duː juː nəʊ wɒt aɪ miːn
duː juː nəʊ wɒt aɪ miːn?
duː juː nəʊ wɒt aɪ miːn? The Graphics of Miscommunication
The conference will focus on the way in which Graphic Design ◊ n. /ˈgræf.ɪk dɪˈzaɪn/ the art of skill of combining text and pictures in advertisements, magazines or books. and Information Graphics can be misinterpreted or misunderstood (both intentionally and unintentionally) by clients, designers and the wider public.
Stefan Sagmeister (ˈste.fən ˈsaːg.maɪs.tɜː) 12/02/13 6pm Sagmeister is among today’s most important graphic designers. Born in Austria, he now lives and works in New York. His long-standing collaborators include the AIGA and musicians David Byrne and Lou Reed.
The exhibition will display specially commissioned pieces designed to challenge the notion of communication in a
mass-communication ◊ n. /mæs-kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Refers to the message sent by a person or a group to a large anonymous audience through a specialized medium or a transmitting device.
age.
Conference 11/02/13-15/02/13 ◊ n. /ˈmʌn.deɪ ðiː ɪˈlev.ənθ əv ˈfeb.ruː.eriː tuː ˈfraɪ.deɪ ðiː ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ əv ˈfeb.ruː.eriː ˈtwen.tiː θɜːˈtiːn/
11/02/13-03/03/13 ◊ n. /ˈmʌn.deɪ ðiː ɪˈlev.ənθ əv ˈfeb.ruː.eriː tuː ˈfraɪ.deɪ ðiː θɜːd əv meɪ ˈtwen.tiː θɜːˈtiːn/
ˈgræf.ɪk
dɪˈzaɪn is traditionally a branch of visual communication in which it is important that the message [◊ n. /ˈmes.ɪdʒ/ a verbal, written, recorded, or electronic communication.] being communicated is received in the way that was intended.
Paula Scher (ˈpɔː.lə ʃeə) 13/02/13 6pm Scher began her graphic design career as a record cover art director at both Atlantic and CBS Records in the 1970s. In 1984 she co- founded Koppel & Scher, and in 1991 she joined Pentagram as a partner. Her work has been exhibited all over the world.
This exhibition seeks to throw those assumptions ◊ n.
/əˈsʌmp.ʃəns/ a thing that is accepted as true.
out of the win providing a forum for debate and discourse.
ɪgˈzɪb.ɪ.tərs Paula Scher Stefan Sagmeister Dan Reynolds David Pearson Stephen Müller NORM Karel Martens John Maeda Hyperkit Graphic Thought Facility Paul Ellimann Catherine Dixon Anthony Burrill Burn Everything Peter Bil’ak Big Active
bɪg ˈæk.tɪv ˈpiː.tə bɜːn ˈev.ri.θɪŋ ænˈtə.niː ˈbʌ.rəl ˈcæθ.rɪn ˈdɪk.sən pɔːl ˈel.ɪ.mən ˈgræf.ɪk θɔːt fəˈsɪl.ɪ.tiː ˈhaɪ.pəˌkɪt dʒɒn ˈmeɪ.də ˈkær.əl ˈmɑː.tɪns nɔːm ˈste.fən ˈmʊ.lə ˈdeɪ.vɪd ˈpɪə.sən dæn ˈren.ʊlds ˈste.fən ˈsaːg.maɪs.tɜː ˈpɔː.lə ʃeə
TheexhibitionwillcontainworkbyleadingBritishtypographic◊adj. /ˌtaɪ.pəʊˈgræf.ɪ.k/ofthestyleandappearanceofprintedmatter. designerssuchasPhilBainsandDavidPearsonaswellasrepresentation fromstudiossuchasBurnEveything(Liverpool)BigActive(London) andSpin(London).
Paul Elliman (pɔːl ˈel.ɪ.mən) 14/02/13 6pm A London based artist and researcher who prefers to call himself a designer, in order, he says, “To be able to get on with the kind of work I want to get on with.” His work has been exhibited at the Tate Modern in London and included in collections by the British Council, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and also the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York.
Speakers ◊ n. /ˈspiː.kərs/ people who speak, especially at formal occasions.
Anthony Burrill, Catherine Dixo n, Stefan Sagmeister, Paula Scher, Paul Elliman, David Pearson, Jon athan Barnbrook and Gerard Sai nt (Big Active).
ˌek.sɪˈbɪʃ.ən ədˈmɪʃ.ən Adults: ten paʊnds Concessions: naɪn paʊnds Students: sɪks paʊnds Under 12s: friː
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fʊl wiːk ˈtɪk.ɪts Adults: ˈeɪ.ti faɪv paʊnds FoSB Members: ˈsev.ən.ti paʊnds Concessions and students : ˈsɪk.sti paʊnds
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The event catalogue
duː juː nəʊ wɒt aɪ miːn? The Graphics of Miscommunication
will be available to coincide with the exhibition and talks, priced £19.95, available from the Design Museum Shop.
ˈrɑː.ðər, ˈemp.fə.sɪs ænd
opportunities ◊ n. /ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nə.tiːs/ favourable times or sets of circumstances for doing something. bəʊθ ˈfɔː.məl ænd ɪnˈfɔː.məl, ɑːr prəˈvaɪdɪd fɔːr juː tuː vɔɪs jɔːr aɪˈdɪəs ænd əˈpɪn.jəns.
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