Can Design Make a Change

A talk to explore design and its relationship to current and future issues through the voices of international experts with diverse experiences. From the evolution of the creative process related to recent technological advances, to the role of design as a catalyst for profound change to the experimentation with languages that challenge the boundaries between the real and the artificial: what are the unknowns and opportunities facing the designers of today and tomorrow?

Speakers:
Martyna Wędzicka-Obuchowicz | Is a Polish art director and graphic designer. Passionate about glitch art and all things related to visual design, she is an academic lecturer and member of AGI.

Lars Harmsen| Is an art director, university professor, and founder and co-director for over twenty years of Slanted Publishers, one of the most influential German publishing houses in the fields of typography and design on an international level.

Ariane Spanier – Slanted Publisher | Is an art director and member of the AGI – Alliance Graphique Internationale. Her Berlin-based studio specializes in visual identity, poster design, editorial design, and brand identity, and she is co-director of the iconic design magazine FUKT Magazine.

Vincent De Boer | Is a calligraphic artist and type design teacher, a member of the Dutch team High on Type. His award-winning work, presented in numerous international exhibitions, is characterized by a blending of images and letters.