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In this episode, we explore how the acts of collecting, documenting, and archiving are essential components of a designer's creative practice. We discuss the "intermingling" of design and documentation, the importance of physical objects in a digital world, and how curiosity leads us to find "beautiful things by amazing people" in the most unexpected places.
Episode Outline
10:06 — What is the role of archiving in graphic design?
18:15 — How has collecting impacted teaching design?
27:15 — What will future historians be writing about right now?
34:15 — What advice do you have for someone just starting out their collection?
37:44 — What is the value in experiencing artifacts firsthand?
Links
🔗 Natalia Ilyin, Parallel Narratives
🔗 The People’s Graphic Design Archive (PGDA)
🔗 The American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, OH
🔗 Southeastern College Art Association Conference (SECAC)
🔗 Zaha Hadid
🔗 Anni Albers
🔗 Josef Albers
🔗 Good Printed Things
🔗 Indie Craft Parade
🔗 AU Type Foundry
🔗 Lance Wyman – Olympic Design
🔗 Gangs of New York by Martin Scorsese