Up until just over 30 years ago, when the desktop computer debuted, the whole design production process would have been done primarily by hand, and with the aide of analog machines. The design and print industries used a variety of ways to get type and image onto film, plates, and finally to the printed page.
Graphic Means is a journey through this transformative Mad Men-era of pre-digital design production to the advent of the desktop computer. It explores the methods, tools, and evolving social roles that gave rise to the graphic design industry as we know it today
The screening will be introduced by the film director Briar Levit.
Run time: 84 minutes
Briar Levit
Designerin und Filmemacherin (Portland, Oregon)
Briar Levit stammt aus der California Bay und ist Absolventin des Central St. Martins College of Art & Design. Aktuell lehrt sie als Assistant Professor an der Portland State University. In ihrer grafischen Arbeit konzentriert sie sich auf Page Design. Ihr Herz schlägt vor allem für unabhängige Magazine, kleine Auflagen…