DESIGN/CULTURE: POSTERS FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY
15.09.2007 News
Alain Le Quernec (France), Andew Lewis (Canada), Felipe Taborda (Brasil), Ronald Shakespear (Argentina) and Uwe Loesch (Germany) are included in the more than one hundred designers from 31 countries who have contributed to the exhibition, which is supported by UNESCO's Office for Latin America and the Caribbean. It has been curated by Hector Villaverde, president of Prografica, Icograda's Member association in Cuba.
"Posters for Cultural Diversity" will be on display at La Habana's National Museum of Fine Arts during the Congress. Its opening will take place on the evening of 20 October as part of the Congress's official opening celebrations.
The Icograda World Design Congress will takes place from 20-26 October. The lineup includes keynotes by Jose Bruzzone (Chile), Paola Antonelli (Italy/USA) and Omar Gonzalez (Cuba). Thought leaders such as Wally Olins (United Kindom), Paula Scher (United States), Ahn Sang Soo (Korea) are included in the more than 40 speakers from over 20 countries who will present.
Plan to join us as the international design community gathers in Cuba for a week long celebration of communication design and exceptional hospitality.
Register today: www.icogradahabana.cult.cu
For further information please contact:
Icograda World Design Congress Secretariat
455 Saint Antoine Ouest, SS10
Montreal, Quebec
H2Z 1J1 Canada
T: +1 514 448 4949 x 221
E: events@icograda.org
Organising Partners
The
Congress is being planned in collaboration with Prografica, Icograda's
Cuban member association, and their sponsor, El Consejo Nacional de las
Artes Plasticas (CNAP).
Official Media Partners
AppliedArts
(Canada), Colors (Italy), Creative Source (Canada), d[x]i (Spain),
egodesign.ca (Canada), etapes (France), form (Germany), Fused Magazine
(United Kingdom), Graphic Exchange (Canada), Grafika (Canada), IdN
(Hong Kong), Lino (Australia), Mexico Graphico (Mexico), Neshan (Iran),
Package and Design (China), netdiver (Canada), Taxi Design Network
(Singapore).
About Icograda
The
International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda) is the
world body for professional communication design. Founded in 1963, it
is a voluntary assembly of associations concerned with graphic design,
visual communication, design management, design promotion and design
education. Icograda promotes communication designers' vital role in
society and commerce and unifies the voices of graphic designers and
visual communicators worldwide. The vision, mission and core values of
the council are collectively embodied in the statement 'leading
creatively' and manifested through our members' diverse activities to
use design as a medium for progressive change. www.icograda.org
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