Our contributor from Argentina formulates a theoretical framework on how identities are shaped by images.
Identities are built in a process of identification which is related to the social life of images. For this reason, it is important first to analyse what an image is.
There are many definitions of what an image is. As Mitchell pointed [...]
AIGA XCD catches up with Stefan G. Bucher in Cape Town
Editor’s note: a slideshow of Stefan’s work is available on our flickr page.
A Design Indaba Follow-Up Interview with South African Architect Mokena Makeka
Musings from Harry Pearce, Pentagram
Over the next few weeks, AIGA XCD recounts escapades in Cape Town, South Africa at Design Indaba with interviews of speakers who generously shared their thoughts and experiences designing across cultures.
We start with Harry Pearce, Partner at Pentagram, UK.
Out with the Old, and in with it too.
Yes, dear reader, it’s April, the month we celebrate all things green culminating on Earth Day, April 22. Research in our archives on aiga.org revealed some oldies but goodies — thought– provoking discussions on cross-cultural design. Over the next few weeks, we will post links to these [...]
Join Mondher on his slideshow of Iran
Yes, Beautiful People, it’s officially Spring. Or as the Persians among us would say “Happy Nowruz!”
In case you didn’t know, The UN’s General Assembly in 2010 recognized the International Day of Nowruz, describing it a spring festival of Persian origin which has been celebrated for over 3,000 years. During [...]
Hosted by RGD Ontario, the Access-Ability Conference was created in response to proposed Ontario standards for accessibility in information and communications. Looking for people to share guidelines and tools to achieve accessibility in graphic design, I was asked to speak on the topic of cross-cultural design
Presenting alongside a great panel including: CNIB, Enspace, Further Ahead, [...]
What is the Museum’s Role in Design and Social Responsibility?
Entry #4
Several recent conversations with curators of design collections have radically changed my thinking about the role of museums in our world. The conversations raise the question of a museum’s influence. My classic view has been that a museum’s role is to amass collections of designed [...]
Africa’s largest forum on Design opens next week!
CREATIVITY CAN: A BETTER WORLD THROUGH CREATIVITY
AIGA XCD chats with Jason Fan, member of TGDA.
During the AIGA XCD 2009 China Expedition, we caught up with our Taiwanese colleagues at the Icograda Design Congress. Here’s a glimpse of a Designer’s perspective from a country previously known as Asia’s Little Dragon.
