- 26th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2014
- Graphic Design, Education & Schools
- 19.6.–26.10.2014
- 20.6.201415:00–20.6.201416:00Lecture
Rostislav Vaněk (CZ)
Graphic Design | Type Design
Rostislav Vaněk received an award for his contribution to Czech graphic design from the Organisation Committee of the Brno Biennial in 2010. This year’s Biennial exhibition marks the 50 years of the artist’s work with selected highlights.
Upon requests from the organisers of this year’s Brno Biennial, Rostislav Vaněk will point out in his lecture some of the designs selected from his graphic oeuvre spanning 50 years. In relation to the main subject of this year’s Biennial, i.e. work by graphic design students, Vaněk will present some of his school pieces from the 1960s. He will also showcase examples of his further activities, such as designs for the information and orientation system of the Prague metro, as well as his work on the visual style of the Czech Airlines. The lecture will follow the pattern of the artist’s exhibition, part of the accompanying programme of this year’s Biennial.
Rostislav Vaněk (CZ)
Rostislav Vaněk (1945) studied at the Graphic School Prague (1960–1964) and at the Studio of Illustration and Graphics with Prof. Karel Svolinský AAAD in Prague (1964–1970). Between 1971–1976 lecturer in the Studio of Applied Graphics and Poster with Prof. Eugen Weidlich, AAAD in Prague, 1976–1985 head of the art editorial office of Československý spisovatel Publishers in Prague, and since 1985 he has worked as freelance graphic designer in his own studio. In 2001 he has been appointed Professor in the Studio of Graphic Design and Visual Communication, the AAAD in Prague, and has been working there till now. Founding member of Typo& (1974), co-founder and chair of the TypoDesignClub Prague (1995). He designed more than 20 Czechoslovak postage stamps, half of which won an award in the competition for the Most Beautiful Stamp of the Year. Significant realizations: Prague Metro orientation system, visual identity of hotels Forum, Palace, Atrium in Prague, Dvořák Hotel in Karlovy Vary. He designed the logo and manual for the Czech Airlines, including graphic design of all aircrafts and land vehicles (collaboration with R. Leszczynski), visual identity for the Czechoslovak Commercial Bank, the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in Prague 2000, visual style for the International Conference Identity – Integrity, Icograda, Brno Biennial 2002. He created book design for more than 1,000 book titles. His work obtained many awards for graphic design and visual communication, e.g. Special Prize of the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig IBA Leipzig 1977, Exhibition Graphics Award Praga, The World Stamp Exhibition 1978, Certificate of Honour 10th Brno Biennial 1982, bronze medal Praga, The World Stamp Exhibition 1988, Certificate of Honour IBA Leipzig 1989, Achievement Award Icograda, Identity – Integrity Icograda Conference Brno Biennial 2002, Excellent Design Award, Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Design Centre of the Czech Republic 2003, Organising Committee Award for a contribution to graphic design, Brno Biennial 2010.Related articles
Biennial Talks
20.–22.6.2014
The Biennial will open on 20 June 2014 with three days of lectures and presentations by world-famous designers and design theoreticians.
This symposium will provide an opportunity to become acquainted with some of the leading figures in international graphic design, their work, and their opinions. There will also be space for personal discussion and critical debate. The official languages are Czech and English.
Moderated by James Langdon (designer, GB)James Langdon is an independent designer. He is one of six directors of the artist-run gallery Eastside Projects in Birmingham, UK; and founder of the itinerant School for Design Fiction. In 2012 he received the Inform International Award for Conceptual Design, presented by Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig, Germany. He has worked as a designer for numerous artists, and for institutions including Book Works, London; Sternberg Press, Berlin; Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; and OCA, Oslo. Curatorial initiatives include ‘Arefin & Arefin: The Graphic Design of Tony Arefin’, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK (2012); ‘Construction School’, Kunstverein, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2012); Norman Potter’s ‘In:quest of Icarus’, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2012); and ‘Book Show’, Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK (2010). He has lectured internationally at institutions including Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden; Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK; Werkplaats Typografie, Arnhem, Netherlands; HFG Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany; and Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Fri 20.6.2014
- 20.6.201410:30–20.6.201411:00Lecture
introduction by the director of the Moravian Gallery in Brno
introduction by the curators of the 26th Brno Biennial 2014
- 20.6.201411:00–20.6.201412:00Lecture
Radana Lencová (CZ)
Comenia Script – a script not only for children
- 20.6.201412:00–20.6.201413:00Lecture
Barbara Steiner (AT)
Intricate Relationships
- 20.6.201415:00–20.6.201416:00Lecture
Rostislav Vaněk (CZ)
Graphic Design | Type Design
- 20.6.201416:00–20.6.201417:00Lecture
Åbäke (GB)
Seriously Forks X, a talk about talks
Sat 21.6.2014
- 21.6.201411:00–21.6.201412:00Lecture
Nina Paim (BR) with Emilia Bergmark (SE) and Corinne Gisel (CH)
Taking a Line for a Walk
- 21.6.201412:00–21.6.201413:00Lecture
Kurt Finsten (DK)
A Utopian Idea
- 21.6.201415:00–21.6.201416:00Lecture
Sulki & Min Choi (KR)
Off-White Talk on the Brno Biennial and Education
- 21.6.201416:00–21.6.201417:00Lecture
Mevis & Van Deursen (NL) with Moritz Küng (CH)
Our Art
Sun 22.6.2014
- 22.6.201411:00–22.6.201412:00Lecture
Tom Vandeputte (NL)
Beyond the Institution
- 22.6.201412:00–22.6.201413:00Lecture
Koenraad Dedobbeleer (BE)
Exhibit A: An Associative Travel Through Learning from a Formatted Space
- 22.6.201415:00–22.6.201416:00Lecture
Fraser Muggeridge (GB)
Typography with Words
- 22.6.201416:00–22.6.201417:00Lecture
Vladimír Kokolia (CZ)
Design = Crime
- 22.6.201417:00–22.6.201417:30Presentation
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