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Design Thinkers 2011 and the “Exquisite Corpse”

To celebrate how design connects us, we've invited some of our favorite visual communicators to participate in our own version of Exquisite Corpse. This time-honored exercise typically sees collaborating contributors blindly adding to a composition in sequence. No one sees what another has drawn, except for what's necessary to connect one portion to the next.

 

Leading up to DesignThinkers 2011, this large-scale, collaborative work will grow, piece by piece, on all communication materials. It will become our own kind of exquisite body: one collective, interconnected work. Let's connect at DesignThinkers 2011 to see where it takes us.

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2012 Dates coming soon!

We invite visual communicators everywhere to assemble in Toronto this fall for the Association of Registered Graphic Designers' 12th annual DesignThinkers Conference, as we discuss the unique insight and problem-solving processes of the designer.

Ivan Chermayeff, Tom Geismar, Sagi Haviv
Ivan Chermayeff, Tom Geismar and Sagi Haviv

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Ivan Chermayeff, a prolific designer, illustrator and artist, has created memorable, iconic images for hundreds of clients. As a founding partner of Chermayeff & Geismar, he has played a significant role in establishing the firm’s worldwide reputation. His trademarks, posters, publications and art installations for contemporary buildings have received nearly every award bestowed by the profession. 

 

Tom Geismar is a founding partner of Chermayeff & Geismar and is a pioneer of American graphic design. During the past four decades he has designed more than a hundred corporate identity programs. His designs for Xerox, Chase Manhattan Bank, PBS, Rockefeller Center and Mobil Oil have received worldwide acclaim. His projects include such major tourist attractions as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, the Statue of Liberty Museum and the Truman Presidential Library. 

 

Sagi Haviv is a partner and designer at Chermayeff & Geismar. Among his numerous projects are the identity systems for the Library of Congress, National Parks of New York Harbor and Radio Free Europe. Sagi’s motion work includes the opening sequence for the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary series Carrier and for the closing performance at Alicia Keys’ 2009 Keep-A- Child-Alive Benefit.

  • Speaking: November 2 – Keynote
    Topic: Designed to Endure

    Ivan, Tom and Sagi discuss the methodology that led to the creation of nine of Chermayeff & Geismar’s best-known trademarks.

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