It's All Graphic: Double Role, Triple Bond

The societal role of publishers and graphic designers

The Wim Crouwel Institute kicks off the year again with a new ‘It’s All Graphic’, on the connecting roles of the publisher and graphic designer. During this edition, four speakers discuss connecting and conflicting roles in their hybrid practices as graphic designers, publishers, writers, researchers and activists. Meet internationally operating publishers/designers, who not only combine their roles as publishers and designers in a singular way, but also initiate a wider debate on graphic design and its possible role and impact. More and more we see designers’ practices become mixed and interdisciplinary: designers can also be organizers, activists, gardeners, writers, mediators, artists, editors, teachers, and much more. Is this is a useful way of moving forward, and how can we specifically be inspired by this? Or, do these activities dilute the fundamental and specific expertise of the graphic design practice?