A new monthly event in our Basement Bar to chill out after work with a selection of the best soundmakers from Soundcloud, the hypest music digital platform on the web.

Finally in Berlin a "Milan style" aperitivo, with good wine, quality hors d'oeuvres, and fresh new music. Join this new gathering for the music and advertising industry next Thursday June 16 at 7 pm at Meyer Miller Smith, Linienstr. 154A.

This event is organized by ArtMorphosis.

The Lake

Patrick Juchli presents The Lake, a sound journey for the iPhone quite unlike anything else you might have seen. All you've got is a playing card and all you can do is turn it once, twice, many times. Every time you turn the card you delve deeper into a journey to the lake.

SmirkMasks

Jason Glade,  a creative director and photographer well known for his eclectic style and unusual approach to fashion and advertising photography will talk about  FreeStyleMagazine- a round magazine that fits into afrisbee. His talk will be about the creative process from idea to realization.

Matt JOnes AKA Lunartik, aka the Man behind the Cup is a UK designer who made a name (or several in fact) for himself as a vinyl toy designer. Matt will talk you through from conception to manufacture of his "Lunartik in a Cup of Tea" toy collection. Matt is also planning workshops for aspiring vinyl toy designers, so talk to him if you're interested in making your own. 

See his presentation below:

Lars Niebuhr  talks about the business side of vinyl toys. Starting out as a graphic designer,  he now runs BIG BROBOT,  Berlin's premier destination for vinyl toys and select designer wear,  gadgets and books. Lars will be the person to talk to once you've completed the Lunartik vinyl toy workshop.

The Big Black

In January 2010, writer and director Oliver Kyr and producer Joachim Maurer arrived in Berlin with a screenplay, and a vision: shoot an entire movie in just a month, and finish editing by the end of the year.

Declined financial backing by both the funding institutions and the broadcasters, they did what everyone in their situation would do: shoot the movie anyway.

The result is "The Big Black", a dark love story - in many respects. A journey through doubt and failure, for both the fictional characters as well as the production team, and a truly independent production.

"The Big Black" will be released in cinemas and on DVD in 2011. An exclusive preview of the film's first five minutes is promised for the talk.

The Awesome Foundation

Michelle Thome and Henrik Molte will present the Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences, an ever-growing, worldwide network of people devoted to forwarding the interest of awesomeness in the universe.

Every month, the foundation awards $1,000,- grants to projects and their creators - cash, upfront, with no strings attached, and no claims of ownership over the projects it supports. It is, in the words of one of the trustees, "a micro-genius grant for flashes of micro-brilliance".

Michelle Thorne works for Creative Commons as International Project Manager. She organized the Free Culture Research Conference, and helped “chaordinate” the DMY Maker Lab and other DIY projects in Berlin and around the world.

Henrik Moltke is a digital activist, media professional and advisor. He has been working on various access to knowledge and copyright-reform project, such as FREE BEER, Good Copy Bad Copy and Creative Commons. He works for Mozilla as the European Drumbeat project producer.

Also awesome: Tomoko will be serving tasty Japanese food, so please skip dinner and come hungry! New: you can now follow Tomoko on Facebook, here.

Roger Ibars, Julia Leihener and Katrin Schoof,  in the context of the Creation Center of theTelekom Laboratories,  have explored the "dos & don'ts" of interacting with digital communication media. They followed an ethnographic design research approach,  also involving the Deutsche Knigge Academy as well as the Royal College of Arts in London. The resulting book and website aim to reveal unspoken behavioural rules,  spark the debate as well as the challenge of designing well-mannered services. This talk will be held in english.

Ramzi Rizk is a researcher and software engineer with a focus on social media,  and internet and mobile technologies. He is also one of the four co-founders of EYE'EM,  a mobile photography hub that offers photographers a chance to be exhibited in galleries all over the world. Ramzi will be talking about EYE'EM and the growing impact of mobile photography.

This talk will be held in english

Juli Gudehus presents her recently published »Lesikon der visuellen Kommunikation« , which doesn't just talk about the weather but also about mistakes, mountain climbing, dreams, sex, larceny, occupational disease and much more. On 3.000 pages  she assembled countless anectdotes, insights, outlooks  on all aspects of life and areas of visual communication.