13 Comments

That last poster has an interesting visual hierarchy.
Josh Corken
2009-04-15 00:20:06

Should graphic design be exhibited? Oink Oink Oink
the pig faced lady
2009-04-15 08:28:19

"Should graphic design be exhibited? Oink Oink Oin"
erm, of course. Why not?
rodg
2009-04-15 11:37:25

I just think that it contradicts the very function of graphic design. Art is for the gallery, design is for the world. By exhibiting graphic design you change it's purpose, it is no longer a tool for communication. For example, going to see an exhibition of chair designs could be seen as quite perverse, they were built to be sat on, not looked at.

Obviously i agree that graphic design should be exhibited, but its quite funny, right?
the pig faced lady
2009-04-15 14:39:44

That line of reasoning makes pretty much any museum defunct.
Dan
2009-04-16 10:21:07

yeah but its a gallery not a museum
the pig faced lady
2009-04-16 14:34:28

so would you suggest the design museum as a better choice of venue?
Sonaa
2009-04-17 14:08:23

the best thing about communication artists being able to show in galleries is that the boundaries between graphic design, illustration and art, are dissolving, therefore the snobbery about what constitutes art will also dissolve and we might see painters happy to do a book jacket cover and designers painting, like the post war artists.

these pieces of work have done their communication work and are being shown in an art gallery retrospectively because they are such strong pieces - they are being witnessed as wonderful and inspiring work that goes beyond the functional.

rather than 'art being for the gallery and design being for the world' my feeling is that both art and design is for the world should be for anyone anywhere who wants it.

if a piece of design or illustration has the creators heart and soul put into it and is strong enough to stand on its own as 'art' then lets see it in a gallery mixed in with all the other authorial stuff - the only difference between a strong piece of communication art that really gets you thinking and feeling and a piece of fine art that gets you thinking and feeling is that the communication art is likely to be affordable.
nikki rowsell
2009-04-17 21:50:30

also, why would anyone bother to design a beautiful chair or buy a beautiful chair if they were only for sitting on?
nikki rowsell
2009-04-17 21:52:59

I popped in yesterday and it's well worth a visit if you're in the area.
Dan
2009-04-19 13:21:14

@the pig faced lady

"Should graphic design be exhibited? Oink Oink Oink"

These examples been designed for a communicative purpose in the past, now, in the present, we are recognizing it as being a successful piece of design. To me this seems appropriate.
james le beau-morley
2009-04-20 11:57:48

some great stuff in this, well worth the visit - but it did freak me out that tape was used to stick up the posters - eek!
ellie
2009-04-21 10:28:09

feeling your 'squeam' about tape but went to a student presntation the other day and the use of masking tape for posters made for a refreshing change to be eing loaded up on a mac and presented on a screen!
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Belinda Oaten
2009-10-29 12:14:05

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