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Graphic Design – The Final Hours
During the final weekend of the exhibition “Graphic Design—Now In Production” on Governors Island, come talk with some of the field’s leading practitioners about life, death, and visual communications. Hear about how new and old media are changing how designers work; commiserate on the loss of some of the world’s greatest logotypes; and celebrate the birth of new design methods and talents.
Speakers include:
Keetra Dean Dixon and JK Keller
Elliott Earls
The Stone Twins
Alicia Cheng and Sarah Gephart, MGMT Design
Daniel van der Velden, Metahaven
Farhad Fozouni
Free ferries from Manhattan and Brooklyn:
http://govisland.com/html/visit/directions.shtml
Please travel on the 1:00pm ferry in order to arrive in time to be seated for the event at 2:00pm.
What do graphic designers do, exactly?
All the facts and figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Love the stock photos of graphic designers at work.
Karel Martens
Karel Martens from Submarine Channel on Vimeo.
Evoking meaning, rather than boldly presenting truth: this is the essence of typographer Karel Martens’ work. To achieve this he likes to experiment with numbers, abstract figures and vivid colors.
During the seventies Karel Martens worked for SUN, a socialist publisher led by a group of highly motivated individuals. He succeeded in giving all their publications a very distinctive appearance.
Martens has been teaching throughout most of his career. Like for instance here at Werkplaats Typografie in Arnhem.
CREDITS
Commissioning editor: Geert van de Wetering, Producer: Olivia Sophie van Leeuwen, Produced by Submarine, Femke Wolting & Bruno Felix Commissioned by DutchDFA, Research: Liselotte Francken, Director: Geert van de Wetering Camera: Wiro Felix, Pierre Rezus, Sound: Steven van Dijk, Editor: Geert van de Wetering, Colorcorrection: Maurik de Ridder, Music Sound Design: Pastelle Music