Graphic Events: At The Asphalt-level

Graphic Events: At The Asphalt-level

The lives of everyday graphics are never entirely graspable. James Dyer and Nick Deakin are inspired by the potential for experimenting with graphics in new ways and revaluing them. The authors of the book “Graphic Events: A Realist Account of Graphic Design,” curate a series of printings which take the audience on a journey into the life of graphics. The printings reveal new stories, that often stay unnoticed and extend beyond the traditional understanding of what graphic design is. Dr James Dyer is senior lecturer of Graphic Design at the University of Huddersfield. Nick Deakin is senior lecturer of Graphic Design at Leeds Arts University.

RE-design-er

After years of pondering stasis, we are now all set. Meanwhile, the design field has been transforming. New forms of thinking and making have emerged. Onomatopee is now daring designers to act. Through three distinct shows, Onomatopee presents the work of designers who critically question and re-think the role of design and the designer. With this critical gaze, Onomatopee turns into an active laboratory, offering makers, agents, thinkers and performers a playground for experiment. We are not just interested in design solutions, but rather in the possibility of creating new opportunities for action. This implies awareness to how you work, the process. It is on those processes, that anticipate and inform the design practice, that we turn our attention.The RE-design-er offers us the ability to continuously question ourselves. A vibrant public program invites you to experience and discuss, out loud and freely, how, why, and for whom does design happen?  RE-Design-er is curated by Cecilia Casabona in collaboration with Onomatopee.