Graphic Design: Now In Production

Limited-run products and an exhibition on graphic design at Minneapolis' Walker Art Center

This Saturday (22 October 2011) Walker Art Center in Minneapolis launches a new exhibition on graphic design that will run through 22 January 2012. “Graphic Design: Now in Production” is a retrospective on the evolution of the medium since 2000, and ambitiously explores the publishing gamut with pieces from magazines, newspapers, books, and posters. The collection follows technical changes in graphic design, which the museum …

Word as Image

Ji Lee's entertaining book of letters in their most graphic element

Seeing the world through the eyes of Ji Lee means every billboard is a blank canvas, the alphabet has three-dimensional form and words are actually images. The former Creative Director at Google Creative Labs playfully communicates through visual design, depicting clever messages that are sometimes obvious and sometimes abstract, but always on point. Joining Univers Revolved in the collection of Lee’s independent projects to take …

Boom SP Design

From Friends With You prints to a recent architectural marvel, highlights of São Paulo's annual design conference

Already in its fourth edition, the annual São Paulo conference Boom SP Design is evolving quickly—much like the Brazilian designers that it helps to bring to international attention. Inviting boldface names to participate in the cultural exchange, last week’s conference brought dozens of talks with such major figures in design, art and architecture as Karim Rashid, Dror Benshetrit and Matali Crasset. On top of a …