Design Walk 2010

POLES APART
13 Graphic Design Studios resolve 13 contradictory elements within the creative process.
Graphic Designers’ Exhibition: Athens, Friday 5 (6pm) - Sunday 7 (7pm) February 2010

The walk took place in the vibrant area of the city next to the Acropolis, leading the visitor between cult shops and hip bars to discover works by award-winning graphic designers, in one of the most inspiring neighbourhoods in Europe, where ancient Greece, West, East, yesterday and tomorrow meet. For the 2010 walk, we challenged 13 Graphic Design Studios to create a piece of work inspired by the contradictions / oppositions with which every designer has to deal, and which arise from fundamental questions in design methodology. The resulting exhibition, POLES APART, gave a unique visual insight into the creative process – as well as its curious contradictions.

Participating designer created a piece of work based on the following dichotomies:
1. Void vs. fullness 2. Noise vs. silence 3. Ugly vs. beautiful 4. Interesting vs. boring 5. Thin vs. bold 6. Word vs. image 7. Symbolic vs. literal 8. Landscape vs. portrait 9. Positive vs. negative 10. Anarchy vs. order 11. Digital vs. analogue 12. Foreground vs. background 13. Orginal vs. copy
Instead of settling for just one side of the dichotomy, the designers incorporated both into their work and use them as creative fuel, with no restrictions on medium or scale.

Wraparound programs
Visitors were further engaged with educational activities: workshops, screenings and a creative discussion. Double Decker also collaborated with the Stavrakos Film School. The students were given specific lectures on how to film and document the Design Walk under the directions of filmaker Vassilis Kosmopoulos.  

Workshops: (hosted by The Graphic Designers’ Association)
Subject: Monochrome -vs- Colour
Supervised by Dimitris Gazis (Busybuilding)
Subject: Retro -vs- Contemporary
Supervised by Yiannis Kouroudis (k2 Design)

Screenings (The Art Foundation)
Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight (2009), Director: Wendy Keys
Beautiful Losers (2008), Aaron Rose, co-directed by Joshua Leonard
Helvetica (2007), Gary Hustwit
Bauhaus Edition 12 Short Films

Creative Discussion (Bios)
Subject: The Design Walk 2010 / Poles Apart
Invited Speakers
Eye Magazine: John Stephen Ridpath / Deputy Editor, IDpure: Thierry Häusermann / Editor, Etapes: Veronique Pignero / Journalist for Etapes, AIGA and Voice, Novum: Christine Moosmann / Editor, Dazed and Confused / Dazed Digital: Kirsty Allison / Journalist, +design: Dimitris Fakinos / Editor and Marina Emmanouil / Collaborator.

Closing Party
Silent Sound Show (Bios)

For further information please visit:
www.designwalk.gr



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English
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Photos: Cathy Cunliffe and Alexandros Gavrilakis, Video by Geometry

Participants:
3 in a box
Bios
Designpark
G
Geometry
I AM Design, etc.
Indyvisuals
Mums Design
Pi6
Poor Designers
Sereal Designers
The Design Shop
The Switch Place Identity

Collaborators:
Design Association
Vakalo School of Design
The Art Foundation

Creative Workshops:
Dimitris Gazis
Yiannis Kouroudis

Media Partners:
Best Radio
En Leuko Radio
Don't Panic
+design

Press Officer:
Wiebke Morgan

Main Sponsor:
Bombay Sapphire