the Golden Glitch is a design network & magazine for digitally-crafted contemporary design identities the Golden Glitch 17,TriqSanĠużepp ĦalTarxien-TXN1024 Malta engage@thegoldenglitch.io www.thegoldenglitch.io ©I+ALimited2022
Disruption through Digital
GiulianaBarbaro-Sant|Editor&Curator
theGoldenGlitchisahomefor Mediterraneanmakersanddesignerslikeus whoseekanewgoldenmeanforanew goldenage. Ourtheoryisthat,throughtheGolden Glitch,Artistotle’sgoldenmeanandthe pursuitofperfectioncanhaveastrong contemporary-anddigital!-applicationthat thrivesbyvirtueofdisruptionand experimentation.AndtheMediterraneanis itscore.
Asuninitsownright,theMediterranean basinishometomesmerisinggoldenhues, steepedinagreathistoryofmakingofart andcraft,sharedbetweencontinents.the GoldenGlitchisdesignedasanevolutionof thatinaninterconnectedculturalreality, shapedbynewideasthatdisruptthewaywe live.Orrather,glitchesthatpromiseanew balance,wheredigitalisapartofwhowe are,howwemake,designand,ultimately, belongtotheworld.
Our Mark in the Basin
JoeabyVassallo|CEO
theGoldenGlitchisthehopeweneed.The worldisonthecuspofanewera,andweare theprotagonistsintheformationofour legacy. theGoldenGlitch,bothanonlinemagazine andeventsplatform,exploresdigital approachestodesigningandmakingthe objects,buildingsandspacesinourlives, particularlyintheMediterranean,whichis arguablyoneofthemostvibrant, multiculturalregionsintheworld.
TheMediterranean’sgoldenexistenceand richhistoryandpopulationareproofthat eventhroughouttheagesandcultures,the needtoevolve,hybridiseandexperiment remains.Here’swheretheGoldenGlitch comesin.Howwillwemarkourage?A brainchildofI+A,theGoldenGlitchisborn outoftheoverarchingneedtoembracethe philosophyoftoday,acrossmakers, designers,disciplines,industriesand institutions.
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What we offer
theGoldenGlitchisacollectionofstoriesaboutourMediterraneandigital designandmakingidentityoftoday.Theplatformweavestogetherstories andcasestudiesofstudiosandprojectsusingdigitaltoolsandprocessesin designandmarking. Ourintentistoestablishthiscollectionasauniquereferenceforthedigital Mediterraneanaesthetic. Online Magazine www.thegoldenglitch.io
Events Networking|Conferences|Workshops|Showcasing InthenextphaseoftheGoldenGlitch,anumberofregionaleventswillbe heldtobringtogetherthevariousdesignersandmakersfromallaroundthe Mediterranean. Eventswillbeheldinvariousformats,howeverthefocuswillbeon networkingandshowcasing,aswellasworkshopsthatencouragemultidisciplinarydesignersandmakerstocreatetogether.
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Are YOU in? Golden Designers & Makers TheGoldenGlitchisMediterraneandesignersandmakersandtheirdigital design∕makingworkcomingtogetherononeplatform.Ifyou’reonesuch artist,we’relookingforyou,yourworkandyourstory. YourstorywillbepublishedoncuratedplatformsandeventsbyTheGolden Glitch;andwillformpartofanoveralllong-termstudyandshowcaseof Mediterraneandesignidentity.
Storytellers
Facilitators
Facilitators,whethereducational,culturalorgovernmental,aretaskedto facilitatethedevelopmentofdesignandmaking.Byworkingintandemwith designersandmakers,theartisticofferingwillfurtherdevelopintoeverhigherquality,forgingthegoldenidentitythatMediterraneandesign deserves.
Culturalidentitiesarebornoutofthestoriestoldandretoldthroughthe mostwonderfulnarrators.Wearelookingforwriters,photographers, videographers,acrossmedia,countriesandlanguagesintheMediterranean: allthosewhocannarratewithapassionequaltotheoneweinfusedintoThe GoldenGlitch,thosewhocanemboldenMediterraneandesignandmaking identitywithus.
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