ICOGRADA PARTNERS WITH THE AIGA CENTER FOR CROSS-CULTURAL DESIGN TO PRESENT 'DEFINING DESIGN ON A CHANGING PLANET'
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12.12.2005 News
Icograda Design Week is Icograda's
signature event series, hosted by Icograda's Member Associations in
various parts of the world on a rotational basis. Recent Icograda
Design Week locations have included Istanbul (Turkey) and Sao Paulo
(Brazil).
This is the first time the conference will be
held in the United States. "Seattle is an ideal location for our first
U.S. Icograda Design Week," commented Jacques Lange, Icograda
President. "Geographically, it's a middle ground to the Pacific Rim,
Latin America and Europe, offering a unique perspective on global
commerce and culture. We are excited to bring the global design
community to Seattle." In 2006, Icograda Design Week events will also
be hosted in Hong Kong (China), Montreal (Canada) and Pretoria (South
Africa).
The AIGA Center for Cross-Cultural Design was a
natural choice as a partner for this kind of event since it has a
mission of fostering more effective communication across cultures and
takes an active interest in the relation between design and culture.
"Our members are interested in multi-cultural issues and are looking
for ways to place their work in an international context," says
Christopher Liechty, President of the AIGA Center for Cross-Cultural
Design and Chair of the local organizing committee. "We look forward to
a vigorous and thoughtful discussion about the role of design in the
global marketplace."
The Icograda Design Week in Seattle
is expected to welcome approximately 1500 people from over 30 countries
and to be attended by designers, design managers, design educators,
design students and design media. For more information on the venue,
speakers, special guests and other programming for this event, or to
register, please visit the event website at www.seattle.icograda.org
For further information please contact:
Jenny Jasper
Icograda Communications Officer
E: jjasper@icograda.org
or
Shelly Langton
Public Relations Chair
'Defining Design on a Changing Planet : Icograda Design Week in Seattle'
E: shellyl@waggeneredstrom.com
Icograda is the professional world body for graphic design and visual communication. Founded in London in 1963, it is the world's non-governmental and non-political representative and advisory body for graphic design and visual communication.
The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) is the oldest and largest membership association for professionals engaged in the discipline, practice and culture of designing. The AIGA Center for Cross-Cultural Design was established to foster more effective communication across cultures, as well as to better understand the interwoven experience of design and culture in our lives.
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