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They came in throngs.

Close to 1,000 graphics design and animation enthusiasts gathered together for the first time in the first-ever Graphics Design Conference in Davao City last December 1, 2011.

Dubbed as Graphicon, the conference succeeded in bringing together students and professionals in a one-day event that covered topics on multimedia and graphics design, web development, copyright, winning the industry awards, global

Me with one of the Graphicon sponsors

opportunities in graphics and multimedia design, website development, and more.

Graphicon was organized by the Davao United Association of Animators and Designers (DUAAD), headed by its 2-term president Ray Rubio (my younger brother).

Due to the overwhelming response by the public and the delight of the sponsors including the City Mayor’s Office through the Davao City Investment Promotion Center, DUAAD is set to make Graphicon an annual event where graphic designers and animators can learn more and gain business from each other by broadening their network through the event.

The event jam-packed the Activity Center of the Abreeza Mall.

Davao City - Graphics and motion design enthusiasts are all invited to the first-of-its-kind Graphics Design Conference at the Abreeza Mall Activity Center on December 1, with the aim of promoting Davao as a major and respected hub of graphics and motion talents in the country.

Dubbed as GraphiCon, this event will highlight graphics and animation designs by respected professionals coming from Manila, Cebu and Davao.

Participants will be treated to a smorgasbord of technical sessions that will cover topics such as Multimedia Design and Development, Copyrights on Using Media Files, Website Design and Development, Technical Presentation on Graphics Designing, and the Motion Graphics Development Pipeline, among others. Sessions will be from 1-7 pm.

The Davao United Association of Animators and Designers (DUAAD), organizers of the event said the first GraphiCon 2011 Graphics Design Conference will also promote the contribution of graphic designers in playing a big role to address the effects of armed conflict and internal displacement as well as the promotion of human rights through the advancement of computer animation and design technology.

Highlighting graphic designers as soldiers of peace through creative and rich media content, organizers of the conference are partnering with the city government of Davao through the Davao City Investment Promotion Center and the Davao City Tourism Operations Office.

The conference also aims to prove that Davao is at par in actively tapping technological advancements in terms of promoting creative talent, and to promote peace and unity through creative media and software applications.

Ray Rubio, DUAAD president and Chief Creative Director of Cubepixels Design Studio, said it has been the greatest desire of DUAAD to position and promote the city as one of the icons of graphic design and motion design in the global industry.   GraphiCon will be series of seminars conducted of experts of graphics and motion design, print media, and web design.

DUAAD, together with the Technical Education and Skills Development (TESDA), had brought the first encounter with animation giants from Manila during the technical session and official launching of this association of Davao-based animators and designers early this year.

GraphiCon is expected to gather not only professional graphic designers and animators but also students from different colleges and universities in Davao and the neighboring cities.

Tickets are available for only P100 for students and P150 for professionals. For inquiries and ticket reservations, contact Cubepixels Design Studio at 225-0362 or 225-1363.

GraphiCon is presented by DUAAD and Abreeza Mall.  Major Sponsor is Adobo Magazine and supported by the Davao City Investment Promotion Center, Davao City Tourism Operations Office, U-Bix Corporation, Anflocor, Illumedia, Jobs Academy, St. Dominic Savio, TESDA, DTI Davao, ICT Davao, Xtreme Designs, Digilution, Art Grafix, Boyd’s Pizza House, Lyndon’s World’s Worst Ribs, Ponce Suites Unconvention Center and Gallery Hotel, South Spot Entertainment, Cool Mix Studio, 105.9 Mix FM and Cubepixels Design Studio.