Courtesy of Karen Gillenwater, Carnegie Center curator:
Joel Katz
"Designing for Understanding"
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009
Reception: 6:00 p.m.
Lecture: 7:00 p.m.
Cressman Center for Visual Art Free and open to the public
Joel Katz —
designer, photographer, and teacher — is widely known for his information design and wayfinding systems. Major wayfinding projects include Center City Philadelphia; Central City Portland, Oregon; Downtown Omaha, Nebraska; and schematic design for the MIT Master Plan, which won an Honor Award from the SEGD.
He has taught at Yale, Rhode Island School of Design, University of the Arts, Philadelphia University, and the Moore College of Art & Design. Currently, he teaches "Issues in Information Design" at Philadelphia University, "Designing for Understanding" at the University of the Arts.
Joel Katz Design
Joel Katz Photography
For more information, call 502.852.3605 or 502.852-4483.
Sponsored By:
University of Louisville Hite Art Institute
Louisville Graphic Design Association
The LGDA is a non-profit organization of individuals representing all facets of design including graphic designers, web and motion designers, photographers, copy-writers, art directors and fine artists in all types of media from print to broadcast to digital. Established in 1988 by a handful of designers, the group is a standalone association unaffiliated with any national organization, although it interacts with other cities' design groups. The LGDA exists to enhance the quality of graphic design in its home community of Louisville, Kentucky. On a larger scale, the group strives to educated the general public and the business community about the pervasive role that design plays in our everyday lives.
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Also appearing nearby ... note the New Albany alley wood.
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