pictoplasma nyc @ skirball center for the performing arts (sept 5-6)

The annual Pictoplasma conference sees the event moving beyond their usual Berlin-venue out to New York this September 5-6th @ the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU [venue].

"For one weekend the PICTOPLASMA NYC conference transforms the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts into a character design Mecca. The event brings together an international scene of artists, designers and agencies and offers a unique forum for all those working with the visualization and application of character design." [via]

Speakers include: Tim Biskup (US), Akinori Oishi (JP), Friends With You (USA), Motomichi Nakamura (JP/US), Fons Schiedon (NL), David OReilly (IRL), Gangpol & Mit (FR), Aaron Stewart (US), Studio AKA (UK) and Tokyoplastic (UK) ... do pardon me if I wish some animation will eventually be viewable online somewhere somehow tho ~ heh :p

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