Graphics Project Talks Day 2

1pm
Is Architecture Graphic Design? Is Graphic Design Architecture?
Juliette Cezzar, Graphic Designer / Assistant Professor, The New School’s Parsons School of Design

Juliette Cezzar is a designer, writer, and Assistant Professor of Communication Design at the New School’s Parsons School of Design, where she was the Director of the BFA Communication Design and BFA Design & Technology programs from 2011–2014. She served as President of the board of directors of AIGA/NY from 2014–2016. She holds an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University and a B.Arch in Architecture from Virginia Tech. She established her small studio, e.a.d., in 2005. She is the co-author, with Sue Apfelbaum, of the book Designing the Editorial Experience, a primer for print, web and mobile.

2.30pm
Type Design
Greg Gazdowicz, Type Designer, Commercial Type

Greg Gazdowicz hails from the suburbs of Gaithersburg, Maryland. He escaped to study at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where he found his deep passion for graphic design, type design, and cycling. Greg has worked as a graphic designer at branding studios, start-ups and non-profits before working in the field of typeface design. He completed the Type@Cooper Extended program in 2014, months after joining the design staff of Commercial Type, where he has since worked on custom typefaces for branding, publications, and online design, and contributed to Publico Text Mono, Chiswick Sans, and Le Jeune.

4pm
Living Archives
Dan Michaelson, Partner, Linked by Air / Senior Critic, Yale School of Art

Dan Michaelson is a founding partner, creative director, and technical lead at Linked by Air. Prior to founding Linked by Air, Dan was a designer at 2x4 and a designer at Pentagram. He holds an MFA degree in graphic design from Yale, and a degree in American history from Columbia University. Dan teaches the interaction design and thesis studio courses in Yale’s graduate graphic design department. Linked by Air is the designer of the Columbia GSAPP and Yale School of Art websites, the popular drawing app Shrub, and the websites of the Whitney Museum, Museo Jumex, Printed Matter, ICA LA, and other cultural institutions.

The Graphics Project is an annual series of lectures, discussions, and portfolio reviews exploring the role of graphic design within the field of architecture.

Over two weekends, we examine various methods of visual communication used to convey concepts to both specialist and general audiences.

These events aim to help students build a successful graduation portfolio while simultaneously unpacking the topics, tools, and trends of contemporary graphic design.

Organized by Yoonjai Choi, Columbia GSAPP.
Open to all current Columbia Students.