Graphic Design Worlds /Words
La mostra Graphic Design Worlds non sarebbe stata possibile senza indagare le parole e i pensieri che animano i mondi del graphic design.
In occasione dell’apertura della mostra, Electa pubblica in doppia edizione, italiana e inglese, Graphic Design Worlds /Words, il volume che raccoglie le parole e i testi che hanno accompagnato il lungo processo di realizzazione della mostra: un percorso volto innanzi tutto a capire storie, attitudini e idee dei designer invitati (I mondi dei graphic designer), ma anche interessato a confrontare sguardi diversi su questi mondi, attraverso la voce di storici e critici che da anni li osservano, studiano e frequentano (Nove sguardi). Una duplice prospettiva, questa, che ha permesso inoltre di tenere traccia di un particolare momento del graphic design italiano (Riflessioni italiane). La postfazione di Sergio Polano, infine, riconducendo il “graphic design” là dove ha avuto origine, offre un inaspettato cannocchiale a rovescio per tornare a guardare l’attualità.
Il volume include: Åbäke, Giovanni Anceschi, Andrew Blauvelt, Brave New Alps, Max Bruinsma, Anthony Burrill, Charlotte Cheetham (Manystuff), Nazareno Crea, Benedetta Crippa, De Designpolitie, Dexter Sinister, Valerio Di Lucente (Julia), Elliott Earls, Daniel Eatock, Experimental Jetset, FF3300, Fuel, Tommaso Garner, Mieke Gerritzen, Steven Heller, Invernomuto, Christophe Jacquet (Toffe) by Manuel Joseph, Erik Kessels (KesselsKramer), Emily King, Kasia Korczak, Zak Kyes, Harmen Liemburg, Mario Lupano, Lupo&Burtscher / Lungomare, Ellen Lupton, Geoff McFetridge, Metahaven, Joseph Miceli, M/M (Paris), Na Kim, Norm, Sergio Polano, Radim Peško, Mathias Schweizer, Silvia Sfligiotti, Studio Temp, Tankboys, Thomas Widdershoven (Thonik), Alice Twemlow, Francesco Valtolina, Carlo Vinti.
Graphic design: Andrea Codolo; con interventi speciali di Åbäke, Dexter Sinister, Giacomo Covacich.
Nei prossimi giorni, anticiperemo alcuni estratti dalla sezione Nove sguardi e dalle Riflessioni Italiane.
///
The exhibition Graphic Design Worlds wouldn’t have been possible without inquiring into the words and thoughts that enliven the worlds of graphic design.
On the occasion of the exhibition, Electa publish Graphic Design Worlds / Words (double edition: Italian and English), the book that brings together words and texts that have accompanied the great effort that has gone into organizing this event: an investigative pathway aimed first of all at understanding the stories, attitudes and ideas of the designers invited (The Worlds of Graphic Designers), but also interested in comparing the different visions of these worlds through the voices of historians and critics who have been observing them, studying them and spending time with them for years (Nine looks). A twofold perspective that has also allowed us to keep track of a particular moment in Italian graphic design (Italian Reflections). Lastly, Sergio Polano’s afterword, by leading graphic design back to where it came from, provides an unexpected telescope in reverse, through which one can look back to what is true today.
The book features: Åbäke, Giovanni Anceschi, Andrew Blauvelt, Brave New Alps, Max Bruinsma, Anthony Burrill, Charlotte Cheetham (Manystuff), Nazareno Crea, Benedetta Crippa, De Designpolitie, Dexter Sinister, Valerio Di Lucente (Julia), Elliott Earls, Daniel Eatock, Experimental Jetset, FF3300, Fuel, Tommaso Garner, Mieke Gerritzen, Steven Heller, Invernomuto, Christophe Jacquet (Toffe) by Manuel Joseph, Erik Kessels (KesselsKramer), Emily King, Kasia Korczak, Zak Kyes, Harmen Liemburg, Mario Lupano, Lupo&Burtscher / Lungomare, Ellen Lupton, Geoff McFetridge, Metahaven, Joseph Miceli, M/M (Paris), Na Kim, Norm, Sergio Polano, Radim Peško, Mathias Schweizer, Silvia Sfligiotti, Studio Temp, Tankboys, Thomas Widdershoven (Thonik), Alice Twemlow, Francesco Valtolina, Carlo Vinti.
Graphic design: Andrea Codolo. With special layouts by Åbäke, Dexter Sinister, Giacomo Covacich.
In the coming days, some excerpts from the sections Nine Look and Italian Reflections will be anticipated in this blog.
