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Thonik : why we design /

Everybody is a designer! But why? Why do we color, organize, and form the world around us - and why do we call that a profession? In this book, Thonik, an Amsterdam-based studio led by lauded designers Nikki Gonnissen and Thomas Widdershoven, researches eleven personal reasons why they design - from...

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Main Authors: Betsky, Aaron (Author)
Corporate Authors: Thonik (Firm).
Group Author: Shaughnessy, Adrian; Staal, Gert; Widdershoven, Thomas.; Gonnissen, Nikki.
Published: Lars Müller Publishers,
Publisher Address: Zürich, Switzerland,
Publication Dates: [2019]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Widdershoven, Thomas.
Gonnissen, Nikki.
Thonik (Firm)
Graphic arts > Netherlands.
Graphic artists > Netherlands.
Design > Netherlands > History > 20th century.
Design > Netherlands > History > 21st century.
Summary: Everybody is a designer! But why? Why do we color, organize, and form the world around us - and why do we call that a profession? In this book, Thonik, an Amsterdam-based studio led by lauded designers Nikki Gonnissen and Thomas Widdershoven, researches eleven personal reasons why they design - from the need to create impact to a constant search for independence; from the benefits of systems to the urgency of play. 'Why We Design' looks back on twenty-five years of design practice and speculates on the future of graphic design.
Carrier Form: 351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9783037785560 (paperback) :
303778556X (paperback)
Index Number: NK1454
CLC: J534(563)
Call Number: J534(563)/B564
Contents: Preface -- A studio portrait -- Radical : Centraal Museum ; The best of Wim T. Schippers ; Over the Edges ; Mirror taxi for Seoul -- Concept : 010 publishers ; Mentalitäten. Niederländisches Design ; Eternally Yours ; Droog Design books ; Minding the Digital -- Democracy : Gemeente Amsterdam ; Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam ; Zwart-Wit Black-White -- Us & them : Raad voor Cultuur ; Spiral Art Center ; Manifesta 9 ; Nanjing Youth Festival -- System : Marta Herford ; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen ; De Appel Arts Centre -- Independence : De Zingende Zaag ; Exhibitions ; Alphabet Blankets ; VPRO -- Expose : Venice Biennale of Architecture ; Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture ; Moving posters -- Public : Amsterdam University of the Arts ; Museumnacht Amsterdam ; NRC ; Dekmantel -- Impact : Proton ICA ; Hyundai City and Premium Outlets ; Holland Festival -- Empower : Socialistische Partij ; SP Home Care commercial ; Weaving Stories ; JÀ! Flags -- Change : Yoni ; Power Station of Art ; Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain ; Four exhibitions at Van Abbemuseum.

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