Listen in on essential graphic design principles at book signing and lecture with Henry Kim
Hear graphic design insight at a lecture, book and poster signing by Henry Kim, senior global design director at The Coca-Cola Company.
Kim’s new book, "Graphic Design Discourse: Evolving Theories, Ideologies and Processes of Visual Communication," published by Princeton Architectural Press, catalogs the greatest texts in art, philosophy, sociology and design history, and is critical reading for budding and established artists.
6:30 p.m. | Doors open
7:30 p.m. | Lecture by Kim, followed by Q-and-A session
8:30 p.m. | Book and poster signing
Copies of "Graphic Design Discourse" will be available for purchase on-site and are available for pickup at the SCAD Museum of Art from Ex Libris staff. A limited number of books are limited, so arrive early to purchase a copy, which are $45 each.
This event is free and open to the public.
About Henry Kim
Educator and theorist Henry Hongmin Kim, a U.S.-based graphic designer born in Korea, is currently the senior global design director at The Coca-Cola Company. Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Henry served as associate chair of graphic design at SCAD Atlanta and taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has served as creative director at Pyrrha Studio where he worked on brand identity, packaging, posters and interactive design projects.
Henry holds an M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is on the Museum of Design Atlanta’s Board of Directors.
About "Graphic Design Discourse"
If the aim of graphic design is to communicate meaning clearly, there's an irony that the field itself has struggled between two contradictory opposites: rote design resulting from a rigorous, fixed set of rules, and eccentric design that expresses the hand of the artist but fails to communicate with its audience. But what if designers focused on process and critical analysis over visual outcome? Through a carefully selected collection of more than 75 seminal texts spanning centuries and bridging the disciplines of art, architecture, design history, philosophy, and cultural theory, "Graphic Design Discourse: Evolving Theories, Ideologies, and Processes of Visual Communication" establishes a new paradigm for graphic design methodologies for the 21st century. This illuminating anthology is essential reading for practicing designers, educators, and students trying to understand how to design in a singular, expressive way — without forgoing clear and concise visual communication.