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The third international symposium under the heading "authorship in design / autorschaft im design" is concerned with the self image of the communication designer and his role in society.
The much discussed authorship in design marks a growing concern about self consciousness and responsibility in this discipline. The great attraction and the tempting possibilities of communication design compel us - in view of a global crisis concerning mutual trust and credibility - to form a stronger bond with its contents and to critically reflect on our own work. At the same time there are new fields of work opening up for the designer as an author, reaching far beyond the classic understanding of graphic design.
The symposium aims at highlighting the designer as a responsible co-author and as a visual author of contents. We have invited internationally renowned designers, as well as artists and specialists for design theory, to talk about the different aspects of this field, discuss them and give insights into design practice.
The following five kinds of authorship in communication design will be discussed:
The designer as a visual explorer
The designer as a meaningful narrator
The designer as a developer of intermedial "tools"
The designer as a social critic
The design theorist
When and where are these forms of authorship needed? What are their consequences concerning the relationship between client and designer? What are the consequences of this discussion for the classic picture of the communication designer? What are the resulting requirements for practical work and training?
The following renowned designers and design-theorists agreed to speak: Catrin Altenbrandt & Adrian Niessler (Pixelgarten/Frankfurt), Petra Eisele (University of Applied Science, Mainz), Daniel Gross & Joris Maltha (Catalogtree, Rotterdam/Arnheim), Erik Kessels (KesselsKramer, Amsterdam), Mike Meiré (Meiré und Meiré, Cologne) Lars Müller (Lars Müller Publishers, Baden/Switzerland), Rick Poynor (London), Stefan Sagmeister (New York), Joachim Sauter (Art+Com, Berlin) und Jan van Toorn (Amsterdam), Oliver Vodep (Poper Studio).
We are planning to publish the conference contributions.
http://www. gutenberg-intermedia.de Program, Venue, Application and Admission, and further informations
Fachhochschule Mainz: international symposium translations
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Art / design, Cultural sciences, Language / literature, Media and communication sciences
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Advanced scientific education, Scientific conferences
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Fachhochschule Mainz: international symposium translations
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