, July 9 [dedicated blog, in English] · Designro, Designer de designer, July 10 [in Romanian] · Kit.blog, International echoes (II), July 15 [in English] · Transmissions, Design a new design industry, July 15 [in English] · A nazi design law?!, July 27 [dedicated blog, in English] · Elenalog, Petitia de luni, August 7 [in Romanian] · DanUrsache.net, Coming very soon: the nationalization of design, August 8 [in English] · Drept & Internet, Despre Legea designerilor, October 30 [in Romanian] The topic actually broke out on the forums:
· Discutii despre proiectul de lege privind organizarea şi exercitarea profesiei de designer!, Proiect de lege, privind organizarea şi exercitarea profesiei de designer, June 13 [in Romanian] · VisualArt, Dormi linistit SDPR lucreaza pt tine, June 15 [in Romanian] · Design Kulture, Intalnire la BR RC!, June 21 [in Romanian] · Softpedia, Proiect de lege, privind organizarea şi exercitarea profesiei de designer, June 28 [in Romanian] · Liberalism, Monopolizarea si politizarea designului, June 28 [in Romanian] · Webdesignbox, La Arme, June 29 [in Romanian] · Comunitatea motociclistilor din Romania, Legea Designului, July 5 [in Romanian] · Baseboard.net, Romanian design needs a helping hand, July 8 [in English] · BAU, Comunismul continua, July 9 [in Romanian] Corporate websites and corporate blogs that railed against SDPR's law:
· Synopsismedia, Sign petition against "Design Law," July 2 [in English] · TreeWorks corporate blog, Pretty please with sugar on top, can I design, Comrade?, July 5 [in Romanian] · TreeWorks corporate blog, Cine mai trebuie sa semneze ca sa intelegeti?, July 20 [in Romanian] and Whose signature is necessary so that one can understand?, July 21 [in English] I'll keep this log updated. If you have knowledge of coverage on the topic please let me know. I'll also append to the list the subsequent articles (hopefully) in newspapers and magazines. I'll end this post by urging you to write on the subject, spread the word and sign the petition if you haven't signed it yet, and show your support for Romanian design community (regardless of your profession). Posted Wed - July 5, 2006 at 01:15 AM Back to | | Feedback: | Read posts: | |
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