Visiting Designers:

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2007-08

Massimo Vignelli // Wednesday, September 12 – 7:00 P.M // S. Kedzie Hall, S107

Design legend Massimo Vignelli will lecture in conjunction with the screening of Helvetica. His significant contributions to design influence how we experience our environment and the stature of graphic design in contemporary society. Far-ranging in media and scope, Vignelli’s work is included in collections from the MOMA to the Die Neue Sammlung in Munich.
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Helvetica Screening // Thursday, September 13 – 7:00 P.M // S. Kedzie Hall, S109

Sponsored jointly by the Department of Art & Art History and AIGA Detroit Chapter, this independent film explores typography, graphic design, and global visual culture as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.
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Hudd Byard // Monday, September 24 – 7:00 P.M. // KAC, 108

Sponsored jointly by the Department of Art & Art History and AIGA Detroit Chapter, this independent film explores typography, graphic design, and global visual culture as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.
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Jim Sherraden – Hatch Show Print // Monday, January 28 – 7:00 P.M // KAC, 108

As the manager of the legendary Hatch Show Print shop in Nashville, TN, Jim Sherraden uses letterpress processes that date back to the 15th century to individually hand-pull posters from the shop’s archives.
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Julie Mehretu // Tuesday, February 5 – 7:00 P.M. // S. Kedzie Hall, S107

Ethiopian-American artist Julie Mehretu incorporates the vocabularies of maps, urban-planning, and architectural forms in her densely layered paintings and drawings. Mehretu’s work has been featured at the Whitney Biennial and Carnegie International and supported through a MacArthur Fellowship and Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant.
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Hans-Ulrich Allemann // Tuesday, March 18 – 7:00 P.M. // KAC, 108

Partner in the design firm Allemann, Almquist and Jones, Hans-Ulrich Alleman’s work originates from Bauhaus sensibilities and addresses fundamental links between perception and expression in graphic design. Recognized in design collections internationally, Allemann is a recent recipient of the AIGA Fellows Award.
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2006-07

Andrew Blauvelt // Walker Art Center Design Director // Thursday, November 2, 6:30 P.M.

Kate Wells // Monday, November 6, 2:45 P.M.

Anne Borin // Alumni Leader Lecture // Monday, November 13, 7:00 P.M.

Nancy Skolos & Tom Wedell // Wednesday, January 31, 7:00 P.M.

Ben Fry // Thursday, February 22, 6:30 P.M.

Alfredo Jaar // Sunday, February 25, 7:00 P.M.

Martin Venezky // Tuesday, April 24, 6:30 P.M.

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