Symposium Update #1
We’ve already received some terrific proposals for the symposium from educators, designers, architects and artists, including enquiries from Canada, the US, Turkey, Hungary, Japan, Scotland and England. Remember the deadline for proposals is February 28th. (As a guide, formal proposals should be 2-4 pages in length, although 1-2 concise pages should suffice. If you’re unsure what to include, we suggest the following as a guide: give a clear sense of your general area of interest, the scope and relevance of the project or paper you want to share, how your own work relates to existing ideas and arguments, and perhaps the kinds of conclusions you might ultimately draw. Please include a succinct title and your full contact details. Supporting images or links are encouraged but not necessary (guideline: 3-6 small jpgs).)
The Symposium will begin with an informal reception on the evening of Thursday May 3rd. This will be held at the VAV Gallery, which is located just two blocks from the main symposium site in downtown Montréal. On display will be artworks and examples of old and new signage. All symposium participants will be invited to attend. Over the next two days there will be a series of morning and afternoon panels, organized sequentially (ie not concurrently) in order to facilitate cumulative discussion and debate. There will be an informal screening of various films and videos on Friday night, with the Québec premiere of Helvetica on Saturday night.
Confirmed participants to date include: Matt Blackett (Spacing magazine, Toronto); Bill Kovacevic (Enseignes Transworld, Montréal); Gary Hustwit (director of Helvetica, Brooklyn); Hélène L’Heureux (Associée principale, Interaction/design ; directeur, Société des designers graphiques du Québec); and, Will Straw (Art History & Communication Studies, McGill University).
The main Logo Cities Symposium page will continue to be updated regularly.
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