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MAKING A COLLABORATIVE DESIGN PRACTICE OF INTERPRETIVE EXPERIENCES IN PRINT, AS EXHIBITIONS, AND/OR SCREEN-BASED MEDIA TEACHING TEACHING DESIGN SINCE 1990. FORMER DIRECTOR
OF THE GRAPHIC DESIGN PROGRAM AT CALARTS. INFLUENCING THE FUTURE THAT WILL BECOME THE PRESENT. 		WRITING RANTS, REPORTS, INTERVIEWS, ESSAYS,
AND STORIES FOR THE DESIGN PRESS, INCLUDING EYE, EMIGRE, SEGD JOURNAL, AIGA, ETC. 		INSTIGATING CREATING EVENTS THAT FURTHER DESIGN CONVERSATIONS AND DEBATE, RAISE ISSUES, AND EXPLORE, INCLUDING CONFERENCES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS.
 

MAY 16 – JULY 13, 2008
EARTHQUAKES, MUDSLIDES, FIRES, AND RIOTS: CALIFORNIA
AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY, LOS ANGELES
HTTP://WWW.CALIFORNIAGRAPHICDESIGN.NET
AN EXHIBITION OF MY BOOK-IN-PROGRESS THAT USES A DISTINCTIVE NARRATIVE AND VISUAL APPROACH TO EXAMINE AND CELEBRATE THE SMART, OFF-BEAT, INNOVATIVE, GROUND-BREAKING GRAPHIC DESIGN FROM THE “LEFT COAST” BETWEEN 1935-1985. THE DESIGN, A COLLABORATION WITH MY STUDENTS, THE EXHIBIT FEATURED A SAMPLING OF BOOK SPREADS. GRAPHIC ELEMENTS PROVIDED ORIENTATION TO THE STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION, AND FEATURED THEMES.