Bill Beach and Tanner Woodford reminisce on ACVA
Obi Nwazota discusses the benefits of being a small organization
Friends of the Museum — Joe Clay
Raising Products: Paola Aguirre and Obi Nwazota
Raising Products is a virtual series on art, design, and communities of color. It is about making and unmaking. Join the Design Museum of Chicago and blkHaUs studios for the ongoing discussion between scholars, artists, and designers.
This third conversation features Paola Aguirre of Borderless Studio and Obi Nwazota of Orange Skin discussing the design process and its relation to fabrication, branding, and artisanship, focusing on its relevance to communities of color and the history of art and design. Thank you to the Terra Foundation for American Art for its generous support of this series!
Raising Products: Erin Harkey and Yohance Lacour
Raising Products is a virtual series on art, design, and communities of color. It is about making and unmaking.
Join Design Museum of Chicago and blkHaUs studios for the second event of Raising Products, an ongoing discussion between scholars, artists, and designers.
The series will continue with discussions between Erin Harkey and Yohance Lacour, and Paola Aguirre and Obi Nwazota. Each pair will have a 20–30 minute conversation exposing the design process and its relation to fabrication, branding, and artisanship, focusing on its relevance to communities of color and the history of art and design. Like a game of Telephone, each discussion will end with a prompt to begin the next discussion.
This conversation features Erin Harkey (Deputy Commissioner, Programming, DCASE) and Yohance Lacour (Shoe designer and fabricator, entrepreneur). They will be responding to the question from the previous conversation, “Is design for profit or purpose?” Raising Products is possible due to support from the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Raising Products: Katherine Darnstadt and Zoë Ryan
Raising Products is a virtual series on art, design, and communities of color. It is about making and unmaking.
The project will expose the design process and its relation to fabrication, branding, and artisanship, as well as spark conversation about the history of Chicago art and design and its relevance to communities of color.
Panelists will discuss early 19th and 20th century artists and designers of color and their relationship with the contemporary state of art and design. Discussion will also address the future of the field as it concerns people of color and ways to open paths to more opportunities, acknowledgment, and visibility — what systems, structures, platforms, and support do artists and designers of color need to thrive?
Kicking off the series are Katherine Darnstadt of Latent Design and Zoë Ryan of the Art Institute of Chicago. Raising Products is possible due to support from the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Happy Holidays from the Design Museum!
Happy Holidays from the Design Museum!
Calligraphic Magic
Did you miss it last week? Today is a perfect day to watch the most recent #DesignersintheArchives!
Calligrapher Julie Wildman shows us how she gets inspiration from the past and makes calligraphic magic. This is Part IV of "Designers in the Archives," a Facebook Live series with the Newberry Library , Art Design Chicago, and us!
A Johnson Publishing Story
Did you miss it yesterday? Don't worry, we've got it archived for you today!
Thomas Leinberger, co-designer of "A Johnson Publishing Story," gives us a sneak peek of the upcoming exhibition (presented at the Stony Island Arts Bank for Art Design Chicago) and talks about how the Johnson Publishing Company archives and collections inspire his work. This is Part 3 of #DesignersInTheArchives, a collaborative Facebook Live series from the Newberry, Chicago Design Museum, and Art Design Chicago!
Starshaped Press Studio Tour
In case you missed it yesterday, check out this month's #DesignersintheArchives! Inspired by 19th-century typography, Jen Farrell of Starshaped Press laces individual word ornaments into elaborate cathedrals of metal type. We visited the Starshaped studio in Chicago to see how she does it. #artdesignchicago
Designers in the Archives is a collaboration between ChiDM, the Newberry Library, and Art Design Chicago. Stay tuned for next next month's feature!
Font of Inspiration
#TBT to last week's episode of "Designers in the Archives"!
Explore the origins of the lovable, indomitable Cooper Black typeface and the splendor of mid-century circus posters with Tanner Woodford, executive director of Chicago Design Museum, and Jill Gage, the Newberry's curator of printing history. This is Part One of “Designers in the Archives,” a collaborative Facebook Live video series from the Newberry, ChiDM, & Art Design Chicago.
Font of Inspiration
In case you missed it live, you can still explore the origins of the lovable, indomitable Cooper Black typeface and the splendor of mid-century circus posters with Tanner Woodford executive director of Chicago Design Museum, and Jill Gage, the Newberry Library's curator of printing history. This is Part One of “Designers in the Archives,” a collaborative Facebook Live video series from the Newberry, ChiDM, & Art Design Chicago. Stay tuned for more information on the next discussion!
#artdesignchicago #collections #typography #printinghistory #newberrylibrary #chicago
Saturday Short: Nintendo, Playstation, or Xbox?
This week's Saturday Short: Nintendo, Playstation, or Xbox?
Saturday Short: What was your favorite game as a kid?
Welcome to 2018! Twice a month, we'll be sharing "Saturday Shorts" – rapid fire answers to questions about games from museum visitors. We hope you enjoy, and if you're visiting and want to participate, just let us know! This week's question: What was your favorite childhood game?
"What's Worth Preserving?" ends tomorrow. Get your copy on @Kickstarter today! ChiDM.com/book
ChiDM talks about Keep Moving: Designing Chicago's Bicycle Cul...
Hey, it's Ask A Curator Day! Get a sneak peak at our Fall 2018 show in development.
ChiDM is a proud partner of @ArtDesignChicago. We look forward to presenting Keep Moving: Designing Chicago's Bicycle Culture as a part of this exciting initiative to celebrate the unique and vital role Chicago plays as America’s crossroads of creativity and commerce. #ArtDesignChicago with its partners will present 25+ exhibitions and hundreds of public programs in 2018. ArtDesignChicago.org
#AskACurator #ArtDesignChicago
In this video, ChiDM executive director Tanner Woodford describes his motivation for writing people letters, asking "What's worth preserving?" Learn more on Kickstarter at ChiDM.com/book
Andy Gregg, Studio Super on Mary Wollstonecraft.
Great Ideas of Humanity. One of a Series. Andy Gregg
Flippin' the Giant Table Flip
The moment you've been waiting for....Giant #TableFlip
Last night's #ChiDesignWeek Kick-off Party was the most fun! Massive thanks to the amazing people that made it possible: MAS Context, AIGA Chicago, The Society of Typographic Arts, Nick Adam, HBM, Mohawk, Lagunitas Brewing Co, Hobo Spaceship, Studio Super, Eric Wolinsky, Land and Sea Dept.