UPDATED: Graphic Design All-Stars to Visit University of Cincinnati
This Friday, November 20 at 6 p.m.,
UC graduate Michael Bierut, a partner at the design studio, Pentagram, will speak in DAAP 4400.
Bierut, whose career includes 10 years working with Massimo Vignelli and 25 years as a partner at Pentagram immortalized his experience at UC in a 2006 essay,
"Whats That Crashing Sound, or, Eisenman in Cincinnati
," for
Design Observer
, the weblog that he co-founded. An AIGA Medalist, Bierut has worked with clients including Saks Fifth Avenue, Mohawk Paper Mills, the Walt Disney Company,
The New York Times
and the Yale School of Architecture. Earlier this year, he released the book
, a retrospective that uses his most noteworthy projects to reveal his philosophy on graphic design. Pre-signed copies will be available for purchase at the event.
The presentation by French-Swiss designer Ruedi Baur, originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 18 has been postponed due to the current events affecting Baur's home city of Paris.
As the principal at
, Baur is known for high-profile identity, signage and wayfinding work for institutions and civic spaces including the Louvre, Centre Pompidou, the Köln Bonn Airport and the BMW Museum. Ruedi Baurs visit to the School of Design, in which he planned to work with students on the social context of urban space signs, will be rescheduled for 2016.
Michael Bierut
DETAILS
EVENT POSTPONED: Visiting Artist Lecture: Ruedi Baur
Wednesday, November 18
7 p.m.
DAAP 5401
Free and open to the public
For more information, contact Oscar Fernández at oscar.fernandez@uc.edu
Visiting Artist Lecture: Michael Bierut
Friday, November 20
6 p.m.
DAAP 4400
Free and open to the public
For more information, contact Emily Verba at emily.verba@uc.edu
ABOUT UC AIGA
The UC AIGA student group is comprised of ambitious young designers who are focused on promoting design awareness and excellence. The group aims to participate in programs and activities sponsored by the AIGA Cincinnati [2]chapter such as mentoring, as well as host their own social events and lectures from prominent designers at the University of Cincinnati.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, ART, AND PLANNING
The University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) is a comprehensive research and design institution offering undergraduate majors in architecture, art history, communication design, fashion design, fine arts, horticulture, industrial design, interior design, urban planning, and urban studies. DAAP also offers graduate degrees in architecture, community planning, design and fine arts.
DAAPs primary mission is the creation of a better visual and design environment, which is achieved through excellence in educational programs, research, creative works and service to the community. DAAPs programs within the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning are, year after year, ranked among the very best in both a world and national class. Visit DAAP at
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