The first PechaKucha Night in Yerevan was actually held last week, but we just found the poster that was produced for the event, and so thought we’d share it. All together now: PKN in EVN!

Got something to share? We want to see the world from your point of view!

Pecha Kucha Night is a curated event featuring a fun mix of people who share   fascinating discoveries, creative projects, interesting hobbies, and a passion for their work. With 6 minutes & 40 seconds to present, speakers flash 20 images at 20 seconds each.

Don’t worry, we won’t be asking 20 images from you just yet! For our open call, you need to only send one (1) image and a short write-up (100 words or less) about the idea you want to share and a little bit about yourself. You may submit as many topics as you want.

With your submission, please include your name, mobile number, landline, and secondary email address. We need these details to make sure that you receive updates on your submission.

Please label your email submission as PKN v3 Open Call and send it to pknmanila@gmail.com.

Deadline of PKN v3 Open Call submission is on August 15, Sunday.

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Present in over 330 cities worldwide, Pecha Kucha Night was created by Klein Dytham Architecture in Tokyo, 2003. Pecha Kucha Night Manila is organized by Ideals Creatives (www.ideals.ph).

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Before September rolls in for volume 3, let’s take a peak at the interesting ideas our speakers shared at PKN v2. Enjoy!

Christina Dy is a college professor, an artist, and a production designer by day and a, believe it or not, pole dancer by night. Yet the lithe and limber founder of the Polecats points out that what they do is different, in the sense that they’ve taken the stereotypical gyrating and “booty shaking” and turned it into something worthy of being called an art. Moves called the “Double V” or the “Double Dolphin”, which involve two girls and one pole, balancing with nothing but leg power, agility, and trust, are definitely a show of beauty, finesse, and the feminine prowess.

Tin Sanchez is the Creative Director for BBDO Guerrero, and she has but a few words to share. Don’t be normal.  Have delusions of grandeur, have a multiple personality disorder, steal or borrow, be an addict, be a sociopath, be depressive, be paranoid, be a hypochondriac, be manic, be an exhibitionist, be a stalker, be a voyeur, become obsessive compulsive, be a cannibal, be a mad scientist, be a pathological gambler, and be a serial killer, but do so in spurring fantastic ideas great enough to inspire and to move. The most beautiful things, she reasons out, are those that madness prompts and reason writes.

Who knew a Balangay, an ancient sailing boat, could ferry our consciousness from our present back to our historical past? And, that the very same vessel had also carried our ancestors from the southern coast of mainland Asia to the Philippine archipelago, and to as far as New Zealand and the Eastern Island? Team Balangay did. They’ve set their sights on achieving both by retracing the very same journey that our ancestors once took and by educating & inspiring Filipinos all over.

Team Balangay, led by Arturo Valdez, consists of the same crew members as the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition. These mountaineers-turned-sailors are not doing this just for adventure; in fact, they help the communities that they encounter along the way through their medical, educational, & environmental missions. Listen in and find out more on what Team Balangay has to say and experienced so far in their journey.

Rose Yenko is a Jungian psychologist of the Jungian Psychology in the Philippines. She is also part of the Carl Jung Circle Center, which is composed of psychiatrists, psychologists, artists, writers, who are all followers of the famous Carl Jung, one of the three pioneers in the field of Psychology. One of the beliefs of the said psychology is how the human psyche speaks in symbols, with the visible island being the ego and the submerged area being the unconscious. She goes on to discuss the altering dualities in a person’s being, between the persona and the shadow, and the masculine and the feminine, and the archetypes of Philippine culture present in the Silent Hero in FPJ, and Cinderella in Nora Aunor. Wholeness is, she says, not achieved by cutting off a portion of one’s being, but by integration of the contraries.

One Tama reminds us of the old Chinese proverb: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one small step.” One Tama recognizes that we Filipinos all share a common dream of changing our country for the better. One Tama also recognizes that each one of us feels the burden of that dream and hesitates to act because we are alone.

Listen in to Jor-el Soyangco, and find out what the impassioned Filipinos, who equally loves our country as much as you do, have already started with One Tama; start participating and sharing your own One Tama with the rest of us.

Dan Lichauco, principal architect of Archion Associates, is an environmental architect, and an associate professor of the University of Sto. Tomas’ College of Architecture. Some of his known projects include the Ateneo de Manila University’s John Gokongwei School of Management building and the Ateneo Professional Schools located in Rockwell. His ideas are simple and precise; save energy by building a proper ventilation system to make sure heat has a way of leaving a structure, maximizing natural light so that less power goes to keeping a room well lit, and utilizing rain water so nothing is wasted in the maintenance of plants. As much as he is called the “Green Architect”, he says it’s not a label he advertises. And he’s right, because at the end of the day he is simply an architect, and a great one at that.

Lourd de Veyra to most people is the indifferent vocalist, who, with his band, Radioactive Sago Project, sings about the strong desire for pork and the undying preference of cigarettes from a specific brand. And to the few who’ve not merely heard, but listened to the words flowing out from him like fluid poetry, are the ones gifted with the discovery of raw emotion and sharp brilliance masked with the familiarly deep, monotonous, and seemingly bored vocals. The Palanca awardee defines the term “Wasak” as something which “describes the fundamental essence of chaos… (it) defines all things beautiful and ugly, it connotes extremes… no middle ground exists”, and goes on to introduce a number of people, dogs, and the occasional signs that have in one way or another influenced his life, and are, in their respective ways, all “Wasak”.

Kate Torralba has been a name synonymous to quirky fashion, her fun designs being worn by the elite of today’s society, to the crop of typical budding fashionistas. Her clothes are anything but plain, the loud colors enough to grab attention and express both her aesthetic and personality. She is also known for her musical abilities, with a voice able to lull anyone into euphoric submission. Armed with a keyboard and a mic, she shows off a number of her favorite Facebook profile pictures, explaining each through narration, lyric, and song, showcasing her unique works and tidbits of herself.

Budjette Tan, writer and co-creator of Trese, a supernatural-noir comic book series, takes our hand and guides us through its dangerous world underworld. The comic book series takes Filipino folklore and mythology and sets them on a collision course with our own Metropolis to create a setting where everything that could go wrong, does go wrong…

“When the sun sets in the city of Manila, don’t you dare make a wrong turn and end up on that dimly lit side of the metro; where Aswang run the most wanted kidnapping rings; where Kapre are the kingpins of crime; and the Enkantos slip through the cracks to steal your most precious possessions. When crime takes a turn to the weird, the police call Alexandra Trese.”

Alexandra Trese (the protagonist), along with The Kambal (her mysterious bodyguards), maintain the balance between our world and the other world – keeping us away from harm. So don’t be afraid to take Budjette’s wonderful tour of the city, it should be safe as long as you don’t wander too far off.

Our cities reflect our society. So as an urban & environmental planner, Karina Palafox, constantly looks ahead and designs solutions to improve our society through better city planning. And city planning, as Karina confesses, is a very complex and broad discipline.

One has to anticipate growth and prepare for the new inhabitants’ needs, transport, housing, food, and etc. Then one has to make sure that the environment and our society’s values aren’t sacrificed for short-term savings. How democratic could we be if all our parks are in walled communities? How sustainable will our growth be if our waterfronts and our natural resources are ravaged and left unprotected?

These are the hard questions that must be addressed and it’s only the tip of the iceberg. Watch the video and tune in as Karina explores the problems and solutions that would define our cities – our society.

Mikong Galero, the President of the Philippine Go Association and the country’s top Go player, gives us an introduction and history of Go. It’s no secret that game of Go is unknown to most people while Chess enjoys a ubiquitous status even though they both seem similar – both are strategic board games, that are easy to learn but take a lifetime to master.

Mikong does his part in the Philippines and teaches as many people as he can about the game. So if you’ve never heard of or want to hear more about Go, its origins, and its world – this is the perfect video to start you in the right direction.

What’s a Geek Fight: Trivia Night? Paolo Jose Cruz, host and game master of Geek Fight, explains that, “it’s a trivia game in any fine establishment serving quality alcoholic beverages.” If that isn’t enough to grab your attention, perhaps you’re unsure what a Geek is exactly or that you’re not confident that you’re geeky enough.

Well don’t fret. Paolo gives a great guideline to those unsure or still on the fence: “If you treat learning as a form leisure, then you’re geeky enough.” It doesn’t matter if you’re a Tolkein geek or a F.R.I.E.N.D.S geek, what matters is that you enjoy the (trivial and useless) knowledge that you’ve accumulated so far. It’s treating learning, even if others think it’s mostly useless information, as a leisure activity.

Brandie Tan is currently the Head of Art for BBDO Guerrero, an agency responsible for etched-in-your-brain advertisements such as Bayan’s Lola Techie. His achievements include winning the first Gold of the country at the Cannes Lions in 2008, during his stint as Creative Director for JWT. His ideas are lighthearted and witty, all of which are reflective of the top 20 designs that he believes have changed the world. The images are a myriad of thoughts brought to life, from a simple barcode, to the subdued yet powerful Obama posters, to the deceptively plain yet all too powerful stop sign.

Pepe Diokno is the award winning film director, producer, and screenwriter of Engkwentro.  The film depicts the inadequate justice system in the country wherein “death squads” throughout the country has been replacing the rule of law.

Gutsy Tuason is the award winning photojournalist who takes pictures and captures both image and soul. He has become known for his amazing photographs of the deep blue waters and everything else found swimming along, from the quiet and reclusive green sea turtles in the depths of the Sulu Sea, to the busy and gregarious school of Sweet Lips of Irian Jaya. Above the blanket of serenity is the world as we know it, yet translated into film as a different place altogether. Filled with color and emotion, and presented through a refreshingly and awe-inspiringly different perspective, his photographs seem to advocate his message, “Save our oceans, save our trees, save our planet.” Simple, direct, and compelling.

Jowee Alviar and Mon Punzalan are the founders of design and lifestyle company, Team Manila, and they share with us their typical day as a Team Manila designer and what they do. It would be easy to assume that a designer’s lifestyle would be all about play and no work and it wouldn’t be that far from the truth because their play is their work. One might even argue that all they do is work. They are always seeking inspiration in their everyday activities – from the hand painted typeface on a taxi door to the graffiti on an alley.

In case you’re not familiar with Team Manila, they’re a team of Filipino graphic designers that mainly does print, branding, motion, web, & etc. designs for some of the hippest brands in the Philippines today. Besides their studio work, they have a bunch of other projects under their name including their own successful clothing line that made their graphic designs iconic and famous. Tune in to gain an insight on how they do it and be inspired.

(Text by Nanie de Castro & Lisle Tan)

For June’s PechaKucha Night in Boston Vol. 18 a change of venue was in order, this time held in Cambridge’s Elks Lodge — yes, that’s the titular elk you see in the photo above, keeping an eye over the main hall. Photos from the event found in this post are courtesy of Ben Gebo, and you’ll find more in this Flickr photoset. Note that the next PKN in Boston, Vol. 19, is already scheduled for September 27.

Following the previous post with photos from last month’s PechaKucha Night in Istanbul Vol. 5, here’s also a look at the poster that was produced for the event (since we love keeping track of these things). PKN Istanbul organizer Nilufer Agcakisla also tells us that the next event will play host to something a bit different — we definitely look forward to hearing more.

It’s summer, and so you can of course expect to see plenty of outdoor PechaKucha Nights pop up here and there. Yesterday we posted that panoramic shot of Cleveland’s outdoor PKN, and now here are a few photos from last month’s PKN Istanbul Vol. 5, held at the Bir-Nokta terrace, and in conjunction with the Galata Design Fest.

PechaKucha Boston 19
Mon Sep 27
Mantra, 52 Temple Pl, Boston (near Park St T)
Doors open at 6p for drinks and chit chat. Talks start at 630p.
The event is free and open to the public. Cash bar.

Partners
Boston Fashion Week

Opening remarks
Brett Stilwell, PechaKucha Boston
Jay Calderin, Boston Fashion Week

20×20 talks
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PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat”, it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It’s a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.

Peter Madden // Sculptographer // Reality Sampled // www.michaellett.com

Serena Stevenson // Multimedia artist // Beyond Documentary // www.serenastevenson.com

It’s always fun seeing the difference in venues that the global network of cities use when hosting their PechaKucha Nights. In Sheffield, based on the photos found in this Flickr photoset (from last month’s Vol. 2), they do it in a kingly manner, with presenters sitting around a long table.

Glasgow has had two PechaKucha Nights so far, and although we don’t have any photos from the events to share, there is this Flickr photoset where you’ll find a few choice images from last month’s Vol. 2 presentations. As for the lovely illustration above, it’s found on the program that was handed out at Vol. 2, which lists all of the presenters and gives some background info on each.

Witness the lovely panoramic shot taken by Ryan Deussing at this past Friday’s outdoor PechaKucha Night in Cleveland Vol. 8. You can see a much larger version here.

Champaign-Urbana is having its PechaKucha Night Vol. 4 tonight (July 30), so to put you in the mood here’s a look at this past April’s Vol. 3, courtesy of organizer Christina Tapp.

Third time’s a charm! Champaign-Urbana’s PechaKucha Night Vol. 3 was held in April at the ever-so-accommodating Canopy Club. The anticipated event, held during our annual Boneyard Arts Festival, featured local spinner DJ Mertz and boasted over 350 people.

Environment designer and rockin’ emcee Andy Warfel jumpstarted the show into high gear and kept it rolling along with his trademark laid-back humor.

1. Our first presenter, Thorsten Bösch (who also happens to be, ahem, one of the PKN Chicago co-organizers) started off the night with interactive, collaborative light painting.

2. Artist, mural painter, educator, and curator Glen Davies talked about his travels with circuses and carnivals, as well as his exhibits in museums and galleries across the country.

3. Fishing With Dynamite presented on being Champaign-Urbana’s only professional comedy troupe. Best of all? They also provided hilarious entertainment for the after party!

4. Kevin Coulton, co-founder of software and trans-media design start-up Doomlaser, talked about the relationship between graphic arts and mathematics.

5. Songwriter Paul Kotheimer sang two songs—including the ever-popular “31 True Facts About My Girlfriend”—and discussed his music label Hand Made Records.

6. Andy Borbely discussed his journey from Ivy Leaguer to bar manager to whiskey connoisseur, providing his special libations at the bar (mmmmm!).

7. Joel Gillespie, representing Champaign-Urbana’s Bike Project, presented on how the organization educates and empowers the community with a welcoming space for bike repair, maintenance, and safety.

8. Architect Stewart Hicks showed us the way he thinks about the design of building and spaces—mixing the real and imaginary, combining existing structure with high-concept modern additions to create buildings that are works of art in their own right.

9. Chocophile Daniel Schreiber talked about his company, Flatlander Chocolate (one of only a handful of bean-to-bar chocolate companies in the U.S.) and discussed how eating chocolate should be treated as an event, just like sipping wine (or whiskey!).

10. Special guest presenter and fashion designer Ping Wu (from Project Runway) flew in from New York to talk about fulfilling her dream as a designer—and how her friends in Champaign-Urbana helped to foster that dream.

11. Entrepreneurial mastermind Matt Gornick discussed his commitment to building solutions based on what customers really want.

12. Sculptor—and aspiring naturalist—Chris Berti discussed ways he finds the beauty in the not-so-obvious aspects of nature and art.

Just wait until PKN Vol. 4—it’s an outdoor event, taking place OUTSIDE at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, July 30!

Photographs by Wallo Villacorta and Thorsten Bösch.

PechaKucha Night in Pordenone Vol. 4 is coming in just over a month, set to happen on September 4 at the Fiera di Pordenone. You’ll find the full list of presenters with links on the official event page.

The presentation will probably go online, but in the meantime you can get a peek at some of the cool projects from Tokyo-based design/architecture firm BAKOKO’s in this Flickr photoset, presented by Alastair Townsend at Wednesday’s PechaKucha Night in Tokyo Vol. 75. We’re in absolute love with the flat-pack temporary cafe concept you see pictured above.

And if you’re wondering why no new presentation has gone up on the site for a week or so, it’s because the person in charge of preparing them for the online PechaKucha player has had computer issues (i.e. it’s dead), and is currently working on something that can’t handle all that editing very well. Presentations will hopefully start popping up on the site again soon enough though.

PechaKucha Night in Bucaramanga Vol. 3 will be held August 10 at the Sala de Exposiciones Jorge Mantilla Caballero. We’re loving the seated individuals found on the flyer.

We’ve already mentioned the terrific venue, but here’s also a look at the flyer (one side) for Friday’s (July 30) PechaKucha Night in Cleveland Vol. 8.

PechaKucha Night in Cleveland Vol. 8 happens this Friday (July 30), and it’s taking place in the the courtyard you see pictured above, which is located in downtown Cleveland. From co-organizer Michael Christoff:

Not only do we have another great set of presenters, but we are shooting for the stars with our FIRST ever PechaKucha Night event outdoors. As if that wasn’t stressful enough, we are doing it in an amazing courtyard in the middle of Downtown Cleveland, that hasn’t been open for more than 12 years! The building owner has been incredibly supportive, and we are getting an incredible response from the local design community here.

Should make for an amazing ambiance, and here’s another look at the courtyard below (photos are courtesy of Flique Creative). And be sure to check the official event page for the list of presenters and links.

Rebecca Swan // Visual Artist // Rebecca Swan discusses the ‘C’ word // www.rebeccaswan.com