It's all Graphic #11

Watch: It's All Graphic #11

The Wim Crouwel Institute kicked off the year on 11 January 2024 with a new “It's All Graphic”, about the connecting roles of graphic designers and publishers. We are increasingly seeing designers becoming hybrid practitioners, who can also be organisers, activists, cooks, mediators, editors, teachers (and much more) at the same time. In the Netherlands and Flanders, there is a strong culture of designers who also publish, and vice versa, of publishers who design, all with different motivations and very different approaches. Some work alongside and with artists and photographers to translate their work into a publication in the best possible way, while others see publishing as a tool for setting up communal and social actions. Results: from monumental to ephemeral, from aesthetic to activist, from paper books to radio plays.

Speakers:

BeBeBooks — Michiel Terpelle - www.bebebooks.be - www.michielterpelle.nl

Eriskay Connection — Rob van Hoesel - www.eriskayconnection.com

Fucking Good Art — Nienke Terpsma - www.fuckinggoodart.nl

Fw:Books — Hans Gremmen - www.fw-books.nl

Hackers & Designers — Anja Groten - www.hackersanddesigners.nl

Moderators Roosje Klap (designer) and Astrid Vorstermans (publisher) spoke with these five designer-publishers about what they do, how they view “publishing”, how they see the different roles, what motivates them, what kind of experience and expertise interacts, where their inspiration and specific networks lie.

The overarching question is how the diversity of views and experiences can offer both designers and publishers an energetic vision of the future.

The language of the evening will be Dutch, as an exception, because this time all the speakers come from Dutch-speaking areas.

The “It's All Graphic” series is a co-production between the Wim Crouwel Institute and Pakhuis de Zwijger. The Wim Crouwel Institute preserves the heritage and current position of Dutch graphic design. The Wim Crouwel Institute is supported by Special Collections and Pictoright.

‘It's All Graphic’ is a series of events on graphic design, addressing its cultural and social impact. It is co-produced between the Wim Crouwel Institute and Pakhuis de Zwijger, and supported by NADD (Netwerk Archieven Design en Digitale Cultuur). The Wim Crouwel Institute investigates the heritage, current and future position of Dutch graphic design. The Wim Crouwel Institute is supported by Pictoright Fonds, and the Amsterdam University Fund. 

Graphic design: Roosje Klap

Photographer: Simon Pillaud