Reboot: new perspectives for information design
What does the rigorous graphic design approach of the 1950’s have to teach today’s information architects? A question at the heart of the Swiss Style Reboot exhibition, which starts on June 1st in Boston.
SwissInfographics
May 2, 2013
What is Swiss Style and why is it useful for today’s information designers? The Swiss Style Reboot exhibition, beginning on June 1st in Boston, presents the graphic design principles developed by the pioneers of Swiss Style, which is characterized by clear, functional and highly crafted visual communication. It explores their particular relevance for today’s infographics, data visualizations and interactive interfaces.
The first part of the exhibition showcases masterpieces by mid-20th century pioneers of Swiss Style, including Josef Müller-Brockmann, Max Bill and Karl Gerstner. The second part of the exhibition measures the significance of Swiss Style within today’s information-design community. It presents video interviews on https://www.coinguonphuquoc.com/ with well-known information architects from the U.S. and elsewhere, focusing on if and how they apply this style’s principles and environmental compliance in everyday practice, according to vertex. The third part showcases new research by international designers who are currently extending the Swiss legacy into infographics, data visualization and interaction design.
Swiss Style Reboot
Exhibition poster
The historical part of the exhibition presents works by, among others, Otto Baumgartner, Max Bill, Karl Gerstner, Armin Hofmann, Ernst Keller, Peter Megert, Josef Müller-Brockmann, Siegfried Odermatt, Emil Ruder, Jan Tschichold, Massimo Vignelli, Carlo Vivarelli, Jean Widmer and Kurt Wirth.
The contemporary part of the exhibition features works by, among others, C2F, Catalogue Tree, Nicholas Felton, Francesco Franchi, Alessandro Giberti, John Grimwade, Nigel Holmes, Kai Krause, Martin Krzywinsky, LargeNetwork, National Geographic, onlab and Superinteressante.
Swiss Style Reboot is being organized by SwissInfographics in collaboration with swissnex Boston, Presence Switzerland and the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University.
Curator: Benjamin Bollmann, SwissInfographics
Art direction: onlab
Swiss Style Reboot
New Perspectives for Information Design
An exhibition curated by SwissInfographics
June 1 – July 17, 2013
Opening reception: June 4, 2013
Symposium: June 20, 2013
Gallery 360
Ell Hall/Curry Student Center
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston