Programme
Experience two unforgettable days with some of the world’s leading designers and creative thinkers in visual communication and culture—on and off the stage.
Essential for graphic designers, creative directors, brand designers, and anyone shaping the visual world.
On October 1st a variety of AGI members will give talks throughout the day in Gamla bíó. October 2nd will be up close and personal sessions in a variety of small, engaging formats in Gróska. The programme runs both days from 9:00–17:00, tickets are available via Tix.
All in all, more than 40 AGI members actively involved. Scroll down for more information on the people and the programme.
October 1: Gamla Bíó—On Stage
09:15
Opening Words
Ariane Spanier
Ariane Spanier Design / Fukt Magazine
09:20
Opening Remarks
Hjalti Karlsson & Jan Wilker
Karlssonwilker
09:30
Speaker
Robert Wong
Google Creative Lab
10:00
Speaker
Verònica Fuerte
Hey Studio
10:30
Break
11:00
Speaker
Siggi Eggertsson
Icelandic Artist and Designer
11:20
Speaker
Kirsty Carter & Emma Thomas
A Practice for Everyday Life
11:40
Speaker
Javier Jaén
Javier Jaén Studio
12:00
Lunch
13:30
Speaker
Julia Hasting
Phaidon
13:50
Speaker
Zach Lieberman
MIT Media Lab
Vera van der Seyp
MIT Media Lab
14:20
Speaker
Liu Zhao
Another Design
14:45
Speaker
Alexis Nikou
Co-Founder, Beetroot
15:15
Break
15:45
Speaker
Irene Pereyra
21st Europe / Anton & Irene
16:15
Speaker
Christoph Niemann
Studio Christoph Niemann
16:45
Closing Words
Hjalti Karlsson & Jan Wilker
Karlssonwilker
October 2: Gróska—Back Stage
Sessions run simultaneously
Part I
9.00–10:30
09:15
Opening Remarks
Hjalti Karlsson & Jan Wilker
Karlssonwilker
09:30
Opening Session
Paula Scher
Pentagram
Part II: 10:45–11:45
Sessions run simultaneously
10:45
Publishing Is Still a Thing!
Details— Publishing is Still a Thing!
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Ariane Spanier
Ariane Spanier Design / Fukt Magazine
Julia Hasting
Phaidon
Liza Enebeis
Studio Dumbar/DEPT®
10:45
MAKE!
Andrew Ashton
Paul Garbett
Garbett
10:45
So Far, So Good
Tony & Evie Brook
Spin Studio
10:45
ICE OUT MSP
Erik Brandt
Typografika
10:45
Workshop: Painting By God
Details— Painting by God—Part I
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Stanley Wong
84000 communications limited
10:45
Can we not talk about AI?
Details— Can We Not Talk About AI
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Andrew Ashton
Part III: 11:30–12:30
Sessions run simultaneously
11:30
Education Still Matters!
Details— Education Still Matters!
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David Smith
President of IADT & Principal Atelier Projects
11:30
Your Type?
Details— Your Type?
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Ale Paul
Typeface Designer
11:30
It's a Family Affair!
Details— It's a Family Affair
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Evelyn ter Bekke & Dirk Behage
Atelier ter Bekke & Behage
Nikki Gonnissen & Thomas Widdershoven
Studio Thonik
Andrew and Jeffrey Goldstein
2xGoldstein
12:00
Lunch
Details— Lunch
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Part IV: 13:30–14:30
Sessions run simultaneously
13:30
Workshop: Touch It, Feel It!
Details— Touch It, Feel It
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Niklas Troxler & Götz Gramlich
gggrafik
13:30
Workshop: Finding The Unpredictable!
Details— Finding the Unpredictable
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Michael Renner
Basel Academy of Art and Design
13:30
Workshop: Painting By God
Details— Painting By God—Part II
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Stanley Wong
84000 communications limited
13:30
Symposium: Types of Typesetting
Details— Types of Typesetting—Part I
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Fraser Muggeridge
Fraser Muggeridge Studio
Dafi Kühne
Baby Ink Twice
Arnar and Birna
Studio Studio
Part V: 14:45–15:45
Sessions run simultaneously
14:45
The Global Now!
Details— The Global Now!
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Özge Güven
Studio Özge Güven
Au Chon Hin
Untitled Macao
Martyna Wędzicka-Obuchowicz
Wędzicka
14:45
It's All Business
Details— It's All Business
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Brian Collins
COLLINS
14:45
Symposium: Types of Typesetting
Details— Types of Typesetting—Part II
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Fraser Muggeridge
Fraser Muggeridge Studio
Dafi Kühne
Baby Ink Twice
Arnar and Birna
Studio Studio
14:45
Whistles & Signs!
Details— Whistles and Signs
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Erik Brandt
Typografika
14:45
I'll Drink To That!
Details— I'll Drink To That
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Liza Enebeis
Studio Dumbar/DEPT®
Rejane Dal Bello
Studio Rejane Dal Bello
16:00
Closing & Drinks
To Be Announced Soon
*Programme may be subject to change
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