Stitch up the copycats & protect your IP

Design Victoria run a lot of great seminars and events based on education and understanding the implications of being involved in the design industry. Most of the events are free and many involve industry icons. I was thrilled when approached to be a panelist in an area that I come across regularly in the fashion industry: Fashion Copyrighting and IP.

Even when lecturing with my fashion design and branding students, I am often at a loss to understand the financial costs and legalities behind copyright. So the seminar I am speaking at addresses the role of registering designs, trademarking, copyright infringement and the reality for small designers and what rights they have. I will be posing case studies and asking Trevor to explain the implications of these cases so that we as an audience can clarify the legalities around this hot issue.


My co-panelists are:
Trevor Choy of Choy Lawyers is an Intellectual property specialist
Eddie Zammit, Founder of T Magazine and Creative Director/Principle of Grin Creative
Ivan Gomez, Managing Director of Department of the Future

Thursday 13 May 6-8.30pm at ACMI Cinemas, Federation Square Melbourne

Hope to see you there.

Melbourne Spring Fashion Week Seminars

One of my all time favourite things to do is got to a seminar. Yes.. I fully admit. I am quite possibly a bit of a nerd. Reasons why I love seminars.
1. Inspiration - learning about new ideas, concepts, business's, brands etc
2. Thinking Big - stepping away from the day to day and thinking macro
3. Meeting new people & hearing their story - the spy in me!
4. Stimulating the creative juices - relating what I've learned back to me

With this in mind, I was beyond excited when I heard about Melbourne Spring Fashion Week's initiative to set up some breakfast seminars presented by Design Victoria. These seminars are perfect for Retailers, Business Leaders, Marketers and Designers to learn more about the customer relationship from temptation and seduction, to love and marriage and then how to ward off separation!

You can hear from a variety of experts within their field from Kit Cosmetics, Haul, Love me & Leave Me, Elmwood Design, Ortolan & Michigirl, Metalicus, Mag nation, Gloss Creative, Play Communications, WGSN, PB Group, Red design group and Oroton Group.

Tickets are $69 inc GST which is great value for breakfast, refreshments, gift bag and listening to these speakers.
Click here to buy. Seats are limited.

I"ll be attending each seminar, so come and introduce yourself to me and say hi!

Brand Creation Seminar

After discovering Design Victoria holds frequent seminars centered around the design industry, I immediately signed up to their newsletter and began attending a variety of them. The concepts and curation of these events are incredibly well organised, though provoking and have a variety of great speakers from different design disciplines. The subject matter ranges from branding, marketing, integrating online, understanding and implementing design into your business etc. Most of the seminars are free with a small amount requiring ticket prices (which are still really reasonably priced).

This week they are holding another stellar one called "Brand Creation Essentials". Featuring leading designer Ken Cato and an intellectual property expert Trevor Choy, the focus is on graphic designers creating stronger brands and how to protect their designs. No doubt an issue that many designers face.

Details: Brand Creation Essentials
Where: ACMI Flinders Lane City Melbourne
Time: 6-9pm
Tickets: $18.95 inc GST (includes refreshments and networking)
More info: Design Vic